In this episode, Calvin McMillin reads his essay Why I Teach The Catcher in the Rye. Calvin is the author of the short story collection The Sushi Bar at the Edge of Forever and the editor of Frank Chin’s The Confessions of a Number One Son. His fiction has appeared in Santa Cruz Noir, Hawai‘i Review, and Asian Pulp, and his film criticism has been published by Bright Wall /Dark Room, Far East Films, and LoveHKFilm. Calvin earned a doctorate in literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz and lives in Honolulu, where he has taught courses in American literature, Asian American literature, and detective fiction.

In this episode, Justin Hairston reads his essay Jumping for Joy. Justin is a freelance writer and marketer in New York City, where he’s engaged in the perpetual struggle to intellectualize his obsessions with basketball, television, and movies. He can be reached on Twitter and Letterboxd at @justinh94, or via his Substack at justinhairston.substack.com. And now, here’s Justin.

In this episode, Celeste Amidon reads her essay A Place Where Blind Men See. Celeste is an Austin-based writer. Her work has been featured in Gulf Coast, Polyester, Off Chance, Not Here to Make Friends, Cusper, and elsewhere. When she’s not writing, you can find her reading horror novels, growing vegetables, and listening to Creed at the highest possible volume.

In this episode, BC Wallin reads his essay Aspired Cathedrals. BC is a writer. His work can be found on Polygon, Vulture, Little White Lies, and Bright Wall/Dark Room. His unfinished novels can be found on his Google Drive. B.C. lives with his wife in New York.

In this episode, Sarah Welch-Larson reads her essay on social media craft videos. Sarah is a staff writer for Bright Wall/Dark Room, the author of Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction’s Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise, and a co-writer of the Seeing & Believing newsletter. She lives in Chicago with her husband, their dog, and about three dozen houseplants.