Textual Healing with Mallory Smart
Dive into this lit podcast hosted by Mallory Smart, where authors explore the synergy between music and their writing. Brace yourself for offbeat interviews where writers discuss their individual styles, get lost in unpredictable anecdotes, and how music transforms their creative process. New episodes airing every Saturday.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 172
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
S4E1 -Off The Record With Jaydra Johnson: I've Never Seen Anything Like It Before
Jaydra Johnson (b. 1988 Springfield, Oregon) is a writer, visual artist, and educator who splits her time between Portland, OR and NYC. Her book Low: Notes on Art and Trash ](http:)[was selected for …
S3E43 -Emily Costa: It Was Bad But Not “They Need to Show Us Mean Girls” Bad
Emily Laura Costa is a writer from Waterbury, Connecticut. She is the author of Girl on Girl (Rejection Letters) and Until It Feels Right (Autofocus). She received her MFA in fiction from Southern Co…
S3E42 -Off The Record With Emily Costa: Up All Night Long
Emily Laura Costa is a writer from Waterbury, Connecticut. She is the author of Girl on Girl (Rejection Letters) and Until It Feels Right (Autofocus). She received her MFA in fiction from Southern Co…
S3E41 -John Patrick Higgins: You Can’t Abandon Cool
John Patrick Higgins is a writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. His short fiction has been published in The Black Dreams, The BHF Book of Horror Stories, Fears: An Anthology of Psychological Terror …
S3E40 -Off The Record With John Patrick Higgins: Nobody's Fool
John Patrick Higgins is a writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. His short fiction has been published in The Black Dreams, The BHF Book of Horror Stories, Fears: An Anthology of Psychological Terror …
S3E39 -Joshua Chaplinsky: I Don’t Even Want The Answer
Joshua Chaplinsky is the author of ‘Letters to the Purple Satin Killer’, ‘The Paradox Twins’, ‘Whispers in the Ear of A Dreaming Ape’, and ‘Kanye West—Reanimator.’ His short fiction has been publishe…
S3E38 -Off The Record With Joshua Chaplinsky: Your Head Can’t Hide Those Thoughts Of Dread
Joshua Chaplinsky is the author of ‘Letters to the Purple Satin Killer’, ‘The Paradox Twins’, ‘Whispers in the Ear of A Dreaming Ape’, and ‘Kanye West—Reanimator.’ His short fiction has been publish…
S3E37 -Steve Gergley: The One With The List
Steve’s Playlist: Steve’s Albums of the Year, 1987-2024
Mallory’s Playlist: A Totally Unbiased Collection Of Questionable Bangers
Steve Gergley is the author of two novels and two short story collect…
S3E36 -Steve Gergley: The Seven (The Show About Nothing)
Steve Gergley is the author of two novels and two short story collections. His most recent novel, Episode 3328: Ian Sharp, will be published on January 25th, 2025, by Translucent Eyes Press. His othe…
S3E35 -Kevin Maloney: Make it Weird
Kevin Maloney is the author of The Red-Headed Pilgrim, Cult of Loretta, and the forthcoming story collection Horse Girl Fever. His writing has appeared in FENCE, HAD, Forever Magazine, and a number o…
S3E34 -Off The Record With Kevin Maloney: I Ended Up Alone At The Microphone
Kevin Maloney is the author of The Red-Headed Pilgrim, Cult of Loretta, _and the forthcoming story collection Horse Girl Fever. His writing has appeared in _FENCE, HAD, Forever Magazine, and a number…
S3E33 -Off The Record With Rick Claypool: They Will Stare Unbelieving
Rick Claypool (he/him) is the author of SKULL SLIME TENTACLE WITCH WAR (Anxiety Press, 2024), TENTACLE HEAD (Bear Creek Press, 2022), THE MOLD FARMER (Six Gallery Press, 2020), LEECH GIRL LIVES (Spac…
S3E32 -Rick Claypool: Its Not Everyboy’s Cup Of Slime
Rick Claypool (he/him) is the author of SKULL SLIME TENTACLE WITCH WAR (Anxiety Press, 2024), TENTACLE HEAD (Bear Creek Press, 2022), THE MOLD FARMER (Six Gallery Press, 2020), LEECH GIRL LIVES (Spac…
S3E31 -C.J. Spataro: Writing The Same Story Over And Over Again But With Different Clothes On
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C.J. Spataro is an award-winning short fiction writer whose work has appeared in many literary magazines and anthologies inc…
S3E29 -Off The Record With C.J. Spataro: Heavy Weather
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C.J. Spataro is an award-winning short fiction writer whose work has appeared in many literary magazines and anthologies inc…
S3E28 -Cash Compson: The Goal Is To Not Kinda Suck
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Cash Compson’s first book, PEOPLE SCARE ME, was published in February 2024 by House of Vlad Press. He lives in New England w…
S3E27 -Off The Record With Cash Compson: Keep On Flowing
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Cash Compson’s first book, PEOPLE SCARE ME, was published in February 2024 by House of Vlad Press. He lives in New England w…
S3E26 -Anoushka Warden: You’ll Just Have To Imagine What It Was
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Anoushka Warden is a writer for stage and screen and has recently had her first novel published. Her first play, My Mum’s A…
S3E25 -Off The Record with Anoushka Warden: Everyone's Vibe
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Anoushka Warden is a writer of theatre, TV, Film and now novels. Her debut novel, I'm F*cking Amazing was released in t…
S3E24 -Mariah Stovall: Most People Have Something A Little “Off” About Them
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Mariah Stovall has written fiction for the anthology Black Punk Now, and for Ninth Letter, Vol 1. Brooklyn, Hobart, the Mino…