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Margaret Chen's 'Suburban Gothic'
Why We Write
English - February 01, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBooks Arts Education writing authors university books literature interview lesley university higher education mfa creative writing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Margaret F. Chen's short story collection Suburban Gothic peers behind the facade of life in the 'burbs...and it gets a little dark.
In this episode, Margaret discusses her fascination with suburbs, choosing to publish independently, and why she's going to stick to writing short stories.
Mentioned in this episode:
Lesley University's low-residency MFA in Creative Writing programA Short-Story Writer Publishes on Her Own TermsKirkus review of Suburban GothicSuburban Gothic and Three Terrible Tales are available from Politics and ProseFind all our episodes, show notes, and transcriptions at https://lesley.edu/podcasts/why-we-write.