Storycast #4: The Crimson Tower

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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.


In today’s special Storycast episode, we read The Crimson Tower from L. Stephenson’s upcoming short story collection, When Strange Things Bite.

A mythical monster stalks a farming community — A titan from the stars brings destruction to a small costal town — A centuries old curse takes hold of a family — A sea creature hunts a young group of trespassers — A university professor receives a late-night visit from the dead — A message board murder mystery is investigated — An everyday morning takes a turn for the worse — A sister becomes paranoid of her brother’s disease — A young witch must gather a few risky ingredients — A cannibal pays someone an unexpected visit — A carpenter’s daughter demands bloody satisfaction — A psychopath fights to survive an alien invasion — A boy is hunted by the devil — A young boy faces his fear at the dentist.

You can preorder the collection now on Amazon

BOTM #25: Revisiting Blood Meridian Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

In today's cold open, we discuss what reading level the average adult should be at. Studies have shown that the average currently sits between a 5th-grade and 7th-grade reading level, but we feel that's way too low. We also recommend some books that we feel adults should be able to read and comprehend without any issues.  After that, we challenge our reading levels by revisiting one of the few Books of the Month we did not finish. Though this time things turn out quite different! You can follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @dpwpodcast. You can check out Caleb's work at http://www.calebjamesk.com. 
  1. BOTM #25: Revisiting Blood Meridian
  2. #227: Examining The Illiteracy Crisis
  3. #226: A Last Hurrah For American Books
  4. DBS #141: What's The Deal With The Odyssey Movie?
  5. DBS #140: A Terrible Review Of Ham On Rye By Charles Bukowski

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