
Episode 100E: Carmen Maria Machado
Gender Reveal
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How to Write a Short Story Differently Post COVID
Sally Kohn: So much came up for me when you were talking. We've definitely had several guests who are trans, all trans people of color now that I think about it,. Who talk about existing as a fat person and how that affects the way that their body is gendered. And so I just want to reflect that back and you like, yes, that's not something that I experienced, but like that is something that I hear a lot on this podcast. She says she would make some adjustments to her short story "Coven" if she wrote it post-pandemic. The protagonist sleeps with many people over the course of the pandemic.
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