Shit We Wrote
140 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWriters and friends from high school, Aliya Hall and Tanner Mihulke sit down to re-read the shitty stories they wrote in their adolescence and talk about their writing journeys as well as how queerness manifested in their work prior to them coming out.
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Episodes
Winged Purpose Finale
August 24, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBThe moment we've all been waiting for — the (boring) Epilogue of Aliya's story with a follow up of her writing playlist and a re-read of the comments now that we have a little more context. Are you ready for season three? Support the show
Chapters 36,37
August 17, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBWe're SO close to the end we can almost taste it. In this last set of chapters we get a trial for Scarlet and visit Christopher! Due to time constraints (AKA recording too closely to when Tanner needed to clock in for work) we'll have *one* last episode where we read the Epilogue and Aliya's playlist for the story as well as look ahead to season three! Support the show
Chapters 34, 35
August 10, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBAliya and Tanner are back, and we're starting to wrap things up for this book! Now that Darby is officially the Dark Queen, Kellen and her visit Seth one more time to reminisce and discuss the future. (Could this be the beginning of a throuple? Probably not — but it can be in our fan fiction!) Support the show
Chapter 33
August 03, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWe're back with another Aliya episode as we inch slowly closer to the end of her book. In this episode we talk about all the possible turns the story could have taken in this chapter, and honestly any of them would have been better than how this story actually turns out. Support the show
Chapter 32
July 20, 2022 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBWe're finally here! We've finally reached Aliya's first written sex scene and it's just as wild and convoluted as you'd expect it to be! Tanner makes fun of all of Aliya's word choices (rightfully so) and we get the most chaotic break up to hooking up chapter probably ever in existence. You're welcome. Support the show
Tanne's Angel Cafe Story Finale
July 13, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBAre we finally back to a regular release schedule? We're going to try! While Aliya and Tanner try to work with each other's schedules, please enjoy the much awaited for FINALE of Tanner's angel cafe story finale. We've come a loooong way from that cafe. Support the show
Chapters 30, 31
June 29, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBAliya and Tanner are finally back with new content! This month has been a lot for a whole handful of reasons, and we weren't able to record a lot. BUT we're finally back with a few more of Aliya's chapters before diving into the conclusion of Tanner's book next week. Prepare for the war to start, end, and leave the future up in the air. Support the show
Special Episode: Tanner's College Stories
June 15, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBWe're taking a little break from our regularly scheduled content to bring you this special episode of Tanner's college stories! Support the show
Chapters 27-29
June 08, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBAliya was out of State last week so to make up for it, here are THREE chapters this week to satisfy all the faerie drama needs you may have. In this episode, we're gearing up for the war and realize that Sorus's role as God is literally just a therapist. Aliya also teases if anyone dies in the war. Better listen to find out! Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angels Cafe (part 16)
May 25, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBAliya and Tanner are back with *three* chapters of the angel story ending on a major character death! And it's not the death of a female character this time! Any guesses on who it is? Listen to the episode to find out. Support the show
Chapter 26
May 18, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBAliya and Tanner are back with an opening about Heartstopper and Our Flag Means Death — two very different gay energies. Then we follow Darby on a quest to get information out of Kellen to use against him which (to no one's surprise) doesn't work. We also get a peek into Aliya's lame childhood head where she definitely took a song lyric she liked to put into her story as dialogue. Big yikes all around. Also, is anyone taking this war seriously?? Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angel Cafe (part 15)
May 11, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBAliya and Tanner are back with new character perspectives! The story has taken a turn and now we're getting chapter spinoffs focusing on different characters. Along with a cute gay meet cute, we also talked about Avatar because of course we did. Enjoy! Support the show
Chapter 25
May 04, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBAliya and Tanner are coming at you from the road! In this episode, Darby gets religious and goes to talk with Sorus — God of the Faeries. We'll see how helpful that is. Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angels Cafe (part 14)
April 27, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBAliya and Tanner are back — and sleepy. This early morning episode is catching you before the coffee has kicked in. We're here with a new plot twist and Tanner bringing the expected albeit disappointing news about our sapphic couple. We also get a hint of steaminess on a boat before the drama kicks off, so this episode will give you a little bit of everything. Support the show
Chapter 24
April 21, 2022 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBA slightly later podcast! Aliya came back from traveling too late to edit so — Happy Thursday! In this episode, Aliya and Tanner are again joined by Stephanie Hofmann cooking in the background. We find out what it is Stephanie's cooking, that Tanner doesn't know how tampons work and that Seth and Darby's relationship is the elevated(?) version of Twilight. Enjoy! Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angels Cafe (part 13)
April 13, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBGet ready for some cooking ambiance, because Tanner and Aliya are recording in the kitchen with Special Guest Stephanie Hofmann! In this episode, we go all mission impossible and get to the line that Tanner was sure readers were going to get tattooed on them. It's a chaotic episode, but would you expect anything less? Support the show
No Podcast this week!
