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The Curator of Schlock #221: The Foreigner
The Curator of Schlock #221 by Jeff Shuster The Foreigner The 90s Aren’t Coming Back To say that much of my film going experience in the 90s revolved around the action titans of Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan would be understatement. I grew jaded over the slow decline of Stallone and Schwarzenegger movies, but the… Continue reading
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Lost Chords & Serenades Divine #7: Angles 9: Disappeared Behind the Sun
Lost Chords and Serenades Divine #7 by Stephen McClurg Angles 9: Disappeared Behind the Sun (2017) If someone has been escaping reality, I don’t expect him to dig my music, and I would begin to worry about my writing if such a person began to really like it. My music is alive and it’s about… Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #33: The Money Problem, Part 3
21st Century Brontë #33 by Brontë Bettencourt The Money Problem, Part 3 In 2017 I worked three separate jobs. I wondered why I chose Creative Writing as my major. I told myself, “Misery is excellent writing-fodder. Pay attention and learn.” In a previous post I talked about leaving the security of a corporate job since… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #60: Gregory Orr’s A Primer for Poets & Readers of Poetry
Buzzed Books #60 by Amy Watkins Gregory Orr’s A Primer for Poets & Readers of Poetry Why do we write poetry? As an experienced poet, I’m supposed to have an eloquent, compelling answer to this question. I’m supposed to acknowledge that the reasons for writing poetry are various and all valid. I’m supposed to quote… Continue reading
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Episode 308: Get Shreked!
Episode 308 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, the format is quite different. Episode 308 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. Continue reading
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Episode 307: Brian Turner!
Episode 307 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 poet, memoirist, and editor Brian Turner about how to build a strong anthology, how working in other media helps our writing, and working with our instincts in… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #220: The Snowman
The Curator of Schlock #220 by Jeff Shuster The Snowman From Norway with Fassbender. I did a snowy movie last week. I’ll do another one this week. It’s snowing, right? Isn’t it still a record winter? It’s not spring yet! Oh. Passover begins today. Easter is this Sunday. Whatever. It’s winter somewhere in the world. In… Continue reading
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Episode 306: Sean Patrick Mulroy!
Episode 306 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 share my interview with poet Sean Patrick Mulroy, plus I chat with my veteran friend Joshua Dull (on the right) about his plans to do more mission work in… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #219: Shut In
The Curator of Schlock #219 by Jeff Shuster Shut In Naomi Watts is the Shut In. Lots of snowstorms assaulting the country right now. Our Northern friends are getting buried in their houses. In my home state of New Jersey, they’re saying these are some of the worst snowstorms in the state’s history. There’s an… Continue reading
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Pensive Prowler #17: The Indelicate Art of Teaching Writing
Pensive Prowler #17 by Dmetri Kakmi The Indelicate Art of Teaching Writing Being a writing teacher is not easy. Some days you want to strangle a student. Harsh words. Spoken out of rashness and frustration. Words I will regret. Let me explain and you might find sympathy in your heart for my predicament. Earlier in… Continue reading
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