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Emerging Form — 207 episodes
Episode 173: The Wonderment
Episode 172: Craig Childs on Writing Worst Drafts
Episode 171: Claire Boyles on the Relationship Between Fiction and Real Life
Episode 170: Elizabeth Preston on Getting From Big Idea to Book
Episode 169: Roberta Kwok on the Slow Path to Epiphany
Episode 168: Eric Zimmer on Trust, Motivation and Asking for Help
Episode 167: Roxanne Khamsi on the Joy of Thinking
Episode 166: Kelli Russell Agodon on Play in Poetry
Episode 165: Ramona Ausubel Will Get You Unstuck
Episode 164: Christie and Rosemerry Interview One Another
Episode 163 James Crews on the Radical Act of Rest
Episode 162: Dimity McDowell on Creative Identities
Episode 161- Mason Currey on Making Art and Making a Living
Episode 160 GG Renee Hill on Reclaiming Your Narrative
Episode 159 Kate Munger: Creating Community through Song
Episode 158: Ken Medema on the Art of Improvisation
Episode 157: Alia Hanna Habib
Episode 156: Chris Duffy Wrote a Book, and Guess What? It's Hilarious and Awesome
Episode 155: Emerging Form Guests Share Their Words for 2026
Episode 154: Christie & Rosemerry Look Back on 2025
Episode 153: Todd Mitchell on How a Breakdown Led to a Breakthrough
Episode 152: Julia Belluz on How to Have A Happy Collaboration
Episode 151: Alison Luterman on Striving
Episode 150 Bonus: The Medicine of Surrender, Poetry, and Metaphor With Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Updated Episode 150: Filling the Well
Episode 149: Diana Hill on Genius Energy
Episode 148: David Baron on Torturous First Drafts and the Pleasures of Historical Research
Episode 147: Michael Kleber-Diggs on the Role of the Artist in “dark times”
Episode 146: Maria Kelson on Switching Genres
Episode 145: Starre Vartan on What it Really Means to Be Strong
Episode 144: Making Peace with Promoting Your Creative Work
Episode 143: Shelley Read on Becoming a Novelist in Midlife
Episode 142: Bonnie Tsui on Finding the Right Container to Tell a Story
Episode 141 Bonus: Jennie Erin Smith on Patience and Pushing Through
Episode 141: Jennie Erin Smith on Exploring the Marathon Project
Episode 140: Lisa S. Gardiner on Learning From the Past
Episode 139: Adam Becker on Why Doubt is a Strength
Episode 138 Bonus: Bil Lepp on Repsonding to an Audience in Real Time
Episode 138: Bil Lepp on Humor and Storytelling
Episode 137: Andrea Barrett on Accepting the Process
Episode 136: Danusha Laméris on Creativity as a Leap of Faith
Episode 135: Alex Hutchinson on the Benefits of Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
Episode 134: Kristin Pedemonti on the Power of Stories
Episode 133: Sherry Richert Belul on Creativity and Kindness
Episode 132: Evan Ratliff on Creating an AI Voice Agent
Episode 131: Auden Schendler on Storytelling and Climate Change
Episode 130: Mitzi Rapkin on the Art of Conversation
Episode 129: Kellie Day on Shadow Careers and Creating from the Spirit
Episode 128: Christie & Rosemerry's Annual Review
Episode 127: Rebecca Mullen on Turning a Counseling Practice into a Book
Episode 126: Creativity in Dark Times
Episode 125: Laura Pritchett on Being Kind to Yourself
Episode 124: Richard Panek on the Power of Not Knowing
Episode 123: James Crews on Writing Prompts
Episode 122: Mark S. Burrows on the Art of Translation
Episode 121: Rosemerry's New Poetry Collection
Episode 120: Mirabai Starr on Ordinary Mysticism
Episode 119: Trying a New Form with Holiday Mathis
Episode 118: When an Article Turns Into a Book with Nicola Twilley
Episode 117: Tim Kreider on the Artist at Midlife
Episode 116: Paolo Bacigalupi on Beating Burnout
Episode 115: Nadia Colburn on Yoga, Mindfulness and Writing
Episode 114: Katie Arnold on Zen and Writing and Running
Episode 113: Lydia Millet on Writing About "the Overwhelm of the World"
Episode 112: Courtney E. Martin on the Tragic Gap
Episode 111: Getting in the Creative Zone with Goodnight Moonshine
Episode 110: The Choices a Writer Must Make with Erin Zimmerman
Episode 109: Christie's New Podcast is Here!
