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The Perfect Life #14: Seize the Day-drinking
The Perfect Life #14 by Dr. Perfect Seize the Day-drinking Dear Dr. Perfect, I like drinking. I drink every day. My favorite drink is Fireball, because shouldn’t everyday feel like a party? How long should I wait to start drinking? My boss said that I should wait until at least 4 PM, and that maybe… Continue reading
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Episode 471: A Discussion of Kurt Vonnegut’s Pity the Reader with Leslie Salas!
Episode 471 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, Leslie Salas and I discuss Kurt Vonnegut’ and Suzanne McConnell’s compendious Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #353: Ley Lines
The Curator of Schlock #353 by Jeff Shuster Ley Lines Part 3 of the Black Society trilogy. Edwige and I spent the night in Butte, Montana. The hotel said no kangaroos so Edwige had to sleep in the truck. There was a Perkins in town so I got some blueberry pancakes and an orange Hi-C.… Continue reading
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The Diaries of a Sozzled Scribbler #30
The Diaries of a Sozzled Scribbler #30 Transcribed by DMETRI KAKMI 4 May 2021 Good morning, Universal Truth Seekers. Welcome to Uncle Hohelhoffer’s Nudist Retreat in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges, a half hour’s death defying drive through Narre Warren South, ghastly one minute, hideous the next. It’s – 4 degrees on the mountain and your… Continue reading
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Episode 470: Mixtape #14: I Don’t Know How to Talk to You Outside of a Poem
Episode 470 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). NOTES This episode is sponsored by the excellent people at Scribophile. TDO Listeners can get 20% of a premium subscription to Scribophile. After using… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #352: All I See is You
The Curator of Schlock #352 by Jeff Shuster All I See is You Worst movie of the 2010s. So I decided to take a shortcut through Wyoming, but I’ve been stuck here for the last two weeks. It’s like I entered the Bermuda Triangle of the United States of America. I know I’ve stopped at… Continue reading
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The Perfect Life #13: Reality Training
The Perfect Life #13 by Dr. Perfect Reality Training Dear Dr. Perfect, I don’t know how to deal with my sister-in-law, who is suffering from delusions. She insists that Joe Biden is the President and that COVID-19 is a legitimate disease and not simply a hoax. When I call her out on such dangerous beliefs,… Continue reading
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Episode 469: Geoffrey Kent!
Episode 469 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 speak with the actor Geoffrey Kent about Shakespeare in performance, how actors make the texts come alive, the modern English translation… Continue reading
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