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Gaudry
(
molly.gaudry@gmail.com
)
is the concupiscent curatorof 
Willows Wept Review 
and
Press 
. She ison staff at
Keyhole Magazine 
and worksfor a literacy agency in Philadelphia. Shehas been published in such venues as
 Hobart  
,
Night Train 
,
and the writerlyanger-inducing
Eyeshot  
.
She is the authorof We Take Me Apart (
Mud Luscious Press 
, 2009).
Molly
I noticed her sometime last year, andfinally took the time to find out herorigins in the form of an interview.
!
is interview was conducted overGmail between May 14
th
and 16
th
, 2009, isset in
Capsa 
, and was
OpenO
ffi
ce
-born.
 
P. H.
Madore
:
What drives you to follow this thing we call 'Internet literature' and less-commercial stuff   generally? 
Molly Gaudry
:
Well, I try to keep up with the more-commercially, traditionally published literature, too,but I can't really afford to buy a lot of subscriptions.One of these days, when I've got a bit more cash flow,I'll probably subscribe to more university-a
ffi
liated journals than I do currently.
!
at said, I came to Internet literature after havingdiscovered
Blake Butler
's story, "
!
e Gown fromMother's Stomach" in
Ninth Letter 
. I liked his story somuch I read his bio, which directed me to his blog, andfrom there I was able to link to and read his onlinestories and poems. While reading his work, I discoveredother writers whose names I saw over and over again --
Kim Chinquee
comes especially to mind.
!
ese writersare responsible for introducing me to Internetliterature. Once introduced, it was impossible not to fallin love. And not just with their stories and poems butwith the writers themselves, their sense of community,their willingness to promote each other, share eachothers' words.
!
e desire to be a part of theircommunity is in small part what kept me coming back(daily, weekly) to Internet literature; and, now that I
 
am a part of it, I feel it is my duty and privilege to keepfollowing it, to follow it every day.
PHM
:
How long have you been doing this? 
MG
:
Butler
's story was published in the summer of 2008. In July, I began to submit stories and poems toonline journals—
Lamination Colony 
,
Titular 
,
Robot Melon 
,
UpRightDown 
, and
Keyhole—
to name a few.
PHM
:
 
What is a "Green City Joint"? 
MG
:
A "Green City Joint" is a story or poem featuring acharacter with some connection to Green City. What'sGreen City? It's the fictional location where themajority of my work is set. Matriarchal and matrilineal,Green City is a place run by two ruling classes:Survivors and womben. Survivors are descendants of the thirteen founding mothers, and womben haveadvantages we women here in the real world simplydon't have—like full and total control over our bodies,our reproductive rights.Additionally, Green City is a geographicphenomenon (I was lucky enough to design itstopography and landforms with the help of urbanplanners at the
University of Cincinnati's Design Art
of 00

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