Podcasts about rejection letters

S. R. Schulz lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, three sons, and two dogs. He's been traveling to visit family in Croatia since 2010. He currently works as a family physician just outside Portland, Oregon, and is a faculty member at Oregon Health & Science University. His writing has been published online and in print, including McSweeney's, HAD, Rejection Letters, Maudlin House, Autofocus, and others. Supersymmetry is his first novel. Find him at srschulzwriting.com or at @authorseanschulz on instagram

S. R. Schulz lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, three sons, and two dogs. He's been traveling to visit family in Croatia since 2010. He currently works as a family physician just outside Portland, Oregon, and is a faculty member at Oregon Health & Science University. His writing has been published online and in print, including McSweeney's, HAD, Rejection Letters, Maudlin House, Autofocus, and others. Supersymmetry is his first novel.  Find him at srschulzwriting.com or at @authorseanschulz on instagram 

Sean Moeller is a legendary figure in the world of American music, and is now an author as well. Sean ran the iconic music website, Daytrotter, which featured live-to-tape sessions of some of music's greatest acts. Now, the Quad Cities-based Sean has written Plain Clothes Hamburglar, a collection of fascinating writing, out now on the press Rejection Letters. Sean and I talk music, talk writing, talk the midwest, and more - Sean also reads a selection from his book. You won't want to miss this very exciting episode. Thank you, Sean; and thank you, listener! Sean on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/moellernights/ Sean on X: https://x.com/moellernights Sean's new book: https://asterismbooks.com/product/plain-clothes-hamburlgar

Kevin Maloney is the author of the story collection Horse Girl Fever, available from Clash Books. Maloney's other books include the novels The Red-Headed Pilgrim and Cult of Loretta. His fiction has appeared in FENCE, Barrelhouse, Rejection Letters, HAD, and a number of other journals and anthologies. He lives in Portland, Oregon. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch Twitter Instagram  TikTok Bluesky Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily Laura Costa is a writer from Waterbury, Connecticut. She is the author of Girl on Girl (Rejection Letters) and Until It Feels Right (Autofocus). She received her MFA in fiction from Southern Connecticut State University, and is the CNF editor for Farewell Transmission. She is currently working on a novel about her father's video store. Follow her @emilylauracosta or read more at emilylauracosta.com. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: ⁠https://textualpodcast.com/⁠ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/textual-healing-with-mallory-smart/id1531379844⁠ Follow us on Twitter: ⁠@PodHealing⁠ Take a look at Mallory's other work on her website: ⁠https://mallorysmart.com/⁠ beats by ⁠God'Aryan Find out more at https://textual-healing.pinecast.co

In the first of three podcast episodes, Andy Hibel talks with Professor Emeritus John Thelin from the University of Kentucky's College of Education.  Professor Thelin's teaching and research interests focus on the history of higher education and public policy. He likes to bring historical writing and research to contemporary discussions about significant, enduring higher education issues. In this conversation, Thelin and Hibel reflect on their careers, share advice for starting a career in academia, and highlight trends and changes in higher education over the past 30 years.   Hibel is a co-founder of HigherEdJobs and serves as its chief operating officer. Do you have a topic you would like us to discuss on the podcast? Send us your ideas, and you might hear them discussed on the HigherEdJobs podcast.

Lori joins the show to bring several poems about disappointing days. Running themes are dead end jobs, let downs, and meh moments shine through in these rough poems from her past. Aaron and Dave commiserate with the sentiments but still, the poems... are worthy of this show. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.22 "Thursday, Toil and Trouble (w/ Lori D'Angelo)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Barriers" by Lori D'Angelo Lori D'Angelo a grant recipient, flash fiction, and poetry author whose works have appeared various literary journals including BULL, Moon City Review, Reed Magazine, and Rejection Letters. Her latest short story collection "The Monsters are Here" is available now! You can follow her work on her website. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mybadpoetry.com

“Preethi Nair is a one-woman whirlwind” – Harper Collins   Preethi Nair worked as a management consultant and gave it up to follow her dream and write her first book, Gypsy Masala. Having been rejected by most publishers, she set up her own publishing company and PR agency to publish and promote the book all whilst putting on a suit and pretending to go to work. Working under the alias of Pru, Preethi managed to gain substantial coverage and after two years of a roller-coaster journey, she signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins. She won an Asian Women of Achievement Award for her endeavors and “Pru” was also shortlisted as Publicist of the Year for the PPC awards. Having never acted before (not even at school), Preethi went on to write, act, and produce Sari: The Whole Five Yards, a sell-out one-woman show in the West End. Preethi adapted this play into the novel Unravelling, which has been optioned for television. Preethi is also a visiting professor at various business schools, teaching modules on creativity and journalling for personal leadership. ---- SOCIALS: Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/preethi-nair-author-keynote-speaker-md-29471a4/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sariwhole5yard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerwala/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarithewhole5yards Website: www.preethinair.com  

Caleb Bethea is the author of DISCO MURDER CITY (Maudlin House '25), editor at Twin Pies, and writer behind a wide range of oddities in venues like HAD, X-R-A-Y, hex, Rejection Letters, Tenebrous Press, and elsewhere—but mostly just a family ghoul with three goblins by the ocean.  It's been 40 years since Laurie Strode survived a vicious attack from crazed killer Michael Myers on Halloween night. Locked up in an institution, Myers manages to escape when his bus transfer goes horribly wrong. Laurie now faces a terrifying showdown when the masked madman returns to Haddonfield, Ill. -- but this time, she's ready for him. To check out more information about That Horrorcast, take a look at our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thathorrorcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/horrorpod666⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mallory Smart's writing and random publishing projects can be checked out here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mallorysmart.com⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thathorrorshow/support