April 06, 2022 07:00 - 32 seconds - 459 KBAliya and Tanner are sorry to miss everyone this week, but due to Aliya taking care of her mom recovering from surgery the week prior, we have not had the opportunity to record together yet. Next Wednesday though, you're regularly scheduled shit will be back! Support the show
Chapter 23
March 30, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBAliya and Tanner are back with Special Guest Stephanie Hofmann for this next chapter where Kellen announces his war plans to Seth and Darby, and Stephanie makes fun of Darby's name. This episode also features Tanner's Grindr adventures and making fun of baby Aliya's life choices. Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angels Cafe (part 12)
March 23, 2022 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBAfter the plot twist that happened last chapter, you'd think we'd be back for more — instead enjoy a fun romp in London and a heartfelt moment with Lucas. Also in the episode, Aliya and Tanner reflect on how long this story has been going on for, and Aliya is told she's in the wrong for not thinking "Dance" is a cool enough name. Stephanie Hofmann is a special guest this episode and partakes in our asides about Dance, Dance Revolution and theories that the Queen of England is secretly dead....
Special Episode: Aliya reads childhood story #2
March 16, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes - 8.15 MBAliya and Tanner are back with an episode recorded during 2020 where Aliya reads another one of her childhood stories. Are Aliya and Tanner drawing out the drama of their current reads by uploading this? Have they just been unable to get together to bank some episodes? Who knows! But you're regularly scheduled content should start again next week. For now, enjoy! Support the show
Chapter 22
March 09, 2022 08:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBAliya and Tanner are back for a quick chapter, a description of Camelot, and at the end Aliya out-jokes Tanner's dirty mind. You love to see it. Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angels Cafe (part 11)
March 02, 2022 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBTanner starts off the show with a laundry mishap and then we end the chapter with a revolutionary discovery that you're not going to want to miss. Look at this plot coming through! Support the show
SPECIAL EPISODE: Aliya's first ever story
February 23, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBWe're digging into the old Patreon vaults to deliver a special episode of Aliya's first ever story she wrote when she was in elementary school. Recorded in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, this little time capsule is a wild ride through baby Aliya's psyche. Support the show
Chapter 21
February 16, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBAliya and Tanner read as Kellen gets easily talked into starting a war by Scarlet and they discuss how Aliya's redemptive arc is nowhere near as good as Zuko's in Avatar. This conversation obviously also sparks Aliya and Tanner talking about gayness in Avatar for far too long. Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angels Cafe (part 10)
February 09, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBStephanie joins us briefly to add spice to our intro before we dive into a wedding scene! The characters leave Rio after they just arrived and are now off to gather all their siblings. We also visit the underworld and end on a cliff hanger! *kinda*. Support the show
Chapters 19, 20
February 02, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBIn this double chapter episode, Tanner and Aliya dive into Kellen's emo reaction to the breakup and then Seth moving *way* too fast to try and get with Darby. Break ups are weird and hard — but this sure isn't the way to do them! Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angel Cafe (part nine)
January 26, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBAliya and Tanner are back with special guest (who joins halfway through) Stephanie! We're on Air Force One when demons attack and then the romance heats up when we land in Brazil. They discuss languages, hypothetical demon fighting scenarios and who edits the podcast. Support the show
Chapter 18
January 19, 2022 08:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBAliya and Tanner are back to get into what happens after Darby tells Kellen she loves him. This is the drama you know you're here for. Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angel Cafe (part eight)
