Meet The Elemental Grannies with Elizabeth Cunningham | S6 Ep35

About this episode

In this episode, Marisa Goudy welcomes back Elizabeth Cunningham to discuss her latest novel and the archetypal characters within it.

Write Your Book With Us In 2026 The Authors’ Knot Program, February - November 2026 Registration is open now for our intimate 10-month online writing program for thought leaders, memoirists, novelists. and heart-led visionaries working on a book or another “big project.” OUR STORY In this episode, we welcome back Elizabeth Cunningham, a beloved guest who joins us for the third time. Elizabeth shares the wild Elemental Grannies who appear in her latest novel Over the Edge of the World .  OUR GUEST Widely known for The Maeve Chronicles, Elizabeth Cunningham is the author of six other novels, four collections of poems, and a memoir. She lives in the Valley of the Mahicantuck on land that was home to the Esopus Tribe of the Lenape. Elizabeth’s latest novel is Over the Edge of the World and her new poetry collection is called  Holding Our Brokenness . Find all of her books at https://elizabethcunninghamwrites.com/ IN THIS EPISODE Meet the Grannies–Sweep, Spark, Dirt, and Brine  The power of fairytales to help us grapple with the biggest issues of modern life, particularly issues of power and environmental destruction Archetypal old women characters that have appeared…

People in this episode

Host: Marisa Goudy

Guest: Elizabeth Cunningham

Topics covered

• Elemental Grannies
• fairytales
• environmental issues
• character development
• poetry

Keywords

• Elemental Grannies
• Elizabeth Cunningham
• Over the Edge of the World
• The Maeve Chronicles
• poetry
• fairytales
• character naming
• environmental destruction

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Over the Edge of the World, The Maeve Chronicles, Holding Our Brokenness

Places: Valley of the Mahicantuck, Esopus Tribe of the Lenape

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