ATELIER VISIT WITH WRITER AMY LEE LILLARD: Recently we listened back through all of our ATELIER VISIT installments and, wow, it's a series just too damn good to leave scattered and languishing in the depths of our episode archives. So, for your pleasure, dear listener, we're gathering all these episodes together and running them back to back. These aren't interviews -- they're more intimate and creative than that -- and they're all unique in form and focus. Each is an atmospheric journey into the brilliant imaginative mind, process, and working environment of an artist sure to inspire you. You're welcome!

AMY LEE LILLARD's debut book, the kick-ass short story collection DIG ME OUT, appeared from Atelier26 Books in October 2021. Amy will release two new books next year: the story collection Exit in Guyville (BOA Editions, spring 2024) and the memoir The Past Is a Grotesque Animal (University of Iowa Press, Fall 2024). Amy co-hosts the infectious, fascinating, and hilarious feminist podcast Broads and Books.  Mentioned in this episode: election seasons; rad Raygun tees; living on your own; old houses; bats; feral cats; maintenance calls; rainbow fire; working from home; Broads and Books podcast; Sleater Kinney; Bikini Kill; Nine Inch Nails; Trent Reznor; Iggy Pop; profane cross-stitch; owning your creative identity.   Music: "Wellington Joke" by Manos Mars; "Du Da" by Ian Post; "Broken Radios" by Stanley Gurvich; "Start Over" by Skygaze; "Just Right" by Generation Lost (All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist)