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It’s All Write is a podcast about the writing life and those who live it. Hosted by Meryl Branch-McTiernan and Ariana McLean, multidisciplinary writers and lovers of high and low culture, catch candid conversations with scribes of all stripes every two Tuesdays.

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  • It's All Write to Tell Tall Tales (on Cocktail Napkins)

    It's All Write to Tell Tall Tales (on Cocktail Napkins)
    Jun 25 2026
    Happy Solstice! In this Midsummer Night's Dream of an episode, we chat with Hawley Hussey AKA Mermaid Hawley about the tall tales she likes to tell, scribbled on cocktail napkins in diners and beach boardwalks, some composed alone and some in community. Hawley traffics in love letters, breakup letters and thank you notes, which inspired her first book, or "language object" as she thinks of it, The Lonesome Threesome, published by Nauset Press (2024). We recommend listening to this episode with the waves in the background.--Hawley Hussey is a muti-disciplinary artist, year-round swimmer, and Coney Islander who works between the visual, the written word, the performing arts, and contemporary art education & activism. Here most recent publication The Lonesome Threesome (Nauset Press, 2023) is a hybrid memoir tells tales of “Survival! Lies! [and] Lust!” The book was derived from over 300 cocktail napkin notes created while driving alone from LA to Brooklyn. Hawley’s new writing project (and possibly next book with Nauset) is a collaborative writing project called: Men Die Sooner.Hawley began her career with a residency & grant from the Women’s Studio Workshop in 1987 that lead to the creation of artist books including You Can Have Him, the Mansion is Mine and The Devil and Me that are now housed in numerous permanent and prestigious collections at The Smithsonian, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, The Library of Congress, and numerous Universities. Arriving in NYC in the fall of 2000 she served as Education Coordinator and Director of Contemporary Art Education at BRIC Arts Media and as an Art Education Mentor for the New York State Council on the Arts. Her work in art-ed and activism includes co-founding Bronx Envision Academy, launching HH:ArtLab at public schools across NYC (including PS 119 in Brooklyn and the International Community School in the Bronx), and serving as a teaching artist-in-residence at the Park Avenue Armory, and writing love/break-up/thank you letters for the public on the Coney Island boardwalk. --Purchase your copy of The Lonesome Threesome !-- Press for The Lonesome Threesome:Nauset Press OverviewReview in Chronogram: “5 Books to Read in September 2024”Heart felt reviews on Good ReadsArtist Books by Hawley Hussey:You Can Have Him, the Mansion is Mine (Women's Studio Workshop, 1987)The Devil and Me (Women's Studio Workshop, 1987)Mentioned in this episode:The Redneck Way of Knowledge by Blanche McCrary BoydPale Fire by Vladimir NabokovHopscotch by Julio CortázarThe Lure of the Local by Lucy Lipard The Swimmer (1968) film based on the short story “The Swimmer” by John Cheever (1964)--Catch Meryl on tour with her debut What You Should Worry About. See which cities she's hitting next by following along on instagram @outerboroqn--Follow us on Instagram @itsallwritepod. And send us a note at itsallwritepod@gmail.com.
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    34 min
  • It's All Write to Be the King of Swords

    It's All Write to Be the King of Swords
    Jun 2 2026

    Season two kicks off with It's All Write's very own Meryl Branch-McTiernan as our guest, discussing the inception of her debut novel, What You Should Worry About, writing during lockdown, being inspired by horny jews, and the joys of chosen family.

    Get your own copy of What You Should Worry About, release June 2, wherever you get books (preferably from you local bookstore or library). And catch Meryl on the road. Follow her on Instagram @outerboroqn for tour stops and readings this summer!

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    Catch Meryl on tour with her debut What You Should Worry About. See which cities she's hitting next by following along on instagram @outerboroqn

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    Follow us on Instagram @itsallwritepod. And send us a note at itsallwritepod@gmail.com.
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    36 min
  • It's All Write to Take Your Time

    It's All Write to Take Your Time
    Dec 30 2025

    In the season finale, we chat with bestselling novelist, Dawnie Walton, about how her journalism background inspired the unusual structure of her first novel, The Final Revival of Opal and Nev. She digs into how she developed the many voices in the novel by finding the characters' syntax, deciding how they would curse, and listening to hours of The Dick Cavett Show. She talks about the challenges of writing her second book and the benefits of working with a wonderful editor. And she shares the one workshop note that changed everything!

    Stay tuned for Season 2 in spring 2026!

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    Dawnie Walton is a writer, editor, and author of the award-winning novel The Final Revival of Opal and Nev, named one of the best books of 2021 by The Washington Post, NPR, Esquire, and former U.S. President Barack Obama, among others. Her work explores identity, place, and the influence of pop culture. Formerly an editor at Essence and Entertainment Weekly, she has received fellowships from MacDowell and Tin House, and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop (where she has since taught a fiction seminar). In partnership with acclaimed writer Deesha Philyaw and Longreads founder Mark Armstrong, she is the co-founder of Ursa Story Company, a podcasting and storytelling venture, and co-hosts and produces its shows. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in Oxford American, Bon Appetit, NPR, and Lithub. Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.

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    Buy The Final Revival of Opal and Nev on Bookshop.org or at your local bookshop.

    Pre-Order Meryl's debut novel What You Should Worry About at Bookshop.org or Barnes & Nobles (coming out summer 2026)!

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    Follow us on Instagram @itsallwritepod. And send us a note at itsallwritepod@gmail.com.


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    Catch Meryl on tour with her debut What You Should Worry About. See which cities she's hitting next by following along on instagram @outerboroqn

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    Follow us on Instagram @itsallwritepod. And send us a note at itsallwritepod@gmail.com.
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    42 min
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