Today's guest is Lexi Kent-Monning, who details the five-year journey of revising and submitting her debut novel, The Burden of Joy, which found its home at the small press Rejection Letters. In this episode, Lexi shares how she rediscovered her love of writing at age 33 and took her writing career into her own hands without an MFA. She also explains how her manuscript evolved from memoir to autofiction, giving her more creative freedom, and discusses her DIY approach to book promotion. Follow Lexi on Instagram and Twitter/X @lexicola. Buy Lexi's book, The Burden of Joy.Work with Courtney:Sign up for Courtney's September 21st workshop with Pandemic University, How to Land Big Bylines: Masterclass: https://pandemicuniversity.com/big-bylines/Join Courtney's November Newsletter & Pitch Party Extravaganza (use code BLEEDERS to save $100): https://www.courtneykocak.com/teachingWelcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a new podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/welcomeSUBSCRIBE TO THE NEW BLEEDERS YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR FULL-LENGTH INTERVIEWS. https://www.youtube.com/@bleederspodcastThe Bleeders is hosted by Courtney Kocak. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @courtneykocak. For more, check out her website courtneykocak.com.

This week co-host's Dave and Aaron find themselves talking to a person working in the Twin Cities, who has never been to the Twin Cities. And if that isn't a riddle enough, they have to try and figure out his old poems! Adam Shaw brings poems from an old duct taped journal and when these three nerds aren't discussing LOTR's sword names, they are trying to make heads or tales of some moody rhymes that could use some work. My Bad Poetry Episode 6.10: "Windowless Room, Taos Court, & Algebraic Hymn (w/Adam Shaw)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "You're Not Even the Dirtbag" by Adam Shaw found in Rejection Letters. Adam Shaw is the MFA director of Concordia University in St. Paul, living in Louisville, KY. He is the author of the novel The Jackels and has had works appear in Taco Bell Quarterly, The Daily Drunk, and beyond. One can also submit their works to Identity Theory where Adam is an assistance editor. Follow him @adamshaw502. Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mybadpoetry.com

“Breakup, Breakdown, Breakfast” by Emma Burnett Manawaker’s Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker books: https://payhip.com/Manawaker More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws Author Bio: Emma Burnett is a researcher and writer. She has had stories in Apex Magazine, Radon, Utopia Magazine, MetaStellar, Milk Candy Review, Elegant Literature, The Stygian Lepus, Roi Fainéant, The Sunlight Press, Rejection Letters, and more. You can find her @slashnburnett, @slashnburnett.bsky.social, or emmaburnett.uk.

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Sam Berman is a short story writer who lives in Chicago and works at LakeFront Medical with Nancy, Andrew, and Patrick. All terrific coworkers. He has had work published in Forever Magazine, Joyland, Expat Press, Maudlin House, the Northwest Review, The Masters Review, Vlad Mag, HAD, Hobart, CRAFT, Dream Boy Book Club, and Rejection Letters. He was selected as the runner-up in The Kenyon Review's 2022 Nonfiction Competition as well as a finalist for the 2022 & 2023 Halifax Ranch Prize. This year he has nominations pending for the Pushcart Prize and a Best American Short Story nomination. He has forthcoming work in Back Patio Press, X-Ray and The Idaho Review, among many others. In addition to his writing, Sam is also the Director of Storyfort, a literary festival held during Treefort Music Fest every March in Boise, Idaho. Website: www.sam-berman.com Twitter: @Taylorbabe411 Instagram: @sugarcainberman Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/textual-healing-with-mallory-smart/id1531379844 Follow us on Twitter: @PodHealing Take a look at Mallory's other work on her website: https://mallorysmart.com/ beats by God'Aryan

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Sam Berman is a short story writer who lives in Chicago and works at LakeFront Medical with Nancy, Andrew, and Patrick. All terrific coworkers. He has had work published in Forever Magazine, Joyland, Expat Press, Maudlin House, the Northwest Review, The Masters Review, Vlad Mag, HAD, Hobart, CRAFT, Dream Boy Book Club, and Rejection Letters. He was selected as the runner-up in The Kenyon Review's 2022 Nonfiction Competition as well as a finalist for the 2022 & 2023 Halifax Ranch Prize. This year he has nominations pending for the Pushcart Prize and a Best American Short Story nomination. He has forthcoming work in Back Patio Press, X-Ray and The Idaho Review, among many others. In addition to his writing, Sam is also the Director of Storyfort, a literary festival held during Treefort Music Fest every March in Boise, Idaho. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/textual-healing-with-mallory-smart/id1531379844 Follow us on Twitter: @PodHealing Take a look at Mallory's other work on her website: https://mallorysmart.com/ beats by God'Aryan

