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 FICTION.http://nanofiction.org/category/issuesKaj Tanaka's stories have been featured in Lon

Episode 8: Maggie Su - "Egg Alien"

Dec 1st, 2017 13m 59s

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 can look like. "Egg Alien" was originally published in Smokelong Quarterly. Read it here: htt

Episode 7: Amanda Malone - "Someday Baby, You Ain't Gonna Worry About Me Anymore"

Nov 2nd, 2017 11m 54s

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 Worry About Me Anymore," originally published in Wyvern Lit. Other topics include: southern gri

Episode 6: Dennis Herbert - "Everybody is Waiting"

Oct 4th, 2017 12m 49s

Dennis Herbert talks about his story, "Everybody is Waiting," originally published by The Airgonaut in October of 2016. Dennis talks about influences as varied as childhood, Jurassic Park, the 1988 classic The Great Outdoors, and graduating fro

Episode 5: Meghan Phillips - "Angel Peaches Baby Honey Sweetie Pie Sugar"

Sep 1st, 2017 12m 18s

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 flash fiction story, ANGEL PEACHES BABY HONEY SWEETIE PIE SUGAR, published last year by WhiskeyP

Episode 4: Tyrese Coleman - "They Reminisce Over You"

Aug 4th, 2017 17m 30s

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 You," originally published in Hobart. Read the story here: http://www.hobartpulp.com/web_feat

Episode 3: Michael Torres - "Short Stories"

Jul 5th, 2017 11m

Poet and essayist Michael Torres talks through his flash CNF, "Short Stories," originally published in Paper Darts.Read it: www.paperdarts.org/literary-magazi…1/short-storiesThis episode was produced by Tyler Barton. The music was also prod

Episode 2: Kara Vernor - "Don Johnson is Not Your Man"

Jul 5th, 2017 12m 15s

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/201208dj.htmBuy the book it appears in: www.splitlippress.com/because-i-want…you-a-pop-songKa

Episode 1: Pete Stevens - "The Carnival Man"

Jul 4th, 2017 10m 4s

**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**Pete Stevens gives us the scoop on his beautiful character-study of a story, "The Carnival Ma

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