Tag: sara omer
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Orion’s Belt Interview: Marie Croke (Fiction- August 2024)
Sara Omer: “The Impermanent Surface of Lake Scintillate,” is a glittering cautionary tale touching on the irresistibility of social media and the cultlike reverence it inspires. It’s Black Mirror but make it poetic, dreamy prose. What were your inspirations in exploring this metaphor? Marie Croke: Poetic, dreamy prose is what I strive for! Often, for…
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Orion’s Belt Interview: Audrey Zhou (July 2024)
Sara Omer: In “Five Stages of Shedding a Skin,” Ming grieves her old memories as she prepares for a new life at the hands of the enigmatic Tailor, who will help her shed her old skin like a snake. What inspired this story? Audrey Zhou: This story started with an idea I had nearly a…
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Orion’s Belt Interview: Eleanor Ball (July 2024)
Sara Omer: “The Skeleton Café,” describes the everyday goings-on of an endearingly dreary café for the undead that feels very familiar. What was your inspiration for this poem? Eleanor Ball: My inspiration was my favorite coffee mug, which features a whimsical drawing of a few skeletons reading. These skeletons sport trendy sunglasses and jaunty berets,…
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Orion’s Belt Interview: Anne Leonard (July 2024)
Sara Omer: “Oak For Her Bones,” is a poignant tale touching on infertility struggles, self-discovery, and generational pain; however, even when tense, the prose is never bleak. What were your inspirations in carving out this story? Anne Leonard: This started from a writing prompt which I can no longer find, but the prompt led me to…
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Orion’s Belt Fiction Interview May 2024 (Carol Scheina)
Sara Omer: In “With the City on Her Shoulders,” the home city the protagonist grew up in comes to life on her, expressed in skyscraper epaulets and a graffiti-decorated jacket. The magic is so enchanting and cozy, bringing into starker contrast complex themes about place, belonging, and stereotyping. What inspired this idea of people carrying…
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Orion’s Belt Interview: April 2024 (Lindsay King-Miller)
Sara Omer: “Apologia, on Forked Tongue” reimagines the classic tale of the dragon guarding the princess, but with Sapphic undertones and a monstrous maiden who eats heroes’ hearts. Do you have any advice on creating such rich complexity of character in a short space? Lindsay King-Miller: I find it really compelling to write a familiar character or…
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Orion’s Belt Interview: Jennifer Skogen (April 2024)
Sara Omer: “Beautiful Dreamer” has a bittersweet, melancholic yet hopeful, ending. As a reader, do you find that happier or sadder endings linger longer with you? As a writer, which do you feel more compelled to explore, and how do you keep a balance that feels so poignant and emotionally believable? Jennifer Skogen: I always feel…