About this episode

Robyn O'Neil discusses C.K. Williams and explores themes of quietness and writing through a play structure.

Thanking Mediocre Nurses, A Play by Robyn O'Neil ACT 1: Transparency about a failing enterprise ACT 2: Two questions and an answer ACT 3: Keep Dying, Keep Writing it Down ACT 4: Get Quiet LINKS +Buy C.K. Williams' Writers Writing Dying +Buy The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus +My SHOP +My WEBSITE +My INSTAGRAM +My SUBSTACK

People in this episode

Host: Robyn O'Neil

Topics covered

• C.K. Williams
• writing
• quiet
• theater
• transparency

Keywords

• C.K. Williams
• Thanking Mediocre Nurses
• writing
• quiet
• theater

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: My SHOP, My WEBSITE, My INSTAGRAM, My SUBSTACK

Books & works: Thanking Mediocre Nurses, The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus

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