*Listen to the audio-only episode here, or watch the video version on YouTube, which may make putting voices with faces easier since there are five people in the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkCdyH7Y_YM *The audio-only episode was taken directly from the video without further editing. I'm so excited about this special episode of Rock is Lit. It's a first for the podcast, actually: a panel discussion, with four amazing women rock novelists, hailing from Canada to Chicago to LA and back to my neck of the woods here in Asheville, NC.  Kirsti MacKenzie, Mallory Smart, Claire Hopple, and Rock is Lit veteran Jessamyn Violet are joining me to talk about our experiences and thoughts about writing fiction about musicians. Jessamyn Violet is a writer and musician out of Venice Beach, CA. Her debut novel, ‘Secret Rules to Being a Rockstar', was published in April 2023 by Three Rooms Press. Short fiction can be found in ‘Ploughshares', ‘Lit Angeles', ‘805 Art + Lit Journal', and more. She is also the drummer for the psych rock band Movie Club.  Mallory Smart is a Chicago-based writer and Editor-in-Chief of Maudlin House. Some people even call her ‘The Only Living Girl in Chicago'. Mallory is the host of the podcast Textual Healing, where she dives into the fusion of literature and music, and co-hosts That Horrorcast with Dmitry Samarov where they get lost in the weird world of horror films. Her latest book, ‘I Keep My Visions To Myself', just came out from With an X Books.    Kirsti MacKenzie is the author of ‘Better to Beg', as well as editor in chief of ‘Major 7th Magazine'. Her work has been published in ‘HAD', ‘Rejection Letters', ‘trampset', ‘Autofocus', ‘Maudlin House', ‘Identity Theory', and elsewhere.   Claire Hopple is the author of six books and the fiction editor at XRAY. Her stories have appeared in ‘Wigleaf', ‘Vol. 1 Brooklyn', ‘Forever Mag', and others. She grew up in the woods of Pennsylvania and currently lives in Asheville, NC. Her next book, ‘Take it Personally', is forthcoming from Stalking Horse Press in February 2025.    Each of these four talented authors brings a unique perspective to the conversation. From the creative sparks that ignite our own work to the cultural impacts of rock novels in general, we'll navigate the winding paths of character development and uncovering the challenges of breathing life into fictional musicians while honoring the essence of their real-life counterparts. We'll delve into the stigmas surrounding rock novels, dissecting perceptions and stereotypes to reveal the nuanced portrayals crafted by these talented authors. And of course, no discussion on writing fiction about musicians would be complete without reflecting on current trends and the evolution of the genre, including the explosive success of Taylor Jenkins Reid's rock novel ‘Daisy Jones & The Six'. So, tune in and turn up the volume as Rock is Lit takes you on a journey through the pages of rock literature, where every word is a chord and every story a kickass concert. LINKS: Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/rock-is-lit-212451 Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-is-lit/id1642987350   Rock is Lit Episode 26, Jessamyn Violet: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/rockislitpodcast/jessamynvioletwithlinalecaro Jessamyn Violet's website: https://jessamynviolet.com/bio Jessamyn Violet on Instagram and Twitter: @jessamynviolet Movie Club's website: https://www.movieclubtheband.com/about Kirsti MacKenzie on Twitter: @KeersteeMack Mallory Smart's website: https://mallorysmart.com/ Mallory Smart on Twitter and Instagram: @malsmart Claire Hopple's website: https://clairehopple.wordpress.com/bio/ Claire Hopple on Twitter and Instagram: @clairehopple   Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: www.christyalexanderhallberg.com Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter, Instagram & YouTube: @ChristyHallberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Listen to the audio-only episode here, or watch the video version on YouTube, which may make putting voices with faces easier since there are five people in the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkCdyH7Y_YM *The audio-only episode was taken directly from the video without further editing. I'm so excited about this special episode of Rock is Lit. It's a first for the podcast, actually: a panel discussion, with four amazing women rock novelists, hailing from Canada to Chicago to LA and back to my neck of the woods here in Asheville, NC.  Kirsti MacKenzie, Mallory Smart, Claire Hopple, and Rock is Lit veteran Jessamyn Violet are joining me to talk about our experiences and thoughts about writing fiction about musicians. Jessamyn Violet is a writer and musician out of Venice Beach, CA. Her debut novel, ‘Secret Rules to Being a Rockstar', was published in April 2023 by Three Rooms Press. Short fiction can be found in ‘Ploughshares', ‘Lit Angeles', ‘805 Art + Lit Journal', and more. She is also the drummer for the psych rock band Movie Club.  Mallory Smart is a Chicago-based writer and Editor-in-Chief of Maudlin House. Some people even call her ‘The Only Living Girl in Chicago'. Mallory is the host of the podcast Textual Healing, where she dives into the fusion of literature and music, and co-hosts That Horrorcast with Dmitry Samarov where they get lost in the weird world of horror films. Her latest book, ‘I Keep My Visions To Myself', just came out from With an X Books.    Kirsti MacKenzie is the author of ‘Better to Beg', as well as editor in chief of ‘Major 7th Magazine'. Her work has been published in ‘HAD', ‘Rejection Letters', ‘trampset', ‘Autofocus', ‘Maudlin House', ‘Identity Theory', and elsewhere.   Claire Hopple is the author of six books and the fiction editor at XRAY. Her stories have appeared in ‘Wigleaf', ‘Vol. 1 Brooklyn', ‘Forever Mag', and others. She grew up in the woods of Pennsylvania and currently lives in Asheville, NC. Her next book, ‘Take it Personally', is forthcoming from Stalking Horse Press in February 2025.    Each of these four talented authors brings a unique perspective to the conversation. From the creative sparks that ignite our own work to the cultural impacts of rock novels in general, we'll navigate the winding paths of character development and uncovering the challenges of breathing life into fictional musicians while honoring the essence of their real-life counterparts. We'll delve into the stigmas surrounding rock novels, dissecting perceptions and stereotypes to reveal the nuanced portrayals crafted by these talented authors. And of course, no discussion on writing fiction about musicians would be complete without reflecting on current trends and the evolution of the genre, including the explosive success of Taylor Jenkins Reid's rock novel ‘Daisy Jones & The Six'. So, tune in and turn up the volume as Rock is Lit takes you on a journey through the pages of rock literature, where every word is a chord and every story a kickass concert. LINKS: Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/rock-is-lit-212451 Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-is-lit/id1642987350   Rock is Lit Episode 26, Jessamyn Violet: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/rockislitpodcast/jessamynvioletwithlinalecaro Jessamyn Violet's website: https://jessamynviolet.com/bio Jessamyn Violet on Instagram and Twitter: @jessamynviolet Movie Club's website: https://www.movieclubtheband.com/about Kirsti MacKenzie on Twitter: @KeersteeMack Mallory Smart's website: https://mallorysmart.com/ Mallory Smart on Twitter and Instagram: @malsmart Claire Hopple's website: https://clairehopple.wordpress.com/bio/ Claire Hopple on Twitter and Instagram: @clairehopple   Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: www.christyalexanderhallberg.com Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter, Instagram & YouTube: @ChristyHallberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Mallory Smart is a Chicago-based writer and Editor-in-Chief of Maudlin House. She is the host of the literary/music podcast Textual Healing and cohost of the horror movie podcast That Horrorcast. Her latest book, I Keep My Visions To Myself, just came out from With an X Books.  Find her on Twitter: @malsmart Kirsti MacKenzie has published in HAD, trampset, Identity Theory, and Rejection Letters. She studied creative writing at Humber College and Memorial University but learned the most from bathroom graffiti in dive bars. Kirsti is also the EIC of Major 7th Magazine. Her book, Better to Beg, came out earlier this year. She lives in Ottawa and can be found perpetually on her bullshit @KeersteeMack Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/textual-healing-with-mallory-smart/id1531379844 Follow us on Twitter: @podhealing Take a look at Mallory's other work on her website: https://mallorysmart.com/ beats by ** God'Aryan**

