Textual Healing with Mallory Smart

Kevin Maloney is the author of T he Red-Headed Pilgrim , Cult of Loretta , and the forthcoming story collection Horse Girl Fever . His writing has appeared in FENCE , HAD , Forever Magazine , and a number of other journals and anthologies. He lives in Portland, Oregon. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website:  ⁠https://textualpodcast.com/⁠ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podc...

Kevin Maloney is the author of  T he Red-Headed Pilgrim ,   Cult of Loretta , _and the forthcoming story collection  Horse Girl Fever . His writing has appeared in _FENCE ,  HAD ,  Forever Magazine , and a number of other journals and anthologies. He lives in Portland, Oregon. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: ⁠https://textualpodcast.com/⁠ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: ⁠https...

Rick Claypool (he/him) is the author of SKULL SLIME TENTACLE WITCH WAR (Anxiety Press, 2024), TENTACLE HEAD (Bear Creek Press, 2022), THE MOLD FARMER (Six Gallery Press, 2020), LEECH GIRL LIVES (Spaceboy Books, 2017), and short stories that appear here and there online, including Maudlin House, HAD, and Back Patio Press. He grew up in the industrial outskirts of Pittsburgh, Pa., and lives in Rhode...

Rick Claypool (he/him) is the author of SKULL SLIME TENTACLE WITCH WAR (Anxiety Press, 2024), TENTACLE HEAD (Bear Creek Press, 2022), THE MOLD FARMER (Six Gallery Press, 2020), LEECH GIRL LIVES (Spaceboy Books, 2017), and short stories that appear here and there online, including Maudlin House, HAD, and Back Patio Press. He grew up in the industrial outskirts of Pittsburgh, Pa., and lives in Rhode...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing C.J. Spataro is an award-winning short fiction writer whose work has appeared in many literary magazines and anthologies including Taboos & Transgressions, Iron Horse Literary Review, december, Sequestrum, and Exacting Clam. She directs the MFA in Creative Writing and the MA in Publishing programs at Rosemont College an...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing C.J. Spataro is an award-winning short fiction writer whose work has appeared in many literary magazines and anthologies including Taboos & Transgressions, Iron Horse Literary Review, december, Sequestrum, and Exacting Clam. She directs the MFA in Creative Writing and the MA in Publishing programs at Rosemont College an...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Cash Compson’s first book, PEOPLE SCARE ME , was published in February 2024 by House of Vlad Press . He lives in New England with his wife and their dog, and he’s currently at work on new writing. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcas...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Cash Compson’s first book, PEOPLE SCARE ME , was published in February 2024 by House of Vlad Press . He lives in New England with his wife and their dog, and he’s currently at work on new writing. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcas...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Anoushka Warden  is a writer for stage and screen and has recently had her first novel published. Her first play, My Mum’s A Tw t, was staged at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre. Her second play My Dad’s a C nt won the Platform Presents Playwright’s Prize . Her debut novel, I'm F*cking Amazing was released in the US...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Anoushka Warden is a writer of theatre, TV, Film and now novels. Her debut novel, I'm F*cking Amazing was released in the US with Doubleday Books and is available now online and in book stores. Anoushka is on instagram @made_by_noush Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast....

