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![]() ![]() As a writer, I know these big feelings are what make interesting work with emotional range. ![]() Without being able to explain why, I used to protect myself from this sort of stimulus, from big feelings. When I was a child, I was one of those highly sensitive beings who couldn't read or watch sad scenes. It's how I engage with the world - I understand it better now as an adult. Megan Mayhew Bergman : Empathy is what lights up my brain. Superstition Review: In an interview with Los Angeles Review of Books, you reveal, “My primary way into a story is through empathy….” Can you explain this idea further? How did empathy inform the stories in Almost Famous Women? ![]() I cannot help but feel incredibly lucky that she has shared her gift of illumination with me here.” In this interview, Megan discusses her inclination toward empathy, the trickiness of defining femininity, and the secret to an exemplary line. For a season, I was suspended in a rich state of musing. Of the process, she said, “The stories in Megan Mayhem Bergman’s latest collection so powerfully influenced my mind. This interview was conducted via email by Interview Editor Niki Johnson. “That Tingling of Inspiration,” an interview with Megan Mayhew Bergman ![]()
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