Writing The Rapids

Joe is joined by Shelley Lavigne to talk about the ephemeral nature of indie lit, community vs friendship, body horror, smut and erotica, and more.Contact for Shelley LavigneInstagramWebsiteContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Charlene Elsby to talk about her new book, the trap of justifying all your actions to yourself, good for her stories, girlblogging, and more.Contact for Charlene ElsbyLinktreeTwitterContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Kalie Pead to get the lowdown on AWP 2026Contact for Kalie PeadToday, AriesBskyContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Christopher Norris to talk about the importance of having a wide scope of interests, hardcore shows, making art you don't care about, and more!Contact for Christopher NorrisLink TreeInstagramHunchback '88The Holy DayContact for Joe bieleckiBsky and Instagram: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by the one and only Shane Jesse Christmass to talk about the reissue of Yeezus in Furs, learning about yourself as a writer, how deranged america looks to non-americans, and more!Contact for Shane Jesse ChristmassLink TreeYeezus in FursContact for Joe bieleckiBsky and Instagram: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe kicks off the new year with Sara Matson, as they talk about fashion as costume, period romances, a possible Chicago style of poetics, and more!Contact for Sara MatsonLinktreeContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by John Trefry to close the book on MASSIVE, or will they?!Contact for John TrefryMASSIVEBskyInside the CastleContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Jay Besemer to talk about speaking for (or not) a group of people, recurrent themes in one's work, pascifism (or not) and more!Contact for Jay BesemerWebsiteBskyBooksContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Jenkin Benson to talk about neologisms, getting unexpected laughs, the Midwest, Jenkin's academic pursuits, and more!Contact for Jenkin BensonLinktreeAre We Rocking with ThisContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by David to talk about his new book The Squimbop Condition, fascism, writing the same characters for years, and more!Contact for David Leo RiceWebsiteInstagramThe Squimbop ConditionContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Mae Murray to talk about, place and identity, revenge stories, writing while in the midst of turmoil, and more.Contact for MaeWebsiteblueskyInstagramBooksContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Michael Tichy to talk about writing horror inspired by Steinbeck, putting together an anthology for the first time, and more.Contact for Michael TichyBlueskyInstagramBehind Every Tree, Beneath Every RockThe Winnowing DrawIn the Eyes of the HungryContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by James Pate to talk about writing in different modes, the freedom of genre, the many faces of the gothic, and more.Contact for James PatebskySpeed of LifeMineral PlanetFlowers Among the CarrionThe Fassbinder DiariesContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired

Joe is rejoined by Logan Berry to talk about Logan's new book, how fatherhood has changed our art consumption and creation, and more!Contact for Logan BerryYouTubeDoom is the House Without a DoorCasket FlareCrystal LakeWreckdomTransmissions to ArtaudContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Kalie Pead to talk about her book Today, Aries, nostalgia, Persephone, writing with chance, and more!Contact for Kalie PeadToday, AriesBskyContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Thomas Moore to talk about We'll Never Be Fragile Again, nostalgia, infatuation, and more.Contact for Thomas MooreInstagramLinktreeContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Ben Niespodziany joins joe to talk about organizing your work, surprising yourself with your work, his new press, and so much more.Contact for Ben NiespodzianyBskyWebsitePizama PressContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Paul Cunningham rejoins joe to talk about gas stations, influencer culture, flarf (no, really), and so much more.Contact for Paul CunninghamBskySociocide at the 24/7Fall GarmentThe House of the Tree of Sores Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Joe Koch to talk surrealism, writing the senses, deities of place in deep space, and more.Contact for Joe KochBlueskyWebsiteBooksContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Shane Jesse Christmass to talk about the reissue of Latex, Texas, its redesign, editing like a movie, paying attention to what you're feeling when you write, and more!Contact for Shane Jesse ChristmassLink TreeTwitterLatex, TexasContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter and Instagram: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired

