DPW Podcast #167: This Long, Difficult, Beautiful Life With C.E. Hoffman

Meet
Our Hosts

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.


Author C.E. Hoffman joins us to discuss their newest short story collection, Losers and Freaks. While we talk about the book a good bit, we also touch upon many interesting topics such as writing urban fantasy, getting pigeon-holed as a genre writer, delving into experimental fiction, the importance of being authentic, how literature gives hope, what kinds of things inspire artists, and why the arts are so important to mental health. 

If you want to check out C.E. Hoffman’s work and where to order Losers and Freaks, you can follow them on X @CEHoffman2 and go to their official author site https://www.cehoffman.net/

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We kick things off today with a reading from Finnegans Wake. This leads to some explanation of the nonsense that also sounds like nonsense.  After that, we sit back with bad whiskey and talk about some of the best noir novels for people who are new to the genre. You can follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @dpwpodcast. You can check out Caleb's work at http://www.calebjamesk.com. 
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