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Video: Book Launch for Ciera Horton McElroy’s Atomic Family
My interview with Ciera will be coming soon to the podcast. In the meantime, check out this video of her debut novel’s launch. Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #209: A Minor Shock
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #209 by Drew Barth A Minor Shock We’re rather spoiled for comics in the US. If we have a decent shop close by, we can pick up any variety of comics that Diamond distributes as well as a few odds and ends that fall onto a typical comic… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #193: Hollow Haunts
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #193 by Drew Barth Hollow Haunts October is here. The spook season has again commenced. Sometimes it helps to go back to one of the progenitors of American hauntings: Sleepy Hollow. The original story is over two hundred years old. Adaptations of the tale are almost a Halloween… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #49: A Review of Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival’s Richard II
Shakespearing #49 by Chelsea Alice Shakespeare’s Richard II—adapted by Trent Stephens for Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival—features startling symbolism, unique special effects, and a fine cast. The location, the Seabreeze Amphitheater at Carlin Park in Jupiter, was cozy and inviting, the sea breeze sweeping in from the beach. The K & J Seafood truck, where the… Continue reading
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Episode 529: Kathryn Harlan!
Episode 529 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 speak with fiction writer Kathryn Harlan about her debut collection, Fruiting Bodies. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES TDO listeners can get 20%… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #387: The House on the Edge of the Park
The Curator of Schlock #387 by Jeff Shuster The House on the Edge of the Park You don’t like these kinds of movies. I was being accosted by three goons in a dark alley. One of the goons had a turtle crossing sign strapped to his chest. He brandished an aluminum bat and I was… Continue reading
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The Perfect Life #39: When Diets Won’t Die
The Perfect Life #39 by Dr. Perfect When Diets Won’t Die Dr. Perfect, My friend has been trying to do Keto for a year. It’s all she ever talks about. How do I politely tell her that I truly, profoundly don’t give a shit? Yours truly, A victim ————————- Dear victim, Like most frivolous endeavors,… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #391: Edge of the Axe
The Curator of Schlock #391 by Jeff Shuster Edge of the Axe Scream prototype. I had infiltrated a marsupial slaughtering factory under the guise of a welder. They had recently installed some factory equipment for their illegal kangaroo canning operation. I was to inspect this equipment and give it the okay. While the security guard… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #161: Psychedelic-Tinted Lenses
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #161 by Drew Barth Psychedelic-Tinted Lenses History in graphic novels is always interesting to behold. We’re given that midway point of intimacy between written accounts and documentaries—the interplay between visuals and words that comics does so well gives us that time and space other mediums can lack. And… Continue reading
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