Bonus: Weird Short Fiction with Evan James Sheldon

Julia and Victoria talk with author Evan James Sheldon about his new book of gloriously weird flash fiction, Children and Their Cages, and his creative process. Julia learns that flash fiction is not, in fact, a story written very fast.

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Mentioned in this Episode

• Follow Evan James Sheldon’s writing on evanjamessheldon.com and Twitter @EvanJamesSheld1. Check out his latest book Children & Their Cages available online at Barnes & Noble.

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