In the Atelier

In the Atelier

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In the Atelier episodes

  • What Am I Doing With My Life?
    WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE? : Two kinds of doubt and how to use them. Mentioned in this episode: John Gardner; Gardner's "On Becoming a Novelist"; gap analysis; Henry James; James's "The Middle Years"; James's notebooks; Cynthia Ozick; prayer; intuition. Music: "Moonlight Call" by Racoon Racoon; "Purple Maze" by Lalinea; "Released" by Royal Nature; "Guide Your Wild Eyes" by Giants and Pilgrims (All music used by courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist) This installment reprised from the ITA archives.
    10 min
  • A Song for the Unsung (Bonus Episode)
    A SONG FOR THE UNSUNG: Autumn is traditionally the season of "big books" -- books by the established heavy-hitters and the foreordained bestsellers among hot debuts. But in the midst of this season (and with Thanksgiving upon us), here's a tribute of gratitude to those who keep the literary world turning and the art-makers making. Mentioned in this episode: small books; unreviewed, unbought, and unawarded authors and poets; the disappearing midlist; "literary disappointments"; Bookscan; readers; commonplace books; editors; sales conferences; publishers; authors who help; writers who teach; experimentation; literary magazines; independent bookstores; the unconnected, unincluded, and uninvited best of the best.
    Music: "Love You" by Yehezkel Raz
    (All music used courtesy of the artists thanks to a licensing agreement with Artlist)
    5 min
  • There's a Crowd on My Desk
    THERE'S A CROWD ON MY DESK: A word for creative solitude amid the hive life of screens.
    Mentioned in this episode: John Stuart Mill; Michel de Montaigne; Henry David Thoreau; Neil Postman; Aldous Huxley's Brave New World; Lee Siegel's Against the Machine; Dave Eggers' A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius; John Updike; The Paris Review; Sven Birkerts' The Gutenberg Elegies; William Shakespeare's King Lear; Zadie Smith; J.D. Salinger; The Chronicle of Higher Education; William Deresiewicz.
    Music: "Urban Drummers" by Mike Kirin; "Over and Over" by Stanley Gurvich; "Shiver" by Borrtex; "Heavens Anthem" by Skygaze; "Soft Awakening" by John Gegelman; "Belong to You" by Denitia
    (All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist)
    21 min
  • Denis Johnson, Fame, & the 2,000-Page Rule

    DENIS JOHNSON, FAME, & THE 2,000-PAGE RULE: A story of an invitation received many years ago from legendary author Denis Johnson, and lessons learned about opportunity and the unexpected forms inspiration can take. Mentioned in this episode: Johnson's "Jesus' Son"; Johnson's "Tree of Smoke"; National Book Award. Music: "Anthem of a Quirky Hipster" by Rex Banner; "Lemonade" by Shtriker Big Band; "The Beat of the Land" by Assaf Ayalon (All music used by courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist). This episode reprised from the ITA Archives.

    13 min
  • In the Absence of Yes
    IN THE ABSENCE OF YES: This essay, which first appeared in Poets & Writers Magazine and can be found in The Honorable Obscurity Handbook from Atelier26 Books, presents thoughts on a subject all too familiar to every writer: rejection. Believing in the worth of what you've produced is no easy thing. And deserving work is all too often passed over in sluice tides of manila envelopes. All that matters is what you're committed to. Mentioned in this episode: Wallace Stegner; New York Times; Henry James; Andre Dubus; Gustave Flaubert Music in this episode: "Door Knob" by Egon Stone; "Petrolchimica2" by Bottega Baltazar; "Rising Up" by OFRIN; "Seventh March" by C3NC (All music used by courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist) This episode reprised from the ITA archives.
    15 min
  • Atelier Special: Let Us Praise the Public Library

    ATELIER SPECIAL: LET US PRAISE THE PUBLIC LIBRARY -- Atelier Specials feature original creative content including essays, fiction, and excerpts. Today: an essay by M. Allen Cunningham, slightly abridged. "Let Us Praise the Public Library" was originally published as a special 3-part series in The Oregonian. You can read the complete essay at medium.com/@M_A_Cunningham. Mentioned in this episode: Portland, Oregon; Multnomah County Library; Victor Hugo; Charles Dickens; Mark Twain; Herodotus; J.M. Whistler; Charles Kingsley; Jorge Luis Borges; Toni Morrison; John Steinbeck; the Library of Alexandria; Der Spiegel; Virginia Quarterly Review; Hypnerotomachia Poliphili; Aldus Manutius; American civic life; democratic institutions; The Oregonian.  Music: "Mythological" by Ofrin; "Do Your Thing" by Guesthouse; "Thoughts" by ANBR; "Settle Down" by Giants and Pilgrims; "Shallow Water" by Sivan Talmor; "Betula Lenta" by Shahar Haziza (All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist.)

    16 min
  • About Discouragement (Bonus Installment)
    ABOUT DISCOURAGEMENT: Artists and writers, at some point (or several points) you're going to receive the message that your work is insignificant. You're going to wonder what use there is in continuing to do and share your work. It's unlikely that you will escape this unpleasantness. But when it arrives, remember that almost nobody escapes it -- that you've come to a new threshold. (This is a bonus Installment of IN THE ATELIER. Check out our longer episodes too.)
    Music: "For the Broken Hearted" by Yehezkel Raz
    (All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist)
    IN THE ATELIER is produced by the award-winning literary publisher Atelier26 Books and hosted by M. Allen Cunningham.
    www.Atelier26Books.com / www.MAllenCunningham.com
    5 min
  • Surrendering to Process
    SURRENDERING TO PROCESS: Artist Andy Goldsworthy strives to know and understand stone -- and that's no straightforward task. Mentioned in this episode: "Rivers and Tides" (2001 documentary film). Music: "Hand in the Jar" by Rodello's Machine (used by courtesy of the artist through a licensing agreement with Artlist) This episode reprised from the ITA archives.
    10 min
  • Working Without Working
    WORKING WITHOUT WORKING: What really takes discipline? Not working. "Working without Working," appeared in slightly different form in Poets & Writers magazine and can be read in The Honorable Obscurity Handbook from Atelier26 Books. Mentioned in this episode: W.H. Auden; Saul Bellow; Joan Didion; E.M. Forster's "Aspects of the Novel"; Annie Dillard; Dillard's "A Writing Life"; Ernest Hemingway; Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast"; Andre Dubus; Henry James; T.S. Eliot; Zadie Smith; Smith's "Changing My Mind" Music: "Possible Light" by Ziv Moran; "Spain" by Dan Pundak; "Fragments" by Borrtex; "Mindplay (instrumental)" by Roza; "The World Inside" by Rodello's Machine (All music used by courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist). This episode reprised from the ITA archives.
    14 min
  • Getting in the Creative Habit
    GETTING IN THE CREATIVE HABIT: "There's a difference," writes Twyla Tharp, "between a work's beginning and starting to work." This episode shares thoughts on Tharp's book The Creative Habit. (All music used by courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist.) This episode, reprised from the ITA archives, was originally titled The World According to Tharp.
    9 min

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In the Atelier is a creativity podcast for writers & artists that explores the life of the imagination. Each installment brings you real talk on subjects like the highs & lows of making art,…