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Mariah Stovall has written fiction for the anthology  Black Punk Now , and for  Ninth Letter, Vol 1. Brooklyn, Hobart , the  Minola Review , and  Joyland ; and nonfiction for The  Los Angeles Review of Books ,  Full Stop , Hanif Abdurraqib’s  68to05 ,  The Paris Review ,  Poets & Writers , and  LitHub .  I Love You So M...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing David Winner is a senior editor at StatOrec magazine, the fiction editor of The American, a magazine based in Rome, and a regular contributor to The Brooklyn Rail. He just released the novel, Master Lovers , from Outpost19. Check out his website: https://david-winner.com/ Follow him on Twitter: @dqw16391 Check out past epis...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing David Winner is a senior editor at StatOrec magazine, the fiction editor of The American, a magazine based in Rome, and a regular contributor to The Brooklyn Rail. He just released the nove, Master Lovers , from Outpost19. Check out his website: https://david-winner.com/ Follow him on Twitter: @dqw16391 Check out past episo...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Scott Mitchel May is the author of the novels Awful People and Breakneck. His short fiction and essays have appeared in HAD, Maudlin House, Trampset, and The  Maryland Literary Review, among others. He tweets @smitchelmay Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Jeff Alessandrelli is most recently the author of the novel  And Yet (Future Tense Books, 2024). His work has previously been published in The American Poetry Review, Fence , New American Writing , Lit Hub , BOMB, Gulf Coast, Prairie Schooner , and elsewhere. In addition to his writing, he also directs and co-edits the nonp...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Steve Gergley is the author of The Great Atlantic Highway & Other Stories (Malarkey Books ’24), There Are Some Floors Missing (Bullshit Lit ’24), Skyscrape r (West Vine Press ’23), and A Quick Primer on Wallowing in Despair (Leftover Books ’22). His short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in X-R-A-Y Literary Ma...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing The Whistler : 2421 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 Emily Capers (1:10): Emily Capers is a Midwestern mixed girl, who writes to begin conversations around identity by experimenting with form and genre. In Between My Bodies (Long Day Press) is her first chapbook. She currently lives in Chicago with her beautiful partner a...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Jeff Alessandrelli is most recently the author of the novel  And Yet   (Future Tense Books, 2024). His work has previously been published in  The American Poetry Review, Fence ,  New American Writing ,  Lit Hub ,  BOMB ,  Gulf Coast,   Prairie Schooner , and elsewhere. In addition to his writing, he also directs and co-edit...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Sam Berman is a short story writer who lives in Chicago and works at LakeFront Medical with Nancy, Andrew, and Patrick. All terrific coworkers. He has had work published in Forever Magazine, Joyland, Expat Press, Maudlin House, the Northwest Review, The Masters Review, Vlad Mag, HAD, Hobart, CRAFT, Dream Boy Book Club, and...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing:  https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Sam Berman is a short story writer who lives in Chicago and works at LakeFront Medical with Nancy, Andrew, and Patrick. All terrific coworkers. He has had work published in Forever Magazine, Joyland, Expat Press, Maudlin House, the Northwest Review, The Masters Review, Vlad Mag, HAD, Hobart, CRAFT, Dream Boy Book Club, and...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing:  https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Jillian Luft is a writer and Florida apologist. Her debut novel,   Scumbag Summer , is set for publication on June 20th via House of Vlad Press . You can read more of her work at ** jillianluft.com . ** Twitter: @JillianLuft Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website:  https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Jillian Luft is a writer and Florida apologist. Her debut novel, Scumbag Summer , is set for publication on June 20th via House of Vlad Press. You can read more of her work at jillianluft.com . Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts....

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Mallory Smart  is a Chicago-based writer and Editor-in-Chief of Maudlin House. She is the host of the literary/music podcast Textual Healing and cohost of the horror movie podcast That Horrorcast. Her latest book , I Keep My Visions To Myself , just came out from  With an X Books .  Find her on Twitter:  @malsmart Kirsti Ma...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing John Patrick Higgins is a writer of long and short stories, screenplays and plays. He has had bad teeth for as long as he can remember and you might expect him, being English, not to notice. But he has noticed, and he’s doing something about it. His new book, Teeth , recounts his journey from a mouthful of moist gravel to a...

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Brianna is a writer based in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to being a member and on the social media team for the Horror Writers Association, she’s also co-chair of the Seattle Chapter. She has work in  Beautiful Tragedies 2 and 3, The Dire Circle, The Nottingham Horror Collective ,  Under Her Skin, _and  HorrorScope:...