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In Boozo Veritas #19: Pull the Plug, I Beg You
In Boozo Veritas #19 by Teege Braune Pull the Plug, I Beg You (The Text of Teege’s Repeal Day Speech) Dinosaurs are large, slow, dim-witted beasts that went extinct because of their physical inadequacies and inability to evolve to changing environments. Of the many species of dinosaurs that once lumbered awkwardly across the United States, one still… Continue reading
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Like a Geek God #14: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Like a Geek God #14 by Mark Pursell Geeking Out About Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale A large part of our shared cultural experience every December centers on holiday-themed movies. From A Miracle on 34th Street to A Muppet Christmas Carol, Christmas has provided filmmakers with both material and motivation for decades. Generally speaking, though,… Continue reading
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Episode 75: The Repeal Day Show!
Episode 75 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s show, I present TDO’s Repeal Day party, starring Robert Cassanelo, Mark Pursell, Hunter Choate, Leslie Salas, Anna King, Dan Lauer, and Teege Braune! NOTES Leslie Salas took so many great photos,… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #18: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
The Curator of Schlock #18 by Jeffrey Shuster I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus You know you’re not doing well when the Christmas movie you’re watching for your weekly blog makes the Christmas movie reviewed for last week, The Night They Saved Christmas, look like a minor masterpiece. But you have a duty to present… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #18: A Different Take
Heroes Never Rust #18 by Sean Ironman A Different Take I hate fan fiction. I believe it’s copyright infringement and can be harmful to those writers who are working on an ongoing series. As a writer, I can’t understand why someone would spend so much time writing a story involving someone else’s characters. Some people… Continue reading
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Gutter Space # 18: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, by Zach Weiner
Gutter Space # 18 by Leslie Salas Utilizing Humor to Teach: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, by Zach Weiner I’m a big fan of comics that like to teach random facts in unconventional and humorous ways. Comics like xkcd fit this bill, but so does Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a daily webcomic by Zach Weiner. While… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas #18: Dick Straightup
In Boozo Veritas #18 by Teege Braune Dick Straightup My favorite drinker in the annals of literature is not Henry Chinaski. Neither is it Sal Paradise, Jake Barnes, or Raoul Duke. While these men are all delightful in their way, their appeal is too obvious, accessible. For each, alcohol may be their undoing, but it is… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #17: The Night They Saved Christmas
The Curator of Schlock #17 by Jeffrey Shuster The Night They Saved Christmas: No “Jingle Bells” Ever! Let’s talk about heresy. I know it’s a term that’s fallen out of fashion in modern times, but it exists and pretending that it doesn’t, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Santa Claus has been maligned, draped through the mud,… Continue reading
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Episode 74: Nikki Giovanni!
Episode 74 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s show, I interview the legend Nikki Giovanni, plus Peter Biello writes about reading Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Peter Biello’s essay on The Road featured “Found Children” from Carlton Melton’s Pass it… Continue reading
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The Drunken Odyssey is a forum to discuss all aspects of the writing process, in a variety of genres, in order to foster a greater community among writers.
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