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Episode 75: The Repeal Day Show!
Episode 75 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 present TDO’s Repeal Day party, starring Robert Cassanelo, Mark Pursell, Hunter Choate, Leslie Salas, Anna King, Dan Lauer, and Teege Braune! NOTES Leslie Salas took so many great photos,… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #18: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
The Curator of Schlock #18 by Jeffrey Shuster I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus You know you’re not doing well when the Christmas movie you’re watching for your weekly blog makes the Christmas movie reviewed for last week, The Night They Saved Christmas, look like a minor masterpiece. But you have a duty to present… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #18: A Different Take
Heroes Never Rust #18 by Sean Ironman A Different Take I hate fan fiction. I believe it’s copyright infringement and can be harmful to those writers who are working on an ongoing series. As a writer, I can’t understand why someone would spend so much time writing a story involving someone else’s characters. Some people… Continue reading
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Gutter Space # 18: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, by Zach Weiner
Gutter Space # 18 by Leslie Salas Utilizing Humor to Teach: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, by Zach Weiner I’m a big fan of comics that like to teach random facts in unconventional and humorous ways. Comics like xkcd fit this bill, but so does Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a daily webcomic by Zach Weiner. While… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas #18: Dick Straightup
In Boozo Veritas #18 by Teege Braune Dick Straightup My favorite drinker in the annals of literature is not Henry Chinaski. Neither is it Sal Paradise, Jake Barnes, or Raoul Duke. While these men are all delightful in their way, their appeal is too obvious, accessible. For each, alcohol may be their undoing, but it is… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #17: The Night They Saved Christmas
The Curator of Schlock #17 by Jeffrey Shuster The Night They Saved Christmas: No “Jingle Bells” Ever! Let’s talk about heresy. I know it’s a term that’s fallen out of fashion in modern times, but it exists and pretending that it doesn’t, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Santa Claus has been maligned, draped through the mud,… Continue reading
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Episode 74: Nikki Giovanni!
Episode 74 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 interview the legend Nikki Giovanni, plus Peter Biello writes about reading Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Peter Biello’s essay on The Road featured “Found Children” from Carlton Melton’s Pass it… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #17: Brains
Heroes Never Rust #17 by Sean Ironman Brains I like watching movies and reading books that make me think. I don’t like to waste my time with trivial things or works that seem to be too easy. Many people tell me how good a book or a movie is and that I should see it… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas #17: Please Read Responsibly
In Boozo Veritas #17 by Teege Braune Please Read Responsibly It has come to my attention that some people believe that In Boozo Veritas promotes alcoholism. While I appreciate the community’s comments and concerns, I feel that these criticisms are the product of a gross misunderstanding. It is true that personally I have not always done… Continue reading
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