Fiction writers from the Naples Writers' Workshop read successful stories and ask "Why Is This Good?"
We discuss how fiction works, the craft of writing, literary art, and what we can learn from examples of excellent writing.
Join us twice each month for our workshop podcast.
Why Is This Good? is hosted by Kristine Gill, J. C. Bronsted, and Rob Curtin.
009: “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” by Raymond Carver
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In this episode of Why Is This Good, we discuss Raymond Carver’s story, “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.” We explore what we can learn about dialogue, among other lessons.
Read the story here: “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” by Raymond Carver
We apologize again for the audio issues in this episode. The good news is that we think we’ve figured out the problem we’ve been having and future episodes should (hopefully) have much better audio. Thanks for listening!
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June 1st, 2019 by Naples Writers' Workshop
008: “The Boy from Lam Kien” by Miranda July
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In this episode, we discuss Miranda July’s story “The Boy from Lam Kien.”
Read it here: “The Boy From Lam Kien” by Miranda July
Apologies again for the quality of JC’s audio.
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May 15th, 2019 by Naples Writers' Workshop
007: “The Flood” by Megan Baxter
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In this episode, we discuss “The Flood” by Megan Baxter, which you can read here: “The Flood” by Megan Baxter
Apologies for the sound quality on JC’s track. It sounds like he was on the wrong end of his microphone—not sure what happened there.
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May 1st, 2019 by Naples Writers' Workshop
006: “Now I Make My Own Bread” by Elle Wignall
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In this episode, we discuss “Now I Make My Own Bread” by Elle Wignall.
Read it here: “Now I Make My Own Bread” by Elle Wignall
During recording, it seems as if something happened with Rob’s microphone. Apologies for the quality of the audio.
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April 15th, 2019 by Naples Writers' Workshop
005: “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe
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In this episode, we discuss Edgar Allan Poe’s classic story, “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
Read it here: “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe
This episode contains a passing spoiler for the Black Mirror movie Bandersnatch.
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April 1st, 2019 by Naples Writers' Workshop
004: “Bullet in the Brain” by Tobias Wolff
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In this episode of the podcast, we discuss “Bullet in the Brain” by Tobias Wolff.
Read it here: “Bullet in the Brain” by Tobias Wolff
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March 15th, 2019 by Naples Writers' Workshop
003: “The Lie” by T. Coraghessan Boyle
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In this episode, we discuss “The Lie” by T. Coraghessan Boyle, available online in the New Yorker.
Link: “The Lie” by T. Coraghessan Boyle
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March 1st, 2019 by Naples Writers' Workshop
002: “The Balloon” by Donald Barthelme
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In our second episode, we discuss “The Balloon” by Donald Barthelme, which is available online here:
“The Balloon” by Donald Barthelme
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February 15th, 2019 by Naples Writers' Workshop
001: “The Midnight Zone” by Lauren Groff
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In the first episode of our new podcast, we discuss “The Midnight Zone” by Lauren Groff, which is available online through the New Yorker here: “The Midnight Zone” by Lauren Groff
At the end of the episode, we mention Lauren Groff’s book, Florida, which also includes this story. It was published last year.
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February 1st, 2019 by Naples Writers' Workshop