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178: “A Small Good Thing” by Raymond Carver
Jun 15, 2026
Unknown duration
177: “2BR02B” by Kurt Vonnegut
Jun 1, 2026
25m 03s
176: “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty
May 15, 2026
23m 44s
175: “Foster” by Claire Keegan
May 1, 2026
26m 27s
174: “In the Heart of the Heart of the Country” by William H Gass
Apr 15, 2026
31m 26s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/15/26 | 178: “A Small Good Thing” by Raymond Carver | Interested in our novel mentorship program or have any other questions? Email us at napleswritersworkshop@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com In this episode, we discuss “A Small Good Thing” by Raymond Carver. What can we learn from this masterful short story? How does a writer deliberately make a reader like or dislike a character? Can we deepen a character without exploring the character’s past? How does fiction employ empathy? How can we depict a character’s emotions by showing them in action? | — | ||||||
| 6/1/26 | 177: “2BR02B” by Kurt Vonnegut✨ | speculative fictioncharacter development+3 | — | Naples Writers WorkshopPatreon | — | Kurt Vonnegut2BR02B+5 | — | 25m 03s | |
| 5/15/26 | 176: “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty✨ | literaturestory analysis+3 | — | Naples Writers WorkshopPatreon | — | A Worn PathEudora Welty+3 | — | 23m 44s | |
| 5/1/26 | 175: “Foster” by Claire Keegan✨ | character developmentstory pacing+3 | — | Naples Writers WorkshopPatreon+1 | — | FosterClaire Keegan+6 | — | 26m 27s | |
| 4/15/26 | 174: “In the Heart of the Heart of the Country” by William H Gass✨ | literaturepoetry+3 | — | In the Heart of the Heart of the Country | — | William H GassIn the Heart of the Heart of the Country+3 | — | 31m 26s | |
| 4/1/26 | 173: “Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler✨ | literaturestory structure+3 | — | Teenage Wasteland | — | Teenage WastelandAnne Tyler+4 | — | 24m 09s | |
| 3/15/26 | 172: “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant✨ | literatureshort stories+3 | — | PatreonThe Necklace | — | The NecklaceGuy de Maupassant+5 | — | 35m 39s | |
| 3/1/26 | 171: The Wedding Party by Taylor Koekkoek✨ | literaturewriting+3 | — | The Wedding Party | — | The Wedding PartyTaylor Koekkoek+4 | — | 26m 35s | |
| 2/15/26 | 170: “Eveline” by James Joyce✨ | literatureanalysis+3 | — | PatreonEveline | — | EvelineJames Joyce+5 | — | 28m 00s | |
| 2/1/26 | 169: “A Millionaire’s Girl” by Zelda Fitzgerald✨ | literatureZelda Fitzgerald+3 | — | A Millionaire’s Girl | — | A Millionaire's GirlZelda Fitzgerald+3 | — | 21m 37s | |
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| 1/15/26 | 168: “The Catbird Seat” by James Thurber✨ | literaturestorytelling+3 | — | PatreonThe Catbird Seat | — | The Catbird SeatJames Thurber+5 | — | 24m 58s | |
| 1/1/26 | 167: “The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket” by Yasunari Kawabata✨ | literatureJapanese literature+3 | — | The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket | — | Yasunari KawabataThe Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket+3 | — | 27m 07s | |
| 12/15/25 | 166: “Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole” by Isabel J. Kim✨ | literaturefantasy+3 | — | Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole“Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole | — | Omelas HoleIsabel J. Kim+3 | — | 32m 24s | |
| 12/1/25 | 165: “The Nine Billion Names of God” by Arthur C. Clarke✨ | literatureshort stories+3 | — | The Nine Billion Names of God | — | The Nine Billion Names of GodArthur C. Clarke+5 | — | 17m 48s | |
| 11/15/25 | 164: “Hollow” by Breece D’J Pancake | If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “Hollow” by Breece D’J Pancake. What can we learn from this early success from a young writer? What does it mean for a writer to find their voice? What does it mean to write what you know? Is it actually bad to head-hop point of view? How do you circumscribe the events of a story to create a compelling portrait of a character? For daily writing tips, industry news, and great short fiction, join our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/napleswritersworkshop You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com | — | ||||||
| 11/1/25 | 163: “The Enormous Radio” by John Cheever | If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “The Enormous Radio” by John Cheever (alternate version). What can we learn from this 1947 New Yorker story? How does the distinction between public and private life drive a story? How do stories rely on insights about human psychology? How does a story that predicts the future show us what it means to be human? How can we use fantastical elements to explore the psychology of characters? For daily writing tips, industry news, and great short fiction, join our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/napleswritersworkshop You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com | — | ||||||
| 10/15/25 | 162: “A Conversation with My Father” by Grace Paley | If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “A Conversation with My Father” by Grace Paley. What can we learn from this semi-autobiographical story? How can we develop stories from our own experiences? How can an extended conversation drive a story? How does the tragedy of human mortality color the mood of a conversation? How can we capture a real-life feeling in our stories? For daily writing tips, industry news, and great short fiction, join our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/napleswritersworkshop You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com | — | ||||||
