Writing The Rapids

Joe is joined by O F Cieri to talk about their collective dislike for Joseph Campbell, their collective love of western esotericism, some gripes with indie publishing, and so much more!

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Joe is rejoined by Graham Irvin and they talk about guns, guns, guns, and more!

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In this bonus episode, Laura Paul takes the host chair to interview Alissa Hattman about her book Sift. Available here.

Laura Paul is a writer and artist who has been published in The Brooklyn Rail, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Comics Journal, minor literature[s], Tarpaulin Sky Magazine, and other outlets. She holds an M.A. in Media Studies from UCLA and a B.A. in Comparative History of Ideas from the University of Washington. She works for the publisher Sublunary Editions and independent book distributor Asterism Books. To find out more, visit her website laurapaulwriter.com or connect with her on Instagram @laura_n_paul

Alissa Hattman is author of the novel Sift, which engages with themes of ecological grief and climate repair. Her writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Carve, The Gravity of the Thing, Propeller, Big Other, Shirley Magazine, MAYDAY, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Pacific University and an MA in English Literature from Portland State University. She has worked as a fiction editor, book reviewer, zine librarian, writing group facilitator, and teacher. Originally from North Dakota, she now lives and teaches in the Pacific Northwest. More at www.alissahattman.com. 

Joe is joined by Mila Jaroniec to talk about her book Plastic Vodka Bottle Sleepover, teaching and editing, autofiction, alt-lit, tarot and so much more.

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Joe is rejoined by Charlene Elsby and they talk about ethics, the ineffable draw of philosophy, solid logic based on weird axioms, and so much more! 

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Joe is joined by Sam Richard to talk about grief as fear, JG Ballard, genre conventions and restrictions, and much, much more!

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Joe is rejoined by Garett Strickland to talk asemic writing, letting go of control, Kay Sage landscapes, and more.

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Joe is joined by Stacy Hardy to talk about holes, play, collaboration, and more!

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Joe is rejoined by Danika Stegeman LeMay to talk about her new book Ablation, grief, talking about grief, and more.

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Tex Gresham joins Joe to talk about moments that change our lives forever, the allure of conspiracy theories, making it as a screenwriter, and more.

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