Scott and Keith welcome Ed Brown, writer of the 2nd Shift, to the podcast!  Ed discusses his current writing work (2:30), which leads to a conversation on his backstory and unpacking writing quality (16:30), author intent, and three-act structure (26:00).  Scott and Keith review their week's art, administrative and even music activities (33:20) to end the main part of the episode.  In part two of the episode, Keith and Scott take the comic hunt on the road (again) to visit Spero's Heroes in Chatsworth, California (51:00).