Podcast: Behind the Essay No. 2
In our second installment of the “Behind the Essay” series, Abbie and Sonya chat with Adrienne Garrison as we take a deep dive into her essay, Soul Leaves Body, where we explore how the essay moves from vulnerable to empowered, asking what craft elements Adrienne used to tell the story and to tell it well.
**Content Warning: this essay and this conversation discuss sexual trauma.**
The essay we’re talking about: Soul Leaves Body
Just in case our crew doesn’t know: you can follow Adrienne on Instagram, read her blog, and sign up for her new newsletter.
Read more of Adrienne’s work here:
Nightfall at Literary Mama
No Longer Mine at Letters Journal
The One That Got Away at New Millennium
All of Adrienne’s C+C essays can be found here.
Resources we talked about:
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
DIY MFA by Gabriele Pereira
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
A quote from this episode:
“I feel so passionate that my writing is always going to be there for me. I can write to my very last day, most likely. But there’s so much of the story that I’m living right now. I’m living the content, and I don’t want to miss out. The opportunity to write more diligently or more productively will be there for me when the rich and beautiful season that I am in right now is no longer my season.” — Adrienne Garrison
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