The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life

In this week's episode, I share a recording of the latest live performance of The Drunken Odyssey All Stars, in The Ink Show. This performance included your humble host, Teege Braune, Nicole Oquendo, Nicole with the tattoo artist, James King. Mistie Watkins, Adrian Alexander, Stephanie Rizzo, Tom Lucas, and Amy Watkins. NOTES Infinite thanks to Beyond Ink Tattoos in Winter Park. Listen to the powerful surf rock of The Intoxicators. TEXTS DISCUSSED

In this week's episode, I interview fiction writer Mark Leyner, Photo by David Plakke Media. plus Catherine Carson writes about how Kelly Groome's I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl changed her life. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES The music accompanying Catherine Carson's essay is "Wingspan" by Carlton Melton, from their album "Photos of Photos." Check out the music of The Tequila Worms.

In this week's episode, I interview the novelist and poet Jeffrey Ethan Lee, plus Heather Whited reads another travel memoir essay, "Masada." TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Jeffrey's first appearance on TDO, back on Episode 111. The Pink Fire Revue is a Modular Collective Art event on June 4th at 7pm at the Gallery At Avalon Island. Poetry by John King, Nicole Oquendo, Tod Caviness, and Mary McGinn. Visualizations by Synthestruct. Improvised electronic music by Jon Curtis, Dudagruv, and Pressure wave. The Pink Fire Revue is presented by Functionally Literate, The Drunken Odyssey, and The In-Between Series. This event is free and open to the public. Follow The In Between Series here.oad.

In this week's episode, I share a recording of latest Best Of show in Jesse Bradley's prose reading series, There Will Be Words, in which I was a reader, along with Tom Lucas, Jared Silvia, and Karen Price. J. Bradley. Photo by John King. John King. Tom Lucas is at crotch height. Photo by Shawn McKee. Tom Lucas. Photo by Shawn McKee. Jared Silvia. Photo by Shawn McKee. Karen Price. Photo by Shawn McKee. NOTES If you live in the City Beautiful, that is Orlando, come see me collaborate with others in The Pink Fire Revue on Saturday, June 4th.

In this week's episode, I talk about Wallace Stevens's "The Noble Rider and the Sound of Words" with Vanessa Blakeslee, Plus Tom McAllister reads his essay, "A Brief History of World Travel, Part 1: Notes on Portland Maine." TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out The Two Cities Review, as well as its podcast. If you want to read Tom McAllister's "A Brief History of World Travel, Part 1: Notes on Portland Maine," go here. Check out my review of Book Fight, or Book Fight itself.

In this week's episode, I throw myself into the Star Wars universe from a writer's perspective. NOTE: This show was not authorized by Lucasfilm or any other company. NOTES Learn more about Marcia Lucas's influence on 2.5 of the early Star Wars films here.

In this week's episode, I interview poet Campbell McGrath about XX, his tenth book of poetry. Campbell McGrath (left) and John King (right). Photo by Shawn McKee. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES All 7 panels from Litlando 2016 are now available on youtube here. Read Amy Watkins's review of XX here. My creative nonfiction piece, "Just Barely," recently appeared in the Fantastic Floridas section of Burrow Press Review. My flash fiction, "Gentle Spirit," appeared in THAT Literary Review #1. On May 10th, I'll be reading with Jared Silvia, Tom Lucas, and Karen Price in The Best of There Will Be Words. Check out "The Battle Over the Sea Monkey Fortune" at The New York Times Magazine. The Picasso film I reference is The Mystery of Picasso, from 1956, which is not actually in the 1970s at all. Check out the music of The Bambi Molesters. Their songs "Rising East" (As the Dark Wave Swells) and "Chaotica" (from Sonic Bullets: 13 from the Hip) are heard on this episode.

In this week’s episode, I share Litlando 2016's publishing panel, featuring Danita Berg, Lisa Roney, Raquel Henry, and Ryan Rivas. plus Chris Bedell writes about how Sara Shephard's Pretty Little Liars: Toxic changed his life. TEXTS DISCUSSED Pretty Little Liars 15 Toxic">NOTES Check out the music of The Tequila Worms.

In this week’s episode, I present my lecture, Postmodernism for Creative Writers. TEXTS DISCUSSED The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer" target="_blank"> French Lieutenants Woman" target="_blank"> Gravitys Rainbow" target="_blank"> True Places Never Are" target="_blank"> Break Every Rule: Essays on Language, Longing, and Moments of Desire" target="_blank"> _

In this week’s episode, I talk to the poet and memoirist Brian Turner, Poet Brian Turner. Photograph by Kim Buchheit. plus Heather Whited reads her essay, "Scotland Break Up." TEXTS DISCUSSED My Life as a Foreign Country A Memoir" target="_blank" rel="attachment wp-att-13383"> Here Bullet" target="_blank"> Phantom Noise" rel="attachment wp-att-13382">NOTES According to The Guardian, some readers were not amused by Calvin Trillan's "Have They Run Out of Provinces Yet?".