January 12, 2022 08:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBAliya and Tanner talk about how their 2021 went and their aspirations for 2022 before diving into the next installment of Tanner's story. We're meeting the president (who is female and in a sapphic relationship — helloooo) and just overall making this plot even more convoluted. Let's go! Support the show
Chapter 17
January 05, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBIt's 2022 bitches and Aliya and Tanner are back! We talk about Tanner's impending doom of turning 30 and dive right into the mess that is Kellen and Darby trying to figure out what they want to do that day. This episode ends on a cliff hanger because we're finally getting some drama Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angels Cafe (part seven)
December 15, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBAliya and Tanner are back with a two-chapter episode! After Tanner's last chapter ended on a cliff hanger, they unpack his reasoning for using cliff hangers and spares us from yet another...although where he left off really only gave us more questions than answers. Trust me, you're not going to expect where we go next. Support the show
Chapters 15,16
December 08, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBAliya and Tanner celebrate last episode being their 100th and dive into the messy Fey world. We get a weird date that reintroduces us to Scarlet and then a conversation between Darby and Phillip where essentially Aliya dumps all the world building while also undermining her own magic system. Woo. Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angel Cafe (part six)
December 01, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBThings are heating up in Tanner's next installment of Angel's Cafe! Everyone gets together for a council meeting and Chance does not get a very warm welcoming from the group — except by one person, who is Tanner's favorite character. We also get a bomb dropped on us with the closing line. We actually can't wait to see what happens next! Support the show
Chapters 13,14
November 24, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBAliya and Tanner are back to deal with the fall out of the events from the funeral. Darby doesn't have any of the anger or feelings you would expect her to have, and boy does she immediately forgive Kellen and Seth for lying to her. Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angels Cafe (part five)
November 17, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBAliya and Tanner are back and bitching about late-stage capitalism and Elon Musk. Then we actually start reading this chapter where we learn more about Luke and Daniel's relationship and how Daniel coming back through Chance could possibly lead somewhere. We also get more hints to what Chance is and how he is kind of Daniel. Although the chapter is on the shorter side, Aliya dives into her theories and Tanner gives away some minor spoilers for the rest of the book! Support the show
Chapters 11, 12
November 10, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBAliya and Tanner are back reading about the consequences of spending all your money in Vegas and what happens to one faerie who drugs Darby. Our love triangle also heats up as Darby sees Seth again, and she has the right reaction of blaming both him and Kellen for continuously lying to her. You know, standard romance stuff. Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angels Cafe Part Four
November 03, 2021 07:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBAliya and Tanner are back and we're finally learning the details of what is up with Chance and his history. Turns out reincarnation may be afoot? You'll have to listen to know for sure! Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shitwewrote)
Tanner's Stories: Angels Cafe (part four)
November 03, 2021 07:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBAliya and Tanner are back and we're finally learning the details of what is up with Chance and his history. Turns out reincarnation may be afoot? You'll have to listen to know for sure! Support the show
Chapter 10
October 27, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBAliya and Tanner are back with special guest and Tanner's boyfriend, Jay! As we catch him up on what he's missed from season two, we strap in for a trip to Vegas where Kellen and Darby make money, find romance, and lose their money all in one night. Sounds like Vegas. Support the show
Tanner's Stories Angels Cafe (Part three)
October 20, 2021 07:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBAliya and Tanner are back for the third passage in his Angels cafe story — Although it now seems more focused on demons? Along with that wild twist, we get another random, writing style twist — A switch in narrative style! That's right, for no reason whatsoever we've moved from first person to third. You're going to want to know what happens next! Support the show
