Episode 9: Kaj Tanaka - "Volleyball"
Kaj Tanaka walks us through the inspiration, construction, and revision of his 200 word story, Volleyball. This story appeared in issue 9.1 of NANO FI...
FEAR NO LIT presents: Show Your Work
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Show Your Work is a short literary podcast featuring authors of very short prose. In their own words, authors explain the myriad choices they made to create a single beautiful piece of writing. At the end, they read the piece in full.
Episode 8: Maggie Su - "Egg Alien"
Maggie Su explains the whys and hows of fighting for the lines you love, the importance of believing in your own intention, and what radical self-love...
Episode 7: Amanda Malone - "Someday Baby, You Ain't Gonna Worry About Me Anymore"
What does it mean to be the one crawling through the doggy door? Amanda Malone gives the low-down on her flash story, "Someday Baby, You Ain't Gonna W...
Episode 6: Dennis Herbert - "Everybody is Waiting"
Dennis Herbert talks about his story, "Everybody is Waiting," originally published by The Airgonaut in October of 2016. Dennis talks about influences ...
Episode 5: Meghan Phillips - "Angel Peaches Baby Honey Sweetie Pie Sugar"
Writer Meghan Phillips talks about how a goal to write more poetry, plus a Kathy Fish workshop, plus memories of hormones came together to make her fl...
Episode 4: Tyrese Coleman - "They Reminisce Over You"
Writer Tyrese Coleman talks hip-hop, metaphors, and how a trick ending doesn't cut it in flash. We go in depth about her story, "They Reminisce Over Y...
Episode 3: Michael Torres - "Short Stories"
Poet and essayist Michael Torres talks through his flash CNF, "Short Stories," originally published in Paper Darts. Read it: www.paperdarts.org/litera...
Episode 2: Kara Vernor - "Don Johnson is Not Your Man"
In this episode, Kara Vernor gives us a detailed look at how her flash story, "Don Johnson is Not Your Man" came into being. Read it: wigleaf.com/2012...
Episode 1: Pete Stevens - "The Carnival Man"
**this is the pilot episode, and at the time I made it, I was calling the show "Story Exploder," which is why the intro and outro contain that name** ...