Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Mallory Smart is a Chicago-based writer and Editor-in-Chief of Maudlin House. She is the host of the literary/music podcast Textual Healing and cohost of the horror movie podcast That Horrorcast. Her latest book, I Keep My Visions To Myself, just came out from With an X Book…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing John Patrick Higgins is a writer of long and short stories, screenplays and plays. He has had bad teeth for as long as he can remember and you might expect him, being English, not to notice. But he has noticed, and he’s doing something about it. His new book, Teeth, recounts…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Brianna is a writer based in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to being a member and on the social media team for the Horror Writers Association, she’s also co-chair of the Seattle Chapter. She has work in Beautiful Tragedies 2 and 3, The Dire Circle, The Nottingham Horror …

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing John Patrick Higgins is a writer of long and short stories, screenplays and plays. He has had bad teeth for as long as he can remember and you might expect him, being English, not to notice. But he has noticed, and he’s doing something about it. His new book, Teeth, recounts…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Mallory Smart is a Chicago-based writer and Editor-in-Chief of Maudlin House. She is the host of the literary/music podcast Textual Healing and cohost of the horror movie podcast That Horrorcast. Her latest book, I Keep My Visions To Myself, just came out from With an X Book…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Ari Gold is a film director, poet, musician, & founder/president of Grack Films. His movies have screened at Sundance, Telluride, Karlovy-Vary, & hundreds of other festivals, & he has won over fifty prizes, including best film at SXSW (twice), the Student Oscar, and Best Dir…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Emmy-award winner Ben Tanzer's acclaimed work includes the short story collection UPSTATE, the science fiction novel Orphans and the essay collections Lost in Space and Be Cool. Ben is a storySouth and Pushcart nominee, a finalist for the Annual National Indie Excellenc…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Beatriz Seelaender is a Brazilian writer from São Paulo, Brazil. Traces of her writing can be found all over the internet, especially if you follow her on Twitter (biaseelaender) or instagram (slanderdawg). Her award-winning novella, "All According to Norm", will be out late…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Patrick Barb is an author of weird, dark, and horrifying tales, currently living (and trying not to freeze to death) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His published works include the dark fiction collection Pre-Approved for Haunting, the novellas Gargantuana’s Ghost and Turn, as wel…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Joshua Bohnsack‘s work has appeared in The Rumpus, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Salt Hill, AGNI, SAND, Lit Hub, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Essay Daily, and others. He is the founding editor of Long Day Press, a hand-bound chapbook publisher, faculty advisor of Oyez Review, and teach…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Brian Allen Carr is an American writer. He is the author of the short story collection Short Bus and was the winner of the inaugural Texas Observer Story Prize as judged by Larry McMurtry in 2011. Carr was also a finalist for the 2011 Texas Institute of Letters Steven Turner…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Brianna Malotke is a writer based in the PNW. In addition to being a member and on the Social Media team for the Horror Writers Association, she’s also co-chair of the Seattle Chapter. Her most recent horror work can be found in Dark Town, Lost Souls, _and _The Nottingham Ho…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Kyler Bingham Is a writer, educator, and proud dog dad. He lives in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake Dirt is a literary and film zine, podcast & radio show hosted by Kyler Bingham. Salt Lake Dirt airs on KPCR 92.9FM every Monday at 6:00pm PST in Los Gatos, CA. You can listen to the…

Scott Mitchel May is a writer living in Madison, WI. His short fiction has been published in many literary journals including The Maryland Literary Review, HAD, W&S, Maudlin House, Bending Genres, and Rejection Letters. He was the winner of the 2019 UW-Madison Writers' Institute Poem or Page Competition in the category of literary fiction, and his …

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Patrick Barb is an author of weird, dark, and horrifying tales, currently living (and trying not to freeze to death) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His published works include the dark fiction collection Pre-Approved for Haunting, the novellas Gargantuana’s Ghost and Turn, as wel…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Wilson Koewing is a writer from South Carolina. His debut story collection "Jaded" is available from Main Street Rag/Mint Hill Books. Click HERE to purchase. You can read an interview where Wilson discusses the writing of JADED at Bull Magazine HERE. His second book, QUASI, …