In a week where:Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating $8bn fraud.Actor Louis Gossett Jr dies aged 87.Google Podcasts is getting shut down. GMail turns 20.Scotland implements new "Hate Crime Law".In Work: (5:07) Something that I and a ton of my peers are going through is a new way of finding work, and it's a bitch to get a grapple on. (Article By Margaret Heffernan)In the first of two Society segments: (20:08) Germany is legalising Cannabis, so you know I want to know more. (Article By Steve Rolles)In the 2nd Society segment: (30:30) France is not far behind, looking to potentially bring in Medicinal Cannabis after an 'unprecedented trial'. (Article By Lara Bullens)Lastly, in Literature: (49:39) Rejection is universal, nobody goes through life without taking an L at some point. But helpful rejections can really change career trajectories for the better. Case in point: legendary author Toni Morrison's rejection letters. (Article By Melina Moe)Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?"Rate & ReviewE-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.comTwitter & IG: @The5thElementUKWebsite: https://medium.com/@the5thelementIntro Music - "Too Much" By VanillaInterlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHighChillHop MusicOther Podcasts Under The 5EPN:Diggin' In The Digits5EPN RadioBlack Women Watch...In Search of SauceThe Beauty Of Independence

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Jeff Alessandrelli interviews Michael Wheaton.Michael Wheaton is the author of the essay Home Movies (Bunny Presse, 2024). His writing has appeared in Essay Daily, DIAGRAM, Burrow Press Review, Rejection Letters, HAD, and other online journals. He publishes Autofocus Books and produces this podcast.Jeff Alessandrelli is the author of several books, including the poetry collection Fur Not Light. His novel And Yet is being reissued this year by Future Tense Books. He is also the director and co-editor of the small presses Fonograf Editions and Bunny Presse.____________FULL INTERVIEW topics include:-- what in retrospect is quite obviously a mid-life crisis-- experiences with literary community before Autofocus-- early life and reading and television and the arts -- pursuing music for a little while a long while ago-- writing fiction before, through, and after an MFA-- the move to writing more autobiographically-- becoming a parent and ways it changed the art-- deciding to become a publisher-- seeing yourself as more than one thing-- HOME MOVIES and its earlier versions-- discovering a writing process through the attempts-- the "Office Hours" part of the book about a planned community in Florida-- new and old media's effects and the difficulty of seeing them_______________Podcast theme music  by Mike Nagel, author of Duplex and Culdesac. Here's his music project: Yeah Yeah Cool Cool.The Lives of Writers is edited and produced by Michael Wheaton.Episode and show artwork by Amy Wheaton.

Scott Mitchel May is a writer living in Madison, WI. His short fiction has been published in many literary journals including The Maryland Literary Review, HAD, W&S, Maudlin House, Bending Genres, and Rejection Letters. He was the winner of the 2019 UW-Madison Writers' Institute Poem or Page Competition in the category of literary fiction, and his unpublished novel, Bridgeport Nowhere, was shortlisted for the 2022 Santa Fe Writers' Project Literary Award.  His debut novel, Breakneck: or, it happened once in America, was published by Anxiety Press in late April 2023. He is also the author of the novelette, All Burn Down, forthcoming in October 2023 from Emerge Press, and his second novel Awful People: a ghost story is coming in early 2024 from Death of Print Books.  He holds a GED from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and a BS in English Literature from Edgewood College. He tweets @smitchelmay.  Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/textual-healing-with-mallory-smart/id1531379844 Follow us on Twitter: @podhealing Take a look at Mallory's other work on her website: https://mallorysmart.com/ beats by ** God'Aryan**

