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Join author, educator, and learner, Annmarie Kelly as she laughs, cries, and kvetches with the writers, musicians, entrepreneurs, and wanderers who inspire all of us to reach beyond our divisions and discover what it means to be wild, precious, and brave.
Sacramento Noir with Maureen O’Leary and Naomi Williams
Wild Precious Life
1 hour 5 minutes
2 months ago
Sacramento Noir with Maureen O’Leary and Naomi Williams
Maureen O’Leary and Naomi J. Williams are California authors who join us to discuss their inclusion in Sacramento Noir, an anthology showcasing the gilded splendor and, as editor John Freeman puts it, the “not-at-all-buried contradictions” of that historic state capital. In today’s episode, Naomi, Maureen, and Annmarie talk about the erasure of a Japanese-American neighborhood, the powerful sway of mean girls, and what we can learn from the dark stories our cities hide in plain sight.
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Titles Mentioned in This Episode:
Sacramento Noir, edited by John Freeman
Landfalls, by Naomi J. Williams
Physics of Weight: Collected Poems, by Maureen O’Leary
Time’s Mouth, by Edan Lepucki
Detransition, Baby, by Torrey Peters
The Heart of It All, by Christian Kiefer (You can listen to our WPL conversation with Christian here.)
Here’s the opening for The Brady Bunch. What do you think – terrifying or not?
Here’s the trailer for the noir film Notorious with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman.
Follow Maureen O'Leary:
Instagram: @maureenow
Twitter/X: @maureenow
Bluesky: @maureenow.bsky.social
maureen-oleary.com
Follow Naomi J. Williams:
Instagram: @naomijwilliams
Twitter/X: @NaomiWilliams
Bluesky: @naomijwilliams.bsky.social
naomijwilliams.com
**Writing Workshops:
If you liked this conversation and are interested in writing together, please consider the opportunities below.
Or if you’re looking for an online class to jumpstart your memoir, you can find that here.
Or for women interested in an online Saturday morning writing circle, you can sign up here or message Annmarie to learn more.
Photo Credits: Jesse Egner for Naomi Williams
Aaron Cameron for Maureen O’Leary
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Wild Precious Life
Join author, educator, and learner, Annmarie Kelly as she laughs, cries, and kvetches with the writers, musicians, entrepreneurs, and wanderers who inspire all of us to reach beyond our divisions and discover what it means to be wild, precious, and brave.
