BlueSky, a bad Trump impersonation, and exhaustion.

PATRICK HAS A NEW NOVEL... AGAIN!!!

Donald Trump, writing as a passion, and Southern accents.

This is the beginning of a long series.

Patrick contextualizes his third novel before we begin the SNA series next week.

Finishing up.

Lots of talking about mortality, mental health, depression, and death.

Patrick regrettably reads Stephen King and discusses Joker II.

What does it mean to write a novel specifically for self-publishing? Addendum to statement about Surviving New America: Writing began in April 2020 and concluded in December 2020, so this process took longer than three-to-four months as stated.

Who will win this literary death match?

The worst thing Patrick will say is *yawn*.

This episode features lots of yelling.

Patrick breaks down constructive criticism and critique etiquette for authors.

Richard Simmons wore leotards. Kurt Vonnegut wore Tom Selleck.

Get ready for accents.

If you're an aspiring author, you'll wanna listen and prevent setting yourself up for disappointment. Check out Zev Good's other essays on his Substack. https://zevgood.substack.com/

Gimmie that stimmie.

There's an entire section I cut in the intro because sometimes the wrong people listen.

Circling back to what we started in 2023.

Fasten your trigger warnings.

Skip to about 20:00 if you want to go straight to the book.

TRIGGER WARNING: This Sedaris essay discusses references to suicide and self-harm. Also, Patrick goes on a political tangent, so buckle up or stay off the ride.

Another Calypso episode.

We commence a series on David Sedaris's Calypso! TRIGGER WARNING: SH