Lexi Kent-Monning joins me to talk about her new book The Burden of Joy. From her career in the music business to her writing process we covered a lot of ground in this episode. I had a blast! You can purchase a copy of The Burden of Joy HERE. Great chat, amazing book! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Synopsis: Lexi Kent-Monning's debut novel, The Burden of Joy, is an incessant dagger to the heart. After Lexi's husband leaves her on Valentine's Day to join a commune that time forgot, her home stops belonging to her. Instead, she discovers a parade of dead animals, a man who turns her blue eyes green, true love in equal parts cocaine and MDMA, and a revolving door of solitude. In the end, Lexi must ask herself, is her craving to nurture virtuous or hedonistic? (Rejection Letters, 11.01.23) --- Episode Links: PURCHASE The Burden of Joy LexiKentMonning.com IG: @lexicola --- SLD Podcast Info: www.saltlakedirt.com Radio Broadcast every Monday on KPCR 101.9 FM Santa Cruz - 6PM - 8PM PST Listen on APPLE Podcasts Listen on SPOTIFY Instagram: @saltlakedirt

Allison Vincent is a performer, director, writer, and teacher known for devised work, physical theatre, and gender-bending performances. She has been honored to collaborate with companies and theaters across the Twin Cities, including The History Theater, Jon Ferguson Theater, WLDRNSS, Theater Forever, The Four Humors, Mainly Me, The Illusion, The Guthrie, Frank Theatre, Sod House, Strike Theatre, Transatlantic Love Affair, the University of Minnesota, and Walking Shadow. Allison has received two Ivey Awards for her work creating performance in ensembles and three Golden Lanyard Awards from the MN Fringe as a director.  In addition to performing, Allison is a co-artistic director and founding member of Transatlantic Love Affair, a teaching artist at the Guthrie Theater and Loft Literary Center, and has collaborated as a writer on over twenty produced scripts. In 2022 Allison wrote and performed a solo storytelling show about caretaking for her father succumbing to dementia as a Pillsbury House + Theatre's Naked Stages Fellow. Recently she's had her scripts published in The Empty Room, Rejection Letters, Dirty Girls Come Clean, and Roi Fainéant Press. She teaches at the University of Minnesota in the Writing Studies Department's First Year Writing Program. LinkedIn   Taja Will (they/them) is a non-binary, chronically ill, queer, Latinx (Chilean) adoptee. They are a performer, choreographer, somatic therapist, consultant and Healing Justice practitioner based in Mni Sota Makoce, on the ancestral lands of the Dakota and Anishinaabe. Taja's approach integrates improvisation, somatic modalities, text and vocals in contemporary performance. Their aesthetic is one of spontaneity, bold choice making, sonic and kinetic partnership and the ability to move in relationship to risk and intimacy. Will's artistic work explores visceral connections to current socio-cultural realities through a blend of ritual, dense multi-layered worldbuilding and everyday magic. Taja initiates solo projects and teaching ventures and is a recent recipient of the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, in the dance field, awarded in 2021. Their work has been presented throughout the Twin Cities and across the United States. Including local performances at the Walker Art Center Choreographer's Evening, the Red Eye Theater's New Works 4 Weeks, the Radical Recess series, Right Here Showcase and the Candy Box Dance Festival. They were the recipient of a 2018-'19 McKnight Choreography Fellowship, administered by the Cowles Center and funded by The McKnight Foundation. Will has recently received support from the National Association of Latinx Arts & Culture, the Minnesota State Arts Board, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Website Link

We're joined by fellow Midwesterner Scott Mitchel May to discuss the categorization of Ohio, the twisted origins of some Arthurian legends, allowing readers to feel uncomfortable, and finding out twists as readers do. We also get a sneak preview of his debut novel Breakneck: or, it happened once in America, discuss the pros and cons of trying to plot map and how expectations within the publishing industry have changed from decades past to the 2020s. Scott Mitchel May is a writer living in Madison, WI. His short fiction has been published in many literary journals including The Maryland Literary Review, HAD, W&S, Maudlin House, Bending Genres, and Rejection Letters. He was the winner of the 2019 UW-Madison Writers' Institute Poem or Page Competition in the category of literary fiction, and his unpublished novel, Bridgeport Nowhere, was shortlisted for the 2022 Santa Fe Writers' Project Literary Award. His debut novel, Breakneck: or, it happened once in America, was published by Anxiety Press in late April 2023. He is also the author of the novelette, All Burn Down, forthcoming in October 2023 from Emerge Press, and his second novel Awful People: a ghost story is coming in early 2024 from Death of Print Books. He holds a GED from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and a BS in English Literature from Edgewood College. He tweets @smitchelmay. Want to submit your writing or be a guest editor? Email darkwaterspodcast@gmail.com Intro/Outro music: www.bensound.com Disclaimer: Any and all opinions expressed are the opinions of the participants and not of the organizations or institutions with which they are affiliated. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/darkwaters/support

Caleb Bethea is a writer from the Southeast. He earned his MFA at the University of South Carolina and works as a copywriter. But, the best of his time - by far - is spent with his wife and two goblins by the ocean. Catch his work in Maudlin House, HAD, Twin Pies, hex, Autofocus, Rejection Letters, and elsewhere. Follow him on Twitter at @caleb_bethea_ or find his other work on his Linktree: https://linktr.ee/caleb_bethea_ Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/textual-healing-with-mallory-smart/id1531379844 Follow us on Twitter: @podhealing OR take a lot at Mallory's other work on her website: https://mallorysmart.com/ beats by God'Aryan Support Textual Healing with Mallory Smart by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/textual-healing