Joe is joined by Michael Tichy to talk weird westerns, american expansion, masculinity, and more.Contact for Michael TichyBlueskyInstagramBehind Every Tree, Beneath Every RockThe Winnowing DrawContact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Charlene Elsby and they talk about people who aren't bothered by criticism, how language in the workplace changes your brain, names starting with the letter D, and more.Contact for Charlene ElsbyLinktreeTwitterContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Meghan Lamb rejoins Joe to talk about her new book Mirror Translation, traveling, culture shock, the enslaving potential of politeness, and more!Contact for Meghan LambWebsiteInstagramMirror TranslationContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Sara Century to talk relationship problems, Scream, horror, and so much more.Contact for Sara CenturyScream ZineA Small Light & Other StoriesWebsiteBskyContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Thomas Moore to talk about fantasy vs reality, editing as part of the creative process, dark humor, and more.Contact for Thomas MooreInstagramLinktreeContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Sam Richard to talk about his new short story collection The Still Beating Heart of a Dead God, ordering short story collections, iterating on ideas, Dark Internet, and more.Contact for Sam RichardTwitterBlueskyWeirdpunk Books Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Charlene Elsby and they talk about she feels about her writing over time, absurdity and dark comedy, challenging writing, and more.Contact for Charlene ElsbyLinktreeTwitterContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Olivia Cronk to talk about her new book Gwenda, Rodney, hybrid works, ekphrasis, erratic spacing, and so so much more.Contact for Oliva CronkGwenda, RodneyWebsiteTwitter Contact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Anna Poletti to talk about her new book hello, world?, kink, Hungary, power structures, and so much more.Contact for Anna Polettihello, world?InstagramContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Robert Kloss rejoins Joe to talk his new book The Genocide House, America, smooshing ideas together, and more.Contact for Robert KlossBooksWebsiteContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Laura Paul to talk about her new book Film Elegy, mentoring under Amy Halpern, playing with text and images, and more!“Amy was a unique individual. Immensely talented, funny, and hard-working, she was probably the most outgoing and helpful student of our generation.Gone, but not forgotten. Amy was and is utterly unforgettable.”-Alex Cox, director of Repo ManContact for Laura PaulTwitterInstagramWebsiteFilm ElegyContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Sam Richard to talk about Weirdpunk Books' anthology of sword and sorcery Profane Altars, as well as the companion zine Profane Sorcery. They also talk about the link between fantasy and horror, the practice of editing anthologies, and more!Contact for Sam RichardTwitterBlueskyWeirdpunk Books Contact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Rick Claypool to talk about his new book Skull Slime Tentacle Witch War, the difference between fungi and slime molds, absurd books, and so much more.Contact for Rick ClaypoolWebsiteTwitterSkull Slime Tentacle Witch WarContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Derek Fisher to talk about his book Night Life, his forthcoming collection Container, exerting one's will onto art, cityscapes, and so much more.Contact for Derek FisherWebsiteTwitterInstagramContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Persephone Erin Hudson to talk about the first two acts of Aprostate Crater, tender transgression, serialized fiction, comic books, and so much more.Contact for Persephone Erin HudsonTwitterItchioContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Christopher Zeischegg to talk about Creation, friendship, when transgression becomes stale, and so much more.Contact for Christopher ZeischeggWebsiteInstagramTwitterCreationContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

David rejoins Joe to talk about David's new book The Berlin Wall, listless Nationalism, Lars Von Trier, writing about Europe, and more.Contact for David Leo RiceWebsiteTwitterThe Berlin WallContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Thomas to talk about technology, editing long novels, noir, and so much more.Contact for Thomas KendallInstagramTwitterThe AutodidactsHow I Killed the Universal ManContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Kat to talk about confessional poetry, editing poetry, if reading poetry is perverse or not, and more!Contact for KatTwitterWebsiteInstagramContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter and Instagram: @noisemakerjoeWebsitePatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by O F Cieri to talk about their collective dislike for Joseph Campbell, their collective love of western esotericism, some gripes with indie publishing, and so much more!Contact for O F CieriInstagramTwitterWebsiteBackmaskContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Graham Irvin and they talk about guns, guns, guns, and more!Contact for Graham Irvin Neutral Spaces Twitter InstagramI Have A GunContact for Joe bielecki Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoe Website One time donation Patreon TiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

In this bonus episode, Laura Paul takes the host chair to interview Alissa Hattman about her book Sift. Available here.Laura Paul is a writer and artist who has been published in The Brooklyn Rail, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Comics Journal, minor literature[s], Tarpaulin Sky Magazine, and other outlets. She holds an M.A. in Media Studies from UCLA and a B.A. in Comparative History of Ideas from the University of Washington. She works for the publisher Sublunary Editions and independent book distributor Asterism Books. To find out more, visit her website laurapaulwriter.com or connect with her on Instagram @laura_n_paulAlissa Hattman is author of the novel Sift, which engages with themes of ecological grief and climate repair. Her writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Carve, The Gravity of the Thing, Propeller, Big Other, Shirley Magazine, MAYDAY, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Pacific University and an MA in English Literature from Portland State University. She has worked as a fiction editor, book reviewer, zine librarian, writing group facilitator, and teacher. Originally from North Dakota, she now lives and teaches in the Pacific Northwest. More at www.alissahattman.com. 

Joe is joined by Mila Jaroniec to talk about her book Plastic Vodka Bottle Sleepover, teaching and editing, autofiction, alt-lit, tarot and so much more.Contact for Mila JaroniecInstagramWebsiteBlack LipstickClass Contact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Charlene Elsby and they talk about ethics, the ineffable draw of philosophy, solid logic based on weird axioms, and so much more! Contact for Charlene ElsbyLinktreeTwitterContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Sam Richard to talk about grief as fear, JG Ballard, genre conventions and restrictions, and much, much more!Contact for Sam RichardTwitterBlueskyWeirdpunk Books Contact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Garett Strickland to talk asemic writing, letting go of control, Kay Sage landscapes, and more.Contact for Garett StricklandA Place BeyondUngulaScrimsPortalogyTwitter Contact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Stacy Hardy to talk about holes, play, collaboration, and more!Contact for Stacy HardyAn Archeology of Holes Contact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Danika Stegeman LeMay to talk about her new book Ablation, grief, talking about grief, and more.Contact for Danika Stegeman LeMayWebsiteInstagramTwitterContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa

Tex Gresham joins Joe to talk about moments that change our lives forever, the allure of conspiracy theories, making it as a screenwriter, and more.Contact for Tex GreshamViolent CandyWebsiteTwitterContact for Joe bieleckiTwitter, Instagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTiredArt photo by Arielle Tipa