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Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of vintage genre films about Vietnam War vets suffering from PTSD, starting with the violent exploitation thriller Combat Shock (1986) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 The Pope of Trash 08:50 Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) 13:00 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) 17:12 Under the Sand (2000) 24:15 Warfare (2025) 33:00 Combat Shock (1986) 52:15 Dead of Night (1974) 1:03:42 Backfire (1988) 1:17:10 Savage Dawn (1985)

A series of murders centering on the Los Angeles gay men's bar scene leads investigating officer Mike Thies to join forces with the community for an unprecedented search for the killer. (Part 1 of 2, produced by David Hunt) And in NewsWrap: Russian orphans will not be finding new homes in countries where gender transitioning is available, Uzbekistan's ruling National Revival Party's government is drafting a measure to outlaw the discussion of LGBTQ subjects, a bill to prevent Ohio's transgender students from using the appropriate bathroom at school awaits Republican Governor Mike DeWine's signature, iconic lesbian feminist “Bastard Out of Carolina” author Dorothy Allison dies at the age of 75, the first out queer contingents will march in the Staten Island St. Patrick's Day Parade, and more international LGBTQ news reported by Sarah Montague and Joe Boehnlein (produced by Brian DeShazor).  All this on the November 18, 2024 edition of This Way Out! Join our family of listener-donors today at http://thiswayout.org/donate/ NOTE TO RADIO STATIONS: The weekly program uploaded to SoundCloud will soon include a pitch for This Way Out/Overnight Productions (Inc.). Stations can download a pitch-free version from radio4all.net or Pacifica's AudioPort.Org. For more information, contact Brian@ThisWayOut.org.

What is the best thing you read this summer? My guest Carmel Phillips and I are sharing the books that made the greatest impression over the last few months, including backlist titles and the buzziest books of the season. (And yes, of course we mention the NYT Best Books of the 21st century list that dropped in July.)Carmel Phillips is a design and style blogger who regularly shares bold interiors, budget-friendly fashion, and a splash of book talk! I've wanted to have her on the show forever and this felt like the perfect time to chat.Follow Carmel on IGFollow Carmel on TikTokFollow her book club @4ReadingWomenFULL SHOW NOTES HERECarmel's picks:Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonThe Island of Sea Women by Lisa SeeThe Women by Kristen HannahTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinLaura's picks:The God of the Woods by Liz MooreAll the Colors of the Dark by Chris WhitakerUnreasonable Hospitality by Will GuidaraYou Like It Darker by Stephen KingSandwich by Catherine NewmanALSO MENTIONED:Into the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantThe Humans by Matt HaigThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigJames by Percival EverettSalvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardLong Bright River by Liz MooreThe Nightingale by Kristen HannahThe Four Winds by Kristen HannahThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinWe All Want Impossible Things by Catherine NewmanEp. 