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Sarah Edmonds is a queer author and filmmaker from southeastern Pennsylvania who currently serves as video poetry editor for the West Trade Review and as Editor-in-Chief of For Page & Screen Magazine. Their films have been featured in several international festivals and thei…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Patrick Barb is an author of weird, dark, and spooky stories, hailing from the southern United States and currently living (and trying not to freeze to death) with his wife two kids, and a naughty (but lovable) puppy in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As a writer, his short fiction a…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Austin Ross is the author of the forthcoming novel Gloria Patri, out August 22 from Malarkey Books. His work has appeared in Literary Hub and elsewhere. He lives just outside Washington, DC, with his family. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Sarah Edmonds is a queer author and filmmaker from southeastern Pennsylvania who currently serves as video poetry editor for the West Trade Review and as Editor-in-Chief of For Page & Screen Magazine. Their films have been featured in several international festivals and thei…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Caleb Bethea is a writer from the Southeast. He's an MFA at the University of South Carolina and works as a copywriter. The best of his time - by far - is spent with his wife and two goblins by the ocean. Catch his work in Maudlin House, HAD, Twin Pies, hex, Autofocus, and e…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Nick Gregorio is a husband, writer, teacher, dog-dad, punk, nerd, teeth-grinder, and mall-walker living and writing just outside of Philadelphia. He is the author of five books, and his work has appeared in many print and online journals. He earned his MFA from Arcadia Unive…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Dennis James Sweeney is the author of You’re the Woods Too (Essay Press, 2023) and In the Antarctic Circle (Autumn House Press, 2021), as well as several chapbooks of poetry and prose, including Ghost/Home: A Beginner's Guide to Being Haunted (Ricochet Editions, 2020). Forme…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Jessamyn Violet has worn countless different hats and hairstyles. She is or has been, at one time, sometimes, or all the time, the following: A writer, a heavy dreamer, a drummer, a poet, a producer, an actor, a director, an editor, a pianist, a photographer, a journalist, a…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Scout Tafoya is a prolific director, author, and critic from Doylestown, PA. He's directed 30 feature films, published two books about filmmaking and his work has been featured in The Village Voice, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Film Comment, and Nylon Magazine among othe…

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Scout Tafoya is a prolific director, author, and critic from Doylestown, PA. He's directed 30 feature films, published two books about filmmaking and his work has been featured in The Village Voice, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Film Comment, and Nylon Magazine among othe…

Drew Buxton is a writer and social worker from Texas. His short story collection So Much Heart is available for preorder now from With an X Books. His work has been featured in The Drift, Joyland, Electric Literature, Ninth Letter, and Vice among other publications. Find him at drewbuxton.com. Check out other With an X Books here: www.withanxbooks.…

Drew Buxton is a writer and social worker from Texas. His short story collection So Much Heart is available for preorder now from With an X Books. His work has been featured in The Drift, Joyland, Electric Literature, Ninth Letter, and Vice among other publications. Find him at drewbuxton.com. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our websi…

Dennis James Sweeney is the author of You're the Woods Too, In the Antarctic Circle, and chapbooks including Ghost/Home: A Beginner's Guide to Being Haunted. He lives with his family in Amherst, Massachusetts. https://www.dennisjamessweeney.com/ IG: @dennisjsweeneyTwitter: @djsweeney Support Textual Healing with Mallory Smart by contributing to the…

Dmitry Samarov was born in Moscow, USSR in 1970. He immigrated to the US with his family in 1978. He got in trouble in 1st grade for doodling on his Lenin Red Star pin and hasn't stopped doodling since. He graduated with a BFA in painting and printmaking from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1993. He drove a cab—first in Boston, then a…

Josh Dale is a cat-loving, native Pennsylvanian. He hopes you listen to this podcast outdoors and away from society. www.joshdale.co Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/textual-healing-with-mallory-smart/id1531379844 Follow us on Twit…

Jessamyn Violet is a writer and drummer living in Venice Beach, CA. Originally from Massachusetts, she graduated with a BFA in Writing, Literature and Publishing from Emerson College. She went on to earn an MFA in Creative Writing from California College of the Arts. Her poetry book “Organ Thieves” was published by Gauss PDF. She’s placed short fic…

Austin Ross is the author of the forthcoming novel Gloria Patri, out August 22 from Malarkey Books. His work has appeared in Literary Hub and elsewhere. He lives just outside Washington, DC, with his family. Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/u…

Matthew Binder is the author of the novels Pure Cosmos Club, The Absolved, and High in the Streets. He's also a primary member of the recording project Bang Bang Jet Away. Spotify: Bang Bang Jet AwayIG: matthew_p_binderTwitter: @mbinder711 Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple Podcas…

Scott Mitchel May is a writer living in Madison, WI. His short fiction has been published in many literary journals including The Maryland Literary Review, HAD, W&S, Maudlin House, Bending Genres, and The Metaworker. He was the winner of the 2019 UW-Madison Writers' Institute Poem or Page Competition in the category of literary fiction, and his unp…

Matthew Binder is the author of the novels Pure Cosmos Club, The Absolved, and High in the Streets. He's also a primary member of the recording project Bang Bang Jet Away. https://www.matthewbinder.net/ Spotify: Bang Bang Jet AwayIG: matthew_p_binderTwitter: @mbinder711 Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodca…

