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Author Interview: Hollis Seamon

Author Interview:  Hollis Seamon

Hollis Seamon is the author of the novel Flesh (see my review!) and the collection of short stories Body Work.  She teaches English at the College of St. Rose in Albany, NY.  I have the honor of working with Hollis as my faculty mentor this semester. How do you begin your writing process?  I saw that Suzanne LaFleshe is a character in a story in Body Work. The story “The Strange Sad History of Suzanne Lafleshe” was … Read entire article »

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Book Review: Flesh

Book Review:  Flesh

  I read Hollis Seamon’s novel Flesh while attending a workshop with her at my MFA residency.  Maybe it was studying with Hollis in the flesh (sorry, had to), or maybe it was hanging out with so many writers for so many days, or maybe it was hearing the awesome faculty readings in the evenings–but I read this novel with an entirely different mindset than usual.   Usually I meander through a story, perhaps enjoying the writer’s use … Read entire article »

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