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The Perfect Life #5: Mysteries of Love
The Perfect Life #5 Dear Dr. Perfect. I am having no luck attracting a woman enough to even go on a date with me. I have a decent job, I live in my own apartment, and I am not overweight. Should I start a podcast? Sincerely, Mr. Lonelyheart —————————————— Dear Lonleyheart, If you’re searching for… Continue reading
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Episode 459: Nicklaus Rupert!
Episode 459 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 episode, Nicklaus Rupert and I discuss the PhD in Creative Writing, the creative and professional benefits of working for a literary magazine,… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #342: The Slayer
The Curator of Schlock #342 by Jeff Shuster The Slayer I don’t want to meet the slayer. I was about to be a late night snack for a group of hungry vampires led by their leader, a southern gentleman named Wally. I might have soiled myself and sobbed uncontrollably after he bared his fangs, but… Continue reading
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Lost Chords & Serenades Divine #18
Lost Chords & Serenades Divine #18 by Stephen McClurg Christopher C. King’s Lament from Epirus: An Odyssey into Europe’s Oldest Surviving Folk Music (2018) In an interview, Christopher C. King said that he doesn’t listen to music after 1940. The least generous image that came to my mind was a Mr. Show segment in the… Continue reading
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The Perfect Life #4: Reasonable Accommodations
The Perfect Life #4 Dear Dr. Perfect. I am struggling to be fully supportive of my sister’s lifestyle. She’s a dominatrix, and is very public about that, as she wears scarlet latex everywhere. Her bond with her current slave is strong. At family gatherings, he must eat his meal from a dog-bowl on the floor… Continue reading
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Episode 458: A Discussion of Lynda Barry’s Syllabus (with Leslie Salas)!
Episode 458 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, Leslie Salas and I discuss Lynda Barry’s composition book-inspired musings on art, Syllabus, and how not just craft, but creativity itself is… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #341: Madhouse
The Curator of Schlock #341 by Jeff Shuster Madhouse It’s February. I’m watching slasher movies. I escaped a vampire house and lived to tell the tale. Here’s the story: I gave three copies of my spec screenplay called The Taming of the Screw, a kind of My Dinner With Andre, but with vampires. Wally, Celestial, and Jervis… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #108: A One-Shot Look
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #108 by Drew Barth A One-Shot Look I’ve written about my appreciation for shorter comics. I appreciate how a two page story by Junji Ito contain more horror than most full-length films. Another master of the short story art, Hirohiko Araki, had his series of shorts, Thus Spoke… Continue reading
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The Diaries of a Sozzled Scribbler #24
The Diaries of a Sozzled Scribbler #24 Transcribed by DMETRI KAKMI 1 February 2021 I’ve been on the run since John King leaked the Kamala Papers, which reveal that Joe Biden is Kamala Harris disguised as a white man. Oh, my dears, it caused quite the international scandal. I promised Kamala to withhold the revelations… Continue reading
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