227: HP Lovecraft Roundtable!

In this week's episode, I and my inestimable guests have a fine conversation about Lovecraft and his bizarre tales and his rather strange life and hi…

10 years ago

226: VIdhu Aggarwal!

In this week's episode, I talk to poet Vidhu Aggarwal,

plus Adelia Johnson writes about Ned Vizzini's It's Kind of a Funny Story changed her life.

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10 years ago

225: Bob Kealing!

In this week's episode, I talk to the journalist and historian, Bob Kealing,

plus Heather Whited reads her essay, "Onigiri, Shirasagi, and Me."

T…

10 years ago

224: Another Craft Discussion About Virgina Woolf with Vanessa Blakeslee!

In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Virginia Woolf's "Modern Fiction" and "Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown,"

plus Mingzhao Xu wri…

10 years, 1 month ago

223: Vu Tran!

In this week's episode, I talk to the novelist Vu Tran about the appeal of detective fiction, the importance of literary substance over style, the pr…

10 years, 1 month ago

222: Ryler Dustin!

In this week's episode, I talk to the poet and novelist Ryler Dustin near the end of his residency at the Kerouac House in Orlando, after a weeklong …

10 years, 1 month ago

Episode 221: There Will Be Fan Fiction 2!

In this week's episode, I share There Will Be Fan Fiction 2, a special edition of Jesse Bradley's prose reading series, There Will Be Words.

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10 years, 1 month ago

Episode 220: Sam Slaughter!

In this week's episode, I talk to my friend, fiction writer Sam Slaughter, who I met back in 2014, when he wrote a little something about Denis Johns…

10 years, 1 month ago

Episode 219: Loose Lips Live Show!

Episode 219 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to downlo…

10 years, 2 months ago

Episode 218: Todd James Pierce!

In this week's episode, I talk to historian and creative writer Todd James Pierce,

plus Heather Whited reads her essay, "The General."

TEXTS DISCUS…

10 years, 2 months ago