1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The experiment continues. I have begun making time in the AM to do some writing, and for a whopping two days straight, I’ve actually begun tapping away at some new work. I’ll keep you in the loop. In the meantime, this week’s show features&amp;nbsp;Leslie Shimotakahara. Her first novel, After the Bloom, is the story of “a&amp;nbsp;daughter’s search for her mother [that] reveals her family’s past in a&amp;nbsp;Japanese internment camp&amp;nbsp;during the Second World War.” Though you wouldn’t expect it, I have my own connection to the internment camps, on this side of the Canada/U.S. border (yes,&amp;nbsp;we did it too). My former wife is half-Japanese, and while I was part of that family, my great aunt, Auntie Yori, was that connection. She and her late husband were both interned in British Columbia. It felt extremely weird, and not a little depressing, to know that our country was guilty of such an atrocity. Anyway, believe it or not, the book isn’t&amp;nbsp;that&amp;nbsp;heavy, despite the subject matter. &amp;nbsp;Enjoyed talking with Leslie about her work, and I hope you enjoy our conversation. Get Lit http://jamietennant.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/43020488/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/206642863