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“Hearts & Wallpaper: Writing Short-Form Madness & Horror” brings together moderator L. E. Daniels with Lee Murray, Emily Ruth Verona, Kaylee Dobbs (Happy Goat Horror), and Stephanie M. Wytovich for intimate readings and a craft conversation on how short stories and poems hold lived experience. The panel explores using metaphor, humor, voice, and white space to approach topics like postpartum depression, OCD, body dysmorphia, rejection sensitivity, and stuttering while touching on Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” and Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Tied to the Flame Tree Press anthology This Way Lies Madness and the HWA Mental Health Initiative, this discussion champions community, empathy, and the hope that comes from sharing our truths.
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