In this episode of The Common’s Contributors in Conversation podcast, contributors Helen Hooper and Megan Staffel discuss two stories from Issue 6, Staffel’s “Mischief” and Hooper’s “Meetings.”
KEVIN DEAN
Kevin talks to Managing Editor Emily Everett about the process of writing and revising his Issue 27 story "Patron Saints." The story follows a young American trying to find his place in Cairo, while the city roils with political uncertainty after the Arab Spring uprising.
MARIA DE CALDAS ANTÃO
Maria de Caldas Antão speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her poem “My Freedom,” which explores the idea of freedom, and what it might mean to be free: personally, politically, physically, philosophically.
A.J. RODRIGUEZ
A.J. Rodriguez speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his story “Papel Picado,” which appears in The Common’s most recent issue.
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