The theme of this episode is writing with Learning Disabilities. What most of you might not know is that I have dyslexia and a few other learning disabilities. I have a couple of books published and have been nominated for a few awards, but I struggled with my education and was bullied quite a bit as a young person. In my teenage years, I made a  friend in Duncan Barlow who grew up one state away but our paths were similar. In this episode, Duncan and I talk about our journeys from the special needs classroom to published novelists.  

Duncan B. Barlow is the author of A Dog Between Us (Stalking Horse 2019),  The City, Awake (Stalking Horse 2017), Of Flesh and Fur (The Cupboard  2016), and SuperCell Anemia (2008). He teaches creative writing and publishing at the University of South Dakota, where he is a publisher at  Astrophil Press and the managing editor at South Dakota Review. He has also edited for Tarpaulin Sky and The Bombay Gin, among others. 

 I first met Duncan long before he was published when he was a touring musician who played with the classic Louisville hardcore bands Endpoint, By The Grace of God, and Guilt. He has also played the Aasee lake, The  Lull Account, Good Riddance, and just released a solo album.   A friend for decades and an inspiration I can’t be more excited to present this conversation with Duncan about Dyslexia, fighting the educational system of the late 80s/90s, and our process of writing  novels. 

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