Episode 108: Annabel Abbs-Streets on Creativity and the Night Self
Episode 107: Kelly and Zach Weinersmith on How to Write a Debunking Book That's Upbeat and Funny
Episode 106: Rosemerry & Christie on How to Step Out of the Self-Loathing Spiral
Episode 105: Paul Hearding on Using Storytelling to Enhance Memory
Episode 104: John Roedel on Meeting Depression with Creative Practice
Episode 103: Rebecca Boyle on Finding Her Argument
Episode 102: Looking Back on 2023
Episode 101: Chris Duffy and Zach Sherwin's 101 Day Experiment
Episode 100! In which we reflect on our first 100 episodes
Episode 99: Jacqueline Suskin on Seasonal Rituals and Creativity
Quick Update
Episode 98: Walt Hickey on How Pop Culture Shapes Us
Episode 97: Brad Stulberg on the Benefits of Rugged Flexibility
Episode 96: David Keplinger on Poetry and Science
Episode 95: Writing Across Genres with Cameron Walker
Episode 94: Christine Laskowski on Passion Projects
Episode 93: Melissa L. Sevigny on Allowing the Story to Emerge
Episode Swap! Breathing Wind Podcast Interviews Rosemerry
Episode 92: Laura Davis on the Story Behind Telling the Story
Episode 91: Phyllis Cole-Dai on Mindfulness and Social Justice
Episode 90: Write What You Don’t Know with James Navé and Allegra Huston
Episode 89: Uche Ogbuji on AI and Creativity
Episode 88: Emily Scott Robinson on the art of performance
Episode 87: Marisa S. White on the Business of Creativity
Episode 86: Finding Your Voice in the Void with Laura Tohe
Episode 85: Rosemerry Explores the Full Spectrum
Episode 84: Flora Lichtman on Curiosity and Wonder
Episode 83: David Epstein on Cultivating an Experimental Attitude
Episode 82 Bonus: Creative Pleasures with Brad Aaron Modlin
Episode 82: Changing Up Your Creative Practice with Brad Aaron Modlin
Episode 81: Nature and Creativity with Florence Williams
Episode 80: Holiday Mathis Wrote a Novel!
Episode 79: Lauren Fleshman on Telling Her Story to Create Social Change
Episode 78: End of the year reflections
Episode 77: Poet aaron abeyta on how art gathers us
Episode 76: Paying attention with Chris Duffy
Episode 75: What is Success?
Episode 74: T.A. Barron on the Magic of Stories
Episode 73: Steve Magness on Doing Hard Things
Episode 72: Nicola Twilley and Geoff Manaugh on Writing a Book with a Partner
Episode 71: Aging and Letting Go of Identity as a Maker with Kim Rosen
Episode 70- Checking in One Year Later
Episode 69: Travel and the Muse with Laurie Wagner
Episode 69: How Rachel Feltman Wrote "Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex"
Episode 67 – Inspiration from other genres
Episode 66: Life Cycle of A Creative Project with Laura Joyce Davis
Episode 65: A Creative Walk with Valencia Robin
Episode 64 bonus: Alison Luterman on coaxing the form to emerge and skies before screens.
Episode 64: Alison Luterman reprise -- it's ok to not feel talented. Keep going anyway.
Episode 63: Reviving abandoned projects with Holiday Mathis
Episode 62: An Exploration of Poetic Process
Episode 61: telling personal stories involving conflict with Arielle Duhaime-Ross
Episode 60: What happens when your creative outlet disappears, with Stéphanie Ortega.
Episode 59: The neuroscience of creativity with Dr. Emily Willingham
Episode 58: Orchestrating a Large Collaboration with Leah Shaw
Episode 57: How play can fuel creativity with Catherine Price
Episode 56: New Year 2022
Episode 55 bonus: We're writing again!
Episode 55: Why do we do this (creative practice)?
