Episode 530: Finding that 'Sinewy Strength' in the Prose with Maccabee Montandon

"Maybe your first images are some bulked up organism, or whatever. Then there's that kind of like sinewy strength that you see in like middleweight fighters. Roberto Duran comes to mind as the epiphany, like a super powerful, sinewy guy, right? And so I think that's what we're talking about too, is just those different forms of power, economy is really seductive to me now," says Maccabee Montandon, whose piece on his brother Asher is featured as a "revived" Atavist story.The factory is running behind here at CNF Pod HQ, but we’ve got the first of two Atavist pods coming this month. It’s Maccabee Montandon being featured for The Atavist’s “revived” series. This story, originally published by Gawker in 2013, details the story of Mac’s brother Asher, who was murdered in Los Angeles in the 1990s.Mac is a journalist, writer, filmmaker, all around creative person and in this episode we talk about: Obsessions and the best forms to tell stories Being creatively impulsive Word economy and sinewy strength How the proximity to tragedy often activates people Writing through grief And his strength as a writer (he’s fast)Visit magazine.atavist.com to read "A Hollywood Ending."