Dustin Grinnell

@dustin.grinnell · Joined May 2019

Dustin Grinnell is a Boston-based writer of fiction, essays, and journalism. His sci-fi thriller The Empathy Academy (Atmosphere Press) was named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 NYC Big Book Awards. His short story collection The Healing Book (Finishing Line Press) received a 2024 Best Indie Book Award, and his personal essay collection Lost & Found (Peter Lang) was a finalist for Memoir in the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Dustin holds an MFA in fiction from Lasell University’s Solstice Program and a master’s degree in physiology from Penn State. He’s also the creator and host of the podcast, Curiously. You can learn more about his work at www.dustingrinnell.com.

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Article · 11 months agoA Case of Aphantasia

A Case of Aphantasia is a piece of soft science fiction about a man who’s aphantasia is cured in therapy with a fictional technology. That cure comes at a deep cost. This is the first fictional story ever written on aphantasia.

Article · 5 years agoHow to Write with Aphantasia

If you can’t visualize, how can you write? Write by patchwork. Award-winning aphantasic author shares tips for how to write with aphantasia.

Article · 6 years agoHow to Make Art with Aphantasia

Alice doesn’t visualize; she conceptualizes. How one artist discovered the superpower behind creating art with aphantasia.