Dark Waters

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Dark Waters episodes

March 16, 2021 "Burying the Newspaper Man" aka Spoiler Alerts and Single Manly Tears
Curtis Ippolito joins us for a special episode/preview of season 2 to celebrate the release of his new novel Burying the Newspaper Man. We discuss character empathy and the delicacies of vulnerability, coming back to writing after time away, and the difficulty of not spoiling everything in this bone-chilling and wonderful book.

Curtis is an author based in California whose new novel Burying the Newspaper Man will be released from Red Dog Press on 16 March. He’s also published multiple pieces of short fiction in venues such as Shotgun Honey, Mystery Tribune, Ghost Parachute, Bristol Noir, and several others. Burying the Newspaper Man is his debut novel. Follow him on Twitter.
1 hr 9 min
March 09, 2021 “Prove Me Wrong” aka The Stamp of Asshole Approval
For our season one finale, we’re joined by the lovely Izzy Hourihane. We discuss surviving 2020 with memes, booze, and books, the importance of killing darlings, and why 2025-2035 will be the years of revealed cults. Nate reads a short story that may or may not include maggots and we all get really excited about the myth of Bluebeard.

Isabelle Hourihane is a UK-based copy editor and advocate for irredeemable characters. She does not have social media and exists as a 20th-century ghost. We sometimes wonder if she’s just a figment of our imagination.
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1 hr 31 min
March 02, 2021 "The Next Witness" aka The Curse of the Anime Protagonist
Matthew Simmons joins the show to answer the question we know you’ve all been wondering: what actually counts as torture porn? Also, the evisceration of a catfish, bible stories they don't teach you in Sunday school, and Kirstyn reads some of her first novel.

Matt is a videographer, lighting designer, gaffer, photographer, scriptwriter, and all-around dark theme aficionado. Follow him on Instagram (@freeinthejungle).

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1 hr 40 min
February 23, 2021 “Tinfoils” aka Batman Isaac Newton
Jacob Close joins us from the UK to discuss his recent book, Tinfoils, and starting a career as a full-time writer. We touch on what it’s like to balance multiple professional projects, the importance of finding the correct editor, the fallacy of universal popularity, and Isaac Newton’s second career taking down a dildo salesman.
Jacob is a writer whose novel, Tinfoils, was released in September 2020. He previous novel, Crimsonfield, is available on Amazon under the name J.W Close. He is also an occasional marketing writer, as well as editor and longtime theatre reviewer for the review site Edinburgh49. Follow him on Twitter (@JacobFarAway) and check out his website.

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1 hr 41 min
February 16, 2021 "Come Away to the Water" aka The Story of the Bull
Steve Luber rejoins the podcast to edit a story from Nate. Nate is gently coerced into talking about his college days. Toxic concepts of masculinity fight with another.
Steve Luber: a writer and IT expert out in the San Fernando Valley. Writing reads like a “mix between H.P. Lovecraft and C.S. Lewis.” Other works of his include “An Occurrence on the Witch’s Hill”, published at Misery Tourism. Follow him on Twitter (@steveluber1)
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1 hr 17 min
February 09, 2021 "Always the Dead" aka February Weather in 1946
Stephen J. Golds, author of Say Goodbye When I’m Gone, joins us from Japan to discuss his newly released book, Always the Dead.
Golds is originally from the UK, but has lived in Japan for most of his adult life. His second novel, Always the Dead, was released on January 29. His first novel, Say Goodbye When I’m Gone, is available from Red Dog Press, and his poetry chapbook Poems For Ghosts in Empty Tenement Windows I Thought I Saw Once is available from Close to the Bone Publishing. He’s also published short stories with Close to the Bone, Hoosier Noir, and Rock and a Hard Place. Find him on Twitter (@SteveGone58).
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1 hr 13 min
February 02, 2021 A Work in Progress aka Calm the Calamity that is your Mammaries
Steve Luber joins the podcast to discuss a section of his novel in progress. It’s a creepy story written by a pleasant guy. Other works of his include “An Occurrence on the Witch’s Hill”, published at Misery Tourism.
Steve Luber is a writer and IT expert out in the San Fernando Valley. Writing reads like a “mix between H.P. Lovecraft and C.S. Lewis.” Other works of his include “An Occurrence on the Witch’s Hill”, published at Misery Tourism. Follow him on Twitter (@stevenluber1)
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1 hr 7 min
January 31, 2021 “Superposition” aka So….who’s your favorite serial killer?
Nichole Currier joins the podcast to review and edit one of Kirstyn’s short stories. Also, first date stories, and what makes a mystery novel the worst.
Nichole Currier is a recent English graduate who just finished an internship with Penguin Random House and is creating a literary lifestyle vlog via her YouTube Channel (Nichole Currier) and her Instagram @cocobratz
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*Please forgive overlapping audio issues in this episode
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1 hr 34 min
January 31, 2021 Intros aka Can you read Hunter S. Thompson sober?
The Inaugural Episode: In which we introduce ourselves, insult each other, lament audio difficulties, and discuss what the hell counts as a “beach read.”
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Co-Hosts:
Nate: writes under the name N.B. Turner. Published in Hoosier Noir, Shotgun Honey, TheDailyDrunk, A Rock and Hard Place Magazine (@RHPMag). Favorite Authors: Raymond Carver, Flannery O’Connor, S.A. Cosby, John Le Carre, & William R. Soldan. Find him on Twitter @nathanturner15
Kirstyn: Mostly works under a pen name, and is a commodities price reporter. Favorite authors: Don DeLillo, Chuck Palahniuk, Clive Barker, & Jeff Vandermeer. She is bad at social media, but you can find her on Twitter @kirstyn_petras and Instagram @gothamcityaerial
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55 min