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Micro features short, fresh pieces of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and those strange-but-beautiful writings that defy classification. Dedicated and avid readers constantly search through literary journals to find new work for the show. Micro's mission is to elevate small works with big voices and the writers and publications behind them.

Micro


    • Mar 16, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 13m AVG DURATION
    • 183 EPISODES

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    Grant Faulkner x The Art of Brevity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 26:07


    Drew Hawkins talks with Grant Faulkner about his new book, "The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story." Grant Faulkner is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the co-founder of 100 Word Story. His stories have appeared in dozens of literary magazines, including Tin House, The Southwest Review, and The Gettysburg Review, and he has been anthologized in collections such as Norton's New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction and Best Small Fictions. His essays on creativity have been published in The New York Times, Poets & Writers, Lit Hub, Writer's Digest, and The Writer. He serves on the National Writing Project's Writer's Council, Lit Camp's Advisory Council, and Aspen Words' Creative Council. He's also the co-host of the podcast Write-minded. WA "Drew" Hawkins is a writer and journalist in New Orleans. You can find his work in The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Scalawag Magazine, HAD, No Contact, Rejection Letters, and in other places on the internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Ada Calhoun x Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 32:16


    This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates.  Ada Calhoun is the New York Times–bestselling author of Why We Can't Sleep, St. Marks Is Dead, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give, and Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me— featured on the TODAY Show, named one of the best books of 2022 by Oprah Daily and Vogue, and called "molten with soul" in a New York Times rave. M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Megan Abbott x The Turnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 19:13


    This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Megan Abbott is the Edgar-winning author of the novels The Turnout. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Salon, the Guardian, Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, and The Believer. Her stories have appeared in multiple collections, including the Best American Mystery Stories of 2014 and 2016. Her work has won or been nominated for the CWA Steel Dagger, the International Thriller Writers Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and five Edgar awards. M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Antoine Wilson x Mouth to Mouth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 28:51


    This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Antoine Wilson‘s new novel, Mouth to Mouth, recently named one of Barack Obama's favorite books of 2022, is out from Avid Reader (Simon + Schuster) in the US and Canada, and from Atlantic Books in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Wilson is also the author of the novels The Interloper and Panorama City. His writing has appeared in The Paris Review, Quarterly West, and Best New American Voices, among other publications. He is a contributing editor at A Public Space. M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ingrid Rojas Contreras x The Man Who Could Move Clouds

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 33:17


    This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Ingrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her first novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree was the silver medal winner in First Fiction from the California Book Awards, and a New York Times editor's choice. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Buzzfeed, Nylon, and Guernica, among others. Rojas Contreras has received numerous awards and fellowships from Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, VONA, Hedgebrook, The Camargo Foundation, and the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture. She is a Visiting Writer at Saint Mary's College. Dylan Evers is a third culture kid interested in amplifying stories from the margins. She graduated with her MFA from the University of New Orleans and won a few awards for her thesis. When she's not tending to her small children and large dogs, you can find her reading copious amounts of flash and working on her first novel. You can find her on Twitter at @dyl_evers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Erika T. Wurth x White Horse

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 21:54


    This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Erika T. Wurth's literary-horror novel, White Horse, is with Flatiron/Macmillan. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in numerous journals including Buzzfeed, Boulevard, Lithub, The Writer's Chronicle, and The Kenyon Review. She is a Kenyon and Sewanee fellow, and a narrative artist for the Meow Wolf Denver installation. M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Jess Walter x The Angel of Rome

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 29:10


    This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. A former National Book Award finalist and winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award, Jess Walter is the best-selling author of seven novels, two book of short stories and one nonfiction book. His work has been translated into 34 languages, and his fiction has been selected three times for Best American Short Stories, as well as the Pushcart Prize and Best American Nonrequired Reading. His stories, essays and journalism have appeared in, Harper's, Esquire, Playboy, McSweeney's, Tin House, Ploughshares, the New York Times, the Washington Post and many others. Drew Hawkins is a writer and journalist in New Orleans. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Scalawag Magazine, Southerly, No Contact, Rejection Letters, HAD, and other publications. You can follow him on Twitter at @WAdrewhawkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Brendan Slocumb x The Violin Conspiracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 22:21


