Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

There's a lot going on in this episode. We open things with a quick reading from Alan Moore's Jerusalem. This is so you can feel a twinge of Caleb's pain as he works through the book. We discuss the importance of developing a creative work-life balance but end up ranting on numerous topics such as capitalism, crappy jobs, religion, etc. All of which coincide with your creativity.  Check out Caleb'...

Spencer needs help with a new story! Do you know what that means? Yes, brainstorm time! We discuss AI and some ideas to create an original story. Let us know if what we came up with is something you'd like to read. Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @dpwpodcast See what Caleb is up to at www.calebjamesk.com . 

In the cold open we have a highbrow discussion about the failings of literary magazines. After that, things go off the rails as we talk about the different yet wonderful words for a man's private parts.  When we do get back on track we have a long conversation about how money ruins art. We use specific examples from movies, television, and books. Even though this is a fun episode, there are still...

This was supposed to be a DBS episode, but we stayed on topic the whole time. We kick things off by discussing Lex Fridman's recent book list controversy. After that, we have a long conversation about the importance of rereading books.  We go over the stress caused by the desire to constantly read new books, thus ignoring any possible rereading of work, and how that might not be the best way to en...

Today we go deep into the muck and grime of modern content creation. We discuss in detail the mediocrity of modern art, movies, literature, and comic books, as well as how we got to this point.  It's not a complete bitch fest, though. We also bring up some outliers that are artistically innovative and unique.  You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com And you can follow us on Twitter,...

We open things up by talking about anime for way too long. After that, we discuss our biggest successes, failures, and controversies of 2022. We talk about submitting work, creating author websites, the importance of social media, the publishing industry, and many more exciting topics. We end the show by going over our personal writing and reading goals for 2023. Check us out on Twitter, Instagram...

With Christmas here and the year coming to a close, we take a look back and discuss all the books we've read in 2022.  You can follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast

In this episode, we are doing something different. We're playing a game! More specifically, Name That Author! The rules of the game are simple. Caleb has given Spencer a long list of authors and as he reads a random excerpt from the work of those authors, it's up to Spencer to see if he can guess who wrote what. If you'd like to play along, here is the list: Kurt Vonnegut, David Foster Wallace, Ha...

We start the episode off with a quick announcement. After that, we discuss Alan Moore's method of deconstructing characters and building them back up. Then we move on to critics and why we dislike them. Finally, we talk about the importance of breaking your routine and doing things that make you uncomfortable.  Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @dpwpodcast

For the cold open, we talk about epistolary storytelling. After that, we have a long conversation about what five writers we would most like to have a roundtable discussion with. We also include honorable mentions and dishonorable mentions with our picks.  You can follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast  

We go British with our cold open because Caleb started watching Peaky Blinders. After that, we go into a lot of unprofessional ramblings and musings about languages, different cultures and their impacts on literature, modern and past US politics, and why Caleb is so damn adamant about making dueling to the death legal again.  You can follow us @dpwpodcast on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

For the cold open, we have a quick chat about nostalgia and how it might be ruining fiction. After that, poet and fiction writer Bryce Johle joins us to discuss some of the problems with modern fiction and to a degree, modern TV and movies as well. Some of the issues we discuss are how modern fiction isn't challenging, doesn't take artistic risks, has boring characters, and many other things. This...

It's Caleb's birthday! Well, at least it was when we recorded this episode. To celebrate taking his next step toward the grave, Caleb drinks some fine Hibiki whiskey and uses Spencer as a means to brainstorm his latest story. You can follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast

Today we discuss some novels that we consider great. Not good, not awesome, but truly great! After that, we talk about what things literary magazine editors are tired of seeing in submissions. Here's a hint: EVERYTHING! Caleb ends the episode by doing some live editing of an old story he's fixing up.  You can follow us @dpwpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

We begin our episode with our annual Edgar Allan Poe toast to celebrate Halloween. This year we read Spirits of the Dead and then discuss Poe's booze of choice. We also talk about the absinthe we drank for the toast. After that, we are super excited to have Nicolás Obregón back on the podcast. Author of the Inspector Iwata trilogy—featuring the novels Blue Light Yokohama, Sins as Scarlett, and Unk...

We open things up with a mini-review of Kevin Smith's Clerks 3. After that, we somehow stumble upon the topic of beer which eventually leads to the discussion of absinthe and Caleb's annual Poe Toast. We end things by talking about our recent foray into the world of literary magazine story submissions.  Check us out on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast

We open the episode with a mini-review of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick. After that, we get into some fun by reading Stephen King excerpts and seeing if Spencer is able to guess what story or book they came from. Since we liked it so much, we also broadened our range and did the same thing for other famous works.  Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On Instagram @drunkenp...

This is a packed episode! We discuss some tips on submitting to literary journals and our current efforts. Then talk about people's weird obsession with serial killers, the importance of creating a writing gimmick, woke vs anti-woke bs, and why manufactured outrage is hurting the movie and TV industries.   

After an unnecessarily long cold open about math, we discuss the novel Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar. We highly recommend it. Five out of five whiskey shots!

Well, it has been a sad week. We had to shut down the Drunken Pen Writing website and are no longer accepting submissions, nor can you read any of our back catalog of work. In today's episode, we discuss what led to this awful outcome and what the future holds for DPW.  You can follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting And like us on Facebook @drunkenpenwriting

Caleb informs the world of his new status in life. After that, we discuss our current writing projects, what it's like getting stuck in a literary bog, and a bunch of other writing-related topics.  This episode was recorded before certain events unfolded, but our Halloween Submission period has been canceled and the website is shut down for the time being.  Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On...

After we botched the first take of recording this episode, we decided to go easy on you by ditching the cold open and just reading about some of the most challenging books ever written.  Check out our work at www.drunkenpenwriting.com Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting And like us on Facebook @drunkenpenwriting

Oh, this episode is PACKED full of goodies! We kick things off by discussing literature's evolution (or devolution) and why challenging fiction is necessary for the progression of art. After all that, we go into the real topic of the day, banned books. We cover two lists. The first list is the top ten books currently banned or being boycotted in the United States. The second list is the top ten ba...

We discuss our August pick for book of the month, The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut. There are many sci-fi shenanigans to cover, but we also cover the book's essential themes: free will, religion, war, and loneliness.  This was a fun book to read and we highly recommend checking it out.  

We begin the episode with our opinions on the Freewrite, a distraction-free writing apparatus that is sort of like a keyboard with a Kindle attached. After that, we get into a great discussion on the importance of word choices.  We use multiple examples from the work of famous authors to show how and why being purposeful with your word choices is so damn important. We offer the simplicity of Jk Ro...