Barrie Miskin on Plumbing Dark Places
In Conversation with Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But
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In this episode, Barrie Miskin discusses her debut memoir, Hell Gate Bridge, motherhood, depression, how the book began as a form as therapy, writing a fast draft, working with Sarah Perry and Elizabeth Ellen, literary talismans, plumbing dark places as she wrote, hiring a publicist, and more!
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Barrie Miskin is the author of Hell Gate Bridge, out now from Woodhall Press. Barrie’s writing has appeared in Hobart, Narratively, Expat Press, and elsewhere. Her interviews can be found in Write or Die Magazine, where she is a staff writer. Barrie is also a public school teacher in Queens, New York, where she lives with her husband and daughter.
