Lisa DeBenedictis's Blog: SHORT SKIRTS AND SHORTER STORIES now available as an audiobook on CD

"Shorts skirts and Shorter Stories" on 97.1 WXOX Louisville

ENJOY THIS INTERVIEW WITH RACHEL SHORT ON THE KEEP LOUISVILLE LITERARY

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SO HAPPY TO SHARE THIS LOVELY INTERVIEW FROM CO- HOSTS ELISABETH WEEMS AND ELLEN ROBINSON (SHOW CREATOR)--hope you will take the time to listen!

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I've read many posts and articles complaining that the literacy rate for millennials is declining. That they don't bother buying books. In my experience, this just isn't true. This generation consumes literature and writes everything from travelogues to blogs to very impassioned posts on everything from facebook to LinkedIn to twitter using their personal devices. They read books on phones, laptops and ebook readers. They listen to audiobooks on commutes, vacations, and while cooking and doing errands. This generation is on the go and they fit in what's important on their phone. They are adaptable, articulate, passionate and active. I feel excited when I speak to them at Universities, book signings and in personal conversations in my role as mentor and friend. This generation grew up consuming large volumes of Harry Potter and has high expectations from poetry to prose. They understand character arcs, plot machination and have high expectations. They consume poetry from Instagram, rap music, and ebooks. They are zealous about life and planned from grade school how to contribute to it. They live fast and furiously attempt to make everyday count globally. I rest easily at night after encountering a group of students their age ready to take on the world joyfully.