DPW Podcast #230: Literary Masterpieces That Actually Suck

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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.


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.

BOTM #27: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter – Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

For our October Book of the Month, we are discussing The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones. Also, stick around until the end if you're interested in the nonsense that is Finnegans Wake. 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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  5. BOTM #26: IT

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