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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Krambambuli and the Dirty Skinflint
A 60 minute episode in which we discuss “Krambambuli” by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach. Yay! Kaisha makes us all feel like losers when she talks about all the books she’s read so far this year. We debate the …

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 …

Summer Reading: book droppings, inappropriate book covers, and literary gauntlets-Ep. 4
A 30-minute (ish) mini-episode in which we discuss hybrid reading lists, creating a reading and writing schedule, giving yourself permission to write, book voodoo, fluffing your bookshelves and Booker prize excitement.
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