A tangent episode in which Kelsey and Dylan ask Kaisha all sorts or silly bookish questions in honor of her birthday. Come along as we discuss which Dickens character she would want to be. We chat about …
Tag: Classics
A Proustish Tangent Part 2: the Woodlands in Kaisha’s Brain
A tangent episode in which Kaisha, Kelsey and Dylan devolve into a giggling mass of literary nerd nonsense. Come along as we discuss vampire qualifications and the need for a good plague book. We discuss the characters …
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Proustish Tangent Part 1:Hot Nonsense, Endearing Self Deprecation & Lady Macbeth the Go Getter-Ep.30
A tangent episode in which Kaisha, Kelsey and Dylan engage in literary madness. Come along as we chat about the fictional character we always wished we could be. Find out our top literary heroes and who we …
Guest Author Abigail Shepherd & the Trouble with Bookish Research-Ep.29
A guest episode centered on the lovely historical fiction author, Abigail Shepherd. Abi writes Regency and Victorian romance/adventure and she talks to us about the challenges of writing and researching historical fiction. We also chat about memorable …
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The Outcasts of Poker Flats & a Parthian Volley of Expletives from Uncle Billy-Ep.28
A 45 minute short story episode centered on Bret Harte’s short story, “The Outcasts of Poker Flats.” Kelsey talks about some writing tidbits she has picked up from her mentor, TC Tolbert. Kaisha nerds out on her …
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Book goals & the Timeless Blob of Before: Skevious Dive Bars, Book Overlords, Bulbous Proportions-Ep.27
A 60 minute tangent episode centered around book goals and ambitions. Dylan dishes about D&D. Kaisha bemoans her reading fails. We swap tips about finding the time to read and discuss what is on our reading …
The Grey Champion & Hoary Beards: pickled books, classic lust, devil worshiping, Modernist killers-Ep.7
A 60-minute full episode in which we discuss the devil in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” and what Star Trek’s Nomad character has in common with Modernist Literature. Kaisha talks about the classic book she’s been meaning …
The Gold Bug & Contracted Intimacy: wet cows, glass castles full of books, Vulcan field trips-Ep.5
Show Notes A 60-minute episode in which we discuss commonplace journals (and Kelsey’s random note-taking), a dream bookstore that presents you with your writing needs and looks like a forest, naughty Renaissance literature, the Enlightenment as told …
Shoot, Drink, Older Woman, Preferably in That Order: in praise of Hemingway.
There is something beautifully masculine about Ernest Hemingway’s writing. It is, at times, ephemeral, deep, yet containing a polished surface that does not display those dark ripples until closer inspection. Every time I read Hemingway, I am …
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