Claire Polders

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  • On Writing,  Publications

    Wigleaf & Past Ten

    June 17, 2022 /
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    I'm proud to present two new publications this month: a flash fiction in Wigleaf and an essay in Past Ten.

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  • Mazunte
    Wander, Wonder, Write

    Mazunte, Mexico

    Crashing waves, frangipani, crabs, ceviches, mosquitos, sunsets, scorpions, mangoes, black volcanic sand, full moons, iguanas, hammocks, and cyclones: Mazunte has it all.

  • Fragile Saints
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    Fragile Saints

    Claire Ibarra’s Fragile Saints is a captivating novel about heritage and injustices of the past that will take you to Peru.

  • Judging Stories
    Author Events,  On Writing

    What I Learn from Reading 

    I’m reading stories this week for the American Library of Paris’s Young Author Fiction Festival. It’s the fourth time I’m a judge for this writing contest. From twenty-six short stories by authors aged eleven to twelve, I am to select…

  • End of the World House
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    End of the World House

    What lines of communication might reveal themselves to us when the world comes to an end? How will we navigate our alternative lives if such lives are rendered possible? Can intimacies survive a separation in time and space? Such were…

  • Teotitlán del Valle Carpet
    Wander, Wonder, Write

    Weavers of Teotitlán del Valle

    Josefina Méndez López is one of the master weavers of Teotitlán del Valle, a Mexican pueblo famous for its woolen carpets with Zapotec designs.

  • The Cave of My Unconscious
    On Life

    The Cave of My Unconscious

    In my unconscious exists a cave where I often hide out. The cave has been there forever, but I only recently brought a detailed image back with me when I woke. 

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About Me

  • ‣ Born in: the Netherlands
  • ‣ Currently in: CDMX, Mexico
  • ‣ Arrived from: Los Angeles, USA
  • ‣ Next destination: Unknown
  • ‣ Writing online since: 2005
  • ‣ Novels Published: 5
  • ‣ Current projects: a memoir on elder abuse, a speculative novel for adults, two short prose collections, and a ghost story for younger readers

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