Listen "Episode #4 - Elana Marcus: "Next of Kin""
Episode Synopsis
South Florida born, New York based author Elana Marcus is our guest on this episode. She tells us about the personal history she drew from in order to write her award-winning short story "Next of Kin." Using a second-person narrative, it addresses a recently-deceased man who was fiancé, stepfather, father, brother, son and ex-husband to the members of his family who have assembled in his house. Some are there to mourn him, while others appear to be more interested in what will become of his assets.Support the show
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