Selected Prose
57 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsStory readings and interviews with writers.
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Reading Series | Being Lolita by Alisson Wood
October 14, 2020 18:24 - 5 minutes - 4.71 MBAlisson Wood reads the opening of her new memoir, Being Lolita. Alisson is a highly acclaimed writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Catapult, and Epiphany. She's also the the founder and editor in chief of Pigeon Pages, and a graduate of the NYU Creative Writing program. Stay tuned for my upcoming interview with Alisson, where we discuss her memoir, the art of memoir, and much more. In the meantime, get yourself a copy of Being Lolita here.
2. Bud Smith
October 06, 2020 16:55 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBIn this episode, I speak with Bud Smith and discuss his life and work. Bud is the author of the books Double Bird, WORK, Dust Bunny City, and many more. His short story Violets was recently published by the Paris Review. He Zoomed in from the Catskill mountains, where he's currently quarantining and undoubtedly writing yet another great book. Bud walks us through the creation of Violets, from inception to publication, and the evolution each draft in between. We talk about the craft of stor...
Reading Series | Tiger Blood by Bud Smith
October 03, 2020 17:18 - 5 minutes - 2.95 MBBud Smith reads his short story, Tiger Blood, originally published in Hobart. After the reading, we have a brief discussion about the story, Vonnegut, and humor in fiction writing. Bud is the author of Double Bird (Maudlin House, 2018), WORK (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2017), Dust Bunny City (Disorder Press, 2017), Calm Face (House of Vlad, 2016), and more. Find some of his work here.
1. David Leo Rice
September 26, 2020 17:47 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MBI interview David Leo Rice. We discuss his upcoming book, A Room In Dodge City Volume 2: The Blut Branson Era, as well as David Cronenberg, William Faulkner, fascism, whether the novel is dead (it isn't), whether death is the end (it's not), the craft of fiction writing, and more. David is the author of A Room and Dodge City (Alternating Current Press), Angel House (KERNPUNKT Press), the PornME Trinity (The Opiate Press), and numerous short stories. Check out his website: http://www.ravidd...
Reading Series | The Painless Euthanasia Roller Coaster by David Leo Rice
September 24, 2020 14:10 - 10 minutes - 10.2 MBDavid Leo Rice, author of Angel House, A Room in Dodge City, The PornME Trinity, and more, reads his short story The Painless Euthanasia Roller Coaster. The story will appear in his upcoming collection, Drifter Stories, to be published by 11:11 Press in June of 2021. The story made its first appearance in Catapult in 2018. Enjoy!
Reading Series | The Painless Euthanasia Roller Coaster
September 24, 2020 14:10 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBDavid Leo Rice, author of Angel House, A Room in Dodge City, The PornME Trinity, and more, reads his short story The Painless Euthanasia Roller Coaster. The story will appear in his upcoming collection, Drifter Stories, to be published by 11:11 Press in June of 2021. The story made its first appearance in Catapult in 2018. Enjoy!
WELCOME
September 18, 2020 18:04 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MBTrailer for Selected Prose, a podcast featuring in-depth interviews with novelists, short story writers, poets, comedians, songwriters, and strange internet personalities.