Textual Healing with Mallory Smart

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S5E8 -Off the Record with Shane Kowalski: Just a...

Textual Healing with Mallory Smart ·

2026/10/03

Shane Kowalski lives in Pennsylvania. His work has appeared in Harper's, Conjunctions, EPOCH, Fence, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. He is the author of the short story collections Small Moods and Are People Out There, both published by Future Tense Books. 🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It seriously helps us reach more listeners. 🌐 Visit us: https://textualpodcast.com 📲 Follow: Twitter| Instagram | Bluesky: @mallorysmart.bsky.social 🔗 More

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01:11:06

S5E7 -Claire Vaye Watkins: Staying Weird

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2026/07/26

Claire Vaye Watkins was born in Bishop, California and raised in the Mojave Desert on the Amargosa River. A graduate of the University of Nevada Reno, she earned her MFA from the Ohio State University in 2010. Claire is the author of three novels—Gold Fame Citrus, I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness, and Yellow Pine—and the short story collection Battleborn. She has received the Story Prize, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award, the Rosenthal Family

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01:13:54

S5E6 -Scott Laudati: A Writer’s Survival Guide

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2026/06/27

Scott Laudati runs Bone Machine from a traphouse in Hereford TX with his dog, Josie. He is the author of Rainbow Road, Play The Devil, and others. His fiction/essays/poetry have been published by The Columbia Journal, XRAY, Maudlin House, Hobart, and others. 🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It seriously helps us reach more listeners. 🌐 Visit us: https://textualpodcast.com 📲 Follow: Twitter| Instagram | Bluesky: @mallorysmart.bsky.social 🔗 More

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01:33:24

S5E5 -Julián Martinez: We Could Use More Weird

Textual Healing with Mallory Smart ·

2026/05/30

Julián Martinez is the son of Mexican and Cuban immigrants and is from Waukegan, IL. His work has appeared in HAD, Rejection Letters, X-R-A-Y and elsewhere. His debut fiction collection will be published in Spring 2027 by Future Tense Books.🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It seriously helps us reach more listeners. 🌐 Visit us: https://textualpodcast.com 📲 Follow: Twitter| Instagram | Bluesky: @mallorysmart.bsky.social 🔗 More from Mallory:

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00:03:17

S5E4 -Off The Record with Julián Martinez: Coast to...

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2026/05/09

Julián Martinez is the son of Mexican and Cuban immigrants and is from Waukegan, IL. His work has appeared in HAD, Rejection Letters, X-R-A-Y and elsewhere. His debut fiction collection will be published in Spring 2027 by Future Tense Books.🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It seriously helps us reach more listeners. 🌐 Visit us: https://textualpodcast.com 📲 Follow: Twitter| Instagram | Bluesky: @mallorysmart.bsky.social 🔗 More from Mallory:

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01:30:15

Wilson Koewing: Jaded Writer Person

Textual Healing with Mallory Smart ·

2026/05/02

Wilson Koewing is a writer from South Carolina. His books JADED, QUASI and ROLLING ON THE BOTTOM are available from Main Street Rag/Mint Hill Books, Anxiety Press and Cowboy Jamboree Press, respectively. His fiction and essays have appeared in Wigleaf, Pembroke Magazine, The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Gargoyle and New World Writing. He is currently at work on a short story collection titled THE MELANCHOLY OF DAD and his debut novel WEDDING CRASHER, MARIN COUNTY. He lives and writes in

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01:33:52

Kirsti MacKenzie: The Three-Year Cycle

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2026/04/25

Kirsti MacKenzie (@KeersteeMack) is a writer and editor in chief of Major 7th Magazine. She currently lives in Northern Ontario. Her debut novel, Better to Beg, is out now with House of Vlad/Sweet Trash Press. 🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It seriously helps us reach more listeners. 🌐 Visit us: https://textualpodcast.com 📲 Follow: Twitter| Instagram | Bluesky: @mallorysmart.bsky.social 🔗 More from Mallory: https://mallorysmart.com 🎵 Beats

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00:02:28

Off The Record with Kirsti MacKenzie: I've Got It Bad

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2026/04/18

Kirsti MacKenzie (@KeersteeMack) is a writer and editor in chief of Major 7th Magazine. She currently lives in Northern Ontario. Her debut novel, Better to Beg, is out now with House of Vlad/Sweet Trash Press. 🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It seriously helps us reach more listeners. 🌐 Visit us: https://textualpodcast.com 📲 Follow: Twitter| Instagram | Bluesky: @mallorysmart.bsky.social 🔗 More from Mallory: https://mallorysmart.com 🎵 Beats

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01:17:41

Alexandra Naughton: Writing Is How I Understand Myself

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2026/01/17

Alexandra Naughton is the editor in chief of Be About It Press. She is the founder of Bring a Blanket Reading Series and the alternative to AWP mini-festival, A Writers Party. Her latest collection, Sick of Being Inside Myself, was published by House of Vlad in 2025. She writes Talk About It on Substack.🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It seriously helps us reach more listeners. 🌐 Visit us: https://textualpodcast.com 📲 Follow: Twitter|

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00:47:31

S4E35 -Lake Markham: It Made Sense at the Time

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2026/01/10

Lake Markham is a writer and photographer based in Chicago, Illinois. His work is rooted in the intersection of art and philosophy, and has appeared in ExPat Press, Zero Readers, and The Philosopher's Meme. Lo Siento, Lake's first full-length novel, was published with Apocalypse Confidential in October 2025.🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It seriously helps us reach more listeners. 🌐 Visit us: https://textualpodcast.com 📲 Follow: Twitter|

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01:14:01

S4E34 -Mike Corrao: Everyone Forgets The Fourth Boom

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2026/01/03

Mike Corrao is the author of numerous works including the novels, Gut Text (11:11 Press) and Rituals Performed in the Absence of Ganymede (11:11 Press); the poetry collections, The Persimmon is an Event (Broken Sleep Books) and Under Reef (Onomatopee Projects); the plays Smut-Maker (Inside the Castle) and Cephalonegativity (Apocalypse Party); and the essay collection, Surface Studies (Action Books). His work blends writing and book design to explore themes of autonomy, climate anxiety, and

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00:03:23

S4E33 -Off The Record with Mike Corrao: That's The...

