Plume: A Writer's Podcast

Melanie and Jennifer discuss the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and how writers are necessarily political. Melanie interviews Danielle Hanson, a rad, Atlanta-based poet, whose poetry is oddly synchronous with a story-in-progress excerpt Jennifer shares about people's ashes that attend parties (Yes, you read that correctly). This one is a wild ride of puppetry, feminism, diversifying your reading...

On this episode of Plume: A Writer's Podcast, Melanie and Jennifer discuss Jesmyn Ward's heartbreaking essay that came out recently in Vanity Fair, which delves deeply into COVID-19 loss and grief, as well as how it connects to racism in the U.S. They also talk about everything from food memoirs to the new trailer for the Rebecca adaptation. Writer Samantha Tetangco sits down with them (...

On this episode of Plume: A Writer's Companion podcast, Melanie & Jennifer talk about writing censorship and tourism, as well as family pushback on hard truths; discuss books they're reading; and talk about writing projects and conferences. They have a lovely chat with the writer Donna Miscolta, who reads from her forthcoming book Living Color: Angie Rubio Stories . This episode&apos...

On this episode of Plume: A Writer's Companion podcast, Melanie & Jennifer talk about rejection letters; discuss Lovecraft Country and Misha Green’s new adaptation of the book for HBO; and share their current writing and not writing projects. Melanie’s cat stops in to say hello and Jenn offers some great writing prompts about the moon. They chat about everything from myths to phone bankin...

On this episode of Plume: A Writer's Companion podcast, Melanie & Jennifer talk about a 4-year-old with a forthcoming poetry collection ; share a book review of Watchmen ; and discuss their attempts to write and edit during this strange time we're all living through. They chat about everything from metaphors to politics with Sue William Silverman, an engaging memoirist, who also read...

On this episode of Plume: A Writer's Companion podcast, Melanie & Jennifer dig into the infamous Harper's Letter; share a book review of Men We Reaped, Jesmyn Ward's memoir; chat about Stacey Abrams' new book; and discuss their current writing projects. They also chat with Suzanne Richardson, a talented writer who is working on a memoir about addiction, as well as putting t...

In the very first episode of Plume: A Writer's Companion Podcast, Melanie and Jennifer talk about Plume and writing communities in the time of pandemic, as well as books, writing projects, and a writing prompt. They also chat with Plume's July featured writer, Christina Socorro Yovovich, about writing, parenting, and mental illness.