<p>Why should we pay attention to scars or scar tissue? After the original injury heals and its pain recedes, should we ignore what’s left behind? In this episode, Linda mulls over these questions while considering <a href="https://madeleinethien.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Madeleine Thien</a>'s "Alchemy," from her collection, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/177705/simple-recipes-by-madeleine-thien/9780345811219" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Simple Recipes</em></a>. Don't know Thien's work? Check out her award-winning novel, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/259732/do-not-say-we-have-nothing-by-madeleine-thien/9780345810434" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Do Not Say We Have Nothing </em></a>(which <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-3-my-body-is-a-record-madeleine-thiens-do/id1522901315?i=1000488643554" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda discussed in Season 1, Episode 3</a>) and her most recent novel, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/738431/the-book-of-records-by-madeleine-thien/9781039009561" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Book of Records</em>.</a> She also offers her best wishes for the new year, in this, the last episode of Season 6 (2025).</p><br><p>Writer/host/producer: Linda Morra; Associate Producer: Maia Harris; Music: Raphael Krux (The Madness of Linda).</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>