In this week’s episode, I talk to the poet and memoirist Brian Turner,

plus Heather Whited reads her essay, "Scotland Break Up."

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According to The Guardian, some readers were not amused by Calvin Trillan's "Have They Run Out of Provinces Yet?".

In this week’s episode, I talk to the New York Times bestselling novelist Ridley Pearson from Walt Disney World,

plus Mistie Watkins writes about how The Night Circus changed her life.

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In this week’s episode, I talk about Carole Maso's Break Every Rule with Vanessa Blakeslee,

plus Jeremy DaCruz writes about a lucky day on the Econlockhachee River.

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Episode 196 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing, literature, and drinking, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

In this week’s episode, I interview the actor Joe Vincent,

Plus John McMahon writes about how Moby Dick changed his life.

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In this week’s episode, I interview the creative nonfiction writer Sarah Viren,

Plus Amy Oestreicher writes about a book that changed her life.

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Sarah Viren's My Murderer's Futon.

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Learn more about Sarah Viren here.

Learn more about Amy Oestreicher, including upcoming dates of her one-woman show, Gutless and Grateful, here.

In this week’s episode, I interview the poet J. Scott Brownlee,

plus Dan Lauer reads his memoir essay, "Helen of Troy."

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In this week’s episode, I interview fiction writer Mary Gaitskill, and share her reading from Miami Book Fair International,

plus Beverly Army Williams and I discuss Mary Gaitskill's new novel, The Mare.

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Check out Beverly Army Williams's site, Mothershould.

Get tickets for Litlando here.

The music used in this show was by Michael Hearst. "Alprazolam" (Songs for Fearful Flyers) and "Nicht Lustig Fight" (Film Music and Other Scores, Vol. 1) appeared in the opening, and "Theme From Magic Camp" (Film Music and Other Scores, Vol. 1) at the close.

Check out his wonderful music.

If you live in Orlando, check out Orlando Shakespeare Theater's 2016 production of The Tempest.

This week features our 4th annual Erotic Poetry Night, featuring Jesse Bradley, Teege Braune, Stephanie Rizzo, Danielle Kessinger, Amy Watkins, David James Poissant, Ashley Inguanta, Sarah Viren, and (ahem) John King.

In this week’s episode, I interview poet Erin Belieu,

plus I share the Miami Book Fair International reading she participated in with Carl Phillips, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, and Kevin Young.

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• Check out my first interview with Erin Belieu back on episode 44, when we talked about VIDA and the count.
• On Superbowl Sunday, February 7, 7 P.M., The Drunken Odyssey will be Super Balling at Writer’s Atelier. More info is here.

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