Writers Read Their Early Sh*t

Jason welcomes writer Patrick Grace for a chinwag about his debut collection 'Deviant,' the pitfalls of confessional poetry, listening to your house, anxiety dreams, the local high school's drugged-up teens, how hard it is to talk about what scares us, & backseat icicles of drool. Big wizard beats, as always, by DJ Max in Tokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Jason welcomes writer Hannah Calder for an interface about chickens giving you the finger, how great Charles Dickens is, exploding kneecaps, riding horses naked down the beach, crazy parades, swollen breasts, writing the perfect book, the power & influence of early 90s music videos, and kissing viking lovers and/or dictators. It's a big one, & features the first early shit to actually be about Jason. Big wizard beats, as always, by DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Most of all: thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Jason welcomes novelist Wayne Ng for a rattle about being named Wayne or Jason, starting late, whether or not scribbling is writing, the realities of self-promotion, the ballsiness of writers, ass-kicking kung-fu Asian stereotypes, and the real reason why writers are cool. Big wizard beats, as always, by DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Most of all: thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Jason welcomes beautifully laconic poet Tonya Lailey for an interface about wine agencies, comfort books, thin places, what's fab about Nova Scotia, Calgary's supportive writing scene, dot matrix printers, industrial agriculture, allowing the mistake, & how the trick is fun. Look for her debut collection, 'FARM: Lot 23,' out soon. Big whoop beats, as always, by DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Most of all: thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

CALM DOWN. Jason welcomes podcaster and author of '60 Songs That Explain the '90s' Rob Harvilla for a confabulation about furious moping, tongue exercises, the glory of New Kids on the Block's 'Games,' wack slacks and lame stains, not leaving your pizza burning, rad steez, clutching at borrowed pearls, and the best KISS song to sing at karaoke. Big whoop beats, as always, by DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Most of all: thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Jason welcomes Jason for a jaw about Thousand Island pirates, comfort reading, defacing books, fireworks for Hitler, getting your ego out of the way of the writing, & a naked onion in the park with Pierre Berton. Music, as always, by DJ Warm Farm Milk Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, & Sasha Emde for help with the outro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Most of all: thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Also: check out the cool stuff available from Ex Libris Anonymous (not a sponsor, just a purveyor of wicked rad notebooks): https://www.bookjournals.com/homeSupport the show

Jason welcomes Vancouver's Poet Laureate for a ramble about Emily of New Moon, writing into fear & anxiety, concrete corpses in the living room, goth trenchcoats, werewolves draped in mourning, having some feelings & a trombone, reading to dogs, & the real answer to the question "How do I get published?" Music, as always, by savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & to Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Some links to what Fiona's been up to:City Poems Project background (all four stages) Sept 16/23 Free Public Curated Screening of City Poems Project Poetry Videos by post-secondary students at Word Vancouver 2023Canine Library Event on Sept 9/23 at Trout Lake Park, Vancouver and Fiona's blog about last year's Canine Library event (with links to poems about dogs, videos and more)Spontaneous Poetry Booth: Fiona's blog about last year's Downtown Eastside spontaneous poetry booth experience for the annual Heart of the Street FestivalAnd the recent poem Fiona read is from her 2019 collection, Odes & LamentsSupport the show

Jason welcomes author Steven Lattey for a yackety-yak about Dylan & Ginsberg, reading with patience & gratitude, hitchhiking, convenient access to suffering & struggle, glories never ceasing & glories never coming, & self-help gone bad. There’s a bit of poetry, as well, & you can check out more of Steven's stuff at www.stevenlattey.ca. Music by savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & photography & to handsome, teenage Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Jason welcomes Corinna Chong for a confab about when we stop regretting the people—& the writers—we used to be, plugging gaps with memories, plagiarizing ABBA, the power of end stops, the superpowers writers need, heart worms, licorice holders, & defacing pristine notebooks. Music by savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & photography & to handsome, teenage Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Jason welcomes songwriter & musician Daniel Powter for a chinwag about the mysteries of remote Vernon, British Columbia, skipping class to play piano, how Jason didn't launch Daniel's musical career, smashed violins, Prince's Lovesexy tour, not impressing your mum, not knowing who's the prime minister of Canada, and Nite Magic anti-action. Music by Daniel, with an assist from savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & photography & to handsome Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Jason welcomes Lorna Crozier for a gab & a yak about stone angels, that shivery sense good writing gives you, being corny & earnest, unwrapping your brain, just what it is about cats anyway, Kerouac in Vernon, riding the poem wherever it wants to go, and how, by God, there is light. And then Lorna makes Jason cry. Music by savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo, artwork by Wayne Emde, & help with the intro from handsome Joe Emde. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

