Writing The Rapids

Joe is joined by O F Cieri to talk about their collective dislike for Joseph Campbell, their collective love of western esotericism, some gripes with indie publishing, and so much more!Contact for O F CieriInstagramTwitterWebsiteBackmaskContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Graham Irvin and they talk about guns, guns, guns, and more!Contact for Graham Irvin Neutral Spaces Twitter InstagramI Have A GunContact for Joe bielecki Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoe Website One time donation Patreon TiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

In this bonus episode, Laura Paul takes the host chair to interview Alissa Hattman about her book Sift. Available here.Laura Paul is a writer and artist who has been published in The Brooklyn Rail, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Comics Journal, minor literature[s], Tarpaulin Sky Magazine, and other outlets. She holds an M.A. in Media Studies from UCLA and a B.A. in Comparative History of Ideas from the University of Washington. She works for the publisher Sublunary Editions and independent book distributor Asterism Books. To find out more, visit her website laurapaulwriter.com or connect with her on Instagram @laura_n_paulAlissa Hattman is author of the novel Sift, which engages with themes of ecological grief and climate repair. Her writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Carve, The Gravity of the Thing, Propeller, Big Other, Shirley Magazine, MAYDAY, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Pacific University and an MA in English Literature from Portland State University. She has worked as a fiction editor, book reviewer, zine librarian, writing group facilitator, and teacher. Originally from North Dakota, she now lives and teaches in the Pacific Northwest. More at www.alissahattman.com. 

Joe is joined by Mila Jaroniec to talk about her book Plastic Vodka Bottle Sleepover, teaching and editing, autofiction, alt-lit, tarot and so much more.Contact for Mila JaroniecInstagramWebsiteBlack LipstickClass Contact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Charlene Elsby and they talk about ethics, the ineffable draw of philosophy, solid logic based on weird axioms, and so much more! Contact for Charlene ElsbyLinktreeTwitterContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Sam Richard to talk about grief as fear, JG Ballard, genre conventions and restrictions, and much, much more!Contact for Sam RichardTwitterBlueskyWeirdpunk Books Contact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Garett Strickland to talk asemic writing, letting go of control, Kay Sage landscapes, and more.Contact for Garett StricklandA Place BeyondUngulaScrimsPortalogyTwitter Contact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Stacy Hardy to talk about holes, play, collaboration, and more!Contact for Stacy HardyAn Archeology of Holes Contact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Danika Stegeman LeMay to talk about her new book Ablation, grief, talking about grief, and more.Contact for Danika Stegeman LeMayWebsiteInstagramTwitterContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Tex Gresham joins Joe to talk about moments that change our lives forever, the allure of conspiracy theories, making it as a screenwriter, and more.Contact for Tex GreshamViolent CandyWebsiteTwitterContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Charlene Elsby and they talk about agency, Marilyn Monroe, Pythagoreanism, and more!Contact for Charlene ElsbyLinktreeTwitterContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter and Instagram: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired

Joe is joined by M Forajter to talk about her visit to Grand Rapids, caves, haunted houses, eco poetics, the morality of making art in a dying world, and so, so much more.Contact for M ForjterInterrogating the EyeWebsiteTwitter@saint-remus on BlueskyContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Mike Corrao rejoins Joe to talk about his new book, Stealth Anxiety Megamix, mapping his brain, navigable texts, and more!Contact for Mike CorraoBooksWebsiteTwitterContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Robert Kloss joins Joe to talk about finding a good home for your writing, following your impulses, writing every day no matter what, and more!Contact for Robert KlossBooksWebsiteContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Lai-Tze Fan and Douglas Luman to talk about AI Writing. We discuss definitions, issues of authorship and ownership, AI jank, and so much more.Contact for Lai-Tze FanWebsiteTwitterContact for Douglas LumanWebsiteTwitterContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Jace Brittain joins Joe to talk about their novel Sorcererer, different ways of reading, snails, translations, and more.Contact for Jace BrittainWebsiteTwitterSorcerererCarrion Bloom BooksContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter and Instagram: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa9

Contact for Shane Jesse ChristmassLink TreeTwitterMETH-DTF Contact for Joe bieleckiTwitter and Instagram: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired

Lindsay Lerman joins Joe to talk about emotional realism, working in the second person, complicated characters, philosophy and more.Contact for Lindsay LermanWebsiteTwitterI'm From NowhereWhat Are YouContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter and Instagram: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Logan Berry to talk about writing with a bluetooth headset, book objects, ghosts, babies, and more!Contact for Logan BerryTwitterCasket FlareCrystal LakeWreckdomTransmissions to ArtaudContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter and Instagram: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle TipaPodcast

Dave Fitzgerald joins Joe to talk about his debut novel Troll, second person narration, consuming media to impress people, and more.Contact for Dave FitzgeraldTwitterTroll Contact for Joe bieleckiTwitter and Instagram: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa