This week, my special guest shares the story of how she befriended a death row inmate and wrote his story through letters and other research. Fix up your favorite beverage, pull up a chair and eavesdrop on this fascinating conversation\nLisa Knopp is the author of seven books of creative nonfiction including Bread: A Memoir of Hunger and What the River Carries: Encounters with the Mississippi, Missouri, and Platte. Her essays have appeared in the best journals including Georgia Review, Seneca Review, Missouri Review, Shenandoah, Gettysburg Review, Creative Nonfiction, and Brevity. Knopp is a Professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. She lives in Lincoln.\nFrom Your Friend, Carey Dean: Letters from Nebraska\u2019s Death Row can be purchased at:\nhttps://www.amazon.com/s?k=Lisa+Knopp&crid=EI2NBIYRP347&sprefix=lisa+knopp%2Caps%2C266&ref=nb_sb_noss_1\nConnect with Lisa at the following links:\nhttps://www.lisaknopp.com/\nhttps://www.facebook.com/lisa.knopp.33\nhttps://twitter.com/lisa_knopp\nIf you\u2019re looking for high quality content editing services at reasonable prices, send queries to theplotstitch@gmail.com\nVisit www.everyday-excellence.com\nand use promo code Inspirational Journeys to get 10% off any product on the site.\nSupport this podcast with a monthly donation:\nhttps://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/support\nor you can give a one-time donation via PayPal at:\nhttps://paypal.me/annHarrisonBarnes?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US