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Caleb James K.

Caleb James K. is the former Editor-in-Chief of the literary journal, Drunken Pen Writing, and the host of the DPW Podcast. He’s also a fiction writer, poet, and aspiring novelist.

Spencer Church

A former aspiring comic book artist, Spencer is the cohost of the DPW Podcast as well as a short story writer and avid reader.

We welcome Liverpool-based writer Matt Holland to the show to discuss any and everything. Fair warning, we get pretty inebriated in this one and touch on some bizarre topics, such as the inbreeding of the Royal Family.

We open the episode by discussing what writers have influenced our writing styles for the better and the worse. Then, Matt tells us a little about himself and his work, including his novel Hair of the Dog (which we covered on the podcast as our first-ever Book of the Month in 2019). After that, the booze takes hold and all bets are off!

You can check out Matt’s work at www.matthollandauthor.com

#230: Literary Masterpieces That Actually Suck – Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

In today's episode, we discuss our current writing projects and how the social climate affects said projects. Such as, can white authors write a story that only has black characters? After that, we briefly read the worst lines in fiction. Briefly, because the list we found was awful. Then we move on from awful to terrible as we discuss another list about famous novels and why they actually suck, according to the list maker anyway. You can follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at http://www.calebjamesk.com. 

1. #230: Literary Masterpieces That Actually Suck 40:19
2. A Murakami Minute: 1Q84 Book Two 30:38
3. #229: How To Fix Bad Writing And A Secret Book Club 01:07:59
4. A Murakami Minute: 1Q84 Book One 38:05
5. DBS #141: Discussing The Best Non-Superhero Comics Of The 2020s 26:42