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S11Ep17: Ron Naples Interview May 15, 2026

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Ron Naples joins us to share his memoirs: My Last Dance With Auntie Brie 1 & 2. We talk about his coming out in the 70s, his life in the early 80s club scene and as a house boy in Ptown, up through finally settling down in San Francisco - most of which was guided by the drag queen Auntie Brie. We discuss the importance of memory, as well as archiving these unique gay experiences.

https://www.mylastdancewithauntiebrie.net/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/ron-naples/

S11Ep16: Mickie Kennedy Interview May 08, 2026

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Mickie Kennedy joins us to share his poetry memoir Worth Burning. We talk about his life's story and the themes of family, illness, and what it means to rebuild after trauma and tragedy.

https://www.mickiekennedy.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/mickie-kennedy/

S11Ep15: Olabumi Brown Interview May 01, 2026

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O'labumi Brown joins us to share her memoir Hairalujah. We discuss the art of moving between hardship and joy in memoirs. O'labumi shares some of her anecdotes and how the evolution of her hair marks the different points of her life.

http://www.olabumi.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/olabumi-brown/

S11Ep14: Andrew F Giles Interview Apr 17, 2026

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Andrew F. Giles invites us into his novel Transhumance. We discuss queer people returning to non-urban areas, and the speculative fiction idea that messages of the land reverberating through generations, and we follow the movement of the seasons.

https://andrewgiles.jimdofree.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/andrew-f-giles/

S11Ep13: Vincent Traughber Meis Interview Apr 10, 2026

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Vincent Traughber Meis joins us to share the English and Spanish versions of his novel Iguana. We discuss characters falling in love with other cultures, finding romance, and how to write diversity with empathy by exploring curiosity!

https://vincentmeis.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/vincent-meis/

S11Ep12: Lee Pulaski Interview Apr 03, 2026

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Lee Pulaski returns with his latest novel Murder of a Midnight Marriage. We discuss being in the public light, the masks of personality, and the chaos of weddings!

https://www.leepulaski.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/lee-pulaski/

S11Ep11: Lauren Sanders Interview Mar 27, 2026

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Lauren Sanders shares the 25th Anniversary of their novel Kamikaze Lust. We discuss sex and sexuality in literature, how audience views on sex scenes have changed, and how to tell stories about porn without pornography.

https://www.laurenisanders.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/lauren-sanders/

S11Ep10: Mike Player Interview Mar 20, 2026

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Mike Player shares his western comedy, Utopia. We discuss humor in literature, white-washed wild-west history, misfit heroes, and the art of writing stories that resonate with people of all types.

https://mikeplayer.net/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/mike-player/

S11Ep09: Geoffrey Newman Interview Mar 13, 2026

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Geoffrey Newman shares his memoir, Better to Cry Now. We discuss living a blessed life in defiance of those who say you won't make it, and how Geoffrey found the flow of his life that helped him be a proud, gay, black man so he could then help his students overcome any obstacle with creativity, tenacity, and love.

https://www.geoffreynewmanauthor.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/geoffrey-newman/

S11Ep08: Rob Osler Interview Mar 06, 2026

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Rob Osler returns to share his latest mystery, The Case of the Murdered Muckracker. We discuss the evolution of the Harriet Morrow Investigates series, writing a lesbian detective during the Progressive Era, growing a found family across a series, and mirroring political corruption and immigration rights between then and now.

https://robosler.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/rob-osler/

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