In Scott Mitchel May's latest novel, a serial killer who believes he's possessed by an Irish demi-god haunts Madison while a city detective tracks his patterns for years. A former Capitol intern becomes a separationist working to retake the American Southwest. The US is led by a President who speaks gibberish except when on the air, and a Wisconsin state senator who is past his prime casts a deciding vote to secede from the nation amid growing continental conflict.Plots collide and timelines overlap in Breakneck: Or, It Happened Once in America (Anxiety Press, April 2023) a full-length novel from Madison author Scott Mitchel May. It could be described as cynical, neo-noir, postmodern thriller, with plenty of authentic Madison geography (Mickey's Dairy Bar! Edgewood and UW-Madison! Eken Park! Apartments on Doty Street!).As May tells us on Madison Book Beat, it's “my book that I wanted to put Madison at the center of, and highlight a different kind of Midwest sensibility.” Scott Mitchel May joins us on Book Beat to tell us about his latest work, out April 28 from Anxiety Press.Scott Mitchel May is a local writer whose work has appeared in a number of literary journals, including Maudlin House, Rejection Letters, The Bear Creek Gazette, The Maryland Literary Review, Bending Genres. He's the winner of the 2019 Poem or Page Contest at the UW Writers' Conference in the category of Literary Fiction and was a shortlist finalist for the 2022 Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Award. A former legislative aide in the Wisconsin State Senate, he now works an administrator for a charitable foundation, and is an avid skateboarder.May's debut collection of short fiction, DeKalb, Illinois is a Paradise What Eats its Own, was published by Alien Buddha in 2022. His forthcoming novelette All Burn Down is expected in October 2023 from Emerge Journal, and next novel Awful People is set to publish in winter 2024 from Death Print. You can find more about him on his website, scottmitchelmay.com, or on twitter @smitchelmay.

Kirsti MacKenzie has published in HAD, trampset, Identity Theory, and Rejection Letters. She studied creative writing at Humber College and Memorial University but learned the most from bathroom graffiti in dive bars. She lives in Ottawa and can be found perpetually on her bullshit @KeersteeMack. You can check out her most recent short story, All Fucked Up On Shell Bras, on Maudlin House. Intro by God'Aryan Support Textual Healing with Mallory Smart by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/textual-healing

Drew Hawkins talks with Grant Faulkner about his new book, "The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story." Grant Faulkner is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the co-founder of 100 Word Story. His stories have appeared in dozens of literary magazines, including Tin House, The Southwest Review, and The Gettysburg Review, and he has been anthologized in collections such as Norton's New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction and Best Small Fictions. His essays on creativity have been published in The New York Times, Poets & Writers, Lit Hub, Writer's Digest, and The Writer. He serves on the National Writing Project's Writer's Council, Lit Camp's Advisory Council, and Aspen Words' Creative Council. He's also the co-host of the podcast Write-minded. WA "Drew" Hawkins is a writer and journalist in New Orleans. You can find his work in The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Scalawag Magazine, HAD, No Contact, Rejection Letters, and in other places on the internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca Jarvis spent the early days of her career in investment banking thinking of all the ways she could get out of a career in investment banking. The journalism bug was tugging at her. After plenty of rejections, she finally broke into the business. Then, a stint on a new reality show called  “The Apprentice” got her noticed by CNBC, and as they say, the rest is history. Now, she is leading business, technology, and economics coverage for ABC news. We talk about her breakthrough reporting on the Theranos scandal for “The Dropout” podcast, reporting for Good Morning America, early interviews that shaped her career, and as always, a whole lot more.

Kirsti MacKenzie has published in HAD, trampset, Identity Theory, and Rejection Letters. She studied creative writing at Humber College and Memorial University but learned the most from bathroom graffiti in dive bars. She lives in Ottawa and can be found perpetually on her bullshit @KeersteeMack. You can check out her most recent short story, All Fucked Up On Shell Bras, on Maudlin House. Intro by God'Aryan Support Textual Healing with Mallory Smart by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/textual-healing

D.T. Robbins joins me to talk about his new collection of short stories Birds Aren't Real. Absurdist, funny, dark... everything I love in a book. Use PROMO Code: saltlake to get 10% off your purchase of Birds Aren't Real on the Maudlin House website. --- Book Synopsis: "Meeting minutes from a Satanic cult. Werewolves with orgasmic origins. Homemade puzzles made from human body parts. A family trapped inside someone's leg, hurling toward oblivion. Gaslighting birds. Bicycle tours through hell in search of a lost dog. A fake-your-own-death kit. The ultimate makeover. A carwash funeral. The end of the world in the back of an old Chevy Astro. Birds Aren't Real. The absurdist examination of what awaits us all at the end—for better or for worse." --- Episode Links: D.T.'s new book Birds Aren't Real DTRobbins.com Rejection-Letters.com Twitter: @dt_robbins Instagram: @dt_robbins --- SLD Podcast Info: www.saltlakedirt.com Listen on APPLE Podcasts Listen on SPOTIFY Instagram: @saltlakedirt

