Claire Polders

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    Dear Samantha Hunt: An Open Letter

    Write or Die Magazine published my essay "Dear Samantha Hunt: An Open Letter," on synchronicities, ghost books, dead fathers, and the connections we feel as authors between one another.

  • Author News,  Book: Woman of the Hour,  On Writing and Art

    How The Sacred Lake of Poetry Can Bring Wisdom to Our Prose

    An essay for Brevity on writing hybrids and finding inspiration in poetry.

  • Portrait of Travel Writer Claire Polders in Seoul
    Interviews,  On Writing and Art,  Wander, Wonder, Write

    Travel Writer Profile

    Travel writer Rolf Potts interviewed me about my nomadic life and the challenges of writing while on the road.

  • Short Story Podcast
    Interviews,  On Writing and Art

    Short Story Podcast

    Short Story Today is a weekly short story podcast hosted by Jon DiSavino. Each episode begins with an in-depth interview with a short story writer followed by the host reading work from the guest author—a professional audiobook production. Jon DiSavino…

  • Mindfulness for the Busy Writer
    On Writing and Art

    Mindfulness for the Busy Writer

    I'm a happy busy writer. But mindfulness is more than an emergency exit. It deserves my commitment, even when I seem to need it less.

  • wigleaf
    Author News,  On Writing and Art

    Wigleaf & Past Ten

    I'm proud to present two new publications this month: a flash fiction in Wigleaf and an essay in Past Ten.

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