224: Best Books of the Year (So Far)JOIN SECRET STUFF for regular book content and to hear the Stephen King Summer discussionsSUBSCRIBE to 10 Things To Tell You so you never miss an episode!CLICK HERE for episode show notesFOLLOW @10ThingsToTellYou on InstagramFOLLOW @10ThingsToTellYou on FacebookJOIN the 10 Things To Tell You Connection GroupSIGN UP for episode emails, links, and show notesJOIN the Secret Stuff PatreonBUY THE BOOK: Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura TremaineBUY THE BOOK: The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the best thing you read this summer? My guest Carmel Phillips and I are sharing the books that made the greatest impression over the last few months, including backlist titles and the buzziest books of the season. (And yes, of course we mention the NYT Best Books of the 21st century list that dropped in July.) Carmel Phillips is a design and style blogger who regularly shares bold interiors, budget-friendly fashion, and a splash of book talk! I've wanted to have her on the show forever and this felt like the perfect time to chat. Follow Carmel on IG Follow Carmel on TikTok Follow her book club @4ReadingWomen FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Carmel's picks: Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See The Women by Kristen Hannah Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Laura's picks: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara You Like It Darker by Stephen King Sandwich by Catherine Newman ALSO MENTIONED: Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant The Humans by Matt Haig The Midnight Library by Matt Haig James by Percival Everett Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Long Bright River by Liz Moore The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman Ep. 224: Best Books of the Year (So Far) JOIN SECRET STUFF for regular book content and to hear the Stephen King Summer discussions SUBSCRIBE to 10 Things To Tell You so you never miss an episode! CLICK HERE for episode show notes FOLLOW @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram FOLLOW @10ThingsToTellYou on Facebook JOIN the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group SIGN UP for episode emails, links, and show notes JOIN the Secret Stuff Patreon BUY THE BOOK: Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine BUY THE BOOK: The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How often do you get to chat with the author of your major literary obsession and learn something about queer storytelling at the same time? I cannot believe I actually got to sit down with @lamyaisangry to talk about their brilliant novel Hijab Butch Blues, their essay writing and the queer future, which, according to Lamya, will be weird AF. Listen now, to hear about queer readings of the Quran, gender expression at the gym, new coming out narratives, and Lamya's queer writing ancestors. Not to be missed! References:Lamya H. “A Fragile Dance: Queer Brown Futures (Or Lack Thereof).” Autostraddle, 23 April 2015.https://www.autostraddle.com/a-fragile-dance-queer-brown-futures-or-lack-thereof-284789/Leslie Feinberg's Stone Butch BluesAudre Lorde's Sister OutsiderZami"A Litany for Survival" Dionne Brand's What We All Long ForDorothy Allison's Bastard Out of CarolinaCavedwellerStone Wall AwardAmerican Library Associationhttps://www.lamyah.com/ Questions you should be able to respond to after listening:Lamya writes in a very interesting form of memoir. What makes the structure of their novel unique?What does Lamya think about coming out narratives and how they are changing in contemporary literature?Who does Lamya name as her queer ancestors? Please look up at least one of them to find out a little more about their life and work.What does Lamya say about the queer future? What do you think the queer future, or the future of queer narratives, will look like?

