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Episode 17: Bethel Swift
For many, the path to publication is a long game. For poet, storyteller, and professional organizer Bethel Swift, she had no patience for that. In this week's episode ...

Episode 17 Teaser: Bethel Swift
Every writer's first story they wrote as a kid is always a treat to hear. Poet and writer Bethel Swift has a first story of her own, and it's a clean one. Pun intended...

Episode 16: Dennis Young
This podcast couldn't cover the many levels, lives, and talents of poet Dennis Young but we tried. Listen in as Dennis talks about poetry experiencing a resurgence and...

Episode 16 Teaser: Dennis Young
Without realizng it, poet and multi-talented Dennis Young's book, The Ascension Key, was in the works for decades. Enjoy this brief teaser of next week's full episode ...

Episode 15: Jane Muschenetz
In this episode of The Written Scene, poet and writer Jane Muschenetz doesn't believe you just one thing in life, and this applies whether you're an artist or an engin...

Episode 15 Teaser: Jane Muschenetz
Writer and poet Jane Muschenetz may not have practiced her art until later on life, but that didn't stop her from growing as an artist. Enjoy this brief teaser of next...

Episode 14: Anastasia Zadeik
In this episode of The Written Scene, we'll hear from writer and storyteller Anastasia Zadeik about how she enjoys the writing process, what's so frightening about pub...

Episode 14 Teaser: Anastasia Zadeik
For writer Anastasia Zadeik, it's important to celebrate every accomplishment and positive step forward in writing. Until next week's full episode with Anastasia, let'...

Episode 13: Seth Combs
Seth Combs, a long-standing journalist in the San Diego arts scene, knows exactly how tough it is to survive as an artist in San Diego. In this episode of The Written ...

Episode 13 Teaser: Seth Combs
Seth Combs enjoys other creative endeavors along with his career as a journalist. In this brief teaser for next week's episode, Seth encounters a wall many creatives e...

Episode 12: Hilary Broman
For some creatives, the drive to create and constantly be creating is strong. It can sometimes even be overwhelming. But poet Hilary Broman knows her life without bala...

Episode 12 Teaser: Hilary Broman
With everything, balance is needed for poet Hilary Broman. In this brief teaser she explains why. Hear the full episode next week. Please subscribe, rate, review, and ...

Episode 11: Jim Ruland
Jim will never stop writing, even if one day he creates something as masterful as the Coen Brothers film "Barton Fink." Whether it's fiction or screenplay or other gen...

Episode 11 Teaser: Jim Ruland
Enjoy this brief teaser of next week's episode with writer Jim Ruland. Please subscribe, rate, review, and share The Written Scene podcast. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Episode 10: Omar Musisko
Early on, Omar had no significant aspirations to be a poet or musician until that one fateful day when a teacher literally woke him up in class and sparked a creative ...

Episode 10 Teaser: Omar Musisko
Enjoy this brief teaser of next week's episode with Omar Musisko, a poet, musician, and overall great human being. As always, please subscribe, rate, review, and share...

Episode 9: Victoria Leyva
Victoria's favorite thing about teaching and coaching other writers is watching their growth and discovery of the story they were meant to tell. Still, if she has a de...

Episode 9 Teaser: Victoria Leyva
Enjoy this brief teaser of next week's episode with writer and teacher Victoria Leyva. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Music: Addis...

Episode 8: Caryn Josepher
Caryn has spent around half of her life in the marketing world. Because of this, she has significant insight into why we creatives struggle with the marketing end of o...

Episode 8 Teaser: Caryn Josepher
Enjoy this brief, shining moment with marketer and writer Caryn Josepher. Be sure you are subscribed to The Written Scene to hear the full episode next week, as well ...

Episode 7: Chris Baron
Chris was always a creatively driven kid, from art to acting to making movies. But his mind was always on writing, as his first story, The Hungry Lion, will attest. An...

Episode 7 Teaser: Chris Baron
Enjoy this brief teaser of next week's episode with kid lit author and teacher Chris Baron. Please subscribe, rate, and review on all the places you listen to podcast,...

Episode 6: Leslie Ferguson
Leslie's path to writing, much of which was documented in her memoir When I Was Her Daughter, was not an easy one. But it was one she didn't shy away from. Her fearles...

Episode 6 Teaser: Leslie Ferguson
Enjoy this teaser of next week's episode of The Written Scene with memoirist and poet Leslie Ferguson. Please rate, review, subscribe, and share. Music: Addis Ababa by...

Episode 5: Dr. Anthony Blacksher (aka Ant Black)
Ant Black's path of evolving into a poet had some twists and turns along the way, including a little luck and fate. But one thing is clear: Ant has always written with...

Episode 5 Teaser: Ant Black
Ant Black, aka Dr. Anthony Blacksher, is next week's guest on The Written Scene. Enjoy this brief teaser. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Episode 4: Brent Hannify
Brent knows his job as a copywriter is just that, a 9 to 5, even though he really enjoys getting to the heart of why consumers consume things. But that's not what pers...

Episode 4 Teaser: Brent Hannify
Next week's guest is storyteller and copywriter Brent Hannify. Enjoy this brief teaser. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Episode 3: Anastasia DiFonzo
Just like any good writer, Anastasia has her writing rituals. And yes, that includes a specific mug for her coffee. But one thing Anastasia doesn't have time for? Insp...

Episode 3 Teaser: Anastasia DiFonzo
Next week's guest on The Written Scene is poet Anastasia DiFonzo. Pre-order her book A CERTAIN SERENITY from Puna Press now. Publication date: 4/9/22. Music: Addis Aba...
