MOONSHINE MURMERS: a Podcast from stillhouse press
As a small press publisher, we specialize in the primal craft of the written word. Moonshine Murmurs, our new podcast project, allows current students and staff to gain practical experience in interview technique, recording, and audio engineering while highlighting the work of our authors. Here, we talk in-depth with authors about the stories behind their books, the writing process, and their journey to publication.
Moonshine Murmurs: Re-vision (Episode One)
Revising poems and restoring life. Poet Phil Goldstein discusses his debut book of poetry, How to Bury a Boy at Sea, a narrative of surviving childhood sexual abuse, the art of revision, and how a careful and conscientious inquiry of one's memories can help us learn to revise and restore our lives.
Moonshine Murmurs: Disability & Community (Episode Two)
Latif Askia Ba and editor Tommy Sheffield discuss disability, community and the art of the poetic form in Latif’s debut poetry collection The Machine Code of the Bleeding Moon, a meditation on the body, the possibilities of imagination, and the human capability for compassion and aid.
Moonshine Murmurs: Small Fiction, Small Presses (Episode Three)
In this episode of Moonshine Murmurs, Michelle Ross sits down with student staff and Moonshine Murmurs producer Taylor Schaefer to discuss her writing process for flash fiction, working collaboratively with Kim McGowan, the pros and cons of publishing with small presses, and more. Ross is the author of three short story collections: Shapeshifting, There’s So Much They Haven’t Told You, and They Kept Running.
Moonshine Murmurs: Drafting and Redrafting (Episode Four)
Josh Denslow sits down to talk with editor Carol Mitchell about the collaborative process of creating Denslow's new book Super Normal, a novel over 15 years in the making. Mitchell, one of many talented editors with Stillhouse Press, worked with Denslow as managing editor of Super Normal through the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, they discuss the process of redrafting a novel, and the many possible iterations of a single story.
Moonshine Murmurs: When Real Life Knocks (Episode 5):
In this episode, host Carol Mitchell and Stillhouse author Morgan Christie sit down to talk about the major themes within Christie’s new book, Liddle Deaths, and how many of those themes are inspired by the southern African American experience. Mitchell and Christie delve into the life of Niya, the main character, and how she navigates life after a tragic familial incident and returning home to the South. In this episode, they discuss African American familial values, the complexities of parent-child relationships, grief, and much more.
Moonshine Murmurs: Taking Chances (Episode 6)
In this episode, host Carol Mitchell and author of Finding Meaning in the Age of Immortality, T.N. Eyer, discuss ideas around class in America, variations in the writing process, the writer’s life, and so much more.
Moonshine Murmurs: Memory and Place (Episode 7)
In this episode, host Carol Mitchell and author of The Atlas of Remedies, Paul Jaskunas, discuss how the places in his book play as important a role as the characters in conveying his ideas of memory and migration.