This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates.  Ada Calhoun is the New York Times–bestselling author of Why We Can't Sleep, St. Marks Is Dead, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give, and Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me— featured on the TODAY Show, named one of the best books of 2022 by Oprah Daily and Vogue, and called "molten with soul" in a New York Times rave. M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When scheduling conflicts and unseen events prevented a Halloween weekend recording with Lauren Theresa it seems like some of the magic may have been lost to time. Thank goodness for Daylight Savings which gave everyone another hour and a perfect time for Aaron and Dave to hear the bad, the batty, and the beautiful poems from this great guest. My Bad Poetry Episode 3.8 "Enraptured, Breaking With Reality, & I Want to Believe (w/ Lauren Theresa)" End Poem from a Real Poet: "Motels" by Lauren Theresa published by Maudlin House Lauren Theresa's published work can be found in HAD, Maudlin House, Rejection Letters, Gutslut Press, Tiny Wren, Warning Lines, Daily Drunk Mag. She is a poetry editor at Onley Magazine and a co-creator of ICEBREAKERS. Her chapbook Lost Things is available through BullSh*t Lit. More information on her work and where to find her can be found on her website here: https://www.laurentheresa.com/ and you can follow her on Twitter @ImLaurenTheresa Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1 Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Megan Abbott is the Edgar-winning author of the novels The Turnout. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Salon, the Guardian, Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, and The Believer. Her stories have appeared in multiple collections, including the Best American Mystery Stories of 2014 and 2016. Her work has won or been nominated for the CWA Steel Dagger, the International Thriller Writers Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and five Edgar awards. M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Antoine Wilson‘s new novel, Mouth to Mouth, recently named one of Barack Obama's favorite books of 2022, is out from Avid Reader (Simon + Schuster) in the US and Canada, and from Atlantic Books in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Wilson is also the author of the novels The Interloper and Panorama City. His writing has appeared in The Paris Review, Quarterly West, and Best New American Voices, among other publications. He is a contributing editor at A Public Space. M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Erika T. Wurth's literary-horror novel, White Horse, is with Flatiron/Macmillan. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in numerous journals including Buzzfeed, Boulevard, Lithub, The Writer's Chronicle, and The Kenyon Review. She is a Kenyon and Sewanee fellow, and a narrative artist for the Meow Wolf Denver installation. M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. A former National Book Award finalist and winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award, Jess Walter is the best-selling author of seven novels, two book of short stories and one nonfiction book. His work has been translated into 34 languages, and his fiction has been selected three times for Best American Short Stories, as well as the Pushcart Prize and Best American Nonrequired Reading. His stories, essays and journalism have appeared in, Harper's, Esquire, Playboy, McSweeney's, Tin House, Ploughshares, the New York Times, the Washington Post and many others. Drew Hawkins is a writer and journalist in New Orleans. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Scalawag Magazine, Southerly, No Contact, Rejection Letters, HAD, and other publications. You can follow him on Twitter at @WAdrewhawkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Brendan Nicholaus Slocumb was born in Yuba City, California and was raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a degree in music education, concentrations on Violin and Viola. While at UNCG, Brendan was the concertmaster for the University Symphony orchestra and served as the principal violist. He performed with numerous small chamber ensembles, including flute and clarinet choirs, and in the BESK string quartet. M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Reza Aslan is a leading expert in world religions. He is also a renowned writer, professor, and an Emmy- and Peabody-nominated producer. A recipient of the prestigious James Joyce Award, Aslan is the author of three internationally best-selling books, including the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Drew Hawkins is a writer and journalist in New Orleans. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Scalawag Magazine, Southerly, No Contact, Rejection Letters, HAD, and other publications. You can follow him on Twitter at @WAdrewhawkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Cleyvis Natera is an essayist, short fiction writer, critic and novelist. Her debut novel Neruda on the Park was an anticipated book of 2022 by TIME, the Today Show, Good Morning America's Zibby Owens, ELLE, Ms Magazine, Bustle, Goodreads, Book Riot, Entertainment Weekly, The Millions, Electric Literature, Lit Hub and The Rumpus. Upon publication, Neruda on the Park was selected as a May 2022 New York Times Editor's Choice and as the June 2022 pick for Nobel Laurate Malala Yousafzai's Fearless Literati Book Club.   M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, guest host and co-author Alicia Puig reads an excerpt from The Complete Smartist Guide book! This is the book with all of the practical information about how to actually make a career in the arts that we never learned in art school. The Complete Smartist Guide is packed with tips, hints, and actionable steps from our personal experiences working in the art world. In this essential guide for self-taught and emerging artists, we discuss not only business tactics, sales strategies, and how to promote your art online and in person, but also actionable information about how to deal with creative burnout, overcome imposter syndrome, and avoid the comparison game! We've built our creative businesses largely using social media and email marketing so we share all of the exact steps we used to reach audiences of hundreds of thousands of followers around the world. To make sure we rounded out this book with even more solid advice, we've included interviews with numerous contemporary artists to share their unique insight into how to license your art, attract clients for commissions and mural projects, develop your unique creative voice, and so much more! Learn more: https://www.pxpcontemporary.com/pages/the-complete-smartist-guide-book

On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith's Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims. Duncan Birmingham is a writer, director, and actor living in Los Angeles. He is currently a consultant and writer on Maron on IFC and a writer and co-executive producer on Blunt Talk. In 2021, he released a short story collection, The Cult in My Garage from Maudlin House. His feature film, Who Invited Them, was just released from Shudder. D.T. Robbins lives in Southern California with his wife and kids. He's the founding editor of Rejection Letters. His collection of short stories, Birds Aren't Real, comes out from Maudlin House in early 2023. To check out more information about That Horrorcast, take a look at our website: https://thathorrorcast.com/ Art and other work done by host, Dmitry Samarov can be found on his site: https://www.dmitrysamarov.com/ Mallory Smart's writing and random publishing projects can be checked out here: https://mallorysmart.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thathorrorshow/support

Scott Mitchel May is a writer living with his wife and son in Madison, Wisconsin. His work has appeared in Maudlin House, Rejection Letters, The Bear Creek Gazette, The Maryland Literary Review, Bending Genres, and many more. He was the winner of the 2019 Poem or Page Contest at the UW Writers' Conference in the category of Literary Fiction. His debut collection of short fiction, DeKalb, Illinois is a Paradise What Eats its Own, was published by Alien Buddha in 2022. He works as an administrator for The Only in Wisconsin Giving Foundation where he coordinates grants for non-profits doing work in the areas of childhood education, healthcare, domestic violence emergency sheltering, and hunger relief. Scott holds a GED from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and a BS in Literature from Edgewood College.

