Brinton Woodall sits down with debut Author Nick Olson where they discuss his book Here's Waldo. Spanning the late 90s to the 2010s, HERE'S WALDO is a sprawling, tragicomic novel that tracks the story of Waldo Collins, a nerdy kid born in a torn-up town in the shadow of Chicago-unincorporated Des Plaines, IL. It's a story about what it was like to come of age as the new millennium dawned with all its irrevocable changes. A story about the family bonds we're born with and those we create along the way, and about using humor to find light in the dark. About generational trauma and the continuation (or completion) of cycles of violence. It's here we follow Waldo from age eight to twenty-four as he figures out his place in the world, leaves his hometown to become a writer, and ultimately comes back to face everything (and everyone) he left behind. Here's a story of loss, love, grief, guilt, and a search for meaning. Here's Waldo. Outside of talking about one another's books they discuss their love for screenwriting and talk about each other writing process. As Nick talks about his Journey to get his book out and his journey to be the published Author that he is. Nick Olson is an author and editor from Chicagoland now living in North Carolina. He was a finalist for Glimmer Train's Very Short Fiction Award, and he's been published in SmokeLong Quarterly, Hobart, decomP, and other fine places. When he's not writing his own work, he's sharing the wonderful work of others over at (mac)ro(mic) Nick Olson: https://nickolsonbooks.com/ Brinton Woodall: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=brinton+woodall&i=digital-text&crid=TFPI413N7WFF&sprefix=Brinton+%2Cdigital-text%2C160&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_8IG: @Americanaquill IG@Brintonwoodall IG@AmericanaQuill