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The Curator of Schlock #339: Black Scorpion
The Curator of Schlock #339 by Jeff Shuster Black Scorpion Joan Severance is Black Scorpion. You had me at Joan Severance. I’m putting the finishing touches on my screenplay that’s basically My Dinner With Andre. I’ve titled it My Dinner With Vlad. I hope Wally—who is a vampire if I haven’t lost my mind—likes it and that… Continue reading
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The Diaries of a Sozzled Scribbler #23
The Diaries of a Sozzled Scribbler #23 Transcribed by DMETRI KAKMI 18 January 2021 The other night I watched a 1970s British horror film called Frightmare. It should have been called My Psycho Mama Was A Badly Dressed Tranny because Sheila Keith, the thespian playing the cannibal mom, resembled a man in an unflattering wig and… Continue reading
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The Perfect Life #1
The Perfect Life #1 Dear Dr. Perfect, Three months ago, I married the most wonderful man. He was completely supportive of me keeping my name after our wedding. My mother-in-law gave us Versace tableware that costs more than my car. The problem is that she had them monogrammed. My husband and I actually share our… Continue reading
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Episode 455: Elif Shafak!
Episode 455 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, I talk to the novelist Elif Shafak about the importance of the structure of literary novels, the sublime oddity of the… Continue reading
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Lost Chords & Serenades Divine #16
Lost Chords & Serenades Divine #16 by Stephen McClurg Dua Saleh: Rosetta EP (2020) The songs on Dua Saleh’s Rosettasurge through rap, pop, and rock–sometimes in the same track. Considering the namesake of the EP is Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Dua Saleh’s Sudanese-American Musilim background, the record expresses the desires, joys, and challenges of a multi-hyphenated existence. A video… Continue reading
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Episode 454: Sarah Kuhn!
Episode 454 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, I talk to the novelist and graphic novel writer Sarah Kuhn about writing about Cassandra Cain for a YA audience, the demographics of… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #338: Space 1999 (Season One)
The Curator of Schlock #338 by Jeff Shuster Space 1999 (Season One) Lightning strikes twice for Gerry Anderson. The kangaroo and I are finally getting along. Turns out she loves Fruit Roll Ups. I’ve gone ahead and named her Edwige. Apparently, she must be a professional boxer because she’s wearing baby blue gym shorts and… Continue reading
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