Today we are joined again by one of our favorite guests, D.T. Robbins, to talk about Hell House LLC. We talk about found footage films, haunted houses, John Hughes, and so many other unrelated things. D.T. Robbins lives in Southern California with his wife and kids. He's the founding editor of Rejection Letters, author of THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEAVE ME ALONE from Rejection Letters, and the upcoming short story collection, Bird's Aren't Real from Maudlin House. What the hell the movie is about: Five years after an unexplained malfunction causes the death of 15 tour-goers and staff on the opening night of a Halloween haunted house tour (Hell House), a documentary film crew visits the scene of the tragedy to investigate what really happened that night. To check out more information about That Horrorcast, take a look at our website: https://thathorrorcast.com/ Art and other work done by host, Dmitry Samarov can be found on his site: https://www.dmitrysamarov.com/ Mallory Smart's writing and random publishing projects can be checked out here: https://mallorysmart.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thathorrorshow/support

Hi there, National Poetry Extravaganza continues! Today I'm excited to be arts calling Lauren Theresa! About: Lauren Theresa is a divergent poet, herbalist, trauma therapist, and Hekatean witch living in NJ with her tiny family and menagerie of plants. She moonlights as Poetry Editor with the awesome folks at Olney Magazine, and is the author of the forthcoming chapbook LOST THINGS (Bullshit Lit August '22). Lauren's work has been featured in HAD, Maudlin House, Rejection Letters, Gutslut Press, Tiny Wren, Warning Lines, Daily Drunk Mag, that one awkward family gathering, and more. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImLaurenTheresa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imlaurentheresa Thanks for coming on the show, Lauren! -- Arts Calling is produced by Jaime Alejandro at cruzfolio.com. If you like the show: consider reviewing the podcast and sharing it with those who love the arts, your support truly makes a difference! Check out cruzfolio.com for more podcasts about the arts and original content! Make art. Much love, j

Michael talks with Scott Mitchel May about moving back to the midwest, working as political staffer, writing novels as practice to write more novels, The World According to Garp, his first story collection, ads on podcasts, book length, and more.Scott Mitchel May is the author of the story collection Dekalb, Illinois Is a Paradise What Eats Its Own. His stories have appeared in Rejection Letters, The Daily Drunk, Maudlin House, Bending Genres, and elsewhere. He lives in Wisconsin.Podcast theme: DJ Garlik & Bertholet's "Special Sause" used with permission from Bertholet. 

Last April, I recorded an episode called Ghosting, Reconsidered where I asked the question: is ghosting always a negative thing?  As you know, I'm not afraid of making bold statements or bold predictions. And for my money, I'd rather hear nothing than receive an email that's rude, weird, or cringe. ✔️ Several years ago, job seekers were very vocal about, "Tell us anything, even if it's just a form letter. But for the love of all that's good and holy, don't ghost us." Is that still accurate now in the midst of The Great Resignation?

D.T. Robbins from Rejection Letters joins Mallory in an attempt to convince Dmitry that Scream is a good movie. There's not much more to be said. They discuss their favorite scary movies, what is the actual definition of a horror film, and many weird things after that but Scream is the focus. They go off topic only to discuss California, YouTube, Mallory's fear of clowns, and Dmitry's lost Henry Portrait Of A Serial Killer T-Shirt. For those who somehow don't know what Scream is about: A year after her mother's death, Sidney Prescott and her friends started experiencing some strange phone calls. They later learned the calls were coming from a crazed serial killer, in a Ghostface mask and a large black robe, looking for revenge. His phone calls usually consist of many questions, the main one being: What's your favorite scary movie? The film turns into a bloodbath where the masked killer haunts the town and stalks Sidney Prescott. Her boyfriend Billy Loomis becomes the main suspect along with Sidney's father. Local Tabloid News Reporter Gail Weathers and Woodsbroro's Deputy Dwight "Dewey" Riley investigate and try to figure out who the killer is and if it's the same person who killed Sid's mom the year before. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thathorrorshow/support

James Lindley is a human person writing things on the Internet. Ellie Gordon lives in Washington state and has had work featured with Complete Sentence, HAD, Wondrous Real Magazine, Jellyfish Review, and others. Meghan Kemp-Gee writes poetry, comics, and scripts in Los Angeles, CA and Vancouver, BC. Nicks Walker is a queer trans Scottish poetContinue reading "Rejection Letters x Micro: Lindley x Gordon x Kemp-Gee x Walker" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael talks with D.T. Robbins about taking a break from drinking, his childhood, his divorce, his remarriage, publishing his first book of "poems," starting Rejection Letters, the persona at play on Twitter & in the book, the relationship of professional wrestling to it all, and more.D.T. Robbins lives in Southern California with his wife and two kids. He's founding editor of Rejection Letters whose writing his been published all over the internet in journal such as Hobart, HAD, X-Ray, Maudlin House, Bending Genres, and No Contact. His first book, This Is What Happens When You Leave Me Alone, is out now from Rejection Letters Press.Podcast theme: DJ Garlik & Bertholet's "Favorite Sause" used with permission from Bertholet.

It takes time for networking to pay off because it's a long process. Larry is back with Jeff Love, a law firm partner, to discuss the importance of networking and connections. One good connection is better than ten mediocre ones! TIME-STAMPED SHOW...