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Episode 571: Tessa Hulls

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Episode 571: Tessa Hulls

Longform

2024/03/06
Longform

Longform

2024/03/06
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Tessa Hulls is a writer and artist whose work has appeared in The Rumpus, The Washington Post, and The Capitol Hill Times. Her new book, a graphic memoir, is Feeding Ghosts. “This project is the thing I have spent my entire life running from. I was incredi...

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Tessa Hulls discusses the arduous, deeply reflective journey behind her graphic memoir *Feeding Ghosts*, a work that bridges generations, geographies, and artistic forms.
15:28
She had to redraw about 30 pages and kill some pages, ensuring no part of the book was made on autopilot.
17:01
Daphne Durham was the first choice as editor because she's 'not a linear thinker'
22:09
Used Russian nesting dolls to connect China's science-denial hysteria with their grandmother's mental state
32:05
The residency requires self-reliance and aims to weed out those with a romantic but inexperienced view of solitude
36:02
The Longform podcast episode with Cheryl Strayed taught them about nonfiction writing in terms of craft, business, and ethics

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The Making of a Graphic Memoir
00:00
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi • Pantheon • 2004)
17:00
richardscarry.com
19:00
The Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency
32:00
“Longform Podcast #144: Cheryl Strayed”
36:00

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