Here is a talk from Dorothy Allison from the 2012 Santa Barbara Writers Conference. Allison's writing focuses on class struggle, sexual abuse, child abuse, feminism and lesbianism. She has won a number of awards for her writing, including several Lambda Literary Awards. Her first novel Bastard Out of Carolina was published in 1992 to great acclaim, becoming a best-seller. It was later adapted as a film of the same name, directed by Anjelica Huston for TNT. The book and film both generated controversy because of the graphic content, and the TV film was aired on Showtime rather than TNT. The Canadian Maritime Film Classification Board initially banned distribution of the film in Canada, but it was reversed on appeal. In November 1997, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a State Board of Education decision to ban the book in public high schools because of its graphic content.

On today's episode, we're boarding the Antonia Graza, eating some decades old beans out of their cans, and all the while, trying not to get killed while we're onboard a ooky spooky G-G-G-GHOST SHIP. That's right!!! Today, we're covering the hot mess that is Ghost Ship (2002). This movie was co-written by Mark Hanlon and John Pogue and directed by Steve Beck.This movie stars Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects, Hereditary), Julianna Margulies (ER, The Good Wife), Ron Eldard (Drop Dead Fred, Bastard Out of Carolina), Desmond Harrington (Wrong Turn, The Neon Demon), Isaiah Washington (Grey's Anatomy, Girl 6), and Emily Browning (Darkness Falls, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events).This movie is such an early 00s horror movie that it's not even funny; It's got the blue tint, the nu-metal soundtrack, and the slo-mo that just makes the movie that much creepier *rolls eyes*. This movie is a stupid, fun time, and I think more people need to watch it, if you like some fun, dumb horror.Intro/Outro Music: "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan BoyleShow E-Mail: cultcinemacircle@gmail.comFollow Cult Cinema Circle on Instagram, Twitter, and Letterboxd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 310, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Modern History 1: A 1978 secession from India's Congress Party formed the Congress (I), with the I standing for her. Indira Gandhi. 2: This ex-British PM announced in 1963 he wouldn't run again for Parliament, to which he was first elected in 1900. Winston Churchill. 3: In 1945 he declared Indonesia's independence and became its first president. Sukarno. 4: In 1967 a launch pad fire claimed the lives of Edward White, Roger Chaffee and this astronaut. Virgil "Gus" Grissom. 5: From 1931-33 excavations in this country uncovered the palaces of Kings Darius and Xerxes. Iran (Persia). Round 2. Category: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington 1: Fort Dix is in this state's 4th District, repped by Chris Smith, who was elected to Congress at age 27. New Jersey. 2: William French Smith, who held this post, 1981-1985, had a key role in putting the 1st woman on the Supreme Court. Attorney General. 3: In 1996 Gordon Smith lost to Ron Wyden to replace Bob Packwood as a Sen. from this state; now they serve together. Oregon. 4: Washington's 9th District is represented by this man, who has the same name as a certain economist. Adam Smith. 5: Parts of Comal, Hays and Travis Counties make up the 21st District of this state's Rep. Lamar Smith. Texas. Round 3. Category: Smack Dab In The Middle 1: In Park County, 30 miles northwest of Pike's Peak. Colorado. 2: In Kent County, 11 miles south of Dover. Delaware. 3: In Yavapai County, 55 miles east-southeast of Prescott. Arizona. 4: In Story County, 5 miles northeast of Ames. Iowa. 5: In Wexford County, 5 miles north-northwest of Cadillac. Michigan. Round 4. Category: Actor-Directors 1: This actor directed an animal onscreen and off in 1998's "The Horse Whisperer". Robert Redford. 2: Replacing Kubrick as the director of 1961's "One-Eyed Jacks" was an offer this actor could not refuse. Marlon Brando. 3: This daughter of director John made her own directing debut with the TV movie "Bastard Out of Carolina". Anjelica Huston. 4: "The Great Dictator" (1940). Charlie Chaplin. 5: "One-Eyed Jacks" (1961). Marlon Brando. Round 5. Category: "S.a."S 1: Geographically, it's made up of 12 nations and 2 dependencies. South America. 2: In 1891 a crab pot in San Francisco became this organization's first "kettle" for Christmas donations. Salvation Army. 3: A founding member of OPEC. Saudi Arabia. 4: It's not my fault, it's a 600-mile geologic fault zone stretching from southern to northern California. San Andreas Fault. 5: General Augusto Pinochet led a military coup that overthrew this president in 1973. Salvador Allende. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Content warning: Childhood sexual abuse(August 5, 2021) Dorothy Allison's novel Bastard Out of Carolina was a finalist for the National Book Award, became an award-winning movie, and has been translated into more than a dozen languages. She was an award-winning editor for numerous early feminist and lesbian & gay journals and her many publications include The Women Who Hate Me, Trash, and Cavedweller, which became a NY Times Notable book of the year and was adapted for the stage and screen. Dorothy lives in Northern California with her partner Alix and her son, Wolf Michael, and describes writer-motherhood in 3 words as: Exhausted, Stubborn, Exhilarated.Writer Mother Monster is a conversation series devoted to dismantling the myth of having it all and offering writer-moms solidarity, support, and advice as we make space for creative endeavors.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/writermothermonster)

We fell head over heels for Mostly Dead Things, Kristen Arnett's wonderful, darkly comic debut novel about family (and taxidermy) set in central Florida — and we've been waiting, waiting, waiting for her latest novel, With Teeth, which we tore through as soon as it arrived. Kristen joins us on the show to talk about the family dynamics at the center of With Teeth, queerness on and off the page, nostalgia and more. Featured books: With Teeth by Kristen Arnett, Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Diaz, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T. Kira Madden, Edinburgh by Alexander Chee, Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters, Memorial by Bryan Washington, Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor, and Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison. Produced/Hosted by Miwa Messer and engineered by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays.

