EP 194: Interview with author DC Diamondopolous

<p>Host Imelda Wei Ding Lo (a.k.a. Fortunus Games) talks to author DC Diamondopolous, whose short story, “<a href="https://tetedepunk.wixsite.com/theunconcourier/post/life-with-angie">Life with Angie</a>,” appeared in Issue Five of our literary zine, <a href="https://tetedepunk.wixsite.com/theunconcourier">“The Unconventional Courier.”</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>DC Diamondopolous is an award-winning short story and flash fiction writer with over four hundred stories published internationally in print and online magazines, literary journals, and anthologies.</p> <p>Some of the awards she‘s won include first place at the Honest Story Telling Challenge of 2022, two Pushcart Award Nominations, and two Best Of the Net Nominations. She’s also a three-time finalist in ScreenCrafts Short Story Contest (which includes “Life with Angie”).</p> <p>You can see more of her award-winning works on her site, <a href="https://www.dcdiamondopolous.com">Dcdiamondopolous.com</a>.</p> <p>DC's stories have appeared in: Progenitor, 34th Parallel, So It Goes: The Literary Journal of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, Lunch Ticket, and others. DC’s recently released collection Captured Up Close (20th Century Short-Short Stories) has two Pushcart Prize-nominated stories and one nominated for Best of the Net Anthology.</p> <p>Her first collection of stories was Stepping Up. She lives on the California coast with her wife and animals.</p> <p>In this episode, we’ll be talking to DC about her latest book, which you can order on Amazon, <em>Captured Up Close: 20th Century Short-Short Stories</em>. We will also talk about her approach to writing and what she’s working on now.</p> <p>Imelda asks DC the following questions:</p> <ol> <li>Can you tell us about <em>Captured Up Close: 20th Century Short-Short Stories? </em>What kind of short stories have you included in this collection? What prompted you to write them?</li> <li>Why do you like to write historical fiction?</li> <li>What is the approach that you take?</li> <li>Do you also write on current