    This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Brendan Nicholaus Slocumb was born in Yuba City, California and was raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a degree in music education, concentrations on Violin and Viola. While at UNCG, Brendan was the concertmaster for the University Symphony orchestra and served as the principal violist. He performed with numerous small chamber ensembles, including flute and clarinet choirs, and in the BESK string quartet. M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Tajja Isen x Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 22:52


    This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Tajja Isen is the editor-in-chief of Catapult magazine and the author of the essay collection Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service. Braiding cultural criticism with personal narrative, the book is about how industries—like entertainment, media, and publishing—have gotten very canny about speaking the language of social justice but don't always follow through. Kirsten Reneau is a writer, teacher, and interviewer. She received her MFA from the University of New Orleans in 2021 and lives there now with her dog. Her personal work can be found online at http://www.kirstenreneau.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Reza Aslan x An American Martyr in Persia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 25:13


    This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Reza Aslan is a leading expert in world religions. He is also a renowned writer, professor, and an Emmy- and Peabody-nominated producer. A recipient of the prestigious James Joyce Award, Aslan is the author of three internationally best-selling books, including the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Drew Hawkins is a writer and journalist in New Orleans. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Scalawag Magazine, Southerly, No Contact, Rejection Letters, HAD, and other publications. You can follow him on Twitter at @WAdrewhawkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    POETRY STILL MATTERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 13:39


    You're listening to a special episode that was curated a street poet based in New Orleans that goes by the name of Cubs the Poet. Armed with a typewriter and an open mind, Cubs generates his work through intimate conversations with his subjects, and for this show, he selected four poems that loosely revolve around the theme of parenting and childhood.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Cleyvis Natera x Naruda on the Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 33:59


    This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Cleyvis Natera is an essayist, short fiction writer, critic and novelist. Her debut novel Neruda on the Park was an anticipated book of 2022 by TIME, the Today Show, Good Morning America's Zibby Owens, ELLE, Ms Magazine, Bustle, Goodreads, Book Riot, Entertainment Weekly, The Millions, Electric Literature, Lit Hub and The Rumpus. Upon publication, Neruda on the Park was selected as a May 2022 New York Times Editor's Choice and as the June 2022 pick for Nobel Laurate Malala Yousafzai's Fearless Literati Book Club.   M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    POETRY STILL MATTERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 12:25


    Welcome to Micro, I'm Drew Hawkins, and you're listening to a special episode that was curated a street poet based in New Orleans that goes by the name of Cubs the Poet. Armed with a typewriter and an open mind, Cubs generates his work through intimate conversations with his subjects, and for this show, heContinue reading "POETRY STILL MATTERS"

    Housley x Ennis x Eggers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 14:50


    Dave Housley's third novel, The Other Ones, is coming out in January from Alan Squire Publishing. Sean Ennis is the author of CHASE US: Stories. Dave Eggers is an American writer, editor, and publisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Housley x Ennis x Eggers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 13:35


    Dave Housley’s third novel, The Other Ones, is coming out in January from Alan Squire Publishing. Sean Ennis is the author of CHASE US: Stories. Dave Eggers is an American writer, editor, and publisher. (Transcript) Welcome to Micro, a podcast for short, but powerful writing. I'm your host, Drew Hawkins. Bathtubs, Camaros, and under eyeContinue reading "Housley x Ennis x Eggers"

    Manzella x Balsano x Nandwani

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 10:40


    Abby Manzella is the author of Migrating Fictions: Gender, Race, and Citizenship in U.S. Internal Displacements. Eleonora Balsano is a journalist and writer in Brussels, EU. Sarosh Nandwani works as an engineer, reads for the Longleaf Review, writes poetry and creative non-fiction, and loves experimenting with her curly hair. (Transcript) Welcome to Micro, a podcastContinue reading "Manzella x Balsano x Nandwani"

    Manzella x Balsano x Nandwani

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 11:55


    Abby Manzella is the author of Migrating Fictions: Gender, Race, and Citizenship in U.S. Internal Displacements. Eleonora Balsano is a journalist and writer in Brussels, EU. Sarosh Nandwani works as an engineer, reads for the Longleaf Review, writes poetry and creative non-fiction, and loves experimenting with her curly hair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Sippie x Collier x Howard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 12:49


