Episode 449: A Very German Christmas Discussion (with Vanessa Blakeslee)!

December 5, 2020

Episode 449: A Very German Christmas Discussion (with Vanessa Blakeslee)!

Episode 449 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing).

In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about the excellent new anthology, A Very German Christmas, from New Vessel Press.

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One response to “Episode 449: A Very German Christmas Discussion (with Vanessa Blakeslee)!”

D J Rout

December 7, 2020 at 7:21 pm

The anthology reviewed in this episode is another of these that set the standard for what a themed anthology should be. I wonder if they’ll do an Easter themed one one of these days. Or even…Thanksgiving.

John makes the point that there are numerous countries in the world and that each of them might have a Christmas tradition – even countries that aren’t predominantly Christian might have some stories worth exploring. And where the Christmases are hot with no snow, reindeer or (sometimes) chimneys – well, we have our Christmas stories, too. ‘A Very Antipodean Christmas’.

it’s also good to hear the happy Ms Blakeslee brighten up the season.

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