Ep 36: Writing as Conjure Work

We're back y'all! For our Season 6 premiere, we're talking about how we conjure alternate realities in our writing. We discuss the documented gaps in the historical lives of Black people, our resistance to writing about the past, as well as how to honor our ancestor's stories. We think about the timelessness of the South, the optimism in current afroftuturist work, and the purpose of dystopian stories.

RESOURCES

• Long Division (revised) by Kiese Laymon
• I am - Daily Affirmations App
• Love, Lizzo (documentary)
• "The Limitations of the Slave Narrative Collection"
• Kindred by Octavia Butler
• Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia Butler
• "Reclaiming Our Time" by Julia Mallory
• "You Will Know Your Tribe by Their Joy" by Julia Mallory
• Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
• Earthseed: The Complete Series by Octavia Butler

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This podcast was created, hosted, and produced by Dani & Leah.

Our music was created by Ghrey, and our artwork was designed by Bianca.