Hillary Leftwich’s multi-genre collection, Ghosts Are Just Strangers Who Know How to Knock (CCM Press/The Accomplices 2019), is frighteningly beautiful and natural in its scope of voices and reverberates long after its first read. Leftwich is an editor, organizer in her literary community, and an advocate for writers existing in liminal spaces. Here she shares about her book and an impulse to create from the beats of memory.
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Capitalism is terrible, but here we are, trapped in its toxic embrace, at least for now. And since we're in a situation where trade and industry are controlled by private owners, being a good literary citizen means that when your friend's book comes out, you buy it. Except if you can't afford to, in which case, you probably feel terrible, but there's actually a lot you can do to support your friends who are making stuff, even if you don't have the financial means to buy what they make. Here are 6 ways to do that:
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