Written and Read

Mar 04 2025 30 ep. 18 mins 9
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Short stories and poetry, read aloud by the author.

Host: Nels Challinor

Theme Music by DAIN
Cover Art by Natalie Vukic

  Arts  Fiction
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"Mastery"

Mar 04 2025 3 mins  
One original poem: "Mastery"

"Tinman" by DAIN

Feb 17 2025 13 mins  
Singer-songwriter DAIN describes his songwriting process and how he wrote "Tinman." DAIN is a Seattle based singer-songwriter / indie pop artist with an emphasis on storytelling in his lyrics. His music can be found here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5PdbAN4rPvek632pFfpVKJ?si=XpTJm_m2Tk6Kp0FlaBLzBA Bandcamp: https://dainweisner.bandcamp.com/album/sun-feels-good

"A Tribe of Genies"

Feb 04 2025 16 mins  
"A Tribe of Genies," previously unpublished. “Packets of cigarettes and boxes of sweets were passed round, and the bedouin women sang and danced, the night and the desert resounding with the echoes of a great feast, as though we were some tribe of genies.” - Tayeb Salih

"Locked Inside"

Jan 21 2025 24 mins  
"Locked Inside," previously unpublished. "He couldn’t live with not knowing. It was far more painful to him than the violation of his home by these two yahoos, the loneliness he felt daily, the heavy shame that he carried around his house from the latch to the thermostat to the kitchen window."

"The Promise"

Jan 07 2025 11 mins  
"The Promise," previously unpublished. "He wonders whether change can be intentionally sought, or rather, like a sudden crisis of faith, it can only be experienced, it can only come as a reaction. If this is the case, which he comes to suspect and indeed worry that it is, he is forced to wonder what has to happen to him in order for him to change."

The Round-Up: Top Five Books of 2024

Dec 24 2024 87 mins  
Discussion with Dale Hall and Charlie Hope-D'Anieri about the best books we read in 2024.

"The Sirens of Santa Cruz"

Dec 09 2024 21 mins  
"The Sirens of Santa Cruz," previously unpublished. "The eucalyptus trees were dark crimson. The smell was intoxicating. I wish I could have shot them but the flash would have ruined the color and without it, the picture would be far too dark."

"Battered with Butter" & "Wells" by Alexandra Duprey

Nov 26 2024 3 mins  
Alexandra Duprey reads two original poems.

"At the Poetry Reading" & "See the Stars"

Nov 12 2024 6 mins  
Two original poems: "At the Poetry Reading" & "See the Stars"

"The Sound with No Name"

Oct 29 2024 21 mins  
"The Sound with No Name," previously unpublished. "Just before we walk through the door to the bar, I hear a small boy scream, 'Look, they’re just walking.'"