| 10/1/25 | 161: “A Manual for Cleaning Women” by Lucia Berlin | If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “A Manual for Cleaning Women” by Lucia Berlin. What can we learn from this story? How can we use a repeating structure in a story? How can the emotional shape of a story influence its structure? How does a story’s themes suggest structural features? For daily writing tips, industry news, and great short fiction, join our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/napleswritersworkshop You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com | — | ||||||
| 9/15/25 | 160: “Everything That Rises Must Converge” by Flannery O’Connor | If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “Everything That Rises Must Converge” by Flannery O’Connor. What can we learn from one of O’Connor’s best parables? How do details make a story richer? What does it mean for a story to have a meaning? How can detailed, concrete characters help a story find insights through drama? For daily writing tips, industry news, and great short fiction, join our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/napleswritersworkshop You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com | — | ||||||
| 9/1/25 | 159: “Wood Sorrel House” by Zach Williams | If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “Wood Sorrel House” by Zach Williams. What can we learn from this story? Do we need to interpret what the story means? Is there a metaphor? How can interior psychology be presented by external conflicts? How can we make sure our stories are understood as we intend? How can concrete details ground a story’s concerns? What makes a perfect detail? For daily writing tips, industry news, and great short fiction, join our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/napleswritersworkshop You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com | — | ||||||
| 8/15/25 | 158: “The Garden of Forking Paths” by Jorge Luis Borges | If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “The Garden of Forking Paths” by Jorge Luis Borges. What can we learn from this seminal work? How does the Garden of Forking Paths function in the story? How can a story maintain momentum while shifting the reader’s expectations? How can a story explain something novel? For daily writing tips, industry news, and great short fiction, join our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/napleswritersworkshop You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com | — | ||||||
| 8/1/25 | 157: “Found Objects” by Jennifer Egan | If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “Found Objects” by Jennifer Egan (second story in this PDF). What can we learn from this story? How can plot serve character and character serve plot? How can a character be both a device and a character? Can a scene be developed as both a present scene and a memory at the same time? How does the character’s experience drive the reader’s understanding of a story? For daily writing tips, industry news, and great short fiction, join our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/napleswritersworkshop You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com | — | ||||||
| 7/15/25 | 156: “Two Words” by Isabel Allende | If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “Two Words” by Isabel Allende, originally “Dos Palabras”. What can we learn from this story translated from Spanish? How can we use our writing eye in descriptions? How can a story feel like a legend or myth? How does mythic storytelling influence how the narrative views its characters? How can a story leave an unanswered question and yet remain entirely satisfying? For daily writing tips, industry news, and great short fiction, join our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/napleswritersworkshop You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com | — | ||||||
| 7/1/25 | 155: “The Piano Teacher’s Pupil” by William Trevor | If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “The Piano Teacher’s Pupil” by William Trevor. What can we learn from this short, well-crafted story? How can backstory help build the present moment? How can we establish throughlines? How are well-rounded characters developed? For daily writing tips, industry news, and great short fiction, join our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/napleswritersworkshop You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com | — | ||||||
| 6/15/25 | 154: “Nine Lives” by Ursula K. Le Guin | If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast In this episode, we discuss “Nine Lives” by Ursula K. Le Guin. What can we learn from another great story from a master of speculative fiction? How can we portray unusual experiences that are nonetheless fundamentally human? How can we keep our focus on what it means to be human even in wildly speculative fiction? For daily writing tips, industry news, and great short fiction, join our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/napleswritersworkshop You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com | — | ||||||
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