Sejal Shah
Hi Everyone,
Welcome!
“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.
Today’s guest is Sejal Shah. Her story “The Half King” is a part of her upcoming short story collection.
You can read the story online below.
Enjoy! Kelly
Story available here:
The Half King by Sejal Shah in The Literary Review
Discussion available here:
or on Spotify here:
Bio: Sejal Shah is a poet who works in prose, writing across genres and disciplines. She is the author of the award-winning debut essay collection, This Is One Way to Dance (University of Georgia Press, 2020). Her stories and essays have appeared in The Guardian, Brevity, Conjunctions, Guernica, the Kenyon Review, Literary Hub, Longreads, and The Rumpus. The recipient of a 2018 New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship in fiction, Sejal recently completed a story collection with images; her newer writing is about friendship, school, and mental health. She lives in Rochester, New York.
Sejal’s book is available here on Bookshop and here on Amazon.
News:
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. Every little bit helps! Thanks!
