Jess Jensen Mitchell on Self-Sowing by Dominika Słowik

Anna meets Jess Jensen Mitchell in Katowice, Poland  —  once a hub of Central Europe’s coal mining industry —  to talk about her translation of Dominika Słowik’s eco-critical short story collection, Self-Sowing. Jess recalls an adventure that led her to publish a story from the collection, “Blizzard”(Two Lines Journal), and how she learned to find humanity in nonhuman characters. She also hints at an upcoming project. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.paraphrasispodcast.com