115: Zucchetto – Writing Sound Effects & Playing with Language

We tumbled into a chat about onomatopoeia, comic book “WHAM!”s, and whether you can even write sound effects in languages like Mandarin. From Chekhov’s snowy sibilance to Stacy Abrams’ long‑promised book, we swapped advice about finding time to write, procrastinating like pros, and the joy of a perfectly timed “pshhht” as you crack a Pepsi.Then we read first‑draft stories for Zucchetto, a word that somehow means both “skullcap” and “little gourd.”Like this weeks episode and wish you could read as well as listen? Subscribe to our Substack for a summary of our opening discussion, a story from the episode, and a writing prompt!  Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. All Stories remain the property of their respective authors.