Cinelle Barnes is a memoirist, essayist, and educator from Manila, Philippines, and is the author of MONSOON MANSION: A MEMOIR (Little A, 2018) and MALAYA: ESSAYS ON FREEDOM (Little A, 2019), and the editor of a forthcoming anthology of essays about the American South (Hub City Press, 2020). In this episode, Stephen talks with Cinelle about memoir as an agent of healing and how her process of writing helped navigate the impact of childhood trauma. *Patrons of the podcast can enjoy an additional interview segment with Cinelle outlining practical steps of memoir writing for those of you interested in learning what it takes to get your story from the pen to the page.