Creative Nonfiction
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Episode 675: Tom McAllister!
Episode 675 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this episode, John speaks with Tom McAllister about writing burnout, writing prompts, revision, and discovery, as well as Tom’s wonderful new collection of flash memoirs, It All Felt Impossible. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check Continue reading
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Episode 665: Jaydra Johnson!
In this week’s show, John speaks with Jaydra Johnson about her new book, Low: Notes on Art and Trash, and the tensions and connections between class perception, politics, and creation of art. TEXT DISCUSSED Check out Low from Fonograf Editions. NOTES Residency applications are now open at The Kerouac Project of Orlando. There is a new video Continue reading
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Episode 635: Michael Wheaton!
On this week’s show, John talks to his friend Michael Wheaton about how to live in think in a media-saturated American life, which is the subject of his new book, Home Movies, available through Bunny Books. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out my previous interview with Michael back on episode 537, or our commentary on Children Continue reading
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Episode 625: Daniel Handler!
In this week’s show, John talks with Daniel Handler about the absurd fun of stress-testing reality, the joys of listening to Sun Ra, the efficacy of writing on ordinary writing pads, and the importance of waiting for the good stuff to come to us as writers. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, Continue reading
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Episode 609: Meg Cabot & Kelle Groom!
On today’s show, Samantha Nickerson talks to novelist Meg Cabot and memoirist Kelle Groom! TEXTS DICSUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small commission on anything you purchase at no additional cost to yourself. Continue reading
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Episode 608: Maggie Smith and Michael Cunningham!
On today’s show, John talks to the poet and memoirist Maggie Smith about the complexities of trying to merge reality with narrative structure, and discusses the same, in different ways, with the novelist Michael Cunningham! These conversations were conducted at Miami Book Fair. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to Continue reading
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#590: Melanie Farmer!
On today’s show, I speak with creative non-fiction writer Melanie Farmer about memoir, Brazilian jiu jitsu, the relationship between one’s family and one’s public, the Hurtson-Wright prize, and other matters to interest. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so Continue reading
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#586: Sarah Viren!
This week, I speak with Sarah Viren about memoir, the social structures of academic work, philosophy, and asking serious questions. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small commission on anything you purchase Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #31: The Summer I Melted
I drive a 2001 Chevy Camaro. I won’t waste your time explaining all the reasons I drive such an old car; we’ll just boil it down to two words: sentimentality and money. But I will say this: I’ve owned it since 2005, its engine has always gone strong, and while I’ve sunk a lot of Continue reading
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584: David Lipsky!
This week, New York Times bestselling author David Lipsky discusses journalism, history, inventors, science, and the importance of storytelling to combine all of those ingredients. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small Continue reading
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