A podcast about the literary essay: what it is, why we like it, and which ones are our favorites. Co-hosted by Elena Passarello and Justin St. Germain, who are both creative nonfiction professors and acclaimed writers in the genre.
For our Season 4 finale, we watched the new Nicholas Cage movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Elena’s idea) and talked about it for more than two hours. Also: acting methods, Michael Syrah, Bob Dylan, email signatures, Goodreads, bad date movies, David’s recent experience on a TV set, the Nic Cage of sports, knuckleballs, Nick Cave, Elena sings some hits, Dracula, Elena’s going on tour, Justin drops his laptop near the end, Elvis hair, and (lots) more!
20 Apr 2022
S4E11 - Revision
This week, we’re talking about revision. We discuss a chapter of Stephen Koch’s The Modern Library Writer’s Workshop that’s one of the better nuts-and-bolts revision guides, common drafting issues, the role of feedback and workshops, why revision is often taught poorly or not at all, and what our processes look like. Also: our recent appearance on a more professional podcast, some sports talk, Mary Karr, Ecco Homo, Van Halen, and more!
Some things we mention:
Book Fight! – https://bookfightpod.com (https://bookfightpod.com/)
Justin’s interview with Tim States for Words & Sports: https://www.wasquarterly.com/offseason/tailgating-with-justin-st-germain# (https://www.wasquarterly.com/offseason/tailgating-with-justin-st-germain#)
Stephen Koch’s The Modern Library Writer’s Workshop (we read Chapter 7: Working and Reworking): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/94583/the-modern-library-writers-workshop-by-stephen-koch/ (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/94583/the-modern-library-writers-workshop-by-stephen-koch/)
Find out more at https://i-ll-find-myself-when-i-m-dead.pinecast.co (https://i-ll-find-myself-when-i-m-dead.pinecast.co)
29 Mar 2022
S4E10 - March Faxness: the Final Four
This week we’re checking in with March Faxness again, now that the field has narrowed to four songs/essays (including David’s!). We discuss the recent games, preview the semifinals, and make our picks for who’s going to win. Also: Elena takes up a new instrument, we’ve met a lot of Xness writers since our last episode—one of whom, Tim States, we include a mini-interview with—some AWP Philadelphia/Tucson Book Fest talk, a long tangent about the worst movies we’ve ever seen, David’s day on the Indigo Girls tour bus, Neil Gaiman’s wardrobe, and more!
Some things we mention:
All March Faxness essays are available on the site: http://marchxness.com (http://marchxness.com/)
Follow March Xness on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marchxness (https://twitter.com/marchxness)
Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elturk7 (https://twitter.com/elturk7)
Follow Tim States on Twitter: https://twitter.com/epmornsesh (https://twitter.com/epmornsesh)
Find out more at https://i-ll-find-myself-when-i-m-dead.pinecast.co (https://i-ll-find-myself-when-i-m-dead.pinecast.co)
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