Want to know what inspired me to dig into the Midwest’s skate history and why I felt qualified to write Midwest Shreds: Skating Through America’s Heartland even though I was born a Southern-fried Alabaman? Read my interview in Matter News!
Mandy Shunnarah is an Alabama-born writer who now calls Columbus, Ohio, home. Their essays, poetry, and short stories have been published in The New York Times, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Entropy Magazine, and many more. They’re currently working on a book about their half-Southern redneck, half-Palestinian family. They run the book blog Off the Beaten Shelf. You can learn more about all their writing endeavors at mandyshunnarah.com.
