In this episode we spoke with writer Ahsan Butt. We discuss his hometown of Brampton, Ontario then versus now, living in the US as a Muslim post 9/11, watching horror movies to process grief, the feeling of being watched, and how being an outsider can be a superpower – especially as an artist. Ahsan is currently working on a collection of short stories (some of which we link to in our show notes below) and we also link to his website, where you could sign up for his private classes and editing services.Guest Bio:Ahsan Butt was born in Toronto, is of Pakistani descent, and currently lives in Evanston, IL. His short-fiction and essays have appeared in Pleiades, West Branch, Split Lip Magazine, Barrelhouse, The Massachusetts Review, The Normal School, SmokeLong Quarterly, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. He is currently a Senior Editor at South Asian Avant Garde: A Dissident Literary Anthology (SAAG) and writes a newsletter on horror writing.Show Notes:Find Ahsan online here:Ahsan is Unsettled on SubstackMentorship, Editing and Classes by AhsanLinks to some of Ahsan’s work:“Red Eye” – The James Franco Review“Tasneem” – Eclectica“Window” – Split Lip Magazine “Hotel” is published in Pleiades [43.2]“The Mind is a Theater of War: An Interview with Palestinian-American Playwright, Sadieh Rifai” – South Asian Avant-GardeLinks to some media we mention:Caché directed by Michael HanekeA Nightmare on Elm Street directed by Wes CravenMalcom X directed by Spike LeeTwin Peaks created by Mark Frost and David LynchAtlantics directed by Mati DiopPoltergeist directed by Tobe HooperAnnihilation written by Jeff VandermeerCredits:Edited by ⁠Amanda Dee⁠ and mastered by ⁠Rebecca Seidel⁠.Theme music by The Necklace, a project by Taylor Shields and Morgan Võ.Sound Credits:Launching a toy boat into water by adviseme333 — https://freesound.org/s/679396/ — License: Creative Commons 0Paddles rowing on a calm water stream by brunoboselli — https://freesound.org/s/249707/ — License: Creative Commons 020060307.paddling.wav by dobroide — https://freesound.org/s/16770/ — License: Attribution 4.Foghorns, Southampton Water, 3am by richwise — https://freesound.org/s/760454/ — License: Creative Commons 0Light Switch by TheWoodlandNomad — https://freesound.org/s/363084/ — License: Creative Commons 0

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