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Reuben “Tihi” Hayslett Talks Short Stories: Get In & Get Out

Today’s guest is Reuben “Tihi” Hayslett who confronts identity politics, racism and homophobia in his debut short story collection “Dark Corners,” which has been selected by Kirkus Reviews as best book of the year (2019).  Hayslett’s characters, most of them black, brown, and/or queer, have their personal problems complicated by their outsider status, by ominous politics, and by occasional eruptions of madness and the macabre. Tihi joined me today to talk about writing and art as a form of protest. Also covered: looking inward to step into your power before taking your work outward for a broader audience, and the art form of the short story, and how sometimes being succinct is how you allow your reader to fill in the blanks.

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