Kyle and Eric talk the origins and growth of a novel, theme saturation, the playgrounds we build our stories on top of, and how the connection of disparate elements makes new writing and new growth as a writer. We take another tour through our barn pieces, and end with some movie recommendations and talk of Strega Nona.

Eric and Kyle sat down with Tori to talk about her writing and writing life. Topics range from marriage to eating disorders to womanhood to the loss of Tori's mother, the truths of which suffuse her work.

Eric, Matt, and Kyle talk personal repression, being an American writer, how it all started, and then share their first workshop about barns.

Eric, Matt and Kyle discuss writing exercises, plotting as a principle, how turning to Substack has changed their writing, and then read a chapter of Eric's book UGO.

Matt, Tim, and Eric talk one effort at werewolves, Matt's collection about grief, and how audience, idea, or approach can all set good borders to work within when setting out to write something.