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A podcast about literary fiction techniques, and writing more broadly. It's fun and quirky, while also providing straight-up hardcore info on craft.

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    Saturday Show #84: Cat in the Rain by Ernest Hemingway

    This episode of the podcast features a performance of the ...

    This episode of the podcast features a performance of the short story "Cat in the Rain" by Ernest Hemingway. Also, a discussion of literary techniques follows by the Austin Writing Workshop, wherein Hemingway's style is contrasted with that of workshop...

    Jan 11, 2015 Read more
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    Saturday Show #82: Cat in the Rain by Ernest Hemingway

    A performance by Frank Marcopolos of the short story "Cat ...

    A performance by Frank Marcopolos of the short story "Cat in the Rain" by Ernest Hemingway. From Wikipedia: "Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American author and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong...

    Dec 24, 2014 Read more
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    Saturday Show #81: Why I Transformed Myself Into a Nightingale by Wolfgang Hildesheimer

    As you might expect, this episode opens with a discussion ...

    As you might expect, this episode opens with a discussion of Pyrrhonean Skepticism and its ancient Greek opponent, Dogmatism. The group discusses the parallels between that dynamic and the current dynamic between Modenism and Postmodernism.

    Dec 21, 2014 Read more
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    Saturday Show #80: Conflation by Frank Marcopolos, part of the new collection INFINITE ENDING

    On this episode of the podcast, we discuss how to ...

    On this episode of the podcast, we discuss how to determine if something is art or entertainment, the main philosophical points of Immanuel Kant, the differences between the literary genres of modernism and postmodernism,

    Dec 13, 2014 Read more
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    Infinite Ending Sample #1: Eroticoffica by Frank Marcopolos

    A sample from the story "Eroticoffica" by Frank Marcopolos, from ...

    A sample from the story "Eroticoffica" by Frank Marcopolos, from his new collection, INFINITE ENDING: TEN STORIES.

    Dec 7, 2014 Read more
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    Saturday Show #79: Peter Elroy: A Documentary by Ian Casey by Elizabeth McCracken

    Note: My new book, INFINITE ENDING: TEN STORIES, is now ...

    Note: My new book, INFINITE ENDING: TEN STORIES, is now available for pre-order. In e-book format, it's only 99 little cents so why not support a pasty indie author like me for half the cost of a cup of Starbucks coffee? -

    Nov 30, 2014 Read more
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    Saturday Show #78: Scheherazade by Haruki Murakami

    In this episode of Saturday Show, the Austin Writing Workshop ...

    In this episode of Saturday Show, the Austin Writing Workshop discusses the short story "Scheherazade" by Haruki Murakami, plus a member-submitted story entitled, "Automobile Days." An audiobook-like performance of "Automobile Days" is included. -

    Nov 17, 2014 Read more
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    Saturday Show #77: The Tryst by Joyce Carol Oates

    The Austin Writing Workshop discusses "The Tryst" by Joyce Carol ...

    The Austin Writing Workshop discusses "The Tryst" by Joyce Carol Oates. - From Wikipedia: - Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938) is an American author. Oates published her first book in 1963 and has since published over forty novels,

    Nov 8, 2014 Read more
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    Saturday Show #76: The Hortlak by Kelly Link (Part 2)

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    Nov 1, 2014
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    Saturday Show #75: The Hortlak by Kelly Link (Part 1)

    More Kelly Linkness? Kelly's website can be accessed by clicking ...

    More Kelly Linkness? Kelly's website can be accessed by clicking this very link.

    Oct 25, 2014 Read more
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