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Episode 162: Charles Blackstone!
Episode 162 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 to the novelist Charles Blackstone, plus Don Campell about how finding a copy of John Krakauer’s Into the Wild on the Appalachian Trail changed his life. TEXTS DISCUSSED The… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #96: Enter the Ninja
The Curator of Schlock #96 by Jeff Shuster Enter the Ninja (featuring an extra evil Christopher George) Not if, but when I realize my dreams of becoming a super villain, I want rest assure any of you potential henchmen out there that I will treat you fairly, and by fairly I mean not kill you… Continue reading
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The Lists #21: Disturbing Books
The Lists #21 by John King Disturbing Books Recently a listicle, 10 Books for the Literarily Disturbed, appeared on Feed Your Need to Read. Now I adore most of the books Renata Sweeney placed on that list (Tropic of Cancer is in my sweet spot), but found the adjective disturbing wrong somehow, even when describing… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #102: 1985, and Keeping Revelations from the Reader
Heroes Never Rust #102 by Sean Ironman 1985: Keeping Revelations from the Reader In issue four of Marvel 1985, Toby and his father escape from the Lizard and find their way to safety. Shortly afterward, Toby’s father runs off to rescue his ex-wife, leaving Toby with a few friends. Then, Toby turns to his buddies… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #38: Henry VIII
Shakespearing #38 by David Foley Henry VIII As John King wrote two weeks ago, there’s sadness in The Tempest. The notion that, in Prospero, Shakespeare is throwing down his own books of magic (what John calls “the ending before the ending”) gains force when you’ve followed the trajectory of his work from the beginning. It… Continue reading
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Episode 161: Mailbag 7 (The Force Awakens)
Episode 161 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 answer some mail with my friend, David James Poissant, Plus Amy Watkins reads her poem “Playa Linda.” TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES James Tate, rest in very weird peace. Episode 161 of… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #101: 1985 and Villainy
Heroes Never Rust #101 by Sean Ironman 1985: Villainy In Marvel: 1985 issue three, Marvel villains continue to invade the real world. The Hulk was seen in the second issue, but no other Marvel heroes seem to be around, leaving humanity with limited support to fight off the bad guys. While this issue does feature… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #29: And Sometimes I Wonder About You
Buzzed Books #29 by John King Walter Mosley’s And Sometimes I Wonder About You I am primarily a reader of literary fiction. It is where the joys and the fun of reading tend to be for me. Like many literary readers, I have a deep, complicated affection for hard-boiled detective fiction, à la Dashiel Hammett and… Continue reading
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