First of all, I can see you staring at the episode number, and going "Hang on. Last month, they were at 1.6. Now it's 42? What's going on?" Well, let me explain. This month, Damian and Jasmine decided to do an episode in honour of the 42nd anniversary of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Next month, we'll return to our regular scheduling with e…

This month, we read and discussed Annie Proulx's masterpiece, Brokeback Mountain, as it was published by The New Yorker. Be sure to give it a look. It's more than worth it. Guest of honour was speculative author Crystal L. Kirkham. Crystal L. Kirkham is a multi-genre speculative fiction author. She has published novels across several genres includi…

This is the episode in which we turned the tables on Damian. I enlisted the help of our mutual friend Andrew J. Savage to help me grill Damian about his novel, The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Malachi the Queer. Damian just launched the second edition, complete with brand new cover design. I also gave Andrew' an early Christmas present. I figure…

Welcome once again to The INKreadables, with Damian Jay Clay and Jasmine Arch. First of all, we wish you all the best in 2020, starting with lots of wonderful, haunting, poignant, wistful, and hilarious stories. On this episode, we invited two lovely guests, Andrew J. Savage and Rowena Harding-Smith, to help us discuss an essay by Ursula K. Le Guin…

This month, we discuss the timeless Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, along with our guest, the lovely Rowena Harding-Smith. Rowena Harding-Smith is a cross-genre writer. She has been publishing short stories in various magazines and literary journals since 1993. During 2017 she received six awards for her short fiction. She has published two non…

We're back with the second half of our conversation with R. Jean Bell. Did you miss part one? Be sure to check it out here. If you want to make sure you don't miss the next one, sign up for our newsletter (click here) and you'll be notified whenever an episode airs. Since before she can remember, R. Jean Bell has devoured any available reading mate…

Hello hello. The INKreadables are back in business! For our comeback, we interviewed fellow INKling R. Jean Bell. She's a writer and poet to be reckoned with. We had so much fun chatting, we had enough material to fill two episodes. If you want to make sure you don't miss the next one, sign up for our newsletter (click here) and you'll be notified …

Hosts Damian Jay Clay and Jasmine Arc have managed to lure another victim, @Aksounder, onto INKreadables to discuss all things writing-related.Jasmine got to pick last week's article, a blog post by Chuck Wendig. This time, we discussed one of Damian's favourite pieces: an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, called Self-reliance.While not strictly a writ…

Welcome to INKreadables brought to you by the INKubator Discord writing community. Damian Jay Clay and Jasmine Arch discus anything and everything about writing. Our very first guest is INKling @negativer, who joins us for a chat about a fantastic blog post we both found really interesting and useful: How to be a Writer in this Fucked-Ass Age of Ro…