Somebody Write This

"A strange old man has a series of surreal encounters with a nurse while becoming torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home." Well, that sounds ominous... What are his orders? Is he Kay or Clarice? Melissa & Robert of The Haunted Tales Podcast join us to work it all out! You can find them and their work on Twitter @hauntedtalespod and on Instagram @hauntedtalespodcast. (And we hear a rumor that they might even be creating a special episode based on this plot synopsis, so make sure you check that one out!)

"The schemes of a professional monster hunter who will stop at nothing to celebrate the artistic work of their father." What artistic work? Why is it so important to the monster hunter? And who are the two roomies? Our guest Jeneta St. Clair helps us work through all of these questions! Find her on Instagram at @jenetastclair, her show @dryshow_wetcomics, and keep an eye out for the short film Marque Dos, which she appears in!

"The struggle of the peaceful settlers of a town destined for railroad greatness's legal feud over a robbery." What kind of legal feud involves a robbery? Are all the settlers involved? And WHAT do we do with that title? Our guest Heidi Voss is here to help answer those questions! You can follow her at authorheidivoss.com, and if you sign up for her newsletter you'll get a free short story.

"The true story of pirates who spy on his boss's old mentor." Why are pirates spying on someone? What is the old mentor doing? And, well, this isn't actually a true story, right? Our guest Alexander Weinstein is here to help us work it all out! You can find him and his work at alexanderweinstein.com. You can also watch the film After Yang, which was based on his short story "Saying Goodbye to Yang."

"A professor of chemistry dates other women to distract a headstrong young girl." How is dating women a distraction? Is one of these women named Mona Lebowski? And how does the small town play into it? Our guest Cecelia Mecca is here to help us work it all out! You can find her medieval romance under her name here and her contemporary romance work under Bella Michaels. Find her @ceceliamecca on social media!

"Two former secretaries come up with a money-making promotion to train Merlin's descendant." Who is Merlin's descendant? Why do they need money to train them? And what does this have to do with Hawaiian real estate? Our guest Rap Critic is here to help us work it all out! You can find him and his work here:

https://www.youtube.com/@RapCritic

https://www.patreon.com/rapcritic

https://ko-fi.com/rapcritic

https://www.twitch.tv/rapcritic

And our links:

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/somebodywritethis

Facebook: https://facebook.com/somebodywritethis

Twitter: https://twitter.com/writethispod

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writethispod/

"Big time show winners throw a sorrow party in a fascist, militaristic future." What's a sorrow party? Is every party in a fascist future a sorrow party? How are letters involved? Our guest Matthew Marcus is a Jeopardy champion, so something of a big time show winner himself, so hopefully he can shine some light on this. If Matthew's trivia journey inspired you, he suggests you go find the Online Quiz League and go get involved!

And our links:

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/somebodywritethis

Facebook: https://facebook.com/somebodywritethis

Twitter: https://twitter.com/writethispod

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writethispod/

"When a research team calling themselves 'the unofficial Christmas truce' reclaims his life, urbane Princess Jeremy Warner is assigned to join the Church of England." Oh my. That's a whole lot to unpack. Thankfully we have our guest Laure Porché AND guest co-host Kirsten Porter here to make this all work out!

You can find Laure's podcast, The Moonlit Path, anywhere you get your podcasts, or directly on her website at: https://www.laureporche.com/podcast-1

And our links:

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/somebodywritethis

Facebook: https://facebook.com/somebodywritethis

Twitter: https://twitter.com/writethispod

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writethispod/

"During England, his girlfriend's parents flee to a remote island in hope of proving their innocence." How can you prove your innocence on a remote island? Is the island full of deadly ancient curses? And... what on earth does "during England" mean as a setting? Thankfully our guest Lynnie Westafer is here to work it all out with us! You can find her and her work at lynniewestafer.com

And our links:

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/somebodywritethis

Facebook: https://facebook.com/somebodywritethis

Twitter: https://twitter.com/writethispod

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writethispod/