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Friday Apr 17, 2026
Friday Apr 17, 2026
This week, the crew gathers for Brent’s last episode as a co-host. Don’t worry, goodbyes aren’t forever.
Links mentioned during the show:
The Crew’s Recommendations for Brent:
Jenna: Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me About Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival by Maria Pinto
Shingai: Deep Space Nine, Stephen Universe
Nick: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
LP: Ring Shout on Saturn - Sheree Renee Thomas, Kai Ashante WIlson (novel that's coming)
Sameem: Letters to a Writer of Color, Edited by Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro
Marshall: Lone Woman by Victor LaValle, Adrian Tchaikovsky - Shroud
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Now, just keep writing!
Friday Apr 03, 2026
Friday Apr 03, 2026
This week, Marshall and Brent follow Nick’s lead in building a character from scratch.
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Now, just keep writing!
Friday Mar 20, 2026
Friday Mar 20, 2026
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Brent use The Story Engine deck and expansions to show how ideas for writing can form and vary from writer to writer. Not surprisingly, they have a blast!
Links mentioned during the show:
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Now, just keep writing!
Friday Mar 06, 2026
Friday Mar 06, 2026
This week, Marshall, Jenna, LP, Sameem, and Shingai talk about what they consume and how they write stories of resistance and rage when the world is on fire.
Links mentioned during the show:
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Now, just keep writing!
Friday Feb 20, 2026
Friday Feb 20, 2026
This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, Jenna, Sameem, Shingai, RJ and LP dive into their past to reflect on what drove their desire to write.
Links mentioned during the show:
Sameem Siddiqui
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
Friday Feb 06, 2026
Friday Feb 06, 2026
This week, Marshall, Nick, LP and Sameem continue discussing the works that have influenced them as writers. In this episode, Jenna shares the variety of works that formed her writing.
Links mentioned during the show:
Sameem Siddiqui
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
Friday Jan 23, 2026
Friday Jan 23, 2026
This week, Marshall, Nick, Sameem, Jenna, Gabe, Brent, and LP talk about thier writing aspirations for 2026.
Links mentioned during the show:
Sameem Siddiqui
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
Friday Dec 26, 2025
Friday Dec 26, 2025
This week, Marshall, Brent, Jenna, Shingai and Wil interview Kate Maruyama and LP about the novella craft book they are collaborating on. Happy Holidays to our amazing community!
Links mentioned during the show:
Episode 159 - An Interview with Kate Maruyama
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
Friday Dec 12, 2025
Friday Dec 12, 2025
This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, and Wil are back again to talk about all things horror!
Links mentioned during the show:
Vessel: A Nocturnal Realm Series
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
Friday Nov 28, 2025
Friday Nov 28, 2025
This week, Nick leads Marshall, Brent and Wil in a discussion about all things antagonistic.
Links mentioned during the show:
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!