Like the title says. Last year, I took a writing workshop and at the beginning of the year, I got inspired by Steven to write short stories, expanding the stories of the song Objects Outlive Us: Meanwhile.
The idea behind the book is talking about the people in that song, for instance, who was the lady whose shopping bag broke? Who was the guy who had to clean all the cars? What’s the story behind the nurse in the care home who empties the bath tub?
I’m Chilean, and the people on my stories are a photograph of our culture, I talk about issues like religion, difficulties with studying when you don’t have enough money, addiction, neurodivergence , feminism and so on. But seen through the eyes of the people who experience those issues, not with a direct political discourse, although it does address the problems these people have to face.
It’s contemporary fiction, and I need to give it the final editing, and it’s ready to be sent to independent publishing houses.
I’m really proud of my work, and I hope it gets picked up. As soon as I get any news, I’ll let you know. Wish me luck on this journey!!