Earthbound Writers Radio

Griffy’s MFA classmate  Michael Gold  wrote a manuscript on ecology and religion called  Building a New Earth Church.  In this episode, he reads aloud two of its excerpts: “The Consumer Theory of Everything” and “What the Ancient Israelites and Christians Got Right, and Wrong, About the Environment.” Michael Gold  was a corporate American for 17 years. He worked as a public relations writer and ex...

In a park in Harlem,  Madison McCaskey reads aloud her essay/story “Come Over.”  Afterwards, she and Griffy discuss their philosophies towards the writing craft, the many contradictions of the “publishing industry,” and Madison’s unshakable optimism that people are hungry for good writing. Madison McCaskey is a writer and multimedia artist born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. After graduating f...

Railroad worker and organizer Rachel Bergman reads aloud her essay "Empathy Training: A Young, Queer Femme on an Old, Man's Railroad." Some names in the essay have been changed. Afterwards, Griffy and Rachel discuss life on the railroad, organizing (and connecting) across personal and political differences, the joys and anxieties of writing non-fiction, and Spinoza's definition of "joy"—a felt exp...

In this very special Valentine’s Day episode, we will hear the text of  F****t Heart Weep,  a 4-part zine written and illustrated by  chanci  about love, queerness, growing food, and the future. It was originally created in 2024 for the book  Playing in the Dirt ,  published by Combos Press about queer farming in the midwest. chanci  is a painter, comic artist, zine maker, seed keeper, farmer, and...

During Griffy's monthlong winter sojourn in Minneapolis, they recorded this episode with their friend  Gabriel Rodreick , who recited and discussed his poem (and song) “Caged.” Gabriel is a Minneapolis singer-songwriter whose music you can find under the name  Freaque   on  spotify ,  apple music , and  youtube . The musicians who performed with Gabriel in the musical track are  Ivan Cunningham, A...

Griffy LaPlante used an old cassette player to record a poem they wrote and illustrated called, “Is / this / a / protest?” They dedicate it to Palestine, the people and the land. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit griffy.substack.com

Citrus abounds in this first-ever installment of Earthbound Writers Radio! The short story "Orange as Birthday Gift" was written and read by Ellie Zimmerman. Griffy LaPlante wrote and read the poem "My Heart Is Orange Now" (and made the episode's cover art with linocut materials). Dio Cramer lent their voice and musings on the color orange (and illustrated the show's logo). Nayana Gurung wrote and...