Join Tim and LeeAnna for Alchemy... the podcast from Effigy Press that’s all about diving into the glorious mess of life. Whether you’re a fiction writer looking to hone your characters and plot, or just someone who enjoys watching the world tumble into chaos and needs some juicy conversation fodder for your next cocktail party, we’ve got you covered. Today’s episode gets literary as our podcasters tackle the intertextual tug-of-war between Matthew Arnold’s Dover Beach and Anthony Hecht’s Dover Bitch—a 100-year gap where Hecht takes a sharp, mocking jab at Arnold’s melancholy classic. Writers, hold on tight. Non-writers, stick around anyway—this one's going to get interesting.

Of course, as with all our podcasts, we’ve spared you the nightmare of ads for those ‘make your own dinner’ subscription services that flood your doorstep with so many boxes, you could open a warehouse. You’re welcome—because we care about your kitchen (and your sanity). And if one of those ads sneaks through, I swear we didn’t sign off on it. Just blame it on the algorithm’s love of making you cancel after two weeks of pretending you have the energy to cook a pot roast.

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Dover Beach here.

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