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Each week we invite a new guest on to share some prose, poetry, college essays, and anything else they made during those awkward years. Part nostalgia, part comedy, all awkward, we take a trip back to the mental world of our younger wordsmiths, and learn to forgive ourselves for being 14.

Tim Hewitt


    • Sep 10, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    17. Tie Dye The Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 55:58


    Florence is moved to poetry by a couple of breakups in high school, and then finds enlightenment in France. And then decides, eh, France was just okay.

    16. Violets Are Blue Forever

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 52:03


    Karen nearly fails a class in high school trying to finish her novel, in which a troubled young girl gets mixed up with speed.

    15. War Bats

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 56:34


    Matt discovers poetry, looks at the Shakespeare's sonnets, and thinks, eh, I could do better. Also, politics.

    14. The Music of the Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2018 48:23


    Demka works out her orchestra-crush by writing her feelings into a novel. Her first boyfriend reads it, and marries her.

    The Diamond Sword

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2018 66:03


    Briana's school assignment becomes a trilogy. Emotions run high as telepaths fight with demon swords.

    13: Memorial

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2018 36:43


    Ethan finds his voice in slam poetry, processes the loss of old friends, and finds some things work better on the page.

    12: Wishes for Library Patrons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2018 56:57


    Phoebe makes strides to stay an individual while balancing two high schools and a library gig. Parents magazine proves invaluable.

    11: Americana Madonna

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2018 43:52


    Melissa discovers poetry, rocks out to black sabbath, and eats some low-cal hearts.

    10: A Thanksgiving at Cookwillow

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 31:35


    Luke learns a meaningful lesson from a clown in an elevator that helping the elderly is not an activity meant to benefit him. Well, maybe the lesson takes a few years to sink in. Also featuring Luke's older brother, Chris.

    9: Bouts of Alienation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 71:21


    Kalila writes a semi-autobiographical book for NaNoWriMo, gets feedback from an idol, and is forced to decide between being Proust or Bukowski. Warning: This episode has content that may be triggering, as it contains references to suicide.

    8: Resign

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2018 56:22


    Christie discovers heartbreak, and subsequently, poetry. Meanwhile, while her friends murder each other via Axl Rose fan fiction. Yes, High School can be tough, but there's always that hayride to look forward too.

    7: Answer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2018 59:28


    A 4th Grader defeats Darth Maul and saves the universe before helping the Bulls win the championship. Then he goes to high school and experiences self doubt.

    6: Sweat The Small Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018 34:18


    Ben gets tired of cutting weight for wrestling, writes about weight for film, and decides cutting film will be a lot more fun .

    4: In The Tent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2018 40:19


    Ryan rips off Saving Private Ryan to beat me in a writing contest, and some scouts try to remember what they're supposed to do when they encounter a bear.

    3: Young Moss Won't Clean His Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2018 16:35


    Moss gets published by Poetry.com. I know, I know, but he's on the first page. And you should hear what he has to say about BBQ Ribs.

    2: Love Screw

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2018 38:48


    Sara revisits and processes some hella high school feelings with her poetry.

    1: Present Enemy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018 31:40


    Our First Episode! Meg shares an assignment from school. It was supposed to be a thesis paper, but it somehow turned into a story about a high stakes drug investigation.

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