Ross Mathews and Dr. Wellinthon García-Mathews share their children's book, Tío and Tío: The Ring Bearers ! We dive into how they encouraged the agency of their nephews in telling this story, the importance of children feeling involved and important, and telling the story through color and the senses! https://www.helloross.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/ross-mathews-and-wellinthon-garcia-mathews/...
Jul 04, 2025•26 min•Season 10Ep. 26
Sven Davisson returns to share his latest book, Puck You! We dive into reclaiming lost customs and engaging with transformative rituals as queer men to find solace in shared mythic histories & courage to embrace our path of queer resistance. We then look at some of Rebel Satori's recent releases! https://rebelsatori.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/sven-davisson-of-rebel-satori-press/...
Jul 04, 2025•27 min•Season 10Ep. 23
Bill Hulseman shares his essay collection: Six to Carry the Casket and One to Say the Mass. We dive into belonging, birth order trauma, pride parades, identity, pop culture (Madonna & Golden Girls as spiritual!), and reconciling religion with queer health! https://www.billhulseman.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/bill-hulseman/
Jul 04, 2025•47 min•Season 10Ep. 27
Michael G. Williams returns to share his collected novellas: Servant Sovereign AND his latest novel, Children of Solitude . We talk about real estate demons being thwarted by witches dipping through time, and then about supernatural horror as a genre that truly peels back the human experience and forces characters (and us) to find joy and love through the dark times! https://www.michaelgwilliamsbooks.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/michael-g-williams/...
Jun 27, 2025•50 min•Season 10Ep. 24
Christopher Rice (writing as C. Travis Rice) returns to share his summer romance novella: Party of Three . We dive into the Sapphire Cove Suite Secrets novella stories, how gay romances are different but can have all the elements that romance fans crave, and the importance of telling our own stories! http://www.christopherricebooks.com/ http://www.thedinnerpartyshow.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/christopher-rice/...
Jun 27, 2025•31 min•Season 10Ep. 25
Patricia Grayhall returns to share her new romance: A Place for Us . We dive into connecting with lost loves, building a life together in the face of obstacles, and endings that bring happiness and hope! https://www.patriciagrayhall.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/patricia-grayhall/
Jun 13, 2025•33 min•Season 10Ep. 22
Mo Fanning returns to share his new novel: Rainbows and Lollipops . We discuss setting a story close to home - Birmingham in this case, healing from loss, and friends growing into found family! https://mofanning.co.uk/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/mo-fanning/
Jun 13, 2025•28 min•Season 10Ep. 21
Robert Raasch shares his novel: The Summer Between . We discuss coming out in earlier decades, the importance of location shaping story, and why we have to learn who's harmful to us and who's loving and supportive! https://www.robertraasch.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/robert-raasch/
Jun 06, 2025•30 min•Season 10Ep. 20
Jonathan Lerner shares his memoir: Performance Anxiety . We discuss the civil rights era, why being LGBTQ+ was even more lonely, and what it was like to find community while realizing you were different! https://jonathanlerner.info/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/jonathan-lerner/
May 30, 2025•45 min•Season 10Ep. 19
Sophie Haeder shares her novel: The Land Within . We discuss being inspired by Dungeons and Dragons, the romantasy genre, and the prominence of LGBTQ+ characters in this literary style! https://www.sophiehaeder.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/sophie-haeder/
May 23, 2025•23 min•Season 10Ep. 567
John R. Gordon shares his novel: Mother of Serpents . We discuss evil spirits & madness, blending history & myth, and why it's important to write queer, interracial families! https://www.johnrgordon.com/ https://www.teamangelica.com http://www.wrotepodcast.com/john-gordon/
May 16, 2025•53 min•Season 10Ep. 17
Margaret Gardiner shares her novel Damaged Beauty: Joey Superstar . We discuss being raised to be silent, finding one's way through damage toward healing, and the dark side of fame! https://www.margaretgardiner.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/margaret-gardiner/
May 09, 2025•35 min•Season 10Ep. 16
Del Blackwater shares her novel: Dead Egyptians . Her lifelong love & pursuit of Egyptology has lead her to writing about Egypt in 1902, and a gay British Egyptologist who was there when the Egyptians began to take back their country, plus mysticism, reincarnation, and porch time! https://delblackwater.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/del-blackwater/
May 02, 2025•47 min•Season 10Ep. 15
Scott Terry shares his novel: The Gift . We discuss fiction exploring the intersection of racism and homophobia under the certainty of religious superiority. https://torchflamebooks.com/authors/scott-terry/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/scott-terry/
Apr 25, 2025•39 min•Season 10Ep. 14
Jim Provenzano shares the audio revival of his novel: Now I'm Here . We discuss writing love story arcs and perspectives, and the art of producing an audiobook. http://www.jimprovenzano.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/jim-provenzano/
Apr 18, 2025•32 min•Season 10Ep. 13
Elizabeth Costello joins shares her debut novel: The Good War . We discuss writing feminist, noir, coming-of-age fiction, and then introduce Portland's Ekphraestival, bringing writers and visual artists together. https://www.elizabethscostello.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ekphraestivalpdx/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/elizabeth-costello/...
