December 2022’s Dante’s Old South
Jay Clifford, frontman of Jump Little Children:
Jump, Little Children is an American indie rock band that was formed in 1991 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Known for its unique sound, energetic live performances, and willingness to interact with fans, the band has a devoted following and is a fixture in the Charleston, South Carolina music scene.
Follow them here: https://www.jumplittlechildren.com/
The Writer’s Hotel:
Shanna McNair Founder of The Writer’s Hotel writers conferences and The New Guard literary review. She writes prose, poetry and scripts and is an award-winning journalist. Read her latest short story on KGB Bar Lit with an intro by Rick Moody. More at www.writershotel.com!
Scott Wolven is the author of the short story collection, Controlled Burn, and his work appears in Best American Noir of the Century, The Best American Mystery Stories series, Playboy Magazine and more. He was a Staff Writer for Season Two of "Hightown" for the STARZ TV network and Jerry Bruckheimer TV. He is a Consulting Director for The Writer’s Hotel and Consulting Editor for The New Guard lit review. More at www.writershotel.com!
Music is Provided by:
Jump Little Children
Opening Tune: Justin Johnson – follow him here: https://www.justinjohnsonlive.com/
“It’ Christmas (And I Don’t Feel a Thing)” – Michael Amidei
Special Thanks Goes to:
Mercer University Press: www.mupress.org
Woodbridge Inn: www.woodbridgeinnjasper.com
Autism Speaks: www.autismspeaks.org
Mostly Mutts: www.mostlymutts.org
Meadowbrook Inn: www.meadowbrook-inn.com
The Red Phone Booth: www.redphonebooth.com
The host, Clifford Brooks’, The Draw of Broken Eyes & Whirling Metaphysics and Athena Departs are available everywhere books are sold. His chapbook, Exiles of Eden, is only available through my website. To find them all, please reach out to him at: cliffordbrooks@southerncollectiveexperience.com
Check out his Teachable courses on thriving with autism and creative writing as a profession here: www.brooks-sessions.teachable.com