Mel Bosworth Reflects
by Roxane Gay
Q. How did this story come about?
I’ve always enjoyed the phrase, “hiding in plain view,” and that’s what wanted to capture with this piece, the idea that everything is right there, at all times, for the taking. It’s just a matter of understanding what the veils are and how to remove them. I also wanted to write something with the word “segue” in it.
Q. What song would you pair with this story?
Three Questions by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
Q: What makes fiction necessary for you?
Fiction is the truth that keeps me going.
posted by Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay is our June 2010 Writer In Residence. Her writing appears or is forthcoming in DIAGRAM, Mid-American Review, Annalemma, McSweeney's (online), and others. Her first short story collection, Ayiiti will be out this fall. She is the co-editor of PANK and you can find her online at www.roxanegay.com.Our Writer In Residence is invited to spend a month onsite sharing fiction, interviews, reviews, ideas, or an ongoing project of some kind.
Past Residents:
Amber Sparks
Brian Kiteley
Ethel Rohan
First Footing
Gina Frangello
Origin Stories
Jess Stoner
Jeff Vande Zande
Kevin Fanning
Kathy Fish
Michelle Bailat-Jones
Matt Briggs
Peter Grandbois
Roxane Gay
Robert Kloss
Terri Griffith
Tim Horvath
William Walsh
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