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TIH 399: Gwendolyn Kiste on Boneset & Feathers, Witches, and Optimism Winning

  • June 5, 2021

  • 3 mins to read

In this podcast Gwendolyn Kiste talks about Boneset & Feathers, witches, optimism winning, and much more.

About Gwendolyn Kiste

Gwendolyn Kiste is a Pennsylvania-based horror and speculative fiction writer. She writes short stories and novels. She won the 2018 Bram Stoker Award for her novel The Rust Maidens. Kiste was born in Massillon, Ohio and was raised in New Philadelphia, Ohio. She now lives outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Show notes

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[3:08] Biggest changes personally and professionally
[7:45] Boneset & Feathers
[9:09] Witch misconceptions
[12:37] Parallels between modern world people cast as witches and witchfinders
[16:20] Optimistic side winning out
[27:34] The Reluctant Immortals
[36:31] Ryan Whitley, via Patreon, asks about ‘the eight people who murdered me’ origin
[42:46] The truest thing Gwendolyn knows
[45:05] The rise of the emoji
[49:25] Lord Mordi, via Patreon, asks about amassing over 60 publications in 2015
[53:04] A working day for Gwendolyn
[56:39] Favourite YouTube channels
[58:36] John WM Thompson, via Patreon, asks what work of fiction was earliest work in dialogue with
[1:01:57] The one thing every young goth should know
[1:03:30] A story not classically horror that Gwendolyn would put into the genre
[1:28:41] Finding an animal’s skull and pieces of animals
[1:35:34] Something new Gwendolyn has tried recently
[1:44:49] If you could change one thing in your life what would it be and why
[1:50:01] Top priorities in life right now
[1:54:15] Connect with Gwendolyn
[1:54:44] Final thoughts

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