In this episode, we discuss selections from the 2019 anthology Shapes of Native Nonfiction, co-edited by Elissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton. Also: Elena does Pennsylvania accents, we issue a warning about robots taking over college campuses, we honor Pennsylvania’s contribution to saving democracy with a Philly cocktail, a Philly-themed lightning round, and more!
Episode links:
Shapes of Native Nonfiction: https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295745756/shapes-of-native-nonfiction/
Sasha LaPointe’s craft essay, “Fairy Tales, Trauma, Writing into Dissociation”:
Toni Jensen’s essay “Women in the Fracklands”:
https://catapult.co/stories/women-in-the-fracklands-on-water-land-bodies-and-standing-rock
Elissa Washuta’s list of recent Native lit on Bookshop.org:
https://bookshop.org/lists/books-by-native-indigenous-writers-forthcoming
The new issue of Territory:
http://themapisnot.com/issue-12-alaska
The Citywide Special, or at least the way we drank it:
- Open a can of shitty beer.
- Pour a shot of cheap bourbon.
- Drink them both.
- (Optional) Repeat 4 times, then start a fight with a Mets fan