Let's Talk Memoir

Episode 57 ft. Adiba Nelson

Brooke Warner

Adiba Nelson joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about putting humor in our work, the importance of voice, not worrying what people think, writing about mother-daughter relationships, raising teenagers, when you feel like you have nothing left, emotional labor and choosing when to educate others about her daughter’s disability, being a multi-genre writer, MFA programs, and her memoir Ain’t That a Mother.

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Episode 208 ft. Kelly Foster Lundquist

Episode 208 ft. Kelly Foster Lundquist

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Episode 207 ft. Shigeko Ito

Episode 207 ft. Shigeko Ito

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