    Josh Sippie is a NYC-based writer. Amy Collier once saw Fabio at an airport. Krissy Howard is a New Mexico-based writer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Sippie x Collier x Howard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 11:35


    Josh Sippie is a NYC-based writer. Amy Collier once saw Fabio at an airport. Krissy Howard is a New Mexico-based writer. (Transcript) Welcome to Micro, a podcast for short, but powerful writing. I'm your host, Drew Hawkins. Minotaurs, career goals, and self-proclaimed “good dudes.” Today’s episode features three tongue-in-cheek comedy pieces, all with subjects thatContinue reading "Sippie x Collier x Howard"

    Knott x Ross x Powers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 10:24


    Kip Knott is a writer, teacher, photographer, and part-time art dealer living in Delaware, Ohio. Austin Ross’s fiction and essays have appeared in Hobart, HAD, Necessary Fiction, and elsewhere. R.S. Powers is a fiction writer. (Transcript) Welcome to Micro, a podcast for short, but powerful writing. I'm your host, Drew Hawkins. Ceiling fans, spare rooms,Continue reading "Knott x Ross x Powers"

    Knott x Ross x Powers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 11:38


    Kip Knott is a writer, teacher, photographer, and part-time art dealer living in Delaware, Ohio. Austin Ross's fiction and essays have appeared in Hobart, HAD, Necessary Fiction, and elsewhere. R.S. Powers is a fiction writer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Denson x Williams x Grabianowski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 9:43


    Claire Denson is a Brooklyn-based book publicity manager, editor, and poet. Evan Williams is a Midwestern poet and essayist. Ed Grabianowski is a freelance writer and the singer in a band called Spacelord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Denson x Williams x Grabianowski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 8:29


    Claire Denson is a Brooklyn-based book publicity manager, editor, and poet. Evan Williams is a Midwestern poet and essayist studying at the University of Chicago. Ed Grabianowski is a freelance writer and the singer in a band called Spacelord. (Transcript) Welcome to Micro, a podcast for short, but powerful writing. I'm your host, Drew Hawkins.Continue reading "Denson x Williams x Grabianowski"

    LATE GREATS: Lyons x Hagy x Trousdale x Hawk x DeRock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 12:59


    Amy Lyons writes fiction and nonfiction. Josh Hagy is a writer and high school English teacher from western Virginia. Rachel Trousdale is a poet and professor who teaches at Framingham State University. Jade Hawk is a meat popsicle. Daniel DeRock is an American fiction writer living in the Netherlands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    LATE GREATS: Lyons x Hagy x Trousdale x Hawk x DeRock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 11:44


    Amy Lyons writes fiction and nonfiction. Josh Hagy is a writer and high school English teacher from western Virginia. Rachel Trousdale is a poet and professor who teaches at Framingham State University. Jade Hawk is a meat popsicle. Daniel DeRock is an American fiction writer living in the Netherlands. (Transcript) Welcome to Micro, a podcastContinue reading "LATE GREATS: Lyons x Hagy x Trousdale x Hawk x DeRock"

    Cunningham x Sparks x Reneau

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 14:27


    Michael Cunningham is the author of The Hours, among other novels. Amber Sparks is the author of And I Do Not Forgive You, The Unfinished World and Other Stories, and the short story collection, May We Shed These Human Bodies. Kirsten Reneau is a writer living in New Orleans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Cunningham x Sparks x Reneau

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 13:12


    Michael Cunningham is the author of The Hours, among other novels. Amber Sparks is the author of And I Do Not Forgive You, The Unfinished World and Other Stories, and the short story collection, May We Shed These Human Bodies. Kirsten Reneau is a writer living in New Orleans. (Transcript) Welcome to Micro, a podcastContinue reading "Cunningham x Sparks x Reneau"

    O'Leary x Luft x McGill x Lindsey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 16:50


    Dave O'Leary is a writer and musician living in Seattle. Jillian Luft is a Brooklyn-based writer. Michael McGill is a poet from Edinburgh, Scotland. Jon Lindsey is the author of the novel BODY HIGH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    O’Leary x Luft x McGill x Lindsey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 15:35


