Cliff GarstangWelcome!
“Let’s Deconstruct a Story” is a podcast for the story nerds!
This is a podcast for aspiring writers who know that examining the components of a good story is the key to writing one. In each episode here, I interview a writer about one of their own stories, delving deeply into their choice of POV, plot, setting, and tone. The stories are available for listeners to read (below) before they listen to our discussion.
You can read the story online or you can download the PDF below.
Enjoy! Kelly
Stories available here:
Lost in Translation Online Here
Lost in Translation by Clifford Garstang
Listen to our discussion below. Please contact me if you need it transcribed.
Or on Spotify here:
Bio:
Clifford Garstang is the author of the novels Oliver’s Travels and The Shaman of Turtle Valley, a novel in stories, What the Zhang Boys Know, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction, and two short story collections, In an Uncharted Country and House of the Ancients. He is also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the anthology series Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet. A former international lawyer, he now lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
In other news:
Natalie Serber and I are collaborating on a workshop based on her story “Children are Magic,” which was published in One Story. The first part of the workshop will be a roundtable discussion with participants about the story (in the vein of “Let’s Deconstruct a Story”). The second hour will include a writing prompt based on the story and time to share our work. Hope you will consider joining us for this fun event. Here’s the link to register.
Also, I’m including a donation button on my website these days because I am saving up for podcast equipment. If you’ve enjoyed the podcast but have noticed the audio quality is not always top-notch, it’s because I am dealing with old headphones and a free editing program. I am flying by the seat of my pants!
At the same time, as fellow writers, I’m sure you know how little we make in this business, so it will take me a while to save up for the equipment.
If you feel like donating, I would greatly appreciate it. Any little bit helps! Thanks!
