Cold

This week in the Cold, we're not only talking about how our food experiences affect our lives, but how they make their way into the stories we create (or merely enjoy). Just for fun, I'm leaving you w...

16 Apr 202311min

This week in The Cold, we are diving into our most primal selves. I think it is nearly impossible to overestimate the role of ritual and faith in how we see the world - in the stories we consume, we t...

2 Apr 202317min

Doesn't it seem like almost everyone knows someone who they believe was or is a spy? That's why this week in The Cold, we're talking about spies and the spy genre. I've got my stories and I'm telli...

26 Mar 202316min

This week in the Cold, we talk about how externals - a new environment, the music we listen to - influence the story-making process. In my own experience, moving to a rural part of the country, after ...

19 Mar 202313min

This week in the Cold, I tell a great vacation romance story and we ponder how deeply well told, important stories impact our lives. How they help us make sense of our emotions, organize our thoughts,...

12 Mar 202314min

This week in the Cold, we go demonic and talk about all manner of community lore, but especially about the real events that inspired the classic novel and 1973 film, "The Exorcist." This is a deep div...

27 Feb 202324min

This week in the Cold, we're tearing our eyes away from our lovers and giving some much-needed attention to the other love story in our lives - the one we experience with our communities. Check out Vi...

12 Feb 202315min

This week in the Cold, we talk about the structural similarities between popular fictional love stories and our own real-life love stories. According to readers, how a pair of lovers meet and come to ...

5 Feb 202317min