    Dave O’Leary is a writer and musician living in Seattle. Jillian Luft is a Brooklyn-based writer. Michael McGill is a poet from Edinburgh, Scotland. Jon Lindsey is the author of the novel BODY HIGH. (Transcript) Welcome to Micro, a podcast for short, but powerful writing. I'm your host, Drew Hawkins. Ballads, hymns, and voices likeContinue reading "O’Leary x Luft x McGill x Lindsey"

    Ellis x Faulkner x Calabria

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 16:18


    Brian Alan Ellis runs House of Vlad Press. Grant Faulkner is the executive director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the co-founder of 100 Word Story. Erin Calabria is a co-founding editor at Empty House Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Ellis x Faulkner x Calabria

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 15:03


    Brian Alan Ellis runs House of Vlad Press. Grant Faulkner is the executive director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the co-founder of 100 Word Story. Erin Calabria is a co-founding editor at Empty House Press. (Transcript) Welcome to Micro, a podcast for short, but powerful writing. I'm your host, Drew Hawkins. Sumac trees,Continue reading "Ellis x Faulkner x Calabria"

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    Grieco x Chang x Pillow x Nash

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 15:36


    Hannah Grieco is a writer and editor in Washington, DC. Robin Rosen Chang is the author of the full-length poetry collection, The Curator's Notes (Terrapin Books, 2021). Megan Pillow is co-editor of The Audacity. Elle Nash is the author of the short story collection Nudes and the novel Animals Eat Each Other (Dzanc Books). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Grieco x Chang x Pillow x Nash

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 14:22


    Hannah Grieco is a writer and editor in Washington, DC. Robin Rosen Chang is the author of the full-length poetry collection, The Curator’s Notes (Terrapin Books, 2021). Megan Pillow is co-editor of The Audacity. Elle Nash is the author of the short story collection Nudes and the novel Animals Eat Each Other (Dzanc Books). (Transcript)Continue reading "Grieco x Chang x Pillow x Nash"

    Harris x Osawaru x McPherson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 10:09


    Paula Harris lives in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Praise Osawaru is a writer and editor of Bini descent. Sarah McPherson is a Sheffield-based writer and poet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Harris x Osawaru x McPherson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 8:55


    Paula Harris lives in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Praise Osawaru is a writer and editor of Bini descent. Sarah McPherson is a Sheffield-based writer and poet. (Transcript) Welcome to Micro, a podcast for short but powerful writing. I'm your host, Drew Hawkins. Static, sweat, and butterflies. Sparks fly in this episode in an ode to shapes andContinue reading "Harris x Osawaru x McPherson"

    Editor Edition: Wheaton x Chang x Chan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 10:46


    Michael Wheaton is the editor of Autofocus. K-Ming Chang is the author of the novel Bestiary and the forthcoming short story collection Gods of Want. Dorothy Chan is the author of BABE (Diode Editions 2021). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Editor Edition: Wheaton x Chang x Chan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 9:31


    Michael Wheaton is the editor of Autofocus. K-Ming Chang is the author of the novel Bestiary and the forthcoming short story collection Gods of Want. Dorothy Chan is the author of BABE (Diode Editions 2021). (Transcript) Welcome to Micro, a podcast for short but powerful writing. I'm your host, Drew Hawkins. Watermelon rinds and baby'sContinue reading "Editor Edition: Wheaton x Chang x Chan"

    Ball x Yoon x Skaryd

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 10:53


    Tarriona "Tank" Ball is a Grammy-nominated author, poet and frontwoman of the band Tank and The Bangas. Andrew Yoon is a New York-based Korean-American artist involved in music, poetry, and computers. Ryan Skaryd is the co-host of the Autofocus literary podcast; his chapbook "bottle rockets" was released in 2019 by ZED Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ball x Yoon x Skaryd

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 9:38


    Tarriona “Tank” Ball is a Grammy-nominated author, poet and frontwoman of the band Tank and The Bangas. Andrew Yoon is a New York-based Korean-American artist involved in music, poetry, and computers. Ryan Skaryd is the co-host of the Autofocus literary podcast; his chapbook “bottle rockets” was released in 2019 by ZED Press. (Transcript) Welcome toContinue reading "Ball x Yoon x Skaryd"