Caleb Bethea is a writer from the Southeast. He earned his MFA at the University of South Carolina and works as a copywriter. But, the best of his time - by far - is spent with his wife and two goblins by the ocean. Catch his work in Maudlin House, HAD, Twin Pies, hex, Autofocus, Rejection Letters, and elsewhere. Follow him on Twitter at @caleb_bet…

Sean McCallum lives outside of Toronto, Canada, with his wife and two children. The Recalcitrant Stuff of Life is his debut novel. Be sure to check out his website: https://www.seanmccallum.com/ AND Stalk him on Twitter: @Sean42McCallum Support Textual Healing with Mallory Smart by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/textua…

John Cotter is the author of the memoir Losing Music, published by _Milkweeds Edition_s, portions of which have appeared in Raritan, Catapult, Indiana Review, and Guernica. His novel, Under the Small Lights, was published by Miami University Press in 2010, and his fiction, essays, criticism, and theater pieces have appeared–or will soon– in New Eng…

Nick Gregorio is a husband, writer, teacher, dog-dad, punk, nerd, teeth-grinder, and mall-walker living and writing just outside of Philadelphia. He is the author of five books, and his work has appeared in many print and online journals. He earned his MFA from Arcadia University in 2015, and his second novel, Launch Me to the Stars, I'm Finished H…

Christina Quay is a florist, artist, and mother when she isn't writing books with her partner Chase. She graduated from the University of South Florida where she studied Journalism and Spanish Language. She resides in Florida with her family where she dreams of a climate that isn't quite so...red. Music by M. Kilcullen Support Textual Healing with …

Kirsti MacKenzie has published in HAD, trampset, Identity Theory, and Rejection Letters. She studied creative writing at Humber College and Memorial University but learned the most from bathroom graffiti in dive bars. She lives in Ottawa and can be found perpetually on her bullshit @KeersteeMack. You can check out her most recent short story, All F…

Join Mallory Smart as she discusses all things music & writing with some of the coolest people in the lit world. Listen to her and her guests go wild about their musical influences, fav genres, and how it all goes back into how they write. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts(or anywhere you listen to podcasts) Support Textual Healing with Mallo…

Claire Hopple is the author of five books. Her fiction has appeared in Wigleaf, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Peach Mag, Forever Mag, and others. She grew up in the woods of Western PA and currently lives in Asheville, NC. More at clairehopple.com. Be sure to grab a copy of Echo Chamber: A Novella and Stories by Claire Hopple from Trident Press, and use the cod…

Kyle Seibel is a writer in Santa Barbara CA. His work has been featured in Joyland Magazine, New World Writing, and Wigleaf. He is represented by Christopher Schelling of Selectric Artists and his debut collection of short fiction is currently looking for a publisher. Follow him on Twitter @kylerseibel. He's been getting a lot better lately. Intro …

Kirsti MacKenzie has published in HAD, trampset, Identity Theory, and Rejection Letters. She studied creative writing at Humber College and Memorial University but learned the most from bathroom graffiti in dive bars. She lives in Ottawa and can be found perpetually on her bullshit @KeersteeMack. You can check out her most recent short story, All F…

AUG STONE is a writer, musician, & comedian. Author of the comedy novels The Ballad Of Buttery Cake Ass and Off-License To Kill, as well as the memoir _Nick Cave’s Bar, _his journalism has appeared in The Quietus, The Comics Journal, Under The Radar, and many more sites and magazines. Aug was a founding member of H Bird and The Soft Close-Ups, and …

AUG STONE is a writer, musician, & comedian. Author of the comedy novels The Ballad Of Buttery Cake Ass and Off-License To Kill, as well as the memoir _Nick Cave’s Bar, _his journalism has appeared in The Quietus, The Comics Journal, Under The Radar, and many more sites and magazines. Aug was a founding member of H Bird and The Soft Close-Ups, and …

Scott Laudati lives in Brooklyn with his bo-chi, Josie. He is the author of Play The Devil (novel) and Camp Winapooka (poems). His poetry and short stories have been published by Columbia University, X-R-A-Y, University of Chicago, Hobart, and many others. Visit him anywhere @ScottLaudati On a side note: his favorite Jack Kerouac book is On The Roa…

Mallory Smart is a Chicago-based writer and Editor-in-Chief of the indie press, Maudlin House. She talks about music and literature on the podcast, Textual Healing, and about horror movies on her podcast,That Horrorcast. Her novel, The Only Living Girl In Chicago, just came out from Trident Press in August 2021. Her hybrid short story collection, T…