We are just pleased as punch to be with actor Beth Grant. You Might Know Her From No Country For Old Men, The Mindy Project, Donnie Darko, Little Miss Sunshine, Child’s Play 2, Speed, Rain Man, The Artist, Sordid Lives, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar! Beth talked to us about her plans to move to New York and theatrical ambitions, how she came to terms with being a character actress, being Hollywood’s good luck charm, getting recognized for Donnie Darko, and her acting class and camaraderie with Patrick “Buddy” Swayze. Beth was just so generous, warm, and kind and the perfect encapsulation of You Might Know Her From. Enjoy this episode and we’ll see you sometime soon this summer! Ronnie The Intern Cocoon and Jessica Tandy Dawson’s Creek: was Katie Holmes’ character gay? Denali didn’t know where “what a dump” came from (it’s the Bette Davis movie Beyond the Forest and then made famous by Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf) Beth Grant has 233 IMDB credits (THE MOST of anyone we’ve interviewed (next closest is Mary Kay Place @ 142!) Auditioned to replace Deanna Dunagan in August Osage County, but role eventually went to Estelle Parsons Auditioned for Margo Martindale role in film adaptation  Auditioned for Bastard Out of Carolina (dir: Anjelica Huston)  but role went to Grace Zabriskie Entered the professional acting world at 33 Had done a Romulus Linney play, Holy Ghosts (Garrick Theatre) but was mostly not an actor.  Worked on sports doc with Bud Greenspan  Karen Grassle one of her best friends Milton Katselas was her acting guru and made a eulogy for Tennessee Williams the day he died.  Class had Patrick Swayze, George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer, Darlanne Fluegel Didn’t wanna be Colleen Dewhurst or Maureen Stapleton  Scene from To Wong Foo… when Beth comes down the stairs (Swayze gave her the reference) Thelma Ritter in All About Eve “Hollywood’s Lucky Charm:” has appeared in No Country for Old Men, Rain Man, The Artist, Little Miss Sunshine, Rango  Dustin Hoffman can fart on command Money is My Friend book on finances Played bad nurse Beverly on The Mindy Project Was on Bryan Fuller’s Mockingbird Lane Most recognized for Donnie Darko  Del Shores writes for Beth and has collaborated with her on Sordid Lives (series and movie), and Blues for Willadean with Octavia Spencer and Dale Dickey  Played Lady Bird Johnson in Jackie Lady Bird and Eartha Kitt on Vietnam Robert Schenkken’s All the Way was a Broadway show and miniseries. He hired Melissa Leo for Ladybird  Ball pump or ruler that did Ms Kettlewell in Child’s Play 2? Creator Don Mancini is a genius Sordid Lives universe has Delta Burke, Olivia Newton John, and Rue McClanahan  Did Picnic with Rue and Conchata Farell, and Dick Van Patten directed by Marshall Mason One of Rue's hats in Sordid Lives  Got her equity card doing Follies with Vivian Blaine in the 1973 production at Westchester Country Playhouse Shelley Winters was “very free” in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Best death: X-Files, Willy’s Wonderland, Six Feet Under, Speed?  Graham Yost wrote the original Speed script, but it was punched up by Joss Whedon Patricia Velasquez full YMKHF Ep (#84)

När jag först läste journalisten och författaren Anette Nymans kandidatuppsats i engelska om den helande aspekten i Helen MacDonalds skrivprocess, började jag nästan gråta. Anette hade i sin läsning av "H is for Hawk" satt fingret på något som jag själv kände igen från mitt eget skrivande. Går det att skriva sig fri? Går det att tala om trauma? Med de frågorna i bakhuvudet gör Anette och jag ett helhjärtat försök att tala om litteratur, trauma och life-writing. Ett intressant samtal med mycket skratt och många boktips. (Tyvärr är ljudet inte det bästa i min mikrofon. Ber om ursäkt för det.) Producerat av Eva Lejonsommar och Författa Förlag www.forfattaforlag.se Litteratur som nämns i programmet: Nyman, Anette. The Reason Behind Helen Macdonald’s Healing in H is for Hawk – An Analysis from a Life-Writing and Psychoanalytic Perspective (snart sökbar på diva-portal.org) Tillsvidare hittar du den här: http://media1.forfattaforlag.se/2021/02/FinalThesis.Nyman_.A.24.JAN_..pdf Allison, Dorothy. Bastard Out of Carolina. (Horungen i sv översättn). Henke, Suzette. Shattered subjects: Trauma and testimony in women's life-writing. Lejonsommar, Eva. Elins världar; Traumatransit. Reklamteknologen. MacDonald, Helen. H som i hök. Meads, Threasa. Nobody. Mothsong. Nyman, Anette. Terapeuten. Den dolda psykmarknaden. van der Kolk, Bessel. The Body Keeps the Score. Dessutom verk av Virginia Woolf, Karin Alvtegen, Ira Progoff och Anais Nin.

