Let's Talk Memoir
Episode 177 ft. Alyson Shelton and Lynn Shattuck
Alyson Shelton and Lynn Shattuck join Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about writing about sibling loss, creating an essay anthology as means to advocate for grief, taking care of ourselves while crafting work about loss, helping people tell their stories, laughter and making space for the rest of our lives, coping with rejection, creating a mosaic with essays, feeling empowered, self-acceptance building community, independently publishing as an act of defiance, and their new anthology The Loss of a Lifetime: Advice from Grieving Siblings.
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Episode 212 ft. Diane Gottlieb, Jennifer Fliss, and Nina B. Lichtenstein
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Episode 211 ft. Edgar Gomez
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