Left The Hose On

Jessie Lynn McMains is a cross-genre writer, small press publisher, and spoken word performer. They have been publishing their own and others’ work in zines and books since 1994, and currently run Bone & Ink Press, a small press that focuses on boosting the voices of marginalized writers. They are the author of several books, most recently Wisconsin Death Trip and The Loneliest Show On Earth. They have been performing spoken word across the U.S. and Canada since 1998, and their spoken word album, Self-Portrait with Ghosts and Trains, was released by Hello America Stereo Cassette in July 2021. They were the 2016-17 Poet Laureate of Racine, WI, and received the 2019 Hal Prize for Poetry, and are currently serving as the Racine Writer-in-Residence through December 2021. They’re in love with the undying spirit of punk rock, and believe in the power of storytelling to both transform and heal. Find more at recklesschants.net.

Find Jessie's music and spoken word here: 

https://oaklandwinedrinkersunion.bandcamp.com

https://onebeerprophet.bandcamp.com

If there's a writer publishing exciting work online who you think deserves more readers, send me their work at [email protected]

Thank you to Matt Rouch for the outro music. 

Oliver Zarandi writes about bodies, horror and male eating disorders. His first book, Soft Fruit In The Sun, was released in 2019 with Hexus Press. He’s working on his next book, Body Horror.

Pick up a copy of Soft Fruit in the Sun Here. 

If there's a writer publishing exciting work online who you think deserves more readers, send me their work at [email protected]

Thank you to Matt Rouch for the outro music. 

Today I am joined by Nicole Morning. Nicole is a librarian and the author of Soft Animal, Tinderness, Maximum Fancy, n,  and A Thing That Happened in 2020. She edits the ongoing compzine series Basia Mille. Her writing has appeared in Nudie magazine, Horror Sleaze Trash, and Hello America audio compilations.

Nicole's zine Tinderness was awarded Best Litzine at Canzine 2020.

Recent releases include an audio recording of Soft Animal from Hello America Stereo Cassette and Selftitled, a book of poems and short stories from Trident Press.

Her latest work is a zine about a breakdown  called Who Will Take Care of My Life.

Nicole lives in Denver. Find more of her work at nicolemorning.com.

In this episode Nicole and I discuss her book, why she likes making zines, being in one's own body, attention, the benefits of silence, Maggie Nelson and vulnerability. 

Is there a writer you think deserves more readers/who is publishing exciting work? Email me at [email protected] to let me know. You can also follow me on Instagram or Twitter @left_the_hose and send me a DM. Self-nominations are also welcome. Thank you to Matt Rouch for the outro music. 

Today I am joined by Graham Irvin. Graham is from North Carolina. His first book LIVER MUSH is forthcoming from Back Patio Press. Follow him on Twitter @grahamjirvin. 

In this episode, Graham and I discuss three of his short stories:

Not Going Home published in Back Patio Press,

The Gap published at Philosophical Idiot,

and Time Passes Faster at Sea published in X-Ray Lit magazine. 

I highly recommend reading all three stories. In this episode we also discuss online communities, the complexity of every person, violent jobs and the various genres of autobiographical writing. 

Is there a writer you think deserves more readers/who is publishing exciting work? Email me at [email protected] to let me know. You can also follow me on Instagram @left_the_hose or Twitter @left_the_hose and send me a DM. Self-nominations are also welcome. For what I'm reading, check out my blog. Thank you to Matt Rouch for the outro music.

Today I am joined by Seb Doubinsky, author of Fragments of a Revolution, a novel out May 5th from Stalking Horse Press. Seb is a bilingual French writer and poet and the author of many books such as Missing Signal and The Babylonian Trilogy. In this episode Seb and I discuss his new novel, the process of stepping away from this project for a while when it was necessary, anarchism, indie publishing, the mindset of scarcity among writers and even Terence McKenna. Please pre-order Fragments of a Revolution at stalkinghorsepress.com

You can also follow Seb on Twitter @sebdoubinsky

Is there a writer you think deserves more readers/who is publishing exciting work? Email me at [email protected] to let me know. You can also follow me on Instagram @leftthehosepod or Twitter @left_the_hose and send me a DM. Self-nominations are also welcome.

For what I'm reading, check out my blog.

Thank you to Matt Rouch for the outro music.

I'm joined by MFA candidate Brandon Brown, who is currently studying at VCFA. In this episode we discuss: Brandon's experience in an MFA program, the path which led him to pursue a master's degree in Creative Writing, voicing one's objections/opinions in workshop, having difficult conversations, developing a writing schedule, finding work that is meaningful and the story cycle Brandon is working on. Please follow Brandon on Twitter @bwandong to keep up with his writing and to hear his thoughts on politics, writing, video games, music, anime and other good stuff. 

Is there a writer you think deserves more readers/who is publishing exciting work? Email me at [email protected] to let me know. You can also follow me on Instagram @leftthehosepod and send me a DM. Self-nominations are also welcome. 

For what I'm reading, check out my blog. 

Thank you to Matt Rouch for the outro music. 

For my first interview I am joined by the poet Melinda Freudenberger to discuss her poems "Tenderness" and "On Birdman," both of which appeared in Always Crashing. Also in this episode we discuss: Emotional imagery in poetry, contemplation in the wake of 2020, the afterlife, the presence of biblical figures in the lives of once-religious people and Melinda's relationship to the film Birdman itself. Please go to Melinda's website and read more of her work.

Is there a writer you think deserves more readers/who is publishing exciting work online? Email me at [email protected] to let me know. You can also follow me on Instagram @leftthehosepod and send me a DM. Self-nominations are also welcome. 

For what I'm reading, check out my blog.