-
The Curator of Schlock #353: Die Hard 2
I felt cold water splash across my face as I came to. A smirking Albert Simmons was holding the bucket. Standing next to him was the Goose Lord, dressed as Count Zarth Arn from Starcrash. The Goose Lord knelt down in front of me and grabbed my chin. “I know you think you’re the victim,… Continue reading
-
McClurg’s Musicalia Playlist #151: The New Slide
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A… Continue reading
-
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #354: It Keeps Happening
Another year, another shout into the void. I can only hope many of you are surviving as best you can while things continue to get weird, despicable, and hilarious in varying measures depending on the news day. But, despite everything, the medium we can’t tear ourselves away from persists. As has become a tradition at… Continue reading
-
Video: Anne Waldman Interview
On episode 694, I interviewed the poet Anne Waldman. Since there is a lag between editing of audio and video, here is the video, for those who prefer seeing the talk. Continue reading
-
Episode 697: Todd Jame Pierce!
Episode 697 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, John speaks with his friend Todd James Pierce about his research process, his work on Disney artist Mary Blair, and Todd’s wonderful new book, Making Mary Poppins: The Sherman Brothers,… Continue reading
-
The Curator of Schlock #352: Die Hard
We were done for. Edwige, my kangaroo companion from my misadventures in North America, and the Revenging Manta, the ninja vigilante of downtown Orlando, were down for the count. The Goose Lord and his gang of malcontents. A whirring in the air caused me to gaze up, and I saw six transport helicopters flying in… Continue reading
-
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #353: On the Other Side of the War
It’s very nearly Christmas, so that means it’s time to talk about colonization. Last week’s look at Susumu Higa’s Sword of Sand from Okinawa focused almost exclusively on the events of World War II and how the residents of the Okinawan islands dealt with their homes becoming a large-scale battleground. In the second half of the book, Mabui, we see the impact of the… Continue reading
-
Video: Loose Lips December 2025
The Drunken Odyssey commandeered the Loose Lips oratory series during the tidings of yule and whatnot on December 2, 2025. The readers included Fred Lambert, Rachael Tillman and her deadly horsemen Shawn McKee, Samantha Nickerson, and that rapscallion John King. Tod Caviness hosted the event with much good cheer. Continue reading
-
Episode 696: The Kerouac Project of Orlando Book Club Discussion of William S. Burroughs’s Interzone (with Matt Peters)!
Episode 696 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this show, John and Matt Peters continue The Kerouac Project Book Club with a discussion of William S. Burrough’s third fiction manuscript, Interzone, the cliff before one arrives at Naked Lunch. TEXTS DISCUSSED… Continue reading
About
The Drunken Odyssey is a forum to discuss all aspects of the writing process, in a variety of genres, in order to foster a greater community among writers.
The Drunken Odyssey 