Jaydra Johnson, author of LOW: NOTES ON ART & TRASH, talks fighting to make trash high art, finding your calling, and shaking the demon of your past. If you're a fan of the show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Author of My Dead Book and Ripcord, Nate Lippens, talks encroaching death, facing obsolescence, and disappearance. If you're a fan of the show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Today Joseph Edwin Haeger, author of Learn to Swim, comes on to talk about friendship, those who influence, and the value of being called out. If you're a fan of the show, please become a Patreon supporter. 

The godmother of Indie Lit, author of Estranged, Elizabeth Ellen joins me to discuss what the hell's wrong with internet writing these days. If you're a fan of this show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

The fascinating Kate Axelrod, author of How to Get Along Without Me, joins me to talk coming from a family of writers, liberty versus marketability, and confronting what you hate in order to grow. If you're a fan of the show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

The myth, the legend, author of Cult of Loretta, The Red-Headed Pilgrim, and forthcoming Horse Girl Fever, comes on to talk being plagued by the suburbs, having little (or no) agency over your own life, and pleasing our inner teenager. If you're a fan of this show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

LJ Pemberton, author of Still Alive, comes on to talk about becoming famous in the evangelical Christian community, becoming an atheist, dating a cult member and moving to South America, graduating from Columbia then having to look for work through a temp agency, etc. You know, normal stuff. If you're a fan of this show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

Author. Illustrator. Designer. Translator. Kit Schluter. The author of Cartoons joins me to talk about a Mexico City literary scene of recent past, the road to translation, cartoons, and the many perils of novelty. If you're a fan of this podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

The one and only Benjamin Drevlow, author of forthcoming collection, Honky, talks Midwestern racism, dealing with lifelong trauma, and a new masculinity. If you're a fan of this show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. 

A free audiobook of my poetry collection, Newspaper Drumsticks. If you're a fan of this show, please consider supporting me on Patreon.