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Paragraphs Lost
by Tim Hewitt
Each week we invite a new guest on to share some prose, poetry, college essays, and anything else they made during those awkward years. Part nostalgia, part comedy, all awkward, we take a trip back to the mental world of our younger wordsmiths, and learn to forgive ourselves for being 14.
Episodes
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17. Tie Dye The Sky
Florence is moved to poetry by a couple of breakups in high school, and then finds enlightenment in France. And then decides, eh, France was just okay.
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16. Violets Are Blue Forever
Karen nearly fails a class in high school trying to finish her novel, in which a troubled young girl gets mixed up with speed.
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15. War Bats
Matt discovers poetry, looks at the Shakespeare's sonnets, and thinks, eh, I could do better. Also, politics.
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14. The Music of the Heart
Demka works out her orchestra-crush by writing her feelings into a novel. Her first boyfriend reads it, and marries her.
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The Diamond Sword
Briana's school assignment becomes a trilogy. Emotions run high as telepaths fight with demon swords.
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13: Memorial
Ethan finds his voice in slam poetry, processes the loss of old friends, and finds some things work better on the page.
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12: Wishes for Library Patrons
Phoebe makes strides to stay an individual while balancing two high schools and a library gig. Parents magazine proves invaluable.
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11: Americana Madonna
Melissa discovers poetry, rocks out to black sabbath, and eats some low-cal hearts.
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10: A Thanksgiving at Cookwillow
Luke learns a meaningful lesson from a clown in an elevator that helping the elderly is not an activity meant to benefit him. Well, maybe the lesson takes a few years to sink in. Also featuring Luke's older brother, Chris.
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9: Bouts of Alienation
Kalila writes a semi-autobiographical book for NaNoWriMo, gets feedback from an idol, and is forced to decide between being Proust or Bukowski. Warning: This episode has content that may be triggering, as it contains references to suicide.
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8: Resign
Christie discovers heartbreak, and subsequently, poetry. Meanwhile, while her friends murder each other via Axl Rose fan fiction. Yes, High School can be tough, but there's always that hayride to look forward too.
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7: Answer
A 4th Grader defeats Darth Maul and saves the universe before helping the Bulls win the championship. Then he goes to high school and experiences self doubt.
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6: Sweat The Small Stuff
Ben gets tired of cutting weight for wrestling, writes about weight for film, and decides cutting film will be a lot more fun .
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4: In The Tent
Ryan rips off Saving Private Ryan to beat me in a writing contest, and some scouts try to remember what they're supposed to do when they encounter a bear.
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3: Young Moss Won't Clean His Room
Moss gets published by Poetry.com. I know, I know, but he's on the first page. And you should hear what he has to say about BBQ Ribs.
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2: Love Screw
Sara revisits and processes some hella high school feelings with her poetry.
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1: Present Enemy
Our First Episode! Meg shares an assignment from school. It was supposed to be a thesis paper, but it somehow turned into a story about a high stakes drug investigation.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Each week we invite a new guest on to share some prose, poetry, college essays, and anything else they made during those awkward years. Part nostalgia, part comedy, all awkward, we take a trip back to the mental world of our younger wordsmiths, and learn to forgive ourselves for being 14.
HOSTED BY
Tim Hewitt
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How many episodes does Paragraphs Lost have?
Paragraphs Lost currently has 17 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Paragraphs Lost about?
Each week we invite a new guest on to share some prose, poetry, college essays, and anything else they made during those awkward years. Part nostalgia, part comedy, all awkward, we take a trip back to the mental world of our younger wordsmiths, and learn to forgive ourselves for being 14.
How often does Paragraphs Lost release new episodes?
Paragraphs Lost has 17 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Paragraphs Lost?
Paragraphs Lost is created and hosted by Tim Hewitt.
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