54 | Living with ambiguous loss with Erin Stewart, author of 'The Missing Among Us'

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38,000 people go missing every year in Australia, yet only a small number of these cases garner public interest. In 'The Missing Among Us,' author Erin Stewart explores the issue of missing persons from a variety of perspectives, including the lack of police resources that leave families leading their own searches, the Stolen Generations, and cults. And what drew Erin to the topic is just as fascinating.

Erin talks to Ashley and James about how the ambiguity of living with chronic illness drove her interest in missing persons. 'The Missing Among Us' is 'about finding a space for those conversations about ambiguous circumstances in order to understand the complex issue of missing persons.’ She also describes her experiences with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and the research behind her book.

Erin Stewart is a Canberra-based freelance writer who has written for a range of Australian and international publications including Meanjin, Voiceworks, ABC Online, SBS Online, Daily Life, Overland, and many others. She has been an opinion columnist for The Age and made regular appearances on ABC Sydney Mornings to talk about books and the arts. An earlier version of this book was shortlisted for the Portobello Books Unpublished Manuscript Prize in the UK. She holds a PhD in non-fiction writing.

You can buy a copy of 'The Missing Among Us' from your local bookshop, Booktopia or wherever else books are sold.

Books and authors discussed in this episode:

The Myth of Closure by Pauline Boss;
Brave New Humans by Sarah Dingle;
'What if there's no such thing as closure' by Meg Bernhard,
New York Times;
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy; Missing Richard Simmons podcast

Ashley is teaching in-person at Writing NSW! Crafting Memoir: An Introduction. Saturday 7 May 2022, 10am-4pm, in-person at Writing NSW, Callan Park, Sydney. Visit Writing NSW to learn more about their online course program.

Get in touch!

Ashley's website: ashleykalagianblunt.com
Ashley's Twitter: @AKalagianBlunt
Ashley's Instagram: @akalagianblunt
James' website: jamesmckenziewatson.com
James' Twitter: @JamesMcWatson
James' Instagram: @jamesmcwatson

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