Guest Interview with Aubrey Reverie

Join Hannah and Jess as they interview their FIRST guest on the podcast. They talk all things writing process! Aubrey B. (Aubrey Reverie) was born and raised in a working-class, small Appalachian town, and like most kids from the sticks, dreamt of leaving that town in the dust the day she turned 18. She got as far as West Virginia University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism with a minor in Creative Writing. While enrolled, she placed as runner up in the university’s Waitman Barbe Creative Writing Awards with a piece of creative nonfiction, and had an essay published by NPR’s This I Believe programming. Two months after graduation, while working in corporate communications, she re-enrolled to study Digital Marketing Communications at the graduate level in the Reed College of Media, earning a master’s certificate. (Go Mountaineers). She spent 15 years as a professional writer and digital marketer, specializing in feature writing and digital storytelling, while continuing to write creatively in her free time. Her current focus is on full time creative authorship. Aubrey lives with her husband (her high school sweetheart) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and can usually be found barefoot and slightly feral, tending to her flower gardens and chatting with the bees. Her creative writing style is heavily influenced by the grit of her upbringing, including themes of resilience, poverty, dark humor, and the overwhelming ache of the human condition. As an eternal pessimistic optimist, her stories (usually) have happy endings. Do you have feedback or episode requests for us? Fill out this form to let us know. Don't forget to follow us on social media: @thefictionlounge on Instagram, TikTok, and Threads! And you can always visit our website! SHOW NOTES Inclusive Writing & Editing Resources Words for Skin Tone | How to Describe Skin Color Teaching Materials Archive Resources for Writers Query Tracker