In this episode of Authbition, I sit down with writer Elle Fredine for one of the most spontaneous sessions I’ve ever recorded. I had no idea what she planned to read—and she didn’t know I’d ask her to read at all. What unfolded was pure, joyful chaos in the best way: a dark, sharply drawn story called “The Little Patisserie on the Corner.”

Elle’s process is a masterclass in yes-and writing—following sparks instead of shutting them down, letting ADHD and imagination become collaborators rather than constraints, and allowing a simple prompt like bread to unravel into a full cinematic world.

We talk fiction vs authenticity, childhood movie nights above the Arctic Circle, improv training, divergent thinking, the genius of and, and how writers sometimes discover their own deepest truths through the mouths of invented characters.

Read the story she performed (friend link):
👉 https://medium.com/entropies/the-little-patisserie-on-the-corner-2fb7c10b4913?sk=v2%2F38915fa5-e316-4d93-b264-69a896d2c47f