INTERVIEW: Writing Through Collapse: Eiren Caffall on Illness, Climate, and Finding Your Memoir's Form

How metaphor, chronic illness, and climate collapse shaped two extraordinary books—and the slow, sacred path to finding your story’s form.

When I first picked up The Mourner’s Bestiary, I was blown away by Eiren Caffall’s ability to weave metaphor, illness, and climate grief into something luminous and full of heart. In this conversation, we explore the creative and emotional labor behind her two powerful new books and what it really means to write through collapse. If you’re a writer navigating uncertainty, this episode will feel like a deep exhale.