Another Fucking Writing Podcast

Douglas Bales, author of Maximum Taxi , comes to talk shitty jobs, the importance of voice in writing, and how wage is inversely correlated to empathy. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Joining me is Felicity Fenton, author of User Not Found . We discuss how nice it is to get a break, unexpectedly discovering purpose, and what causes addiction to social media and our devices. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.  Here is a Felicity's current reading list: Dialogue With a Somnambulist - Chloe Aridjis The Grassling - Elizabeth-Jane Burnett  A...

I talk with Charlene Elsby, author of Violent Faculties, The Devil Thinks I'm Pretty, and many more . We cover growing up in Canada, value of community when you're weird, and metabolizing trauma through art. If you're a fan of this show, please consider supporting on  Patreon . 

The Legend, Bud Smith, author of Teenager, Double Bird, Tollbooth, and many others comes on the show. We talk living in seasonal places, the miracle that bands exist, and the Bible. If you enjoy this show, consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

TJ Larkey, author of Venice , comes to talk about the struggles of an overanalytical mind, bouncing before finding your calling, and judgement in the lit world. If you're a fan of this show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

I talk to the rejection god himself, DT Robbins. DT's the author of the short story collection, Birds Aren't Real , out with Maudlin House. We look at religion and broken homes and missing out of life you were meant for. If you're a fan of the show, consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Excited to have Lexi Kent-Monning on the show. Author of the premier book, The Burden of Joy , out on Rejection Letter's new press. We discuss feeling like we won't make it, encouragement from our idols, and seeking other's approval in order to approve of ourselves. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Author of Where the Pavement Turns to Sand and Missing like Teeth , Sheldon Birnie joins me today. We talk Winnipeg's 90's underground music scene, growing up in Nowhere, Canada, aliens, and Seasonal Lake People. If you enjoy this show, consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Mallory Smart, author of The Only Living Girl in Chicago and I Want to Feel Happy but I only Feel _____ , joins me on the show. We talk the magic of gas stations, social media stalking for inspiration, and vanity publishing. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Poetry's darling, Tom Snarsky, author of Light-Up Swan and Reclaimed Water , joins me. We chop up how stopping the procession of life can be horrifying, similarities of math and writing, and America's favorite marsupial. If you enjoy the show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

The man behind the skull, Aaron Burch, joins me today. Aaron's the author of A Kind of In-Between, Year of the Buffalo, Backswing, and more . We talk about tamping our expectations, imposter syndrome, and writing through constraint. As always, if you like this show please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

One of my favorites, Elle Nash, is on the show! Elle's the author of Gag Reflex, Nudes, Animals Eat Each Other , and the upcoming novel from Unnamed Press, Deliver Me . We talk about the fascination of attraction, Western Culture's obsession with deliverance, fundamentalism's penchant for willing exploitation, and her new book Deliver Me. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider be...

Shane Kowalski. Shane Kowalski. Shane Kowalski! Today I talk to Shane Kowalski. Shane Kowalski is the author of Small Moods out thru Future Tense Books. We discuss the influence of weirdness, underappreciated authors, and how libraries and post offices are mirror opposites. If you enjoy this podcast, consider becoming a Patreon supporter.  

My author today is Alina Pleskova, whose book Toska blew my fucking face off. We talk joys of accessible community, loss of culture identity, and writing slowly. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

I got Brian Allen Carr on the show. Author of Motherfucking Sharks, Opioid, Indiana, and so many more . We talk about current culture's desperate search for "content," writing insane prompts, and authors as characters. If you get something from this podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

Founder of Gob Pile Press , Bram Riddlebarger, joins me. He's the author of Golden Rod and other books you should read. We discuss imbuing art with place, why people suck, and realities of starting a small press. If you enjoy this show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Bucky Sinister joins me. Bucky's the author of Black Hole and other amazing writings. A true hero. We discuss the San Francisco scene in the '90's and early-2000's, success-as-addiction, and inspiration to do what you whatever the fuck you want. If you enjoy this show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Dad, indie writer, and captain of Malarkey Books/Death of Print joins me today. Alan Good is the author of The Sun Still Shine's on a Dog's Ass, Mere Malarkey, etc . He and I discuss the life of aimless travel, being poor, the readerlessness of books, and what keeps us in the game. If you like the show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Chloe Caldwell is on the show. Author of Women, Legs Get Led Astray, The Red Zone, etc . We talk about books as snapshots in time, fighting against "who the hell cares" while writing personal narratives, and the power of a perfect editor. If you enjoy the show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Tex Gresham ( Sunflower , Heck, Texas ) and KKUURRTT ( Good at Drugs ) cut it up about making books, how art reels in outcasts, 700-page novels and the death of narrative. If you get something from this podcast, consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Candace Cahill, author of Goodbye Again , joins me today to talk about her amazing memoir and the power of communication in healing and transforming guilt into forgiveness. If you get something from this podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

In this episode the turtle whisperer himself, Cav Bryce, cuts it up. Cav is the author of I Could Be Your Neighbor, Isn't that Horrifying, A Completely Nonexistent Carnival, etc ., and is the face behind Back Patio Press . We talk paying respect to those who paved our way through similar acts of caring, what's wrong in Indie Lit, and where to find healthy purpose for our lives. If you li...

Brian Alan Ellis is on the show. Author of Bad Poet and other rad books. We talk about bath salts and Florida and chasing validation as a reason for living. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Today I talk with Mike Nagel, author of Duplex out through Autofocus Lit. We discuss growing up when the stakes are religious, books as waypoints for thinking, and not knowing being the propulsion of writing. If you get something out of this show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Danger Slater on the mic! Author of Little Miss Apocalypse and I Will Rot Without You teaches how to publish a book a year. (Hint: it's work.) He also shares his influences and advice to writers getting started, in addition to talking similarities between acting and character building. If you enjoy this podcast, consider becoming a Patreon supporter.