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Podcast: Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.
Episode: QWS S4E4 RWR McDonald and Catherine Johnstone - Stories of Place
Description: 🎙️ New QWS Podcast Episode! 🌈✨Season 4 continues
In QWS S4E4, Rob chats with writer and artist Catherine Johnstone (she/her) about her lyrical, hybrid memoir-in-progress and her contributions to the international anthology Stories of Place (Black Rose Writing).
They talk coming out through art, the power of queer storytelling, and how creative nonfiction can blur and bend traditional forms—lyric essays, fragments, visual structure, and more. Catherine reflects on publishing with a global collective, the joy of letting go, and her hopes for the LGBTIQA+ community.
She also shares thoughtful advice for fellow writers: the importance of daydreaming, embracing experimental forms, and e...