Textual Healing with Mallory Smart ·

2025/12/27

Mike Corrao is the author of numerous works including the novels, Gut Text (11:11 Press) and Rituals Performed in the Absence of Ganymede (11:11 Press); the poetry collections, The Persimmon is an Event (Broken Sleep Books) and Under Reef (Onomatopee Projects); the plays Smut-Maker (Inside the Castle) and Cephalonegativity (Apocalypse Party); and the essay collection, Surface Studies (Action Books). His work blends writing and book design to explore themes of autonomy, climate anxiety, and

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01:11:33

S4E32 -Sam Berman: My Biggest Sin

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2025/12/20

Sam Berman is a writer living in Boise, Idaho. His work has been featured in X R-A-Y, Forever Magazine and Maudlin House.🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It seriously helps us reach more listeners. 🌐 Visit us: https://textualpodcast.com 📲 Follow: Twitter| Instagram | Bluesky: @mallorysmart.bsky.social 🔗 More from Mallory: https://mallorysmart.com 🎵 Beats by God’Aryan

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01:48:29

S4E31 -Krystle Ratticus: Weirdo Du Jour

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2025/12/13

Krystle Ratticus was born in Denver, Colorado, and raised on the rural border of Iowa and Missouri before running away to Chicago as a teenager. There, she found her voice in the raw pulse of local zine culture and DIY publishing. Her writing channels the dramatic undercurrents of the working class, shaped by years spent in kitchens, funeral parlors, and outsider circles. With a dark sense of humor and sharp eye for detail, Krystle weaves together tales of latchkey childhoods, rock’n’roll

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00:03:01

S4E30 -Off The Record with Krystle Ratticus: They Say...

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2025/12/06

Krystle Ratticus was born in Denver, Colorado, and raised on the rural border of Iowa and Missouri before running away to Chicago as a teenager. There, she found her voice in the raw pulse of local zine culture and DIY publishing. Her writing channels the dramatic undercurrents of the working class, shaped by years spent in kitchens, funeral parlors, and outsider circles. With a dark sense of humor and sharp eye for detail, Krystle weaves together tales of latchkey childhoods, rock’n’roll

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01:17:56

S4E29 -Alex Moreno: It Just Really Sends Me

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2025/11/29

Alex Moreno's work explores emotional processes through surrealism, visceral interiority, and synesthetic play. Sticky Time (Sunflower Station Press) is her debut poetry book. You can also find her writing in Spectra Poets, Lit Angels, and Dream Boy Book Club. She earned a BA from Bowdoin College, eats 1-2 apples a day, and really likes it. Website: alexalexherehere.com 🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It seriously helps us reach more

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00:08:49

S4E28 -Off The Record with Alex Moreno: Just An Emo...

Textual Healing with Mallory Smart ·

2025/11/22

Alex Moreno's work explores emotional processes through surrealism, visceral interiority, and synesthetic play. Sticky Time (Sunflower Station Press) is her debut poetry book. You can also find her writing in Spectra Poets, Lit Angels, and Dream Boy Book Club. She earned a BA from Bowdoin College, eats 1-2 apples a day, and really likes it. Website: alexalexherehere.com 🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It seriously helps us reach more

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01:23:11

S4E27 -Damn right, it’s Dan Wright…

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2025/11/15

Daniel W. Wright is a poet, editor, and fiction writer. Wright is the author of poetry chapbook Gods of a Former World (Crying Heart Press, 2025), the full-length poetry collection The Unheard Music (Kung Fu Treachery, 2025), and the novel Call Center (Back of the Class, 2024). He is also the author of four other full-length collections of poetry, five poetry chapbooks, a novella, a short story collection, and co-author of four poetry splits. His work has appeared in numerous print and online

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S4E26 -Off The Record with Daniel Wright: Sad Songs...

Textual Healing with Mallory Smart ·

2025/11/08

Daniel W. Wright is a poet, editor, and fiction writer. Wright is the author of poetry chapbook Gods of a Former World (Crying Heart Press, 2025), the full-length poetry collection The Unheard Music (Kung Fu Treachery, 2025), and the novel Call Center (Back of the Class, 2024). He is also the author of four other full-length collections of poetry, five poetry chapbooks, a novella, a short story collection, and co-author of four poetry splits. His work has appeared in numerous print and online

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00:53:18

S4E25 -Josh Dale: The Meat Man

Textual Healing with Mallory Smart ·

2025/11/01

Josh Dale is from Pennsylvania and recommends playing metal music to your cat. He’s the founder of Thirty West Publishing House, cohost of the Bring a Blanket reading series, and the author of The Light to Never Be Snuffed _and _Duality Lies Beneath. Drop a line at www.joshdale.co or on most social media @jdalewrites🎧 Like what you hear? Rate and review Textual Healing on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It seriously helps us reach more listeners. 🌐 Visit us: https://textualpodcast.com 📲 Follow:

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