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Buzzed Books #94: Nana Nketwi’s Walking on Cowrie Shells
Buzzed Books #94 by Jan Elizabeth Watson Walking on Cowrie Shells by Nana Nketwi As any writer knows, the quality of voice is sometimes elusive. It is something that you either have and can develop further or do not have until you begin to locate it within yourself. Nana Nkweta’s debut collection, Walking on Cowrie Shells (Graywolf Press),… Continue reading
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The Perfect Life #19: Breaking up with Friends During a Crack Up
The Perfect Life #19 Breaking up with Friends During a Crack Up Dear Dr. Perfect, I have a morose friend who overshares his grief and constantly texts me and leaves me feeling like a harried tourist in my own life. Is it okay to break up with him, as if he was a lover in… Continue reading
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Episode 479: A Discussion of The Departed, with Will Dowd!
Episode 479 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). On this episode, I talk to writer Will Dowd about Martin Scorcese’s 2006 film, The Departed. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES TDO Listeners can get 20% of… Continue reading
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Episode 478: Tyler Gillespie!
Episode 478 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 show, journalist & poetTyler Gillespie & I discuss long-form journalism and the epic wildness and weirdness of Florida. TEXTS DISCUSSED Read Brandon… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #360: The Children of the Corn
The Curator of Schlock #360 by Jeff Shuster The Children of the Corn He who walks behind the rows. I had to wrap Edwige in a woolen blanket and tell the officer she was my sick grandmother during a random police stop. The fuzz is still looking for the kangaroo who killed a man in… Continue reading
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Episode 477: A Summer Solstice Special with Jefff Shuster!
Episode 477 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 show, Jeff Shuster (our glorious Curator of Schlock) kick off summer by discussing two vintage summer camp films released in a two… 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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