Western Pennsylvania resident Pye Pajewski is a hesitant writer serving the public as a library staffer. Pye is thriving after two breast cancer diagnoses at ages 37 and 59.  In this episode Pye reads her poem “Ink” from Wildfire Magazine's 2022 “Body” issue.  Her poem shares scenes throughout her life told through ink on skin and paper.  April and Pye will discuss the experience of necessary medical tattoos and voluntary illustrative tattoos, Pye’s perspective of being diagnosed with cancer young and again two decades later in life, and the difference of support received within the breast cancer community versus support from outside the cancer community.  April and Pye will also discuss how it feels to write both anonymously and with your actual name.

More about Pye: https://www.blogforthegirls.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/blog.forthegirls/

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