An Interview Podcast
Speaking in First Draft
Season 4 Debuts on March 4th!
First released in September 2023, members of the Girls Write Now community share a draft of one of their works in progress and discuss both the writing process and what creative expression looks like to them. Listeners will have the opportunity to engage with the inner machinations and perspectives of writers, producers, and artists from a diversity of episodes and stories.
Listen to Speaking in First Draft
Listen to Speaking in First Draft
10 Personal Commandments of Joy Hopepunk Anakis
There was a poetry writing prompt online to write your "10 personal commandments." I wrote the 10 personal commandments of my D&D character.
Out of Context family
This work talks about a young person who has recently come to a very chilling realization, but you as a reader won't know what it it until the very end.
Movie Theaters: The Experience of Moviegoing
This piece of work reflects on the history of movie theaters as well as what the experience of seeing a movie in theaters is.
A Lingering Regret
As the evening lamp bathes the room in its familiar warmth, my gaze falls upon the empty chair beside me, Dada.
Obodo m, My Country
This poem invites you on a journey into a piece of my identity and culture.
Words
My own experiences in school when I first came to America, a time I felt not welcomed.
Made With Lime
This piece is inspired by recent events which reminded me of my childhood, growing up in Haiti.
Food For The Soul
Flavor, cookery, and presentation are the vehicles of culture, identity, and creativity. I’m extremely blessed to be loved with enough provision to experience finger-lickin’ meals.
The Beginning
Identical twins Ava and Brin sit in a mysterious restaurant awaiting their order. What they are about to be served will put a cherished twin tradition to a test.
If My Poetry Could Talk to Me
Episode 1 of A Fistful of Verse Have you ever wondered what a poem would say if it could speak
