"Dark Earth," Sarah L. Parris

About this episode

This episode features a reading of 'Dark Earth' by Sarah L. Parris, a writer of speculative and fantasy fiction.

Today on Midwest Weird: "Dark Earth," by Sarah L. Parris. Buy Sarah a coffee in support of her work ! Be sure to leave a message and note who the coffee is for : ) Sarah Parris writes short speculative and fantasy fiction. She is also an instructor of English and Creative Writing, which she believes is the best job ever. Sarah lives in Missouri with her wife and cats. In her free time, Sarah can often be found playing Dungeons & Dragons. For a full transcript of this episode, visit www.midwestweird.com . _____ Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazine from Broads and Books Productions . We’re the home of weird fiction and nonfiction by Midwestern writers. Submit your own work to Midwest Weird at www.midwestweird.com .

People in this episode

Guest: Sarah L. Parris

Topics covered

• speculative fiction
• fantasy fiction
• creative writing
• Dungeons & Dragons
• Midwestern writers

Keywords

• Dark Earth
• Sarah L. Parris
• speculative fiction
• fantasy
• Midwest Weird

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Broads and Books Productions

Places: Missouri

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