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Clare Follmann

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My name is Clare. I am an author, editor, tea-leaf reader, and grants coordinator located in Olympia, WA.

My work engages with themes of landscape and sense of home, semiotics and language, politics and social critique, and magic and folklore. I use experimental non-fiction, memoir, poetry, fiction, and critical interdisciplinary essay to explore material of interest. I have published articles and prose in Oak Journal, Innersleeve, and Elderly Mag. I was the artist-in-residence at Sou’Wester in the spring of 2020.

b. 1991 Alexandria, Virginia

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Clare Follmann I try to read, and if I can't read anything new, I read something I read before and liked, or read some cute YA stuff. I try to talk my thoughts out w…moreI try to read, and if I can't read anything new, I read something I read before and liked, or read some cute YA stuff. I try to talk my thoughts out with other people. I try to set aside time and just write whatever comes to mind, even if it's garbage. I try to write on my typewriter because not being able to backspace is unbelievably freeing. And if all that fails, I don't try anything and trust that I will write again when I need to. I've gone through many many phases of writer's block, and every time I am able to write again, and every time when I am able to write again I think "Oh god, this is garbage!" and then I keep at it and am able to turn the garbage into something devourable. So basically, try to get inspired, and if I can't get inspired, be patient and trust myself that it'll come back. It always does.(less)
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Clare Follmann Talking to people who say, "Thank you for putting my thoughts into words". It's incredibly satisfying to write my thoughts out into a language that ot…moreTalking to people who say, "Thank you for putting my thoughts into words". It's incredibly satisfying to write my thoughts out into a language that others can understand, and doubly so when others are struggling to express the exact same thing! I love when my writing resonates so perfectly with other people. I feel less alone! (less)
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