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April Ayers Lawson

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Discussion Notes: Three Friends in a Hammock This week’s story:  Three Friends in a Hammock by April Ayers Lawson Next week’s story:  Ross Perot and China by Ben Lerner Rated: Clean Andy, Gerald, and Anais discuss “Three Friends in a Hammock” by April Ayers Lawson and dig into themes centered on friendship and whether or not love is real. Our hosts appreciated the depth of the story’s insights into human relationships. However, something was missing for all three hosts, something that prevented a more robust enjoyment of the story. Through discussion, they dig deep into what that is. Have thoughts on this story? Did we miss a crucial piece of this story? Tell us below! Or on Twitter @litroadhouse or in our FB group.  Join the Literary Roadhouse Readers FB Group Support us on Patreon We’re still a self-funded podcast. We work hard every week to bring you the best content possible.    Psst: Full list of short stories discussed on the podcast &gt;&gt; The post Three Friends in a Hammock | April Ayers Lawson | Literary Roadhouse Ep 163 appeared first on Literary Roadhouse.

<h2>Discussion Notes: Three Friends in a Hammock</h2> This week’s story: <a href="https://granta.com/three-friends-hammock/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Three Friends in a Hammock by April Ayers Lawson</a> Next week’s story: <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/27/ross-perot-and-china" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ross Perot and China by Ben Lerner</a> Rated: Clean Andy, Gerald, and Anais discuss “Three Friends in a Hammock” by April Ayers Lawson and dig into themes centered on friendship and whether or not love is real. Our hosts appreciated the depth of the story’s insights into human relationships. However, something was missing for all three hosts, something that prevented a more robust enjoyment of the story. Through discussion, they dig deep into what that is. <h2>Have thoughts on this story?</h2> Did we miss a crucial piece of this story? Tell us below! Or on Twitter @litroadhouse or in our FB group. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/LRHreaders/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Join the Literary Roadhouse Readers FB Group <h2>Support us on Patreon</h2> We’re still a self-funded podcast. We work hard every week to bring you the best content possible. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/literaryroadhouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> <a href="http://www.literaryroadhouse.com/stories/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Psst: Full list of short stories discussed on the podcast &gt;&gt;</a> The post <a href="https://www.literaryroadhouse.com/three-friends-in-a-hammock-april-ayers-lawson-lrh-ep-163/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Three Friends in a Hammock | April Ayers Lawson | Literary Roadhouse Ep 163</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.literaryroadhouse.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Literary Roadhouse</a>.

Three Friends in a Hammock - April Ayers Lawson - Literary Roadhouse Ep 163

Jamie Quatro

Today’s episode of Rewrite Radio features a conversation between the writers April Ayers Lawson and Jamie Quatro, hosted by Amy Frykholm. Titled “Sex, the Spirit, Short Stories, and South,” this conversation takes up the complicated work of writing about religious experience and sexual experience. It may not be appropriate for all listeners.Jamie Quatro writes fiction, poetry, and essays, and her work has appeared in publications such as Tin House, the New York Times Book Review, and the Kenyon Review. Her first book, I Want to Show You More, was a New York Times Notable Book, an NPR Best Book of 2013, and an Indie Next pick. The collection was also a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, the Georgia Townsend Fiction Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize. Her first novel, Fire Sermon, was released in January 2018.A contributing editor at Oxford American, Quatro teaches in the MFA program at Sewanee, the University of the South, and lives on Lookout Mountain, Georgia.April Ayers Lawson is the author of Virgin and Other Stories, which was named a best book of the year by Vice, Bomb, Southern Living, and Refinery29, and has been translated into German, Italian, Norwegian, and Spanish. The title story in the collection won the Plimpton Prize for Fiction in 2011 and was also named a favorite short story by Flavorwire and anthologized in The Unprofessionals: New American Writing from the Paris Review. She was a 2015 writing fellow at Yaddo, has lectured in the creative writing department at Emory University, and was the 2016–2017 Kenan Visiting Writer at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.Rewrite Radio is a production of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing, located on the campus of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. Theme music is June 11th by Andrew Starr. Additional sound design by Alejandra Crevier.You can find more information about the Center and its signature event, the Festival of Faith and Writing, online at ccfw.calvin.edu and festival.calvin.edu and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Today’s episode of Rewrite Radio features a conversation between the writers April Ayers Lawson and Jamie Quatro, hosted by Amy Frykholm. Titled “Sex, the Spirit, Short Stories, and South,” this conversation takes up the complicated work of writing about religious experience and sexual experience. It may not be appropriate for all listeners. Jamie Quatro writes fiction, poetry, and essays, and her work has appeared in publications such as Tin House, the New York Times Book Review, and the Kenyon Review. Her first book, I Want to Show You More, was a New York Times Notable Book, an NPR Best Book of 2013, and an Indie Next pick. The collection was also a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, the Georgia Townsend Fiction Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize. Her first novel, Fire Sermon, was released in January 2018. A contributing editor at Oxford American, Quatro teaches in the MFA program at Sewanee, the University of the South, and lives on Lookout Mountain, Georgia. April Ayers Lawson is the author of Virgin and Other Stories, which was named a best book of the year by Vice, Bomb, Southern Living, and Refinery29, and has been translated into German, Italian, Norwegian, and Spanish. The title story in the collection won the Plimpton Prize for Fiction in 2011 and was also named a favorite short story by Flavorwire and anthologized in The Unprofessionals: New American Writing from the Paris Review. She was a 2015 writing fellow at Yaddo, has lectured in the creative writing department at Emory University, and was the 2016–2017 Kenan Visiting Writer at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Rewrite Radio is a production of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing, located on the campus of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. Theme music is June 11th by Andrew Starr. Additional sound design by Alejandra Crevier. You can find more information about the Center and its signature event, the Festival of Faith and Writing, online at <a href="http://ccfw.calvin.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ccfw.calvin.edu</a> and <a href="http://festival.calvin.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">festival.calvin.edu</a> and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

#34: Jamie Quatro & April Ayers Lawson 2018

Shelly, Kris and Lisa discuss the April Ayers Lawson short story. Michigan voted to legalize cannabis! Intentionally unnamed group of friends relate the trauma they are all going through. They are bound together, finding each other as their most vulnerable selves. The intro/outro song is 'Us' by Regina Spektor.

Shelly, Kris and Lisa discuss the April Ayers Lawson short story. Michigan voted to legalize cannabis! Intentionally unnamed group of friends relate the trauma they are all going through. They are bound together, finding each other as their most vulnerable selves. The intro/outro song is 'Us' by Regina Spektor.

Episode 5-Three Friends In A Hammock by April Ayers Lawson