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The INKreadables42 Oh not again, said the podcasters as they chatted about life, the universe and everythingFirst of all, I can see you staring at the episode number, and going "Hang on. Last month, they were at 1.6. Now it's 42? What's going on?" Well, let me explain. This month, Damian and Jasmine decided to do an episode in honour of the 42nd anniversary of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Next month, we'll return to our regular scheduling with episde 1.8.
We invited two guests over to our imaginary sitting room--fully compliant with the regulations around social distancing of course--to help us uncover the meaning of life.
Our first guest, John Possidente, is...
2020-04-3039 minThe INKreadables1.6 Hiking Up the Mountain: Exploring Annie Proulx's Brokeback MountainThis month, we read and discussed Annie Proulx's masterpiece, Brokeback Mountain, as it was published by The New Yorker. Be sure to give it a look. It's more than worth it.
Guest of honour was speculative author Crystal L. Kirkham.
Crystal L. Kirkham is a multi-genre speculative fiction author. She has published novels across several genres including her fantasy adventure Feathers and Fae (October 2019 from Kyanite Publishing) and her self-published urban fantasy series, Saints & Sinners. She is also a contributing author to multiple best-selling anthologies.
Originally from the Vancouver area of British Columbia...
2020-04-0144 minThe INKreadables1.5 Moderately Hostile TakeoverThis is the episode in which we turned the tables on Damian. I enlisted the help of our mutual friend Andrew J. Savage to help me grill Damian about his novel, The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Malachi the Queer. Damian just launched the second edition, complete with brand new cover design.
I also gave Andrew' an early Christmas present. I figured better ten months early than two months late.
But I'm keeping you guys from actually listening to the thing. Go on!
2020-03-0146 minThe INKreadables1.4 We're Not Afraid of Dragons!Welcome once again to The INKreadables, with Damian Jay Clay and Jasmine Arch. First of all, we wish you all the best in 2020, starting with lots of wonderful, haunting, poignant, wistful, and hilarious stories.
On this episode, we invited two lovely guests, Andrew J. Savage and Rowena Harding-Smith, to help us discuss an essay by Ursula K. Le Guin, called Why Americans Are Afraid of Dragons. For more information about and links to our guests and topic, please have a look at our show notes. You can find those on Jasmine's blog.
Now, without further...
2020-01-0336 minThe INKreadables1.3 The Christmas Carollers, with Rowena Harding-SmithThis month, we discuss the timeless Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, along with our guest, the lovely Rowena Harding-Smith.
Rowena Harding-Smith is a cross-genre writer. She has been publishing short stories in various magazines and literary journals since 1993. During 2017 she received six awards for her short fiction. She has published two non-fiction books and many articles about learning and memory. She lives in Sydney with her dog in a small timber cottage by the harbour. She has just finished a crime/mystery novel set in 1979 on the waterfront in Sydney. Rowena’s creative nonfiction “I Love Lucy:1957” appear...
2019-12-2433 minThe INKreadables1.2 Getting All Poetic with R. Jean Bell, pt 2We're back with the second half of our conversation with R. Jean Bell. Did you miss part one? Be sure to check it out here.
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Since before she can remember, R. Jean Bell has devoured any available reading material. In recent years, books--averaging one a day--have proven the most effective relief from chronic pain. She firmly believes shoes are torture devices, so she trained her border collie to...
2019-11-0130 minThe INKreadables1.1: Getting all Poetic with R. Jean Bell, pt 1Hello hello.
The INKreadables are back in business! For our comeback, we interviewed fellow INKling R. Jean Bell. She's a writer and poet to be reckoned with. We had so much fun chatting, we had enough material to fill two episodes. If you want to make sure you don't miss the next one, sign up for our newsletter (click here) and you'll be notified whenever an episode airs.
Since before she can remember, R. Jean Bell has devoured any available reading material. In recent years, books--averaging one a day--have proven the most effective relief from c...
2019-10-1527 minThe INKreadables0.2 : Trust Yourself and Just Write.Hosts Damian Jay Clay and Jasmine Arc have managed to lure another victim, @Aksounder, onto INKreadables to discuss all things writing-related.
Jasmine got to pick last week's article, a blog post by Chuck Wendig. This time, we discussed one of Damian's favourite pieces: an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, called Self-reliance.
While not strictly a writing article, the essay is certainly worth the time it takes to read and contemplate. All of it absolutely applies to writing as well as every other aspect of life.
After all, recording and documenting life is part of our job as a writer, isn't...
2018-09-0247 minThe INKreadables0.1: All the Reasons to WriteWelcome to INKreadables brought to you by the INKubator Discord writing community. Damian Jay Clay and Jasmine Arch discus anything and everything about writing. Our very first guest is INKling @negativer, who joins us for a chat about a fantastic blog post we both found really interesting and useful: How to be a Writer in this Fucked-Ass Age of Rot and Resistance by bestselling author, Chuck Wendig.
2018-08-2337 min