Talking about books, contemplation, spiritual practice, and more on podcasts dedicated to telling true stories about writing and writers
This Queer Book Saved My Life
“No one ever told me that I could be divine. That my sexuality was a gift.”
Sandy Hope says that Elizabeth’s Swinging on the Garden Gate saved her life. She and Elizabeth discuss this in this episode.
Author2Author
I had the treat of talking shop with Author.com’s Bill Kenower recently. Check out our lively conversation below.
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Kate Rademacher, who organizes Writing For Your Life, told me she wished she’d read The Release long before she’d begun writing since it would have relieved her of the pressure of performing to a market-economy audience. I love it! I so hope new writers find this book too. Thanks to Kate for this marvelous conversation.
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Our writing is a gift – both to ourselves and others. That’s what Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew teaches, and we loved getting to explore these ideas in this week’s episode! In this wide-ranging conversation about spiritual memoir, we cover:
- Loving your writing for its own sake, not for what it “does”
- Balancing marketability with honoring the complexity and authenticity of our experience
- The author’s “horseshoe” relationship with the reader in memoir
- Staying faithful to the gifts that you receive—and that you give—in your writing
- Does not finishing really mean failing at our book?
Queer Theology
In this engaging conversation, Elizabeth shares her journey as a queer contemplative Christian and how her spiritual path intertwines with her identity and creative work. She discusses the importance of spiritual direction in her personal growth, the practice of rewriting one’s narrative, and the role of creativity in spiritual exploration. Elizabeth emphasizes the value of community and rituals in tapping into creative energy, and offers insights on how anyone can approach writing as a spiritual practice, regardless of their perceived creative abilities. We totally agree with Elizabeth’s understanding that there is power in creativity and personal practices in fostering change in a complex world.
Via Poetica Journal
Elizabeth reads her essay, “The Calculus of Awe,” from Vita Poetica Journal’s Winter 2023 issue.
How to Heal Our Divides
This book interview explores Swinging on the Garden Gate with Elizabeth.
Byte Sized Blessings
From the host: Elizabeth has several stories to tell, and each are enchanting! This delightful author of several books has clearly been called from the start to a magical and delicious life! We talk how even the darkness has potentials in it and how going through a dark night of the soul can prepare one for the profoundest magic in one’s life.
Gay with God!
Stillness and Action – Plymouth Meaning Podcast
Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew is one of the founders of the Plymouth Contemplative, a group that travels across Christian and other spiritual traditions exploring what emerges out of silence. We sat down to discuss her pathway into contemplation throught memoir writing and how that path led to a shift in her understanding of God.
Write On! Radio
Elizabeth discusses her memoir, Swinging on the Garden Gate, which discusses her experiences as a bisexual person of faith in a Christian community.
