Film, Friends, and Poetry with Laura Paul

Joe is joined by Laura Paul to talk about her new book Film Elegy, mentoring under Amy Halpern, playing with text and images, and more!

Film, Friends, and Poetry with Laura Paul
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“Amy was a unique individual. Immensely talented, funny, and hard-working, she was probably the most outgoing and helpful student of our generation.
Gone, but not forgotten. Amy was and is utterly unforgettable.”

-Alex Cox, director of Repo Man

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Rejoinder: Profane Altars and Sorcery with Sam Richard

Joe is rejoined by Sam Richard to talk about Weirdpunk Books' anthology of sword and sorcery Profane Altars, as well as the companion zine Profane Sorcery. They also talk about the link between fantasy and horror, the practice of editing anthologies, and more!

Rejoinder: Profane Altars and Sorcery with Sam Richard
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Rejoinder: Skull Slime Tentacle Witch War with Rick Claypool

Joe is rejoined by Rick Claypool to talk about his new book Skull Slime Tentacle Witch War, the difference between fungi and slime molds, absurd books, and so much more.

Rejoinder: Skull Slime Tentacle Witch War with Rick Claypool
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Rejoinder: Aprostate Crater with Persephone Erin Hudson

Joe is rejoined by Persephone Erin Hudson to talk about the first two acts of Aprostate Crater, tender transgression, serialized fiction, comic books, and so much more.

Rejoinder: Aprostate Crater with Persephone Erin Hudson
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The Hero with a Thousand Face Palms with O F Cieri

Joe is joined by O F Cieri to talk about their collective dislike for Joseph Campbell, their collective love of western esotericism, some gripes with indie publishing, and so much more!

The Hero with a Thousand Face Palms with O F Cieri
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BONUS: Laura Paul interviews Alissa Hattman about Sift

In this bonus episode, Laura Paul takes the host chair to interview Alissa Hattman about her book Sift. Available here.

BONUS: Laura Paul interviews Alissa Hattman about Sift
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Laura Paul is a writer and artist who has been published in The Brooklyn Rail, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Comics Journal, minor literature[s], Tarpaulin Sky Magazine, and other outlets. She holds an M.A. in Media Studies from UCLA and a B.A. in Comparative History of Ideas from the University of Washington. She works for the publisher Sublunary Editions and independent book distributor Asterism Books. To find out more, visit her website laurapaulwriter.com or connect with her on Instagram @laura_n_paul


Alissa Hattman is author of the novel Sift, which engages with themes of ecological grief and climate repair. Her writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Carve, The Gravity of the Thing, Propeller, Big Other, Shirley Magazine, MAYDAY, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Pacific University and an MA in English Literature from Portland State University. She has worked as a fiction editor, book reviewer, zine librarian, writing group facilitator, and teacher. Originally from North Dakota, she now lives and teaches in the Pacific Northwest. More at www.alissahattman.com. 

Putting on Black Lipstick with Mila Jaroniec

Joe is joined by Mila Jaroniec to talk about her book Plastic Vodka Bottle Sleepover, teaching and editing, autofiction, alt-lit, tarot and so much more.

Putting on Black Lipstick with Mila Jaroniec
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