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Publications + Podcasts

ESSAY COLLECTIONS

THE LOSS OF A LIFETIME: GRIEVING SIBLINGS SHARE STORIES OF LOVE, LOSS AND HOPE
Edited by Lynn L. Shattuck and Alyson Shelton
Coming June 17, 2025


NO CONTACT: 28 WRITERS ON FAMILY ESTRANGEMENT
Edited by Jenny Bartoy (Forthcoming Catapult 2026)
Water is Thicker


COMICS LIT VOLUME 1 
Edited by A.R. Farina & Tonya Todd (Accomplishing Innovation Press)
My (Imaginary) Badass Bestie; The Black Widow
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SELECTED ESSAYS
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PARLEY LIT
Mercy

MS.

The Repercussions of Trauma as a Former Patient of Dr. Tyndall

THE RUMPUS: VOICES ON ADDICTION
​There is No Escape

PITHEAD CHAPEL

How to Hold Love

THE NEW YORK TIMES TINY LOVE STORY
Outrageously Perfect

MARCH FADNESS 80'S EDITION
Easy Lover

3ELEMENTS REVIEW
The Exact Right Place

INLANDIA JOURNAL
Not Fine, Never Fine

DOROTHY PARKER'S ASHES
The Boys

SURVIVOR LIT
Stop is a Complete Sentence


HUMOROUS ESSAYS  

Little Old Lady (LOL) Comedy
Trying on New Names: My Childhood Adventures Visiting Hertha the Numerologist

Little Old Lady (LOL) Comedy
My Mean Girl: Or Being Told Your Forehead is Too Big For Anyone to Ever Love You

Bending Genres
Lucky Little Girl

HAD
My First Talent Crush


SOCIAL MEDIA/INTERVIEWS

FIVE MINUTE LIT
Match Point

THE KEEPTHINGS
The Bible

BREVITY BLOG
The Sanctity of the First Read

BREVITY BLOG
Where I'm From - Writers Answer on Instagram Live

VOYAGE LA
Conversations with Alyson Shelton

A LETTER TO YOU PROJECT
Dear Michael

SHOUTOUT LA
Interview with Alyson


SELECTED PODCASTS

WHERE I'M FROM POETRY SERIES
Hosted by Alyson Shelton

FEMME ON COLLECTIVE PODCAST: FINE CUT WITH ALYSON
Hosted by Alyson Shelton

OPEN TO HOPE
Lynn Shattuck and Alyson Shelton on Sibling Loss

FREELANCE WRITING DIRECT WITH ESTELLE ERASMUS
#125 Parlaying Writing Into an Act of Reclamation Featuring Alyson Shelton

WRITING YOUR RESILIENCE WITH LISA COOPER ELLISON
​The Loneliness of Sibling Loss

FEMME ON CREATIVES: ARTIST CLAIRE KEANE
Claire and Alyson talk about finding their creative voices.

FEMME ON CREATIVES: DR. INGRID CLAYTON
Ingrid and Alyson discuss how she breaks down complex trauma into bite-sized pieces for her Instagram.

FEMME ON CREATIVES: WRITER PAMELA RIBON on "My Year of Dicks"
​Hosted by Alyson Shelton

GENUINE CHIT-CHAT
#173 Collaborating for the Reburn Comic with Alyson and artist Elise McCall

BANNED BOOKS CONVERSATIONS 
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

THE BODY MYTH WITH RONIT PLANK
With Guest Alyson Shelton


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  • Home
  • Where I'm From
  • The Loss of a Lifetime
  • To Hold The Night Film
  • Publications + Podcasts
  • Reburn Store
  • More About Me
    • Advocacy >
      • Deconstructing White Supremacy in Me
      • Delle Chatman Black Arts Consortium Gift Fund
    • Fine Cut with Alyson
    • Memoir Chat with Ronit Plank
    • Selected Essays (PDF Versions) >
      • Little Old Lady Comedy - My Mean Girl
      • Little Old Lady Comedy-Trying on New Names
    • Contact
    • Blog