The Lives of Writers

Amy Cipolla Barnes

Episode Summary

Michael talks with Amy Barnes about her life of writing, the influence of fairy tales, literalizing metaphor, the flash fiction form, her collection AMRBOTYPES (Word West Press), the ways in which the words get on the page, and more.

Episode Notes

Michael talks with Amy Barnes about her life of writing, the influence of fairy tales, literalizing metaphor, the flash fiction form, her collection AMRBOTYPES (Word West Press), the ways in which the words get on the page, and more.

Amy Barnes is the author of the flash fiction collection AMBROTYPES (Word West Press) and the chapbooks Mother Figures and Clean up on Aisle Five. She edits for a variety of literary magazines, including Fractured Lit, Gone Lawn, and Ruby Literary. 

Podcast theme: DJ Garlik & Bertholet's "Special Sause" used with permission from Bertholet.