The No Pants Cocktail Hour: Jeff Somers Talks & Reads
Jeff Somers is the author of the Avery Cates series, the Ustari Cycle, Chum, and Writing Without Rules. He also generates 45% of all the freelance writing in the universe. In each episode, Jeff will pour a drink and discuss one of his works of short fiction, from inspiration to publication, and then read the damn thing with sound effects and asides. He invites you to pour a drink and settle in with him for a self-centered and self-deprecating tour of his literary universe. Also, take off your pants. They're a legacy of older, less illuminated times.
- Update frequency
- every 28 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 85
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 26: Mr. Benders New House
Author Jeff Somers drinks Redbreast and contemplates his childhood as he reads his short story "Mr. Benders New House," published by Brutarian Quarterly in 2007. There are a lot of balls in this one.
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 25: The Ruiner
A super-sized episode as author Jeff Somers drinks Johnny Walker Black while discussing and reading his novella 'The Ruiner,' published in 2013 by Damnation Books. It's a story inspired by the fact t…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 23: The Night Will Echo Back at You
Author Jeff Somers gets basic and drinks Glenmorangie 10 Year while discussing and reading his story 'The Night Will Echo Back at You,' published by Another Chicago Magazine. The story eventually evo…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 22: Charlie O'Brien Lights a Dramatic Cigarette
Author Jeff Somers drinks Widow Jane Apple Wood Rye Mash and discusses and reads his story 'Charlie O'Brien Lights a Dramatic Cigarette,' inspired by Tarantino movies and published by The Portland Re…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 21: The Script
Author Jeff Somers drinks Whistle Pig Rye and discusses and reads his story 'The Script,' which was inspired by Robert W. Chambers' 'The King in Yellow.'
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 20: Negotiator
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Old Grandad and discusses and reads his story 'Negotiator,' which started off as a standalone story and then got subsumed into the novel 'We Are Not Good People' when t…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 19: Drum Trial
Author Jeff Somers drinks Legent bourbon, discusses, and reads his story 'Drum Trial,' which was published in 2008. He talks about stealing from another story for inspiration, and about how he could …
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 18: Howling On for More
Author Jeff Somers drinks Glenmorangie Allta and discusses and reads his story 'Howling On for More,' which was published at Black Denim Lit in 2016 (https://www.bdlit.com/howling-on-for-more.html). …
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 17: Long Afternoons of Tedium
Author Jeff Somers drinks Coors Lite and discusses the essay "Sift, almost invisible, through long afternoons of tedium: We Don’t Have Much Time: Stop Wasting it at Work" which appeared in The Inner …
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 16: The Company I Keep
Author Jeff Somers drinks Wild Turkey 101 like a much younger man and discusses his short story 'The Company I Keep,' which appeared in "Life is Short and Then You Die" edited by Kelley Armstrong. Je…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 15: No Stranger to Frustration
Author Jeff Somers uncorks a bottle of Corgi Cardigan whiskey out of Jersey City and discusses his short story 'No Stranger to Frustration.' The discussion includes references to suicide, The Descend…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 14: This Was Education
Author Jeff Somers uncorks a bottle of Redbreast and discusses his Avery Cates short story 'This Was Education,' which began life as a deleted chapter from an early version of 'The Digital Plague.' H…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 13: The Unappeasable Host
Author Jeff Somers drinks a barrel bourbon from Astor Wines & Spirits and discusses his short story 'The Unappeasable Host,' which was published in Bare Bone #5 in 2004. A short little piece of horro…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 12: And All the Days Like It
Author Jeff Somers some Togouchi 15-year old blended whiskey from Japan and discusses his short story 'And All the Days Like It,' which was published in The Portland Review Volume 51, Issue 1 in 2003…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 11: Jeff's Ongoing Fugue of Pain
Author Jeff Somers drinks a few Smoke & Daggers from Jack's Abby brewing and discusses his never-published short story 'Jeff's Ongoing Fugue of Pain,' which began life as a series of incompetent draw…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 10: sift, almost invisible, through
Author Jeff Somers drinks Glenmorangie's The Cadboll Scotch and discusses his short story 'sift, almost invisible, through,' which appeared in the MWA anthology 'Crimes by Moonlight' (edited by Charl…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 9: Dick for Eternity
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Tyrconnel Irish whiskey and discusses his short story 'Dick for Eternity.' Published in the anthology 'The Urban Bizarre' (edited by Nick Mamatas) in 2004. Jeff reflect…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 8: I Don't Even Trust Me
Author Jeff Somers mixes up a Manhattan against his better judgment when he discusses his short story 'I Don't Even Trust Me.' Published online in 1999, the story can still be read today at www.webde…
No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 7: Bricks
Author Jeff Somers drinks some awful blackberry brandy to relive his underage boozing days while he discusses the first short story he ever wrote, 'Bricks.' Written when he was 16 so he could join hi…
No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 6: The Amazing Martin Landawer
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Black Dynomite from 902 Brewing while he discusses his short story 'The Amazing Martin Landawer,' originally published in The Whirligig #3 in 2001 and later in Brutaria…