Radio FreeWrite
A podcast for lovers of stories- reading them, hearing them, and writing them. We provide a new prompt every week, then share the stories we have created from that prompt. We discuss the stories and the art of storytelling while encouraging listeners to create their own stories along with us.
Podcasting since 2021 • 182 episodes
Radio FreeWrite
Latest Episodes
Acheri: What Writers Should Read (Or Listen To), From Frankenstein to Beowulf
This week on Radio FreeWrite, The Cru takes a step back from writing to talk about... reading.What should writers be reading? Does it matter if it’s fiction, nonfiction, or even audiobooks? And do audiobooks actually count as re...
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Season 5
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Episode 21
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45:20
Bowels of Mercy: The Cru Write Horror à la Shirley Jackson
In our 151st episode, The Cru dives into the unsettling world of Shirley Jackson, author of the infamous short story The Lottery.We explore what makes Jackson’s writing so enduringly disturbing, from her use of the uncanny and t...
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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1:03:01
150th Episode Celebration: Mouthbreather
We gathered on a cold, snowy, generally Clevelandwintery evening in January to celebrate our 150th episode at Forest City Brewery! Joined by a few friends and a lot of Spud's extended family, we recorded an intimate live episode. Enjoy!
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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33:19
149: Craft Workshop: How Writers Edit Drafts (Their Own and Each Other’s)
This week on Radio FreeWrite, we do something a little different. Instead of writing to a new prompt, we bring in a finished draft and talk through what happens after the writing part is over. We listen to a complete short story together, then ...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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1:11:07
148: Fanfaron: Writing the Pluperfect Tense Without Sounding Forced
The Cru dives deep into one deceptively small word with outsized consequences: had.Before writing from the prompt fanfaron—a swaggering bully or cowardly boaster—we get into a lively craft discussion about the p...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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57:08