Wrote Podcast

Wrote Podcast

Join Vance Bastian, SA Collins, and their guests in weekly podcast discussions about LGBTQ storytelling in all genres and mediums

Episodes

June 27, 2025 49 mins

Michael G. Williams returns to share his collected novellas: Servant Sovereign AND his latest novel, Children of Solitude. We talk about real estate demons being thwarted by witches dipping through time, and then about supernatural horror as a genre that truly peels back the human experience and forces characters (and us) to find joy and love through the dark times!

https://www.michaelgwilliamsbooks.com/ 

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Christopher Rice (writing as C. Travis Rice) returns to share his summer romance novella: Party of Three. We dive into the Sapphire Cove Suite Secrets novella stories, how gay romances are different but can have all the elements that romance fans crave, and the importance of telling our own stories!

http://www.christopherricebooks.com/ 
http://www.thedinnerpartyshow.com/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/christopher-rice/ 

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June 13, 2025 32 mins

Patricia Grayhall returns to share her new romance: A Place for Us. We dive into connecting with lost loves, building a life together in the face of obstacles, and endings that bring happiness and hope!

https://www.patriciagrayhall.com/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/patricia-grayhall/ 

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June 13, 2025 27 mins

Mo Fanning returns to share his new novel: Rainbows and Lollipops. We discuss setting a story close to home - Birmingham in this case, healing from loss, and friends growing into found family!

https://mofanning.co.uk/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/mo-fanning/ 

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June 6, 2025 29 mins

Robert Raasch shares his novel: The Summer Between. We discuss coming out in earlier decades, the importance of location shaping story, and why we have to learn who's harmful to us and who's loving and supportive!

https://www.robertraasch.com/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/robert-raasch/ 

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May 30, 2025 45 mins

Jonathan Lerner shares his memoir: Performance Anxiety. We discuss the civil rights era, why being LGBTQ+ was even more lonely, and what it was like to find community while realizing you were different!

https://jonathanlerner.info/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/jonathan-lerner/ 

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May 23, 2025 23 mins

Sophie Haeder shares her novel: The Land Within. We discuss being inspired by Dungeons and Dragons, the romantasy genre, and the prominence of LGBTQ+ characters in this literary style!

https://www.sophiehaeder.com/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/sophie-haeder/ 

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May 16, 2025 52 mins

John R. Gordon shares his novel: Mother of Serpents. We discuss evil spirits & madness, blending history & myth, and why it's important to write queer, interracial families!

https://www.johnrgordon.com/ 
https://www.teamangelica.com 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/john-gordon/ 

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Margaret Gardiner shares her novel Damaged Beauty: Joey Superstar. We discuss being raised to be silent, finding one's way through damage toward healing, and the dark side of fame!

https://www.margaretgardiner.com/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/margaret-gardiner/ 

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May 2, 2025 46 mins

Del Blackwater shares her novel: Dead Egyptians. Her lifelong love & pursuit of Egyptology has lead her to writing about Egypt in 1902, and a gay British Egyptologist who was there when the Egyptians began to take back their country, plus mysticism, reincarnation, and porch time!

https://delblackwater.com/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/del-blackwater/ 

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April 25, 2025 39 mins

Scott Terry shares his novel: The Gift. We discuss fiction exploring the intersection of racism and homophobia under the certainty of religious superiority.

https://torchflamebooks.com/authors/scott-terry/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/scott-terry/ 

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April 18, 2025 32 mins

Jim Provenzano shares the audio revival of his novel: Now I'm Here. We discuss writing love story arcs and perspectives, and the art of producing an audiobook.

http://www.jimprovenzano.com/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/jim-provenzano/ 

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April 11, 2025 35 mins

Elizabeth Costello joins shares her debut novel: The Good War. We discuss writing feminist, noir, coming-of-age fiction, and then introduce Portland's Ekphraestival, bringing writers and visual artists together.

https://www.elizabethscostello.com/ 
https://www.instagram.com/ekphraestivalpdx/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/elizabeth-costello/ 

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April 4, 2025 40 mins

Marshall Moore returns to share his books: Sunset House and The Scholarship of Creative Writing Practice. We enjoy some laughs while talking about writing a book of essays, and the idea of creative practice.

http://www.marshallmoore.com/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/marshall-moore/ 

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March 21, 2025 41 mins

Wayne Scott joins us to share his memoir: The Maps They Gave Us. We scrutinize society's expected marriage script, and unveil how accepting one's self and working with your spouse to craft the new story of your marriage can lead to having an unconventional family based on love.

https://www.waynescottwrites.com/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/wayne-scott/ 

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March 14, 2025 40 mins

Donna Minkowitz joins us to share her first fiction novel: Donnaville. We discuss backdrops of the mind, growth of the self through the parts of self, character struggles, and yes... there are authoritarians who are trying to bring about a stricter society.

https://donnaminkowitz.com/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/donna-minkowitz/ 

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February 28, 2025 33 mins

Robert Bruegmann joins us to share his first fiction book: Roman Ivory - A Novel. We discuss men loving men in the 19th century. It leads to a discussion of coded signals, generational discover, the author's expertise in art & architecture, and the backdrop of murder.

https://www.romanivory.com/ 
https://robertbruegmann.com/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/robert-bruegmann/ 

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February 14, 2025 31 mins

Lewis DeSimone joins us for the first time with his book: Exit Wounds. We discuss middle age, the disappearance of gay touchstones in culture, and jury duty as a lens for seeing life.

https://lewisjdesimone.com/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/lewis-desimone/ 

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February 7, 2025 15 mins

This week we've answered the call for more liberal media. Hear the update here, then subscribe to https://www.youtube.com/@wrotespotlight and join the deep dive discussions!

https://www.youtube.com/@wrotespotlight 

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January 31, 2025 35 mins

Rob Osler returns to share the first book in his Harriet Morrow Investigates series: The Case of the Missing Maid. We discuss the parallels between the Progressive Era (1890-1920) and current events, writing an exemplary and queer woman in a historic setting, and the unfolding of the series.

https://robosler.com/ 

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/rob-osler/ 

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