Chapters eight, nine
October 13, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBAliya and Tanner are back with new chapters AND a deep dive into Aliya's lesbian psyche. In this episode Kellen and Darby get closer and take a surprise trip, and Seth learns that Darby is a Light Faerie that is staying with Kellen. We're also introduced to Aliya's favorite character, Scarlet, who is just a disaster in the best way. Support the show
Tanner's Stories Angels Cafe (part two)
October 06, 2021 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBAliya and Tanner are back with Stephanie Hofmann to dive into part two of his angels cafe story. If part one involved trauma dumping, part two involves weird family dynamics, adopted siblings in relationships with each other, and demons. This story took turns Aliya and Stephanie did not see coming. Support the show
Chapters six, seven
September 29, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBAliya and Tanner are back with two chapters from Aliya's faerie book. Kellen and Darby have officially met now that she has transformed, and Kellen is determined to make her his. Only problem is, which kingdom does she belong? Support the show
Tanner's Stories: Angel Cafe (part one)
September 22, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBAliya and Tanner are back to start a new one of Tanner's stories! We get some gays and trauma dumping on a first date (aww, how sweet), as well as a magical bookish cafe. There's something kind of ethereal about the whole thing, we just can't put our finger on what it is yet. . . Support the show
Chapter Five
September 15, 2021 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBAliya and Tanner are back with a doozy of a chapter! Darby finally transforms! What does this mean? How does her family react? Where does she go from here? Who knows! Support the show
Tanner Adventure Fantasy Book 2 Finale
September 08, 2021 07:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBAliya and Tanner are back with another finale taking place in a very special location — Tanner's car! Aliya takes the reading reigns while Tanner drives and together they finish the Adventure Fantasy series where Tanner stopped writing it, and it goes on a journey you won't expect. Afterwards, Aliya shares Tanner's notes for where the series would have gone had he continued with it and tease what they'll be reading next! Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shitwewrote)
Tanner Adventure Fantasy Book 2 Finale
September 08, 2021 07:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBAliya and Tanner are back with another finale taking place in a very special location — Tanner's car! Aliya takes the reading reigns while Tanner drives and together they finish the Adventure Fantasy series where Tanner stopped writing it, and it goes on a journey you won't expect. Afterwards, Aliya shares Tanner's notes for where the series would have gone had he continued with it and tease what they'll be reading next! Support the show
Chapter three, four
September 01, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBAliya and Tanner are back with an episode in the car featuring the Taco Bell drive thru! In these chapters, we learn more about Seth and his rival relationship with Kellen and his weird love-before-first-sight with Darby. Now Darby has met both Kings and they have both already lied to her, like all makings of a great relationship. Support the show
Tanner's Fantasy Adventure Book 2 (Part two)
August 25, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBAliya and Tanner are back with not one, but TWO chapters in this episode. While chapter two continues to set up the scene, chapter three gets into the drama by introducing Bryce back into the story (with a change in character perspective) and the main point of conflict. There's only one chapter left in this story and Aliya and Tanner are going to be sad to say goodbye to this wild world. Support the show
SPECIAL EPISODE: Melissa Nelson's werewolves story
August 18, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBAliya and Tanner are joined by Special Guest Melissa Nelson, who reads the first chapter of a werewolf story she wrote in high school. Melissa was heavily inspired by Anne Rice and serves all the drama and goth vibes. Melissa can be found on instagram @ml_coates. She is currently working on her debut novel, Belly Full of Roses, which is a contemporary book with elements of horror and supernatural, urban fantasy. It centers around a medical cult and yes — werewolves are involved. Support th...