Zach Powers — THE MIGRAINE DIARIES - with Hannah Grieco

With lyrical prose and a deeply empathetic voice, The Migraine Diaries offers a raw, unflinching look at the impact of chronic illness on the human spirit.When a 30-something man experiences his first migraine at the funeral for his best friend, his life within a close-knit friend group threatens to come undone. He must navigate despair and debilitation alongside relationships, work, and the quest for meaning. He struggles to find sparks of hope and beauty even as his body and mind rebel against him.How does he live with endless, invisible hurt? How does he support his friends even as he loses the ability to support himself? His very experience of time alters—looping, regressing, and flashing back to a before that’s lost forever.The Migraine Diaries, told in the unique format of a diagnostic headache journal, is a visionary look at human endurance, as well as a poignant exploration of pain. Most of all, it’s a testament to the power of friendship in the face of strife and grief.Zach Powers is a native of Savannah, Georgia, and lives and writes in Arlington, Virginia. He will publish his next novel, The Migraine Diaries, in April 2026 with JackLeg Press. His novel First Cosmic Velocity was published in 2019 by Putnam, and his debut story collection Gravity Changes won the BOA Short Fiction Prize and was published in 2017 by BOA Editions. His prose and poetry have been featured by American Short Fiction, Black Warrior Review, Tin House Online, and elsewhere. He co-founded the literary arts nonprofit Seersucker Live. He led the writers’ workshop at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home for eight years. He was an arts and culture columnist for Savannah Morning News. He serves as Executive & Artistic Director for The Writer’s Center and Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry journal. He once won a regional Emmy for writing a public service announcement.Powers is in conversation with Hannah Grieco whose debut short story collection First Kicking, Then Not is out now from Stanchion Books. She is a professor at Marymount University, a columnist for Washington City Paper, and a rabid fan of independent publishing. Find her online at www.hgrieco.com and on most social media @writesloud.PURCHASE: https://politics-prose.com/book/9781956907254?ic_referral=ZFOzuVTJi1LostTy22Ht0QEIFb0Nzsydp3d-6E60orswM4aU5NZ2_Glh9DsFpYTd9qwpn9t0Gr83_0B4y3zTpf-2AjLm3MTmzTtZfAjnbGjocBaOuA4YAdOVH-zF8DeLovN5XWo