Amphibians by Lara Tupper
The girl can swim far, which scares her father. She likes the immersion, her...
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Flamingos w/ Grant Maierhofer
Works is a collection, but also something new: it is a conversation between Maierhofer’s early and contemporary writings that shares its title with Édouard Levé’s masterful experimental Works. It’s a book containing many books, with new introductions...
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The Ketchup Factory
Reading by JP Vallières, with music by Lucas Carroll
After the parade was finished, Benji went home. When he walked into his apartment, he found his squirrel...
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Three Poems by Kevin Chesser
TRUCK
A tough old crawler
leaking prison ink -full of blown apart babies’
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Tell Me How You Really Feel w/ Claire Hopple
A new reading from Claire Hopple's novella Tell Me How You Really Feel.
Uncle Errol throws a funeral for himself. Bootsie spies on her own husband. Joe's band dresses in costumes and plays...
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The Secret History Of The History Channel #3
The following reading is an excerpt from Brad Phillips' forthcoming novel, set to be published by Tyrant Books in 2021.
Listen to the episode below on Soundcloud or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Sticher Radio,...
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Dreams of Being w/ Michael J Seidlinger
A reading from Dreams of Being by Michael J. Seidlinger. dreamsofbeing.maudlinhouse.net/
A writer walks New York City searching for a story, inspiration, anything to give him some direction. While navigating the...
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Excerpt from The Ice Cream Man & Other Stories
The Ice Cream Man & Other Stories by Sam Pink is out now in audio. It was narrated for you by Alan Carlson and it's absolutely beautiful and fun as hell. Listen to the sample below...
Big Bruiser Dope Boy On The Podcast
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Was lucky enough to go on WPVM 103.7 and chat about writing and The Talking Book with Sebastian Mathews. I read a story and played a clip from the recent Everday Ubuntu by Mungi Ngomane, which The Talking...
50 Barn Poems by Zac Smith
Welcome to 50 Barn Poems by Zac Smith, out now from the eternally badass CLASH BOOKS. 50 Barn Poems is an evocative yet accessible sketch of that old barn that haunts the back of your brain. Vague memories...
The Public Library & Raking Leaves with Joseph Grantham
Please enjoy this reading by the American writer Joseph Grantham. Raking Leaves is his second book of poetry and was published by the great folks at Holler Presents. Listen to the episode and read the story below. You can buy Raking Leaves for...
Kokomo And Laura Theobald
Laura Theobald grew up in the Florida Keys and lives in the South. Her first book of poetry is What My Hair Says About You. She has an MFA in poetry from LSU and makes books for OOMPH! And...
Brad Phillips & The True Story of John Lang and The Hollywood ESP Cult
Brad Phillips visited us in our dreams and gave us a reading from his new book The True Story of John Lang and The Hollywood ESP Cult. Thanks, Brad. And thanks to Holler Boys and Alec Sturgis for the...
The Way Cities Feel To Us Now
Bad luck follows travelers through the desert, Mormon missionaries contemplate the bodily implications of the internal combustion engine, and minimum wage workers look for a sense of meaning in art, country and western music, and domestic terrorism. A lemon...
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