Jordan Hartt: Thanks so much for taking the time to talk with us about your work! Let’s start with the story that appears in this July’s edition of Kahini Quarterly: “A Gatsby Story.” Will you talk a little bit about how you came to envision and create that story?

Amina Gautier: Quite a few of my short stories start with a frustration that I’m having about something, and that definitely was what motivated the Gatsby story. Continue reading.