Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Read Robert Louis Stevenson's handwritten manuscript for "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Gareth Branwyn

rod serling Rod Serling talks to college students about the craft of writing Gareth Branwyn

recluses Strange TV interview with Samuel Beckett in which he says absolutely nothing David Pescovitz

literary Award for Bad Sex in Fiction cancelled due to enough bad things in 2020 David Pescovitz

magick Comics legend Grant Morrison on "The Invisibles" for TV, Wonder Woman, Robert Anton Wilson, and magick David Pescovitz

writers Steve Steinberg, hacker, writer, friend (1970-2020) David Pescovitz

songwriting Nick Cave: writer's block is actually a "category error" David Pescovitz

beat generation Beat poet Michael McClure, RIP David Pescovitz

fauci The sexy medical researcher in this bestselling 1991 romance novel was based on Anthony Fauci David Pescovitz

maureen herman Podcast interview Maureen Herman, former bassist of Babes in Toyland Mark Frauenfelder

ray bradbury Ray Bradbury's captivating explanation of his Mr. Electrico character's uncanny origins David Pescovitz

writers What's in author Richard Kadrey's bag? Mark Frauenfelder

poets Monty Python co-founder Terry Jones's last major project was this Canterbury Tales app David Pescovitz

writers Cormac McCarthy on how to write a scientific (or any kind of) paper David Pescovitz

when the going gets weird the weird turn pro For rent on Airbnb: Hunter S. Thompson's Woody Creek guest cabin David Pescovitz

poets Patti Smith has a new memoir on the way David Pescovitz

a room of one's own Inside Roald Dahl's backyard writing "hut" David Pescovitz

collections The New York Public Library's curious collection of authors' personal items David Pescovitz

journalists Tom Wolfe, pioneering "New Journalist" and novelist, RIP David Pescovitz

writers Interview with Daniel Mallory Ortberg Rob Beschizza