Ross Showalter is a short-story writer, essayist, and critic based in the Pacific Northwest. Cheryl Pappas is the author of the flash fiction chapbook The Clarity of Hunger (2021). Celeste Chen writes in her living room, which smells like turpentine.
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Welcome to Micro, a podcast for short but powerful writing. I’m your host, Drew Hawkins.
Foul breath and foils, half-stories and half-truths. From the top of the stairs to the attic, enter the looking glass with three ominous shorts.
Our first piece is as layered as a flight of stairs, emphasizing the connection between past, present, and future. It’s called “Vertigo, or a Swarming of Ghosts.” It was written by Ross Showalter and published in Rejection Letters. Enjoy.
Ross Showalter is a short-story writer, essayist, and critic based in the Pacific Northwest. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram at @rosshowalter, or on his website at rossshowalter.com.
Tension rises in our second piece, slipping into the forest with a witch. It’s called “Let it Out.” It was written by Cheryl Pappas, and published in Leon Literary Review. Enjoy.
Cheryl Pappas is the author of the flash fiction chapbook The Clarity of Hunger (2021), published by Word West Press. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook at @fabulistpappas, or on her website at cherylpappas.net.
Our third and final piece entangles roles — of parents, lovers, language, and identity — with two children and an intimate game of dress-up. Written by Celeste Chen and published in Shenandoah Literary, it’s called “Vows.” Enjoy.
Celeste Chen writes in her living room, which smells like turpentine. You can find her on Twitter at @celestish_ or on her website at celesteceleste.carrd.co.
Micro is edited and curated by Dylan Evers and produced and hosted by me, Drew Hawkins. Our theme song is by Matt Ordes.
You can find more of our shows on LitHub, our website at micropodcast.org, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Be sure to check out our new interview series with Kirsten Reneau called 5Qs with Kirsten for some really great short and insightful talks with writers featured on the show.
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