Sarah Freligh is the author of seven books, including Sad Math, winner of the 2014 Moon City Press Poetry Prize, Hereafter, winner of the 2024 Bath Novella-in-Flash Contest, and A Brief Natural History of Women. Her work has appeared in numerous literary journals and is anthologized in New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction, Best Small Fiction 2022, and several editions of Best Microfiction. In this episode, Sarah and Annmarie discuss holiday traditions, the importance of both maintaining and breaking with creative routines, and how writing can be an invaluable way to process life’s heartache and joy.

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Books by Sarah Freligh:

Other Emergencies

Sad Math

A Brief Natural History of Women

We

Hereafter

Dear You

Sort of Gone

Other Titles Mentioned in This Episode

The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore

Long Bright River, by Liz Moore

Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout

The Intentions of Thunder, by Patricia Smith

You Could Make This Place Beautiful, by Maggie Smith

How the Word Is Passed, by Clint Smith

Follow Sarah Freligh:

Facebook: @SarahFreligh

Twitter/X: @sfreligh

Instagram: @sfreligh

sarahfreligh.com

Photo Credit: Walter Colley Images

**Writing Workshops: 

If you liked this conversation and are interested in writing together, please consider the opportunities below. 

For women interested in an online Saturday morning writing circle, you can sign up here. 

For anyone interested in an online Saturday afternoon writing circle, you can sign up here.

If you’re interested in growing your own practice as a writing instructor, you can learn more about an upcoming teacher training class here.

And if you’d like to travel with your writing practice, Annmarie is co-leading a women’s writing workshop in Santa Fe, NM in April. Reservations are now open.

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