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.
Episodes
156 episodes
#126: Ephesian with JUST C.O.S.
This episode JUST C.O.S. joins us to talk about writing, life, and The Sparrow's Fortune, a poetry collective working to inspire, educate, and encourage our community through arts, entertainment, and creative writing workshops.Check out ...
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1:12:05
#125: Yellowback
Yellowback: A now dated term for a cheap novel, especially of the sensational kind, so called from the yellow board binding familiar on the railway bookstalls in Victorian days. Kind of like an old timey airport novel.We hope you have a ...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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53:44
#124: Proteus with J.W. Surface
Special Guest J.W. Surface joins us for this episode!Check out J.W.'s book Something Dark and Others here: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/something-dark-and-others<...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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52:51
#123: Wildcat
Wildcat! A word expressing reckless, uncontrolled, and unsound activity. Also a small wild animal that looks very close to a house cat. Happy writing everyone! Wishing you all the best.Stories start at 25:23.
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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1:18:45
#122: Everything Tastes of Porridge
From Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: "Everything Tastes of Porridge: However we may deceive ourselves, whatever castles in the air we may construct, the facts of home life will always intrude."Hi friends! Jo...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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51:38
#121: The Old Man on the Mountain
The Old Man on the Mountain is an expression used by Marco Polo to describe Muhammad III of Alamut, the grand master of the Order of Assassins. After, the name was used for various Isma'ili successors, especially in Syria.This...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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1:03:10
#120: Eblis
Welcome writers and listeners, to a new episode of Radio FreeWrite! This week our prompt is Eblis, the leader of the devils in Islam. This character is often compared to the Christian character Satan, and in Sufi Islamic tradition Iblis is cons...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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1:10:43
#119: January
The Cru gathers for their annual Christmas retreat a little later than usual (although, as our generous host, Spliff, was keen to point out- the Christmas Season ends with the Epiphany, and we're under the wire with that one!) We have January o...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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1:04:27
#118: Jaywalker
Have you ever broken the law? Well, you probably have. Actually, I'm not even sure jaywalking is illegal anymore. But! Even if you haven't broken the law in real life, have you ever had characters in your stories cross a road they ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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56:57
#117: Idunna
Idunna is a figure in Norse mythology, the guardian of the golden apples that keep the gods young.This episode's got WebEater, Murph, and PC, coming at you with fresh stories and writing discussion! Winter's here, so it's time to get co...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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56:55
#116: Triumvir
According to Brewer's, a Triumvir was one of a group of three men acting as joint magistrates for some special purpose. Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus made the First Triumvirate, while Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus made the Second Triumvirate....
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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57:01
Minizode #5: Why Do People Write?
Hello! In this Minizode, Krispy and Murph discuss the various reasons people find for writing. How was writing developed, and originally used? From passion, to fame and fortune, what drives people to put words on the page (or screen)? What moti...
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23:43
#115: Zucchetto
A zucchetto is a kind of skullcap worn by clerics. This prompt inspired us to write some zany stories, and we hope that after listening you are similarly inspired to pick up a pen, open up that typewriter, or power on your computer...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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44:23
Minizode #4: After Acceptance
PC shares his experience of the publication process after a novel is accepted.
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23:16
#114: Cleveland Museum of Art
This week the Cru had a special prompt. We wandered the halls of the Cleveland Museum of Art, seeking inspiration, and all picked different artworks to inspire our writing. Art is it's own world: listen for mysterious galleries, goblins, bad re...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:04:26
Minizode #3: How to Imitate an Author
WebEater and Murph discuss different approaches to imitating--- and learning from--- an author.
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34:27
#113: Unhinged!
The Cru gets unhinged - fictionally! Or at least it's this week's prompt!We hope that this episode will inspire your own imagination to take the door off its hinges. Who knows what will come in and out? The only way to know is to...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:03:35
#112: Hunky Dory
WebEater had the night off, sort of, so he's not sure what to put in the episode description. He assumes it went off well---hunky dory?---, right guys? Guys?Stories begin at the 16:45 mark, and this poster is as mystified as you are, dear l...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:03:22
Minizode: How to Make Time to Write
WebEater, Murph, and Krispy discuss their (very) different methods of finding time to write, as well as the different strategies employed by famous authors.
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27:42
#111: Season 4 Premiere: The Inklings
The whole Cru gathers together for this one to discuss another (comparatively) famous writing group, The Inklings, whose members included C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Stories begin at the 20:20 mark and range from sentimental, to witchy, t...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:23:53
#110: Vesta
It's the finale of Season 3! We have a fiery ending, writing stories inspired by Vesta, goddess of the hearth....But honestly, we in the Cru have all had a lot going on in our personal lives. It's been a hectic summer. Our topic of disc...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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1:25:49
#109: Fiasco, with Amber
Amber of Tadpole Press writes with us today!Amber is the founder and CEO of Tadpole Press. Enter Tadpole Press' 100-word story contest! It's an international writing contest celebrating comm...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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1:20:26