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Episode 412: A Discussion of Douglas Glover’s The Erotics of Restraint, with Vanessa Blakeslee!

28 Saturday Mar 2020

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Episode 412 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.)

This week, my occasional co-host, Vanessa Blakeslee, and I discuss Douglas Glover’s latest collection, The Erotics of Restraint: Essays on Literary Form. We explore his insights on time and plot construction, as seen the works of Alice Munro, Jane Austen, Ernest Hemingway, and others.

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Photo by Shawn McKee.

TEXTS DISCUSSED

The Erotics of Restraint

NOTES

This episode is sponsored by the excellent people at Scribophile.

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If you are looking for a happier view than your own window yet again, try my scenic views of Walt Disney World playlist.

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Check out my adventure novel, Guy Psycho and the Ziggurat of Shame.

Guy Psycho and the Ziggurat of Shame Cover

And check out Vanessa’s books, too.

Perfect_Conditions_Front_CoverJuventudTrain Shots

Episode 412 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.)

Episode 119: A Craft Discussion About Douglas Glover, with Vanessa Blakeslee!

28 Sunday Sep 2014

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Episode 119 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

In this week’s episode, I talk about Douglas Glover’s Attack of the Copula Spiders with Vanessa Blakeslee,

Vanessa Blakeslee

plus Sam Slaughter writes about how Denis Johnson’s Jesus’ Son changed his life.

Photo by Oxley Photography 2014

Photo by Oxley Photography 2014

TEXTS DISCUSSED

Attack of the Copula Spiders

Jesus Son

NOTES

This episode featured music by The Bambi Molesters and Cartlon Melton.

On Tuesday, October 14, come see me and Karen Best, Keith Gouveia, Whitney Hamrick, Brett Pribble, Ryan Rivas, Jared Silvia, and Rebecca Swain Vadnie read at the There Will Be Words Fourth Annual Flash Spooktacular, at 7:00pm – 8:30pm, at The Gallery At Avalon Island. The impeccable host is Jesse Bradley.

On Saturday, October 18th, The Drunken Odyssey returns to live performances with Horror Movie Poetry Night, also at 7 P.M., at the Gallery at Avalon Island.

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On Wednesday, October 29th, Tiffany Razzano brings her roving open mic series, Wordier Than Thou, to Stardust Video and Coffee. I and the fabulous Susan Lilley will be featured readers on that occasion.

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Episode 119 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

Episode 112: A Craft Discussion About Aristotle’s Poetics, with Vanessa Blakeslee

09 Saturday Aug 2014

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Episode 112 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 talk to Vanessa Blakeslee about what Aristotle’s Poetics can teach us about fiction writing today,

Vanessa Blakeslee

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Plus Kevin Bray writes about reading John Gardner’s On Becoming a Novelist.

Kevin Bray

TEXTS DISCUSSED

Poetics

High Before Homeroom

The Roaring Girl

The Blind AssassinSuccess

On Becoming a Novelist

NOTES

This new project–discussing relevant books about the craft of storytelling–is a continuation of a long defunct feature of the show. Two years ago, Jaroslav Kalfař and I discussed Stephen King’s On Writing on episode 6 and John Gardner’s The Art of Fiction on episode 2.

Quoting George Orwell in an shockingly Orwellian way, Amazon has undertaken a weird counter-compaign to the Authors United movement, according to David Streitfield in The Times. Check out the statement from Authors United that led to this counter-campaign.

Episode 112 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

Episode 87: Vanessa Blakeslee!

01 Saturday Mar 2014

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Episode 87 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 talk to fiction writer Vanessa Blakeslee,

Vanessa Blakeslee

And Anthony Seidman writes about James Thompson’s The City of Dreadful Night.

Anthony Seidman

TEXTS DISCUSSED

Train Shots

The City of Dreadful Night

NOTES

If you live in NYC, check out this wonderful event with my friends Gilbert King (episode 60) and my fellow NYU alum, Maaza Mengiste. RSVP is required.

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Find Burrow Press’s releases here, & check out the discounted subscription rate.

If you live in Orlando, do come to Vanessa’s book release party.

Train Shots Release Party

Episode 87 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.