This episode special guest Matt Weinkam joins us! We talk about Literary Cleveland, a nonprofit organization and creative writing center that empowers people to explore other voices and discover their own; Cleveland's own free literary conference the Inkubator; our creative influences; and the paths that lead people back to writing. Then we reflect on early inspirations, experimenting with style, and how community programs make writing more accessible.

Then, stories inspired by the prompt Ganymede—a name meaning either “to shine joyfully” or "shining testicle," depending on whom you ask—explore beauty, pageantry, and unsettling small‑town traditions.

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