Who among us hasn't started a project and then realized that you've inadvertently wandered into a longstanding and contentious debate? I enlist the help of two experts to unravel why I started the Shelf Love Modern Romance Canon project. First, Katrina Jackson helps me unravel some of the ways my professional and educational background made me think this was a logical thing to do. Then, Eric Selinger gives some backstory into the academic and institutional reasons canons exist, and why those who study, read, and write the popular romance genre have been circling this question for decades and will continue into the future.It's a story of nostalgia, red tape, gatekeeping, search engine optimization, and my unquenchable thirst for knowledge.Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com58 Romance Novellas For A Quick Hit of HopeCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeLow-Cost Mental Health Resources & Alternatives recommended by Hannah Hearts Romance - link to blog postGuest: Katrina JacksonTwitter | Instagram | Kat’s Email newsletter | Beautiful & DirtyKat's other episodes: An Unconditional Freedom | Polyamory/Financial Conversations | Kink | Angst | Religion | History | Blind Date With A Book Boyfriend by Lucy EdenGuest: Eric SelingerTwitter | JPRStudies.org | The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance FictionThe Current (and growing) Shelf Love Modern Romance Canon Nomination List (Whoa, watch out controversy)Notes:Notes from Katrina's sectionBeverly Jenkins on The Turn On PodEH Carr's What is History - a commonly-used text to introduce students to historyAlisha Rai's Serving PleasureKit Rocha's Beyond SeriesChinua Achebe's Things Fall ApartDorothy Allison's Bastard Out of CarolinaNotes from Eric's Section:EM Hull's The SheikThe Rosary by Florence L. Barclayaffective reasoning - I looked it up"How can you talk about contemporary fantasy if you don't know The Silmarillion?Noah Berlatsky - There is no Romance Canon (Well that's just your opinion, man.)Jodi McAlister - down (under) in Australia (it's a tired joke, but sorry, I'm tired.)Len Barot, the publisher of Bold Strokes Books, who publishes lesbian romance as Radclyffe.

This week our guest is memoirist Melissa Valentine, author of The Names of All the Flowers, which explores growing up mixed race in Oakland, being part of a family fractured by the school to prison pipeline, and losing her brother. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and:Doing the writing first before anything elseWriting as a self-help toolAnd moreIf you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges.Follow this WriterVisit Melissa’s Website, Instagram, and TwitterOrder her book, The Names of All the FlowersFollow the PodcastVisit the podcast’s WebsiteFollow the HostSlide into Sara Gallagher’s DM’s on InstagramFollow our PartnersLearn more about The Feminist Press, which lifts up insurgent and marginalized voices from around the world to build a more just futureBecome an AdvertiserUse my Contact Page or hit me up on InstaThis Week’s Writing PromptEach week the featured author offers a writing prompt for you to use at home. I suggest setting a timer for 6 or 8 minutes, putting the writing prompt at the top of your page, and free writing whatever comes to mind. Remember, the important part is keeping your pen moving. You can always edit later. Right now we just want to write something new and see what happens.This week’s writing prompt is: Read two pages of any piece of literature and let it inspire you to write.Explore Womxn AuthorsIn this episode, the author recommended these womxn writers:Zora Neale Hurston, author of Dust Tracks on a RoadDorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of CarolinaRobin Coste Lewis, author of Voyage of the Sable VenusClarice Lispector, author of The Passion According to G.H.Ensure the Podcast ContinuesLove what you’re hearing? Show your appreciation and become a Supporter with a monthly contribution.Check Out Black Womxn AuthorsEpisode 28: Liara Tamani - Author of All The Things We Never KnewEpisode 27: Aja Black - Songwriter of musical duo The RemindersEpisdoe 15: Brittney Morris - Author of SlaySupport the show (https://fiercewomxnwriting.com/support)