We're not sinking—we're crashing! Jason welcomes the titans of Season One back for a clash of cringe that runs the gamut from brambles & hassles to madness levels to walls dripping tears to using the microwave after 10 pm to the wind blowing you from behind. This is early shit that's WAY too legit to quit.  Dave Antich, Victoria Taylor, Alison Wassermann, & David White serve up the shamans & bodysuits & all you have to do is sit back & enjoy the show, from the unhinged, Cure-influenced, car-centric pop of Mr. White to the fab beats of savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo (www.youtube.com/channel/UC2U1n0V9JT89-tH2fNubDMg). Many thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit & thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Jason welcomes Japanese media personality Kaho Shibuya for a prismatic chat about reading novels to understand Japan, teachers turning into deer, an unusual use for Minute Maid Morning Banana jelly, being jealous of temples, & how cooking at home befriends you in the realm of your budget. Also discussed: the recent English translation of Kaho's book, 'The Japanese Porn Industry Unmasked: An Insider's Guide.' Music from Kaho herself, as well as from savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo (www.youtube.com/channel/UC2U1n0V9JT89-tH2fNubDMg). Many thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, & Sasha Emde for help with the outro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Jason welcomes novelist Nathan Whitock for a waffle about Pulsar & the Six Million Dollar Man, the problem with free jazz, not being attracted to the perverse & underground, candied bile, David Foster Wallace, & Nathan's infamous take down of Oliver Stone's 'JFK.'  Nathan also violates the show's premise & reads something early but definitely not shit. Music by the voluptuous DJ Max in Tokyo (www.youtube.com/channel/UC2U1n0V9JT89-tH2fNubDMg). Many thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Jason welcomes writer, musician, and publisher Michael Whone for an interface about the joys of the mundane, still hating Dostoevsky, last books, shoplifting Kerouac, and Jason's upcoming poetry collection, little bit die, published by Michael's Bolero Bird imprint. Special bonuses: music from Michael's new acid jazz album, The Light Is Laced, & some non-early, non-shit poems from Jason. Many thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, & DJ Max for the opening & closing music. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Jason welcomes memoirist Kelly S. Thompson for a free-ranging ramble about mentoring & being mentored, shitty first drafts, lingering in the ugly, basic training of the mind, misanthropic penguins, cavemen fighting spacemen, bull terriers named Ham, & Kelly's new book, "Still, I Cannot Save You." Music by the angelic DJ Max in Tokyo (www.youtube.com/channel/UC2U1n0V9JT89-tH2fNubDMg). Many thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Jason welcomes US National Beat Poet Laureate Ron Whitehead for a freewheeling ramble about being blessed with mentors, hearing everybody's story, post office death messages, visiting Hunter S. Thompson, shotgunned Xmas trees, & unconventional sex education. Music by the delicious DJ Max in Tokyo (www.youtube.com/channel/UC2U1n0V9JT89-tH2fNubDMg) & Ron & his band. Many thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Writers Read Their Early Shit enjoys its first threesome as Jason welcomes national treasures John Lent and Jude Clarke for a wide-ranging confabulation about pirate adventures, clammy Edmonton bookmobiles, garage stations, gothic 14 point horror stories, escaping gravity's pull, murdering adjectives & adverbs, old age & treachery, & learning about how to become less heavy-handed & obvious. John is also seen by a bird & he knows it. Music by John & the delectable DJ Max in Tokyo. Many thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. You can also send an email to WritersReadTheirEarlyShit@gmail.com. Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Jason welcomes Chinese-Canadian poet, playwright, & essayist Dale Lee Kwong for a gas about lesbian tours of China, insulting punctuation, Tom Wayman, tech-nostalgia, being glad to have a dad, the goddess of reality, & how all of the best people have a Vernon, BC connection, whether they know it or not. Music, as always, by the dangerous DJ Max in Tokyo; check out his beats at http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. You can also send an email to WritersReadTheirEarlyShit@gmail.com.Links & info about Dale's PIE Day talk at the Lutheran Church of the Cross: https://www.churchofthecross.ca/about. Link to Sunday worships for livestream on the morning of, and Youtube for future watching: https://www.churchofthecross.ca/podcasts/mediaAlso check out 'Sweet and Sour Inspirations with Dale Lee Kwong'—poetry, play excerpts, short fiction, and revelations of Dale's creative process—at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdpRgfLk18oMany thanks, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Holy doodle! Jason welcomes one of his oldest & longest-suffering pals for a nostalgia-soaked ramble about high school airbands, role-playing games, pretty good nosebleeds, trying to be Leonard Cohen, & being robbed blind by John Cobra. Roger not only bravely shares some of his high school-era poetry, he turns the table & shares some of Jason's as well. Say goodbye to boring lunch hours: for athletes & weaklings alike this episode is a must. Note: the 'Tarquin' that Jason & Roger mention is a reference to 27th Street Theatre's lavish 1988 production of "Dr Felix Tarquin's Travelling Show of Medicine and Wonderments," which was directed by the genius behind WL Seaton Secondary's drama program, Mr Dave 'Brot' Brotsky; the 432 that Roger refers to (& wrote for) was a satirical bi-weekly publication of the University of British Columbia Science Undergraduate Society. Many thanks to Roger for his time & quips, Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, & the deluxe DJ Max in Tokyo for the fab music. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. You can also send an email to WritersReadTheirEarlyShit@gmail.com. Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show