
Why the Hell Did I Write This
There's a lot of great writing out there, most of which you'll never know exists. I find fabulous writing with a compelling back story and the writer reads 2-5 minutes of their work. We discuss the why the hell they wrote it (which is as fascinating as the writing itself), and I add my own thoughts at the end because I always think I have something insightful to say. (Psst... it can be any type of writing - horror, fiction, comedy, TV pilot, etc. - and any kind of writer. One never knows when genius will strike.)
Podcasting since 2025 • 7 episodes
Why the Hell Did I Write This
Latest Episodes
Combat Love, by Alisyn Camerota
Award-winning journalist Alisyn Camerota’s astonishing and witty memoir, Combat Love, details her dicey childhood, less-than-ideal upbringing, outlier friends, homelessness, and fascination with punk rock.We discuss her reasons for writi...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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24:20

Dwell House, by Hadley Boyd
Actress and writer Hadley Boyd’s entertaining micro fiction recounts an evening in which a recent divorcée throws a far-too-expensive party in her new rental home, before realizing that the house is haunted by the woman who lived there before h...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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17:03

Diaspora Daughter, by Julie Sarkissian
In her newest book, Diaspora Daughter, Julie Sarkissian writes about a Gen X teen learning about her family’s harrowing escape from the Armenian Genocide in 1915.Julie based her story on her great grandmother’s and great uncle’s devastat...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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17:10

Kill Your Darling, by Clay McLeod Chapman
WARNING: GraphicCelebrated horror writer Clay McLeod Chapman reads from his newest book, Kill Your Darling, about a man whose son was hideously killed years before and the killer was never caught.We discuss Clay’s lifelong fascina...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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18:45

Deadly Lies, by Viviana Vasiu
Attorney and editor Viviana Vasiu writes a taut thriller about a murder in a sorority house, informed by her own college experience in Kappa Alpha Theta and navigating Rush.We discuss the good and bad of sorority life and the reasons for...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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17:18
