Michael talks with Ashley Farmer about getting into the arts and writing, previous books in fiction and poetry, her essay collection DEAR DAMAGE, a life changing act in the family involving a gun after a severe accident, the inclusion of found forms and conversational transcripts in the collection, compassion, restrained vs. lyrical prose, feedback from family on writing that's about them, factual vs. felt truth, and more.
Ashley Farmer is the author of the essay collection Dear Damage (Sarabande Books, 2022), the story collection Beside Myself (reissued by Apocalypse Party Press, 2022), and the poetry collection The Women (CCM, 2016). Her work has been published in places like Gay Magazine, TriQuarterly, The Progressive, Santa Monica Review, Buzzfeed, Flaunt, Nerve, Potomac Review, Gigantic, Salt Hill Journal, DIAGRAM, and elsewhere.
Podcast theme: DJ Garlik & Bertholet's "Special Sause" used with permission from Bertholet.
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