Drawing upon an unconventional nonfiction storytelling structure derived from the game MASH, Athena Dixon’s debut memoir-in-essays is a nostalgic, compelling journey of self-discovery. Unpacking life’s unexpected experiences, Dixon embarks on a winding, reminiscent road to find the answers to one of humankind’s most pressing questions: Why must I shrink to avoid disruption? 

Inside Writer’s Block featuring writers Athena Dixon and Amy Alkon.

We’ll discuss the women in our lives who inspired us to write, the women writers who modeled excellence for us, and the challenges and satisfactions of our current projects. Joining me will be: Novelist Kalisha Buckhanon, author most recently of the novel Speaking of Summer Athena Dixon, essayist and nonfiction writer and author of The Incredible Shrinking Woman […]