Apr 11, 2025•36 min•Season 10Ep. 12
Marshall Moore returns to share his books: Sunset House and The Scholarship of Creative Writing Practice . We enjoy some laughs while talking about writing a book of essays, and the idea of creative practice. http://www.marshallmoore.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/marshall-moore/
Apr 04, 2025•41 min•Season 10Ep. 11
Wayne Scott joins us to share his memoir: The Maps They Gave Us . We scrutinize society's expected marriage script, and unveil how accepting one's self and working with your spouse to craft the new story of your marriage can lead to having an unconventional family based on love. https://www.waynescottwrites.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/wayne-scott/
Mar 21, 2025•41 min•Season 10Ep. 10
Donna Minkowitz joins us to share her first fiction novel: Donnaville . We discuss backdrops of the mind, growth of the self through the parts of self, character struggles, and yes... there are authoritarians who are trying to bring about a stricter society. https://donnaminkowitz.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/donna-minkowitz/
Mar 14, 2025•40 min•Season 10Ep. 9
Robert Bruegmann joins us to share his first fiction book: Roman Ivory - A Novel . We discuss men loving men in the 19th century. It leads to a discussion of coded signals, generational discover, the author's expertise in art & architecture, and the backdrop of murder. https://www.romanivory.com/ https://robertbruegmann.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/robert-bruegmann/...
Feb 28, 2025•33 min•Season 10Ep. 8
Lewis DeSimone joins us for the first time with his book: Exit Wounds . We discuss middle age, the disappearance of gay touchstones in culture, and jury duty as a lens for seeing life. https://lewisjdesimone.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/lewis-desimone/
Feb 14, 2025•31 min•Season 10Ep. 7
This week we've answered the call for more liberal media. Hear the update here, then subscribe to https://www.youtube.com/@wrotespotlight and join the deep dive discussions! https://www.youtube.com/@wrotespotlight
Feb 07, 2025•16 min•Season 10Ep. 6
Rob Osler returns to share the first book in his Harriet Morrow Investigates series: The Case of the Missing Maid . We discuss the parallels between the Progressive Era (1890-1920) and current events, writing an exemplary and queer woman in a historic setting, and the unfolding of the series. https://robosler.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/rob-osler/
Jan 31, 2025•35 min•Season 10Ep. 5
MW Lindberg shares their book: Black Hole Recess . We discuss writing children for adults, as well as children facing violence, non-binary characters in fiction, and finding one's self in a story. https://www.markwilliamlindberg.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/mw-lindberg/
Jan 24, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 10Ep. 4
Scott Hightower shares his book: Imperative to Spare . We discuss oral storytelling and poetry, touching on topics of grief journeys and rebuilding ones life after loss, and expanding your internal self by expanding your world. http://scotthightower.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/scott-hightower/
Jan 17, 2025•47 min•Season 10Ep. 3
Zachary Pace shares his book: I Sing to Use the Waiting . We discuss how the turning points in the careers of several women singers informed and shaped the author's life through topics like identity and how artists code genders to tell our stories. https://www.zacharypace.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/zachary-pace/
Jan 10, 2025•39 min•Season 10Ep. 2
J.M. Frey helps us ring in the New Year by sharing her recent novel: Time & Tide . We discuss time travel and time slip stories, the Regency/Georgian era, and lesbian/bi romances, all while keeping an eye on causality of changing the first lesbian kiss in literature. https://jmfrey.net/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/jm-frey/
Jan 03, 2025•38 min•Season 10Ep. 1
Davis Summers joins us to share his debut novel: Eating & Praying . Our discussion covers seeing the world through a millennial lens, growth and grief, being young and queer trying making sense of the narcissistic internet age, and all the biting comedy that ensues. https://www.davissummers.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/davis-summers/
Dec 27, 2024•46 min•Season 9Ep. 50
Lee Pulaski returns to share the latest novel in his Chino Valley Romance series: Miss Phoenix Goes Deliciously Mad . We then discuss writing current hot-topics into romance novels, like drag queen story hour and mentoring youth through their coming out. He also shares the release of his anthology: Fables From the Other Side of The Rainbow, wherein you'll find stories like finding grandpa's love letters to another man, and a DJ who returns a missing cat only to be happily rewarded. https://www.l...
Dec 20, 2024•34 min•Season 9Ep. 49
Dale Corvino returns to share his memoir: Afterlife of a Kept Boy . We discuss the nuance of being a kept boy and how one untangles their emotions and learns to live after that relationship ends. We also touch on using different writing styles to highlight new phases of life, de-stigmatizing sex work, and finding closure. http://dalecorvino.com/ http://www.wrotepodcast.com/dale-corvino/...
Dec 13, 2024•38 min•Season 9Ep. 48
