Imagine More Deeply with Cai Emmons, via Paul Calandrino
DEC 4, 202549 MIN
Imagine More Deeply with Cai Emmons, via Paul Calandrino
DEC 4, 202549 MIN
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<p><strong>This is one of Rachael’s favorite episodes, ever </strong>— join Paul as he tells us about Cai Emmons’s new book <em>The Bells. </em></p><br><p><a href="http://paulcalandrino.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Paul Calandrino </strong></a>is a playwright, educator, and actor based in Eugene, Oregon, where Cai and he lived until she died. Since she passed, he has been curating her literary legacy with the release of this book, and he is currently collecting her blog content into book form. </p><br><p><a href="https://caiemmonsauthor.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Cai Emmons</strong></a><strong> </strong>(1951-2023) was the author of seven novels and a story collection, <em>Vanishing. The Bells</em>, is her final novel. She held a BA from Yale University and two MFAs, one from New York University in film and the other from the University of Oregon in fiction. Before turning to fiction, Emmons wrote plays and screenplays. Winner of a Student Academy Award, an Oregon Book Award, and the Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize, and finalist for the Narrative, The Missouri Review, and the Sarton awards, she taught at a variety of institutions, most recently in the creative writing program at the University of Oregon. She died in 2023 from Bulbar-onset ALS, a fast-progressing form of the disease that had taken her voice. <a href="https://amzn.to/3MF6dCk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Bells,</em></a> which features a protagonist with ALS, has just been released by Red Hen Press. Her final years are also the focus of an award-winning documentary <a href="https://vanishingalovestory.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Vanishing: A Love Story</em></a>, directed by Sandra Luckow. </p><br><p><br></p><p>✏️ <strong>Writing in the Junkyard Online Writing Retreat! </strong>Join us! http://rachaelherron.com/retreat</p><br><p>🏠 <strong>Ink Village! </strong>Check it out here: <a href="http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage</a></p><p>(New perks, like editing!)</p><br><p>📕 OUT NOW! <strong><em>The Seven Miracles of Beatrix Holland:</em></strong> <a href="http://rachaelherron.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://rachaelherron.com</a></p><br><p><strong>❤️ Write in Italy May 2026: </strong><a href="http://rachaelherron.com/italy2026" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>http://rachaelherron.com/italy2026</strong></a></p><br><p>🎉 Unstuck is now available here: <a href="https://rachaelherronbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rachaelherronbooks.com/</a></p><br><p><strong>Ink In Your Veins:</strong> How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)</p><p>Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.</p><br><p>📙 Publish Your Book! <a href="https://rachaelherron.com/publish" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rachaelherron.com/publish</a></p><br><p>EXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS (join my writer's list): </p><p>➡️ <strong>How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book</strong> - <a href="https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
