Amanda Fields and Brianna Avenia-Tapper sit down with author Kelly McMasters to discuss divorce, honesty, and moms in the dating world. Kelly is the author of The Leaving Season: A Memoir in Essays and Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town.

Margo Steines talked with Kelly for Literary Mama in the January/February 2024 issue, and Kelly also appeared in the January/February 2023 issue with co-editor Margot Kahn to discuss their newly released essay anthology, Wanting: Women Writing About Desire.

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