The Overcast Fiction Podcast Episode 7: Allie Duff Picks Gerard Collins
byIn episode 7, Allie Duff reads and discusses “Hold Out” from Gerard Collins’ award-winning collection, Moonlight Sketches.
In episode 7, Allie Duff reads and discusses “Hold Out” from Gerard Collins’ award-winning collection, Moonlight Sketches.
Larry chose the story because of its poetic prose and well-crafted, after well-crafted sentence, which lends itself to hearing it read aloud.
“I blew through it and it made a huge impression on me.”
“As a writer, this is what [Jessica Grant] has taught me: to leave questions, and to leave a sense of mystery, so that there’s some room for the reader to insert themselves into a story. It becomes something of a make your own adventure.” – Sharon Bala
In episode 3, Power dishes on his relationship with St. John’s, and how his reaction to the Carmelita McGrath story he reads changed his views on the matter.
In Episode 2, Winterset nominee Megan Coles reads and discusses Lisa Moore’s short story, “Craving,” and talks about Lisa’s influence on her own writing career.
Lisa Moore reads and discusses “The Jaw Bone Box” by her former student, Matthew Lewis. She is currently compiling an anthology of work from Matthew and his writing group,to be published by Breakwater Books, titled Racket.