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In this episode of What We Aim to Do, I talk with Abigail Welhouse, poet, book publicist, and horseback riding instructor, about the art of balancing multiple passions. We explore the freedom of trying new things without pressure, the hidden challenges of book publicity, and the value of curiosity as a core creative practice. Abigail shares insights on living and creating in New York City, teaching, and how embracing diverse interests has enriched her life and writing.

About the guest:

Among other things, ABIGAIL WELHOUSE is the author of Small Dog (dancing girl press), Bad Baby (dancing girl press), Too Many Humans of New York (Bottlecap Press), and Memento Mori (a poem/comic collaboration with Evan Johnston). Her poems have been published in The Toast, Yes Poetry, Ghost Ocean Magazine, and elsewhere, and her writing about food and money has been published in Edible Brooklyn, Edible Manhattan, The Billfold, and more. Subscribe to the Secret Poems of Abigail Welhouse.

She is a freelance book publicist and teaches horseback riding in New York City as a PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor (CTRI).

Connect with Abigail: https://www.instagram.com/welhouse

What We Aim To Do is a podcast about vocation. Featuring conversations with artists, writers, and founders, host Megan Nichols asks questions about the challenges and joys of pursuing meaningful work, balancing ambition with well-being, and finding purpose in the work we share with the world.

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Megan Nichols is the author of the chapbook Animal Unfit (Belle Point Press, 2023). Her poems have appeared in Iron Horse Literary Review, The Threepenny Review, Frontier Poetry and elsewhere. She lives in the Ozark Mountains.

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