Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

Nov 12 2024 366 ep. 44 mins 237

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Drunken Pen Writing is a nonprofit writing and arts podcast aimed at exploring various aspects to the craft of writing, reading, drinking, and literature‘s impact on society and pop culture. A mix of raunchy humor and useful information, DPW is sure to have something you‘ll enjoy.

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DBS #114: Sick Conspiracy Novels

Nov 12 2024 22 mins

We open the episode with some publishing talk. After that, a very ill Caleb does his best to talk about conspiracy novels. Things do not go well. Follow us on X, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast Check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com.

#177: Investigating The Best Detective Stories

Nov 05 2024 45 mins

We start the episode with some BAD publishing news with a good outcome. At least for us. After that, we attempt to discuss 20 of the best detective crime stories according to the good people at Forbes. Our train seems to have a bad track though, and we go off the rails every 30 seconds. Despite this, we have a great time. Also, make sure to get checked for HAUNTED BONES! It's a se

DBS #113: A Halloween Spooktacular

Oct 29 2024 44 mins

We kick things off with some controversial Edgar Allan Poe news. Did he steal The Raven from another writer!? After that, we discuss some potentially bad publishing news, a newly found Bram Stoker book, and Caleb ends the episode by reading a scene from his story "Dead Men Don't Scream" which will be featured in Beautiful Darkness 3: A Dragon Soul Press Anthology released on Octobe

BOTM #16: We Have Always Lived In The Castle

Oct 22 2024 56 mins

We discuss "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" by Shirley Jackson. We review the book by breaking down the characters and their motivations, the feminist themes throughout, and what we took away from the story. You can follow us on X, Facebook, and Instagram @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com.

DBS #111: Bonus Review Of Basketful Of Heads By Joe Hill

Oct 18 2024 26 mins

After an exhausting recording gauntlet, we do a terrible job of reviewing Basketful of Heads by Joe Hill. We constantly interrupt ourselves with giggly nonsense, but we had a great time, which is all that really matters! You can follow us on X, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com.

Bonus Horror Of The Month: The Boy At No. 9 Whitlock

Oct 15 2024 42 mins

We open the episode with more great publishing news—a trend we hope never ends! After that, we get into the episode proper with a review of L. Stephenson's new horror novella, The Boy at No. 9 Whitlock. At first it was bad parents, bullies, and budding romances. But the tragic life of young Matthew Rose is about to get much worse...because the boy who lives at No. 9 Whitlock is

#176: The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe

Oct 08 2024 51 mins

We were so eager to record this episode that we forgot to do a cold open and the introduction! What we did record is an entertaining discussion of Edgar Allan Poe's masterpiece, The Raven. While we break down the poem in style and structure, we also discuss how it came to be, its influences, the life of Poe after writing The Raven, and some writers he influenced. We also talk abou

#175: Boogie Down With The Best Horror Authors

Oct 04 2024 35 mins

We discuss a list featuring the best horror authors of all time. Some we know very well, some we've never heard of. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and X @dpwpodcast Check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com.

Horror Of The Month: Born Of Bloodshed

Oct 01 2024 34 mins

After getting our hands on an early copy of Born of Bloodshed by A.D. Jones, we give our honest review of this fun, gory novella just in time for the spooky season. Born of Bloodshed: Nothing exciting ever happens in the border towns of Scotland, and the village of Newcastleton, with a population in the hundreds, is no exception to the rule. That is until kids start going missing a

#174: Halloween Poetry Nonsense

Sep 24 2024 32 mins

For a slight change of pace, Spencer is the one who opens the episode with some good publishing news! After that, we settle down and read some of the greatest Halloween-time poems. Of course, this leads to instant nonsense things continuously go off the rails. You can follow us on X, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com