The Craft & Release Podcast

Julianne Nassi is an acute care nurse, cringey dog mom, and mezcal supremacist from Harlem. She describes her writing style as “manic episode” and has learned to lean into it—because sometimes creativity looks a little like madness. Her story for Release 004: REDEMPTION + REVENGE, involves a toxic ex, plastic surgery, and the particular satisfaction of getting the last word.

Ene is a creative and storyteller at heart whose creativity takes many forms, from cooking to writing, to floral design. Her story for Release 004: REDEMPTION + REVENGE is about a forbidden romance, a friendship put to the test, and what happens when desire complicates everything.

Gaëlle is Brooklyn-born, Philly-raised, and the daughter of Haitian parents. She’s a creative, a hustler, and a risk taker who would rather try something and be wrong than wonder what could have happened. Her story for Release 004: REDEMPTION + REVENGE is about revisiting the same situation one too many times—and what it takes to finally leave it alone for good.

Sumitra is an NYC-based writer, textile designer, and mother of two. Her story for Release 004: REDEMPTION + REVENGE follows the evolution of her relationship with her father and the difficult work of forgiveness when family bonds are tested.

E.M. Gallagher is a writer, New Yorker, former educator, and retired hellraiser. On her Substack, Ugh. Anyway., she writes about the ghosts of her dating past and rants about life at large. It took her eight years to write her story for Release 004: REDEMPTION + REVENGE. It’s about a breakup that blindsided her, what she couldn’t understand at the time, and what became clear years later.