Bushra Rehman, author of "Roses in the Mouth of a Lion," recommends stories set in the most diverse neighborhood in the world
You, too, can avoid the wrinkly, gnarled hand of time and your own wicked nature
Mithu Sanyal, author of "Identitti," on using cultural appropriation to tell the story of being mixed race in Germany
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SupportDeborah E. Kennedy, author of "Billie Starr’s Book of Sorries," recommends books by Hoosier State writers
"Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?" by Zein El-Amine, recommended by Meher Manda
Maybe I’ll just get some bad first drafting done, and that’s A-okay!
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"Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?" by Zein El-Amine, recommended by Meher Manda
"Shadow on the Moon," flash fiction by Brenna Hosman
"Quantum Voicemail" by Kristen Iskandrian, recommended by Electric Literature
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