In this live and virtual gathering, the 2021 Joyce Carol Oates Prize finalists take to the House of SpeakEasy stage to share a story on the theme "The Day I Realized." After sharing their stories, Simpson Literary Project's founder Joseph Di Prisco, and Joyce Carol Oates moderate a Q&A discussion with Danielle Evans, Jenny Offill, Lysley Tenorio, and Darin Strauss.