“We both really like having, essentially, the guts to look at not just issues in their full complexity, but also not to try to gloss over the ugliness.” —Amy Mitchell, The /tƐmz/ ReviewHost Rachel Thompson speaks with Amy Mitchell and Aaron Schneider about the introspection they want to see in political writing, the care and knowledge required to write about cultures, classes, and communities that you don't belong to, and taking the risk to be ugly in writing. (And the surprising thing they discovered when they have published that ugly, risky writing.)This episode is brought to you by the Writerly Love Membership Community.Find all the show notes and a full transcript of the interview at [rachelthompson.co/podcast/51](http://rachelthompson.co/podcast/51)Sign up for my Writerly Love Letters sent every other Thursday and filled with support for your writing practice at [rachelthompson.co/letters](http://rachelthompson.co/letters)
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