With the forthcoming publication of her debut short story collection, A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times, Meron Hadero takes us inside her process of writing short stories revealing how she creates a new, overarching narrative by presenting them as a collection. Over months of conversation with presenter and producer Sonia Paul, and in separate audio diaries and recordings with others in her life, Meron reflects on the themes she is attracted to as an Ethiopian-American writer and explores what it's like to create the space between Ethiopia and the United States with the turn of the page. She shares the nuts and bolts of publishing such a book - from determining the order of stories to working through edits, to deciding on a book cover along with dedications and acknowledgments - she pulls back the curtain to reveal the detailed thought process behind every decision.
