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Join Patrick Attaway as he discusses writing, reads from books, and rambles.

Patrick Attaway


    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 308 EPISODES


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    Episode 302 - The Satisfying Lies of Dr. Salome Kamaria

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 62:02


    GO BACK AND LISTEN TO THE SNEAK PEAK FIRST

    The Satisfying Lies of Dr. Salome Kamaria Sneak Peek

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 22:39


    This is an excerpt from a previous episode of Patrick reading from the first two chapters of The Satisfying Lies of Dr. Salome Kamaria.

    Episode 301 - C.M. Nascosta's Morning Glory Milking Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 49:18


    Episode 300 - Down and Out at Taco Bell

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 44:33


    An original short story and soundtrack to celebrate 300 episodes!

    Episode 299 - Is This Sparta?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 42:50


    Almost to 300!

    Episode 298 - Jenn Morales's A Brave Sacrifice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 42:35


    Games are played. Fun is had.

    Episode 297 - Katie Chaple's Pretty Little Rooms

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 52:10


    Patrick reads poetry, so it should be a hoot.

    Episode 296 - Surviving New America Part V

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 70:44


    Picking up where we left off.

    Episode 295 - Jenn Morales's Chaos Theory (And Special Preview of The Satisfying Lies of Dr. Salome Kamaria)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 55:53


    We read, we laugh, we sigh, we cry, we die.

    Episode 294 - Jenn Morales's The Haunted Angel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 44:49


    A new blind reading. A lot of screw ups.

    Episode 293 - Bret Easton Ellis's Imperial Bedrooms Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 59:51


    Episode 292 - Bret Easton Ellis's Imperial Bedrooms Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 63:04


    Episode 291 - Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 53:42


    I really wanted to like this.

    Episode 290 - Abby Jimenez's The Fall Risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 51:03


    This episode barely has anything to do with Abby Jimenez. It's mostly about mental health and poetry.

    Episode 289 - Jenn Morales's A Born Angel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 41:52


    Reading an indie author while trying to maintain sanity.

    Episode 288 - Laurell K Hamilton's Guilty Pleasures

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 49:06


    Patrick does two blind readings and discusses the struggles of publishing and literary critique.

    Episode 287 - Writing the First Page of Your Novel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 70:48


    Patrick rates and critiques the opening pages of numerous novels, and even harshly reviews his own work.

    Episode 286 - Grady Hendrix's Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 54:19


    If you like Grady Hendrix, maybe skip this episode.

    Episode 285 - Harumi Murakami's Kafka on the Shore

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 43:33


    Episode 284 - Bad Writing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 47:09


    Patrick discusses what qualifies as bad writing, but also reads his own writing as an example.

    Episode 283 - Thomas Harris's Silence of the Lambs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 66:26


    You will tell me when those lambs stop screaming...?

    Episode 282 - Rebecca Yarros's Fourth Wing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 43:41


    We begin our 2025 monthly series where Patrick reads a popular book and tries not to gag.

    Episode 281 - David Sedaris's Slumus Lordicus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 41:35


    We read, we laugh, we die.

    Episode 280 - World Building, Creative Process, and 2024 Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 43:04


    Looking back and forward.

    Episode 279 - Zev Good's "Had"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 105:24


    We read a short story, talk about underappreciated authors, and kvetch a little more.

    Episode 278 - Jaydra Dawn's Sanctuary

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 47:38


    Patrick tackles a contemporary Victorian era novel unlike any other. Included is a link to Jaydra Dawn's novel below. https://www.amazon.com/Sanctuary-Jaydra-Dawn-ebook/dp/B01J8K1TRA

    Episode 277 - David Sedaris's Santaland Diaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 58:34


    Christmas feels.

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    Episode 276 - David Sedaris's "Active Shooter"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 48:19


    Talking about guns, Trump, writing, and typical nonsense.

    Episode 275 - Little Piece of My Time Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 38:19


    Patrick reads from his upcoming novel, Little Piece of My Time.

    Episode 274 - Surviving New America Part IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 47:27


    BlueSky, a bad Trump impersonation, and exhaustion.

    Episode 273 - Surviving New America Part III

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 59:29


    PATRICK HAS A NEW NOVEL... AGAIN!!!

    Episode 272 - Surviving New America Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 68:39


    Donald Trump, writing as a passion, and Southern accents.

    Episode 271 - Surviving New America Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 54:12


    This is the beginning of a long series.

    Episode 270 - Politics of Surviving New America

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 52:56


    Patrick contextualizes his third novel before we begin the SNA series next week.

    Episode 269 - Percival Everett's Cutting Lisa Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 68:49


    Episode 268 - Percival Everett's Cutting Lisa Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 63:10


    Lots of talking about mortality, mental health, depression, and death.

    Episode 267 - Children of the Corn and Joker Folie a Deux

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 53:03


    Patrick regrettably reads Stephen King and discusses Joker II.

    Writing a Self Published Novel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 74:00


    What does it mean to write a novel specifically for self-publishing?

    Episode 265 - Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Sopranos

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 60:45


    Who will win this literary death match?

    Episode 264 - Stephenie Meyer's Twilight

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 54:46


    The worst thing Patrick will say is *yawn*.

    Episode 263 - Glamorama and Fifty Shades of Grey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 69:44


    This episode features lots of yelling.

    Constructive Criticism, Critique, and Indie Authors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 56:30


    Patrick breaks down constructive criticism and critique etiquette for authors.

    Episode 261 - Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 61:25


    Richard Simmons wore leotards. Kurt Vonnegut wore Tom Selleck.

    Episode 260 - Charles Bukowski's Hollywood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 58:49


    Get ready for accents.

    Self-Publishing, Indie Authors, Writing Communities, and Support

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 64:10


    If you're an aspiring author, you'll wanna listen and prevent setting yourself up for disappointment. Check out Zev Good's other essays on his Substack. https://zevgood.substack.com/

    Episode 258 - Green Skin Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 49:00


    Gimmie that stimmie.

    Episode 257 - Green Skin Part VI

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 58:09


    There's an entire section I cut in the intro because sometimes the wrong people listen.

    Episode 256 - Green Skin Part V

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 65:32


    Circling back to what we started in 2023.

    Episode 255 - John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 47:51


    Episode 254 - John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 84:07


    Skip to about 20:00 if you want to go straight to the book.

    Episode 253 - David Sedaris's A House Divided

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 52:31


    TRIGGER WARNING: This Sedaris essay discusses references to suicide and self-harm. Also, Patrick goes on a political tangent, so buckle up or stay off the ride.

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