In this episode of Transposition, Nonfiction editor Ramona Pilar joins in to interview author Lori Yeghiayan Friedman whose piece “How to Survive a Genocide” was published in our Vol V: Act/Break issue (2020). The Transposition Pod team dives into themes of Lori’s essay which include building identity & finding one’s voice as a First Generation child of Armenian immigrants, and the intimate & unique ways people who are raised in Los Angeles get to know Los Angeles.
They also explore the “creative” aspects of creative nonfiction craft including: hermit crab essays, flash nonfiction favorites, and what to do when one gets bored with one’s own writing (hint: there’s a party involved).
About Lori Yeghiayan Friedman:
Lori Yeghiayan Friedman's creative nonfiction and essays have most recently appeared in Pithead Chapel, Hippocampus Magazine, Bending Genres, Autofocus Lit, Memoir Monthly and the Los Angeles Times. "How to Survive a Genocide" appeared in Exposition Review's 2020 Act/Break issue and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Lori has a BA and an MFA in Theatre, both from the University of California, San Diego. Follow her on Twitter: @loriyeg
Los Angeles Times essay: “Finding in Little Armenia the roots my parents tried to bury”
Links to other work: https://linktr.ee/loriyeg
About Ramona Pilar:
Ramona Pilar’s artistic career spans two centuries (technically). California-born & L.A.-raised, she is a story-diviner who produces prose, plays, songs, and amalgamations. She is the current Creative Nonfiction Editor at Exposition Review, lead singer of The Raveens, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles. Her favorite word is, “why?”
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Producer: Mitchell Evenson
Producer: Lauren Gorski
Intro Music by Mitchell Evenson
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