by April Stearns
Listen every other Wednesday when April Stearns and the writers of Wildfire Journal & Writing Community share their experiences of being diagnosed with breast cancer under 50. The Burn is about telling cancer stories like you’ve never read - or heard - before. We go way deeper than the medical facts to the transformation of survivorship, and in the process, we talk about the healing power of writing. Whether you’ve been diagnosed with cancer or not, you'll be inspired to write the stories in you that need to be shared. Come for the stories, stay to discover how to write your way back to yourself. #WeAreWildfire
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April 30, 2025
<p>Deltra James was diagnosed at 33 with de novo Stage IV, Triple Negative MBC. She is a New England based mama, poet, patient advocate, and co-host of the Empowered Intimacy podcast. In this episode Deltra reads her piece “For Now is As Good As Forever: Dating with Advanced Breast Cancer” from the 2024 “MBC: Advocacy” issue of Wildfire Journal. Her essay is about one woman’s experience of dating alongside her metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, and podcasting about it. April and Deltra will discuss being open to sharing cancer stories, cancer’s impact on established relationship vows, dating new people after cancer, and empowered intimacy challenges after cancer. This episode contains sexual content.</p><p>More about Deltra:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/deltra_does_it/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/deltra_does_it/</a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQqB9UtXWxPio1JOyDBTn-sA4TIuPRa2o&si=kIXAwVFtnG6mXD7F" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQqB9UtXWxPio1JOyDBTn-sA4TIuPRa2o&si=kIXAwVFtnG6mXD7F</a></p><p>More about our episode sponsor Rethink Breast Cancer:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/rethinkbreastcancer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/rethinkbreastcancer/</a></p><p><a href="https://rethinkbreastcancer.com/find-community?utm_campaign=featured_banner_THERETHINKNETWORK&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rethinkbreastcancer.com/find-community?utm_campaign=featured_banner_THERETHINKNETWORK&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio</a></p><p>Purchase the “MBC: Advocacy” issue of Wildfire Magazine: <a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/p/digital-mbc24" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/p/family24</a></p><p>Buy the Wildfire book Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today’s Young Breast Cancer Community:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860</a></p><p>Get the free Wildfire “Hot Flashes” email newsletter:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/newsletter?rq=newsletter</a></p><p>Learn about Wildfire writing workshops:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshops" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshops</a></p><p>Shop Wildfire merch & more:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop</a></p><p>*Free* Get Wildfire and The Burn freebies here:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/free" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/free</a></p><p>More about Wildfire Magazine: </p><p><a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wildfirecommunity.org</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wildfire_bc_magazine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/wildfire_bc_magazine/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wildfirecommunity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/wildfirecommunity</a></p><p>Information on submitting your story for consideration to be published in Wildfire Magazine:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/submissions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/submissions</a></p>
April 2, 2025
<p>Emily Voreas was diagnosed at 33 with Stage IIIb breast cancer, and also carries the BRCA2 gene. Emily has a Masters in Elementary Education and currently works as a reading interventionist. In this episode she reads her poem “Where does the story end?” from the 2024 “Family” issue of Wildfire Journal. Her poem is about four generations of women and cancer. April and Emily will discuss family cancer legacies, fertility, aesthetic flat closure, and the evolving advocacy in each generation of breast cancer. </p><p>More about Emily: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/flatnfierce/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/flatnfierce/</a></p><p>Purchase the “Family” issue of Wildfire Magazine: <a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/p/family24" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/p/family24</a></p><p>Buy the Wildfire book Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today’s Young Breast Cancer Community:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860</a></p><p>Get the free Wildfire “Hot Flashes” email newsletter:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/newsletter?rq=newsletter</a></p><p>Learn about Wildfire writing workshops:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshops" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshops</a></p><p>Shop Wildfire merch & more:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop</a></p><p>*Free* Get Wildfire and The Burn freebies here:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/free" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/free</a></p><p>More about Wildfire Magazine: </p><p><a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wildfirecommunity.org</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wildfire_bc_magazine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/wildfire_bc_magazine/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wildfirecommunity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/wildfirecommunity</a></p><p>Information on submitting your story for consideration to be published in Wildfire Magazine:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/submissions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/submissions</a></p>
March 26, 2025
<p>In this episode you are going to hear a collection of short pieces we are dubbing “Flash Memoir” from our archives. These are little gems we’ve published in Wildfire Magazine, read for you by April Stearns. We have 9 years of published stories in our archives that are just too good not to share. In the past we used to do a call for submissions for short form stories with a very specific prompt in mind. We would get back some very impactful bite-size vignettes - not long enough to be a full essay. This collection of dense & sparkling flash memoir pieces comes from our 2020 “Survivorship” issue of Wildfire Magazine. The writing prompt was “Dear Pre-Cancer Me” with pieces written by Mackenzie Rockcastle, Tiffany Dyba, Kristie Vinopoll and Julie Gauvin. </p><p> Purchase the “Survivorship” issue of Wildfire Magazine: <a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/p/digital-survivorship20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/p/digital-survivorship20</a></p><p>Buy the Wildfire book Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today’s Young Breast Cancer Community:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860</a></p><p>Get the free Wildfire “Hot Flashes” email newsletter:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/newsletter?rq=newsletter</a></p><p>Learn about Wildfire writing workshops:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshops" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshops</a></p><p>Shop Wildfire merch & more:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop</a></p><p>*Free* Get Wildfire and The Burn freebies here:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/free" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/free</a></p><p>More about Wildfire Magazine: </p><p><a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wildfirecommunity.org</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wildfire_bc_magazine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/wildfire_bc_magazine/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wildfirecommunity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/wildfirecommunity</a></p><p>Information on submitting your story for consideration to be published in Wildfire Magazine:<a href="https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/submissions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/submissions</a></p>
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