Another Fucking Writing Podcast

I'm joined by Claire Donato, author of Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts, to talk about gathering, what cult art teaches us, chasing small feelings, and having fun. If you're a friend of the podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

Today on the show Jeff Alessandrelli, author of And Yet, joins me to talk masculinity, just wanting what others have, and societal pressures. If you're a fan of this conversation, please consider donating to help Jeff's press Fonograf Editions keep making books. If you like this podcast consider supporting me at Patreon.

Past guests Kat Giordano and Troy James Weaver discuss Kat's newest book Thumbsucker, chasing the elusive "golden age" of writing, and doing it all for yourself. If you're a friend of the show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

Join me as Jillian Luft, author of SCUMBAG SUMMER, talks about love/hate relations with our place of birth, setting lives up for self-destruction, and the heroism of being a scumbag. If you're a friend of the show, please show it by becoming a Patreon supporter.

Past guests Kirsti MacKenzie and Mike Nagel chew the fat about Mike's newest book Culdesac, how music informs the writing process, and virtues of sticking to a lane. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

Omg, author of Grimmish, Michael Winkler, comes on to talk about looking at your skin, asking what strange suit is this, the unfairness of pain's distribution, and working with rules of your own creation. If you're a fan of the podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

Today I have Benjamin Niespodziany, author of No Farther Than The End Of The Street, talking with me about life-altering travel, writing as a sonic-search, and the ever-shifting flows of Smino. If you enjoy this podcast, please support us financially through Patreon. *In this episode, Ben accidentally called Rikki Ducornet's book The Complete Butcher's Tales by the name, The Butcher's Daughter, which in honestly is a banger title.

Invited JoAnna Novak, author of Meaningful Work, on the pod to talk craving for a meaning that isn't there, odd jobs, and the pressure in language. If you're a fan of this show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

The unbelievable Oliver Mol, author of Train Lord, joins me to shoot the shit on how place affects our sense of self, forgetting and learning to love yourself, and chronic pain. If you're a fan of the show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

Recent guest Kirsti MacKenzie, author of Better to Beg, brings questions to your AFWP host to chat my novel Will We All Still See Each Other Afterward, the choice of Autofiction, and how confessional writing affects friendship. If you're a fan of the show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

Sophie Klahr, author of There is Only One Ghost in the World, comes on to talk collaborative writing, finding community and communion in art, and understanding without knowing. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon subscriber.

Ric Royer, author of Niagara Falls, NY, comes on the show. We talk about upheaval life can throw at you and learning to love yourself from its aftermath. The growing up that comes when you realize your family are indeed, your people. If you enjoy the show, please become a Patreon supporter.

Michael Wheaton, author of Home Movies and host of The Lives of Writers, joins me to talk image over substance, switching addictions, and Abbey Road. If you're a fan of the podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

For the one-year anniversary of this show I reached out to every guest I had on in 2023. I asked one thing--for a voice recording of the most unexplainable thing that's ever happened to them. This is the result of that ask. Some funny, some light-hearted, some weird as fuck, others absolutely terrifying. To hell with this stale-ass podcast template, this my show, I do what I want! If you enjoy the pod, please consider supporting me on Patreon.

Author of WOMAN WITH HAT and Shabby Doll House founder, Lucy K Shaw, joins me to talk books, making the art you want to be making, and why we both like running. If you're a fan of the show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

Amazing poet and author of City of Incandescent Light, Matt McBride, joins to discuss Midwestern culture (or lack thereof), slowly building just a bunch of poems into a collection, and collaborative writing. If you're a fan of the show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

The amazing Kirsti MacKenzie, author of Better to Beg and EIC of Major 7th Magazine and Tough Bastard Books, joins me on the podcast. We talk work as a coping mechanism for stress/depression, making decisions in order to bet on yourself, and the unknowable value of art. If you're a fan of the pod, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

Bonus episode! Me interviewed by former guest, Tyler Dillow. We talk about my books that dropped in 2023, Consumption & Other Vices and Will We All Still See Each Other Afterward. In addition to gabbing a bit about rural life. If you're a fan of the podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.

Author of Super Normal, the magic man, Josh Denslow, on the show. We talk what it takes to make decisions, seeing ourselves through the eyes of others, and the problems with the United States. If you enjoy this show, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. The Scarlett Thomas book Josh couldn't remember was Our Tragic Universe.

Behm Affleck. Hughbert Behmjamin Franklin Selby III. Hugh Behm-Steinberg joins me to discuss his incredible book, Animal Children. And wax poetic about magic, uninhibited movement of youth, and the recipe for a good life. If you're a fan of this pod, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter.