In this episode, we speak with Aaron McMullin, the 2023 recipient of the Emily Pierce Graduate Student Residency Award. Aaron is completing her MFA at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and she is constructing the Legacy Quilt Project as part of her program. We spoke with Aaron about the Legacy Quilt, her time as a Fulbrighter in India, and about the impact of the residency on her work.

Aaron McMullin "Dope With Lime" Ep. 43

“Dope with Lime” is a production of the Lillian E. Smith Center at Piedmont College. Through interviews with scholars, artist residents, readers, and more, “Dope with Lime” discusses Lillian E. Smith’s life, work, and continued legacy. <br /><br />“Dope with Lime” was a column that Lillian E. Smith wrote in the pages of the literary journal that she co-edited with her partner Paula Snelling. Colloquially, the phrase referred to cutting the sweetness of Coca-Cola with lime juice. In her columns, Smith would us satire and bite to comment on Southern life and letters. The column was, for all intents and purposes, blog and podcast like, relaying Smith’s thoughts in a conversational and witty manner.

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Aaron McMullin "Dope With Lime" Ep. 43

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