Entertainments

About Entertainments

Stories I’ll steal from and stories I may yet write.

Publisher

John Wm. Thompson

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jan 2019

Latest episode

4 Nov 2020

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Nov 2020

   The Reading of a Chapter

   In which John WM Thompson avoids thinking about politics by sedating himself and reciting the first draft of the first chapter of a gothic novel in progress.

2. 

   21 Aug 2019

   “Entertainments”: The Commonplace Book; Buy Jia’s Work!

   In which I extol the virtues of the commonplace book / commonplace notes app, and shill for my beloved former editor.

3. 

   1 Feb 2019

   “Entertainments”, Treading Water, Thickets, Draft Soundtracks

   I am drafting, and noticing. I’m also putting together a soundtrack. https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/tuning-fork/pl.u-7lNeuNG8lJ1

4. 

   27 Jan 2019

   “Entertainments”: cyberpunk surgeries, absences, writerly constraints

   From Oregon, briefly: surgery, chronic pain in families. From Oregon, at length: Oulipo eccentrics, embracing one’s own hubris.

5. 

   15 Jan 2019

   “Entertainments”, Sedation, Tuning Forks

   Writing sucks.

6. 

   5 Jan 2019

   Spiteful Joys

   My turn toward petty grudges and the utility of writing against the grain of what you enjoy. Meanwhile, Piglet the housecat makes his presence felt.

7. 

   3 Jan 2019

   “Entertainments”, film vs. literary noir

   Re: film vs. literary noir, and “The End of the Affair”.

8. 

   3 Jan 2019

   Intro to Entertainments

   Introductory short passage re: what the Entertainments will comprise, if it happens.

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.