In episode 001 of the Monkeybicycle podcast, author Kevin Sampsell reads from his new novel, This is Between Us.

Episode 001: Kevin Sampsell, This is Between Us

In episode 002 of the Monkeybicycle podcast, Jamie Iredell reads from his new collection of essays, I Was a Fat Drunk Catholic School Insomniac (Future Tense Books). Iredell takes on such topics as drugs, alcoholism, body image, racism, feminism and religion, while shining a light on some of the darkest moments of his life. He reads here from a chapter titled “A Brief History of Opiate Use.”

Episode 002: Jamie Iredell

Episode 003: Stefan Kiesbye

Episode 004: Colleen Morrissey

Laura van den Berg's new story collection, <em>The Isle of Youth</em>, explores the lives of women mired in secrecy and deception. In this episode of The Monkeybicycle Podcast, she reads one of these stories, titled "Lessons."

Episode 005: Laura van den Berg

Sara Levine is the author of the novel, Treasure Island, and the story collection, Short Dark Oracles, which has recently returned to print. In this episode of The Monkeybicycle Podcast she reads “Baby Love,” one of the collection’s stories.

Episode 006: Sara Levine

Poet Erica Dawson explores lust and love, past and present, accidents, and the ache of plans gone wrong. In this episode she reads from her new collection, The Small Blades Hurt.

Episode 007: Erica Dawson

According to one reviewer, John Henry Fleming’s new story collection, Songs for the Deaf, “creat[es] a new mythology out of crises of faith.” In this episode of the Monkeybicycle Podcast, he reads a piece from the collection titled “A History of War in Three Parts.”

Episode 008: John Henry Fleming

Tommy “Teebs” Pico is the founder and editor in chief of birdsong, an antiracist/queer-positive collective, small press, and zine that publishes art and writing. He is preparing for the release of his new poetry app, Absent Mindr, which will be available on the iTunes App Store on April 15. In this episode of the Monkeybicycle Podcast, he reads pieces from the app, as well as some new material.

Episode 009: Tommy Pico

Vanessa Blakeslee’s debut story collection, Train Shots, has been called, “a colorful glimpse of our sordid and vibrant humanity.” In this episode of the Monkeybicycle Podcast, she reads the title piece from the collection, also titled “Train Shots.”