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Crystal K. Odelle
I met Felecia because we teach at the same community college. Our first real conversation was when I agreed to sub a fiction class for her. My department is large and I admit that I’m not overly social, but as soon I started talking with Felecia, my first thought was Why haven’t I been talking to her all along? She was genuine, funny, kind, and clearly an excellent teacher. A few years later I got to hear her read from her novel in progress and I was floored by just how good a writer she is, too.We hope you enjoy our interview with her!Plume: When did you know you were a writer?Felecia Caton-Garcia: Ever since I was four or five years old and counting out haiku syllables on tiny fingers to pass the time on long car trips with my dad, I knew I loved language. But I still find myself hesitant to claim the title. What does it mean to be a writer? Is it when I’m getting published? When I’m writing work I think is good, but not publishing? When I’m writing work I hate? When I’m not writing at all, but still thinking about it all the time? I don’t know if I’m a writer, but I’m going to keep writing anyway. P: Where do you get your ideas?FCG: My ideas come to me from the world. I hear that some folks have a hotline to the Muse, and I think that’s fantastic, but it isn’t me. If there is one theory of origin for art that resonates with me, it would have to be Garcia Lorca’s ideas of duende. My ideas emerge from my investigation in the dark crevices of our society, our history, my memory, my sense of self. I write because I want to drag the parts of the world and the parts of myself that are more comfortable lounging in the peripheral vision—almost, but not quite seen. P: Where do you write? Has this changed in 2020?FCG: I never had a “room of my own.” I have written many places, but mostly I write at my kitchen table. When I was younger, the only piece of furniture I owned was a kitchen table. When my daughters were young, I had to be in a place that was easily accessible to them so they could ask for snacks or help with homework or anything else. This … Read more
