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2019

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Sharma Shields photographed by Rajah Bose

A Better World: An Interview with Critically-Acclaimed WA Author Sharma Shields

From my first encounter with Sharma Shields’ work, I was awed by her gifts with character, plot, mythology, and the most meaningful expressions of the human condition. From her Autumn House Award winning collection of stories, Favorite Monster, to the psychological devastation of the inner life revealed in The Sasquatch Hunter’s Almanac, and now to …

Apr

4

2012

Fleeing Idiot Ghosts and Tiptoeing Back

In high school, I dreamt about leaving–not just Spokane, my conservative hometown, but the Northwest in its entirety. I wanted big, urgent cities elsewhere, most notably NYC. I randomly chose a couple of high-end universities, sent in my applications, and waited for what I assumed would be prompt and eager acceptance. Lazily, at the urging …