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A reading and critique of “Lost Road” by Potato.
A reading and critique of “The Mighty Fallen, the Weapons of War Perished” by Maggie.
A reading and critique of “Abandoned” by Trashtalk.
In today's episode, awk and Brady grapple with their roles as primary witnesses to the book “Mawing Rainbows.”
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In today's episode, awk and Brady dive into the raw bits and bytes of a book called “Data Mine.” They discover magic tattoos, elite hackers, and a crazed axe murderer with a fetish for explosions.
A reading and critique of “Blankbird” by Laura Dalton.
A reading and critique of “Shot for Shot” by Pinkot.
A reading and critique of “Sense of Scale” by MeatballMassacre.
A reading and critique of “It's Always Sunny on Sunday(s)” by BBSpoons.
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A reading of “Thunder” by kilozombie.
A reading and critique of “Excess” by Shain.
Some villagers hang around in today's episode.
In today's story, a man dies, a rosary is beheld, and fish guts are ruined forever.
Today's episode features a wholesome story about a ghost and his newfound hobby.
Gratuitous Latin, an incomprehensible plot, and the tragic death of a teacup feature in this first submission to “Return.”
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Story ideas get talked about a lot. But do they deserve the attention? Today we'll chat about idea-focused writers, the obsession with “originality,” and what to do if you don't have anything to write about.
Some chat about perspective and monsters and the final submission to “Speechless.”
In today's submission to “Speechless,” a rat's hoarding obsession gets out of control. As does the length of the introductory paragraph.
In this first submission to “Speechless,” a king faces the toughest challenge of his entire rule: some really nice penmanship.
A short introduction to the podcast and some chatting about the strange aura that envelopes all things writing.
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