97 - INTERVIEW: Ben Loory - Humming Fools

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Is taking pictures of your quilt a cry for help? We're gonna find out! That's right, folks, this week on the podcast Kyle is joined by Ben Loory, a short fiction writer known for his collections Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day along with Tales of Falling and Flying, as well as a picture book for children called The Baseball Player and the Walrus. Listen as Kyle and Ben discuss his journey to writing short fiction, the joys / horrors of teaching, wine-drinking lawyers in Manhattan, affirming benches, valium, and much, MUCH more!

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Is taking pictures of your quilt a cry for help? We're gonna find out! That's right, folks, this week on the podcast Kyle is joined by Ben Loory, a short fiction writer known for his collections Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day along with...

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