Hi! I am Michelle Kennedy and I am an author, a mom of many, a lover of knits and a devoted reader and writer of the essay. <br /><br /><b>Backspace</b> features essays on life, love, parenting and more - a literary experience in the time it takes to wade through the pick up line at school - or get to the store. Join us every week for new essays and new discussions on great writing - and not so great writing.<br /><br />Read the essays at my website: <a href="http://mishkennedy.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">mishkennedy.com</a><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/backspace-essays-on-everything-with-michelle-kennedy--6186916/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/backspace-essays-on-everything-with-michelle-kennedy--6186916/support</a>.
Real Quick: An Essay on Life in 10 Minutes a Day
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Hi! I am Michelle Kennedy and I am an author, a mom of many, a lover of knits and a devoted reader and writer of the essay. <br /><br /><b>Backspace</b> features essays on life, love, parenting and more - a literary experience in the time it takes to wade through the pick up line at school - or get to the store. Join us every week for new essays and new discussions on great writing - and not so great writing.<br /><br />Read the essays at my website: <a href="http://mishkennedy.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">mishkennedy.com</a><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/backspace-essays-on-everything-with-michelle-kennedy--6186916/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/backspace-essays-on-everything-with-michelle-kennedy--6186916/support</a>.
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Recent Episodes
July 28, 2025
Ernest Hemingway: The Art of the Short Story
In this episode of Backspace: Essays on Everything, host Michelle Kennedy dives into Ernest Hemingway’s timeless essay The Art of the Short Story—a behind-the-scenes look at how Papa approached storytelling, discipline, and emotional restraint on the page.<br /><br />What can modern writers learn from his brutal clarity and iceberg theory? <br />Why does so much of what he doesn’t say still cut to the bone?<br /><br />Tune in as Michelle unpacks Hemingway’s six rules for writing, reflects on their relevance today, and explores how the short story remains a radical form of art in an attention-deficit world. Whether you're a writer, a lit nerd, or just Hemingway-curious, this episode is a love letter to craft, clarity, and the quiet revolution of the short form. <br /><br />📚 Mentioned in the episode:<ul><li>The Art of the Short Story by Ernest Hemingway</li><li>The iceberg theory</li><li>Hemingway’s writing habits and discipline</li><li>Michelle’s favorite short stories (and why they still work)</li></ul>🔗 Subscribe for more literary deep dives, personal essays, and reflections on writing and life.<br /><br /> #Hemingway #ShortStories #WritingTips #Podcast #Literature #BackspacePodcast #MichelleKennedy<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/backspace-essays-on-everything-with-michelle-kennedy--6186916/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/backspace-essays-on-everything-with-michelle-kennedy--6186916/support</a>.
July 2, 2025
Reading Joan Didion’s Holy Water – Stillness, Beauty, and the Art of Noticing
Writer Michelle Kennedy explores Joan Didion's essay *Holy Water*, reflecting on infrastructure, awe, and the art of noticing, ultimately revealing the power of slowing down.
April 21, 2025
Slow. The. Fuck. Down.
<b>Slow the fuck down. </b><br /><br />This is my movement.<br /><b></b><br /><b>Slow the fuck down.</b> I have to tell myself this now. Mostly because I just don’t have the physical energy to keep up with my brain now, in my 50’s. But I used to. And I exhausted myself more than once doing it. Slow the fuck down. The only thing I can still do as fast as my brain wants it to is type. I can get frantic. I have been frantic. Many times. Or I’ve felt it but you didn’t see it because I am so good at hiding my freneticism. Sometimes I feel it. Like my body wants to be frantic - and I have no reason to be. For many years, my life was frantic whether I wanted it to be that way or not. With eight kids total and usually 4 or 5 or 6 underfoot at any given time, I am used to being busy.<br /><br /><a href="https://michellelouisekennedy.medium.com/slow-the-fuck-down-01e54df4b2e5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read the rest here!</a><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/backspace-essays-on-everything-with-michelle-kennedy--6186916/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/backspace-essays-on-everything-with-michelle-kennedy--6186916/support</a>.
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