Episode 54: What's at stake, with Jack Ridl
Episode 53: Reflection with Susan J. Tweit
Episode 52: What does it mean to show up? With Jude Jordan Kalush
Episode 51: Beyond the Binary with Wendy Videlock
Episode 50 bonus: Finding solace in poetry and music
Episode 50: Creativity in times of trauma
Episode 49: Storytelling with Andy Offut Irwin
Episode 48: Never Say You Can't Survive with Charlie Jane Anders
Episode 47: Imposter syndrome with Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
Episode 46: Rosemerry and Christie talk about failure
Episode 45: Protecting Your Creative Time with Catherine Price
Episode 44: How a Creative Career Emerges with Annalee Newitz
Episode 43: Christie and Rosemerry on Learning to Sit with the Struggle
Episode 42: Embodiment and Creative Practice with Brooke McNamara
Episode 41: How a memoir emerges, with Kate Fagan
Episode 40: Envy, with Cheryl Strayed
Episode 39-Origin Story
Episode 38 bonus: Kim Langley on the Writing Process
Episode 38: Creativity and Grief with Kim Langley
Episode 37 bonus: Kristi Nelson on becoming a creative person
Episode 37: Gratefulness with Kristi Nelson
Episode 36 Bonus: Jill U. Adams on Creative Journeys
Episode 36: Building a Sustainable Creative Routine with Jill U. Adams
Episode 34 bonus: James Crews on the Creative Life
Episode 34: Creative mindfulness with James Crews
Episode 33 Bonus: A Very Short Report From A Writing Retreat
Episode 33- Artistic Retreats
Episode 32 Bonus: Sarah Gilman on Self-Worth/Creative Work
Episode 32: Cross Your Art with Sarah Gilman
Episode 31 Bonus: Three poems from Rosemerry about moving into the new year
Episode 31: New Year 2021!
Episode 30: Mentorship and creativity with Art Goodtimes
Episode 29 bonus: The creative life of Danusha Laméris
Episode 29: Danusha Laméris
Episode 28 Bonus: Extended interview with Holiday Mathis (revised audio)
Episode 28 Bonus: Extended interview with Holiday Mathis
Episode 28: The daily grind with Holiday Mathis
Episode 27 bonus: A Day in the Life of Kayleen Asbo
Episode 27: Creative Communities with Kayleen Asbo
Episode 26 Bonus: A day in the life of Amy Irvine
Episode 26-Finding creative flow with Amy Irvine
Episode 25 Bonus: A poem and a song from Alison Luterman
Episode 25: Creative practice as political action with Alison Luterman
Episode 24 Bonus: extended interview with Catherine Saint Louis and her producer, Carla Green
Episode 24: When the personal is political, with Catherine Saint Louis
Summer Break
Episode 23: Sara Abou Rashed on art as a courageous act
Episode 22: Aaron Abeyta on small town life during the pandemic
Episode 21: Craig Childs on life in the pandemic
Episode 20: Creativity and COVID-19 with Tim Green
Episode 19: Creativity and COVID-19 with Peter Heller
Episode 18: Creativity and COVID-19 with Helena de Groot
Episode 17 Bonus: Shelter in Place
Episode 17: Creativity and COVID-19 with Laura Joyce Davis
Episode 16 bonus: An extended interview with Rose Eveleth
Episode 16 bonus: poems for life during the coronavirus pandemic
Episode 16: Growing Pains (with Rose Eveleth)
Episode 15 Bonus: An Extended Interview with Scott Barry Kaufman on Self-Actualization and Creativity
Episode 15: From rut to self-actualization (with Scott Barry Kaufman)
Episode 14 bonus: An extended interview with Sarina Bowen
Episode 14: Creative work in the midst of COVID-19 (with Rob Dozier and Sarina Bowen)
Episode 13 Bonus: An Extended Interview with Claire Dederer
Episode 13: How to Handle Rejection (with guest Claire Dederer)
Episode 12 Bonus: An Extended Interview with Sarah Knight
Episode 12: Saying No (with guest Sarah Knight)
Bonus episode: extended interview with Thea Deley
Bonus: Rosemerry reads a poem she wrote for a dying friend
Episode 11: Working with Emotionally Difficult Topics (with guest Thea Deley)
Episode 10 Bonus: Extended interview with Sherry Richert Belul on Play
Episode 10: The Power of Play (with guest Sherry Richert Belul)
Episode 9: How Should We Think About Awards & Contests?
Episode 9 Bonus: Luis Lopez and Rafael Jesús González on Creative Process
Episode 8: Collaboration–Are We In This Together? (with guest Christine Laskowski)
Episode 7: Creative Habits (with guest Helen Fields)
Episode 6: Quitting (with guest Pam Houston)
Episode 5: Feeback (with guest Andrea Jones-Rooy)
Episode 4: Getting Started (with guest Judyth Hill)
Episode 3: Existential Despair (with guest Andrea Bird)
Episode 2: Is Talent Necessary? (with guest Jennifer Kahn)
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