Dorothy Allison is a self-described "feminist, working class storyteller, Southern expatriate, and sometime poet." The author of "Bastard Out of Carolina," she gave the keynote at the 2019 Appalachian Writers' Workshop at the Hindman Settlement School in Knott County, KY. Our own Rachel Garringer was there to capture her thoughts on writing, identity, class, memory and using language as a weapon. We’ll hear Kentucky writer Silas House introduce her. Listen in for an hour of humor, brilliance, and fire from an iconic Southern writer.

Oh man, this is a big episode! We have two guest reviewers join us (Amy & Sam) and we talk about what we've read this week...including The Line That Held Us and a few more. Then we dive full on into Gone with the Wind and follow it up with some discussion of Bastard Out of Carolina. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/litchicks/message

Amy talks with writer, performer, and educator Jen Cross about her new book and how writing is an embodied practice available to all of us, not just to heal trauma but also to celebrate our passions. Find out more about Jen here: http://writingourselveswhole.org Jen's recently published book is Writing Ourselves Whole: Using the Power of Your Own Creativity to Recover and Heal from Sexual Trauma If you are in San Francisco, come to the book's launch party on December 5, 2017 in San Francisco (more info here) Other resources mentioned: Peter Levine, Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma Pat Califia, Macho Sluts and other booksDorothy Alison, Bastard Out of Carolina and other booksPat Schneider, Amherst Writers & Artists methodClarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run with the WolvesLaura van Dernoot Lipsky, The Trauma Stewardship Institute Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro). Make sure to subscribe in iTunes or Sticher. And give us a 5-star review in iTunes, it helps us reach more beloved explorers.  

Dorothy Allison grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, the first child of a fifteen-year-old unwed mother who worked as a waitress. Now living in Northern California with her partner Alix and her teenage son, Wolf Michael, she describes herself as a feminist, a working class story teller, a Southern expatriate, a sometime poet and a happily born-again Californian. The first member of her family to graduate from high school, Allison attended Florida Presbyterian college on a National Merit Scholarship and studied anthropology at the New School for Social Research. An award winning editor for Quest, Conditions, and Outlook—early feminist and Lesbian & Gay journals, Allison's chapbook of poetry, The Women Who Hate Me, was published with Long Haul Press in 1983. Her short story collection, Trash (1988) was published by Firebrand Books. Trash won two Lambda Literary Awards and the American Library Association Prize for Lesbian and Gay Writing. Allison says that the early Feminist movement changed her life. "It was like opening your eyes under water. It hurt, but suddenly everything that had been dark and mysterious became visible and open to change." However, she admits, she would never have begun to publish her stories if she hadn't gotten over her prejudices, and started talking to her mother and sisters again. Allison received mainstream recognition with her novel Bastard Out of Carolina, (1992) a finalist for the 1992 National Book Award. The novel won the Ferro Grumley prize, an ALA Award for Lesbian and Gay Writing, became a best seller, and an award-winning movie. It has been translated into more than a dozen languages. Cavedweller (1998) became a national bestseller, NY Times Notable book of the year, finalist for the Lillian Smith prize, and an ALA prize winner. Adapted for the stage by Kate Moira Ryan, the play was directed by Michael Greif, and featured music by Hedwig composer, Stephen Trask. In 2003, Lisa Cholendenko directed a movie version featuring Krya Sedwick. I spoke with Dorothy recently as part of my college's "Mouths of Others" creative arts speakers series. She is full of fire and story and looks right through you in that simple, razor sharp way that only Southerns can. I think you will dig this conversation. I know her writing will undo you. Transformation in a lightning bolt, presented for your enjoyment.