    Ntuli x Mastricova x Wagle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 14:24


    Sihle Ntuli is a South African poet from Durban. Matthew Mastricova is a writer based in New York. Jaya Wagle is a former Indian expat and current U.S. citizen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ntuli x Mastricova x Wagle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 13:09


    Sihle Ntuli is a South African poet from Durban. Matthew Mastricova is a writer based in New York. Jaya Wagle is a former Indian expat and current U.S. citizen. (Transcript) Welcome to Micro, a podcast for short but powerful writing. I'm your host, Drew Hawkins. Pressure cookers, arid soil, and too many Pokemon cards. ThisContinue reading "Ntuli x Mastricova x Wagle"

    Showalter x Pappas x Chen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 13:30


    Ross Showalter is a short-story writer, essayist, and critic based in the Pacific Northwest. Cheryl Pappas is the author of the flash fiction chapbook The Clarity of Hunger (2021). Celeste Chen writes in her living room, which smells like turpentine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Showalter x Pappas x Chen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 12:15


    Ross Showalter is a short-story writer, essayist, and critic based in the Pacific Northwest. Cheryl Pappas is the author of the flash fiction chapbook The Clarity of Hunger (2021). Celeste Chen writes in her living room, which smells like turpentine. (Transcript) Welcome to Micro, a podcast for short but powerful writing. I'm your host, DrewContinue reading "Showalter x Pappas x Chen"

    Clark x Masih x Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 13:20


    F. E. Clark lives in Scotland---she does not paint portraits. Tara Lynn Masih is author of the award-winning novel MY REAL NAME IS HANNA and editor of the acclaimed ROSE METAL PRESS FIELD GUIDE TO WRITING FLASH FICTION. Danielle Rose is the author of at first & then and The History of Mountains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Clark x Masih x Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 12:06


    F. E. Clark lives in Scotland—she does not paint portraits. Tara Lynn Masih is author of the award-winning novel MY REAL NAME IS HANNA and editor of the acclaimed ROSE METAL PRESS FIELD GUIDE TO WRITING FLASH FICTION. Danielle Rose is the author of at first & then and The History of Mountains. (Transcript) WelcomeContinue reading "Clark x Masih x Rose"

    Minor x Cabe x Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 10:30


    Rodrick Minor is a MFA candidate at Randolph College, Best of Net nominee and Hurston/Wright Fellow. Anna Cabe is a Pinay American writer and assistant fiction editor for Split Lip Magazine. Tara Campbell's fifth book, Cabinet of Wrath: A Doll Collection (2021), has no dinos, but does feature lots of creepy toys.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Minor x Cabe x Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 9:15


    Rodrick Minor is a MFA candidate at Randolph College, Best of Net nominee and Hurston/Wright Fellow. Anna Cabe is a Pinay American writer and assistant fiction editor for Split Lip Magazine. Tara Campbell’s fifth book, Cabinet of Wrath: A Doll Collection (2021), has no dinos, but does feature lots of creepy toys.  (Transcript) Welcome toContinue reading "Minor x Cabe x Campbell"

    Majaj x Baca x Brown x Philyaw x "Aysha"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 21:50


    Lisa Suhair Majaj is the author of the prize-winning poetry volume Geographies of Light, published by Del Sol Press. Jimmy Santiago Baca is a Chicano and Apache poet living in New Mexico. Jericho Brown is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Deesha Philyaw is the author of the award-winning short story collection, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. “Aysha” is a woman from Kabul, Afghanistan. Aysha on Reveal: https://revealnews.org/podcast/for-20-years-i-saw-no-peace/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Majaj x Baca x Brown x Philyaw x “Aysha”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 20:35


    Lisa Suhair Majaj is the author of the prize-winning poetry volume Geographies of Light, published by Del Sol Press. Jimmy Santiago Baca is a Chicano and Apache poet living in New Mexico. Jericho Brown is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Deesha Philyaw is the author of the award-winning short story collection, The Secret Lives of ChurchContinue reading "Majaj x Baca x Brown x Philyaw x “Aysha”"

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