• Kelsey Ronan: Research, Ancestry, and Writing to Julius Eastman
    May 4 2026

    Author and Educator, Kelsey Ronan joins the editors of The Long and The Short of It Literary Journal for a conversation about family and what we inherit from them, Flint and the craft of writing place, and research, research, research! Plus, find out what music we listen to when writing!

    Kelsey Ronan is the author of the novel Chevy in the Hole, a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, and Michigan Notable Book. Her short stories and personal essays can be found in The Kenyon Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Indiana Review, Literary Hub, and more.


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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Matthew Gavin Frank: Obsession, Submersibles, and Which States Have the Best Food
    Mar 2 2026

    Author and Educator, Matthew Gavin Frank joins the editors of The Long and The Short of It Literary Journal for a conversation about Obsession, Submersibles, and which states have the best food. We also discuss nuance in True Crime, and Matthew's latest book, Submersed: Wonder, Obsession, and Murder in the World of Amateur Submarines.

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    1 hr and 21 mins