Episodes 191
Avg. Duration 53m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (27)
Since Sep 2020
Latest Episode May 2026

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Dive into this lit podcast hosted by Mallory Smart, where authors explore the synergy between music and their writing. Brace yourself for offbeat interviews where writers discuss their individual styles, get lost in unpredictable anecdotes, and how music transforms their creative process. New episodes airing every Saturday.

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

May 09, 2026 3m

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…

S5E3 S5E3 -Wilson Koewing: Jaded Writer Person

May 02, 2026 1h 30m

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,…

S5E2 S5E2 -Kirsti MacKenzie: The Three-Year Cycle

Apr 25, 2026 1h 33m

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…

S5E1 S5E1 -Off The Record with Kirsti MacKenzie: I've Got It Bad

Apr 18, 2026 2m

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…

S4E36 S4E36 -Alexandra Naughton: Writing Is How I Understand Myself

Jan 17, 2026 1h 17m

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,…

S4E35 S4E35 -Lake Markham: It Made Sense at the Time

Jan 10, 2026 47m

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…

S4E34 S4E34 -Mike Corrao: Everyone Forgets The Fourth Boom

Jan 03, 2026 1h 14m

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…

S4E33 S4E33 -Off The Record with Mike Corrao: That's The Vanishing Point In The Distance

Dec 27, 2025 3m

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…

S4E32 S4E32 -Sam Berman: My Biggest Sin

Dec 20, 2025 1h 11m

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…

S4E31 S4E31 -Krystle Ratticus: Weirdo Du Jour

Dec 13, 2025 1h 48m

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…

S4E30 S4E30 -Off The Record with Krystle Ratticus: They Say That Dreams Are Growing Wild

Dec 06, 2025 3m

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…

S4E29 S4E29 -Alex Moreno: It Just Really Sends Me

Nov 29, 2025 1h 17m

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…

S4E28 S4E28 -Off The Record with Alex Moreno: Just An Emo Dead Stuff Collector

Nov 22, 2025 8m

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…

S4E27 S4E27 -Damn right, it’s Dan Wright…

Nov 15, 2025 1h 23m

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…

S4E26 S4E26 -Off The Record with Daniel Wright: Sad Songs For Us To Bare

Nov 08, 2025 5m

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…

S4E25 S4E25 -Josh Dale: The Meat Man

Nov 01, 2025 53m

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…

S4E24 S4E24 -Off The Record Josh Dale: I Creep By Moonlight

Oct 18, 2025 8m

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…

S4E23 S4E23 -The Internet Should Be Fun Sometimes: Talking Zona Motel with Juliet Escoria and Mesha Maren

Oct 11, 2025 55m

Juliet Escoria is the author of You Are the Snake (Soft Skull, 2024), Witch Hunt & Black Cloud: New and Collected Works (CLASH Books, 2023), and Juliet the Maniac (Melville House, 2019). She is…

S4E22 S4E22 -Printer’s Row: Burn After Reading (Live at Gallery Cabaret)

Sep 13, 2025 1h 10m

Recorded live at Gallery Cabaret in Chicago during the 40th anniversary of Printer’s Row, this Maudlin House musical reading was chaos, community, and noise. Writers read their pieces with live…

S4E21 S4E21 -Ben Niespodziany: Neon Pajamas Lore

Sep 06, 2025 1h 17m

Benjamin Niespodziany is a Chicago-based writer, editor, curator, and folklorist. The author of two books, his writing has appeared in HAD, Fence, Bennington Review, Wigleaf Top 50, X-R-A-Y, and…

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