LITerally Podcast

Today we spoke with Valerie Miner, author of numerous fiction, nonfiction, and poetry collections. Once, a decade ago, Miner was kind but instructive with my fledging writing and writing career, and I feel privileged to talk with her about her writing today.

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Kase Johnstun of the LITerally podcast joined me, Brandon Long of Van Sessions in TanVan to help add some literary flair to this Van Sessions episode featuring local Ogden band, The Snarlin' Yarns. Check out this mash up and enjoy!

Think of this interview with Michael Kasdan, sports and special projects editor at The Good Men Project, like a time capsule from pre-election, pre-vaccine interview. We jump into politics and sports and why athletes should stop being told to "stay in their lane."

Authors M. Ellen Dash and Ali Meeks talked with the LITerally Podcast about their new book Conquer Your Fear of the Triathlon Swim. As a swimmer and triathlete, I had a great time reading the step-by-step guide to overcoming anxiety in the water. This is a great book (and podcast, of course) for anyone hoping to turn their fear of open-water swimming into confidence in the water.

Adrienne Christian shared poetry from her new book with us on the LITerally Podcast. We laughed a lot that afternoon. She is welcome back anytime to talk about the writing, life, and the crazy world we live. But her new book of poetry! I insist!

Sian Griffiths, writer and sometimes co-host of the LITerally Podcast, joined us in the time of Covid, only a few miles from her house, via Zoom to talk about her new novel, Scrapple.

As with everything in this day and age, we cannot avoid talking about life, the world, and our place in the world in it as writers! Thanks, Sian!

It's been a long time coming, but has time really passed over the last few months? Has it really? Here is our fun Literary Death Match Podcast from last year's event. Hosted by Adrian Todd Zuniga, five other writers joined us that day, including Laura Stott, Jan Bottiglieri, Jake Alvey, David Lindes, and Kara Van De Graff. It was a serious riot. And Literary Death Match will be returning this year virtually in the fall, so keep an eye out for that announcement!

Sharon Harrigan joined us for the second time for her debut novel Half. It was our first time recording since we last saw each other before shutting it down for Covid. This was a great way for LITerally to jump back in!

Sunni Brown Wilkinson's poetry has been published or is forthcoming in Crab Orchard Review, Adirondack Review, Sugar House Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, and other journals and anthologies.

Sunni is the author of The Marriage of the Moon and the Field (Black Lawrence Press 2019), and her poem "Rodeo" won New Ohio Review's inaugural NORward Poetry Prize. She teaches at Weber State University and lives in northern Utah with her husband and three young sons.

I loved sitting down with Sunni Brown Wilkinson to talk about writing, but to also talk about life. It was so enjoyable. I love her poetry. Please take a listen!

LITerally Podcast Ep. 41 - Laura Stott

Poet and friend Laura Stott joined us in the Banyan Studio to read and talk about poems from her new book The Blue Nudes. It's a great conversation about inspiration and verse and parenting and teaching!