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
white with a hint of lavender
My fear of snow was like someone else's fear of darkness. I now find the snow to be a good subject for metaphors which I explore in this piece.
Racing Mind
I have been running track since the age of nine years old. I am now in my high school’s track team, and these were my thoughts at my last meet.
El Barrio, an Excerpt
During the hottest summer of their lives, two best friends, Manuel Polanco and Xiomara Vargas, slowly drift apart as they deal with gangs, drugs and growing up in… El Barrio.
i’m worried about her
An ode to hers everywhere.
The First Naturalista
In this piece, I stumble across the wonders of natural hair and after, try to convince my mother to let me go natural.
Polished
At 11:32 on a typical Saturday night, a mom and daughter chat while doing their nails.
A House Sparrow’s Song
Even within a crowd, one can discover wings.
Shattered: Getting Out of the Tower
The first chapter to a longer work, Shattered is a reimagining of Rapunzel's story. It follows Marianne's journey of finding her place in the world and mustering the confidence to push the bounds of her world.
The Sweet and Sour: Life as a Senior
The Sweet and Sour: Life as a Senior is about the highs and lows, I have faced thus far in my senior year that redefined my outlook of what senior year really is.
Baggage
High school friends have a surprise encounter in an airport, a few years after graduating.
