Episode 299: Christine Grimaldi and “The Shadow and the Ghost”

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By Brendan O’Meara

Christine Grimaldi (@chgrimaldi) is here to talk about her piece for The Atavist Magazine called “The Shadow and the Ghost.

It blends memoir and journalism into a gripping tale of grifters and when secrets become an inheritance.

We talk about about her story, her love being edited, and being a “sentence thief.”

We also hear from lead editor and editor-in-chief Seyward Darby about the experience of editing this piece, as well as other themes that cropped regarding Christine’s piece.

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