Katharine Strange’s project for the 2022 Jack Straw Writers Program is a snarky memoir that explores the PTSD that came with her decision to get married and move to the UK when she was 22. In her conversation with curator Michael Schmeltzer, they delve into Katherine’s comedic style of writing, the ways she stays motivated, and the theme of empathy that comes through in her writing. “In my writing I like to make fun a lot, but I try to always leave room to see the humanity, even in people who are kind of more antagonistic.”

Music by Ran Park, produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.