Memoir, misery lit or clickbait?

That time my story was butchered on a podcast

(Photo by Jez Timms on Unsplash.)

I submitted one of my stories to a small podcast this spring, and it was accepted, which meant that a volunteer performer would read my story aloud on an upcoming episode.

How exciting! I was grateful for the head pat. Especially when working on big, long-term projects (my novel), it’s nice to have a little…