Abstract
A conversation between acclaimed American short story writer and memoirist Carmen Maria Machado and A. J. Ashworth, with a particular focus on Machado’s story ‘Inventory’. Machado discusses what drew her to the short story as well as her evolution as a writer of the fantastical. She also touches on writing about sex, formal innovation, rejection, endings and struggling to write during the COVID pandemic.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Short Fiction in Theory & Practice |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 18 Jan 2023 |
Keywords
- short story
- carmen maria machado
- her body and other parties