An interview with Diamond Braxton over her published fiction piece "Hatching Naomi" and the idea of how true crime impacts the narrator and the world around us today. 

Author Interview - The Forge - "Hatching Naomi" 

Derrick interviews TXST MFA candidate Diamond Braxton about the growing trend of book bans across the country. They discuss how censorship impacts marginalized writers and students, as well as the importance of storytelling for these communities.

 Porter House Pod: A Talk on Book Bans

"Naomi spends her drive home from the bookstore listening to her favorite true crime podcast, Caught Red-handed. It has become a game. By now, she knows the signs of serial killers, the buttons that need to be pressed to push a stressed wife over.." 

Hatching Naomi

The Body as a Warzone 

A short story that focuses on a young Mexican American woman who eats her cousin's wedding cake and has an euphoric experience about body dysphoria and acceptance.

diamondgbraxton

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