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We're joined by the fantastic Jahmal Mayfield to discuss his incredible debut novel Smoke Kings, as well as the beauty of rom coms and Japanese philosophers.

We also get a sneak preview of Smoke Kings and discuss tunnel vision in looking at political/socio-economic issues, and having honest conversations through a fictional lens.



Jahmal Mayfield writes gritty crime novels that touch on large social issues. He was born in Virginia but currently resides in New Jersey. In addition to writing, he serves as the director of a nonprofit program that provides employment support to people with disabilities. Mayfield is a husband and father of two young adults who are both embarrassed by his frequent forays down the rabbit holes of YouTube to view old 90s hip hop videos. Smoke Kings was inspired by Kimberly Jones’ passionate viral video, “How can we win?”

Follow him on Twitter and pre-order the audiobook of Smoke Kings at Barnes & Noble.





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Our audio recording of our crowdcast with the crew from the fantastic mag Rock and a Hard Place celebrating the release of their anthology The One Percent: Tales of the Super Wealthy and Depraved



Featuring the editors:

Roger Nokes

Jay Butkowski

Albert Tucher

Paul J. Garth

R.D. Sullivan

and Rob D. Smith



And writers:

James D.F. Hannah

Curtis Ippolito

Scott Von Doviak

and C.W. Blackwell.







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Intro/Outro music: www.bensound.com



Disclaimer: Any and all opinions expressed are the opinions of the participants and not of the organizations or institutions with which they are affiliated.






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We're joined by the phenomenal talent that is award-winning author Jordan Harper to talk about Everybody Knows, late stage capitalism, horseshoe theory, and universal guilt. We also discuss his other works She Rides Shotgun, and The Last King of California, his past experience in music journalism, and Western society being a catalyst for noir stories.


Jordan Harper is the Edgar-Award winning author of She Rides Shotgun, The Last King of California, Everybody Knows, and the short story collection Love and Other Wounds. Born and educated in Missouri, he now lives in Los Angeles, where he works as a writer and producer for television.

She Rides Shotgun has also been optioned for a movie staring Taron Edgerton



Find him on Twitter, Everybody Knows at Mulholland Books, and his other work at HarperCollins.



Want to submit your writing? Email darkwaterspodcast@gmail.com



Intro/Outro music: www.bensound.com



Disclaimer: Any and all opinions expressed are the opinions of the participants and not of the organizations or institutions with which they are affiliated.


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We're joined by the awesome Beau Johnson to discuss facial recognition skills, reading as a family activity, and his latest release The Abrum Files. We also talk about time travel, tackling heavy topics through a variety of mediums, and rawness in writing certain genres.


Beau Johnson lives in Ontario, Canada and is the author of the Bishop Rider books. Gun to his head, he will always choose pancakes over waffles.

Find him here & his work here.



The Dark Waters anthology is also out now! Find it at ⁠Barnes & Noble⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠, and ⁠many other outlets⁠.



Want to submit your writing? Email darkwaterspodcast@gmail.com



Intro/Outro music: www.bensound.com



Disclaimer: Any and all opinions expressed are the opinions of the participants and not of the organizations or institutions with which they are affiliated.






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We're joined by the incredible talent that is Ai Jiang and talk about their projects both released and upcoming, whether AI will take over the world, and if the apocalypse can come before we've written the books we want to write. We also get a snippet of I Am AI and talk about using horror as a way to discuss grief.



Ai Jiang is a Chinese-Canadian writer, a Nebula Award finalist, and an immigrant from Fujian. She is a member of HWA, SFWA, and Codex. Her work can be found in F&SF, The Dark, Uncanny, The Masters Review, Prairie Fire, among others. She is the recipient of Odyssey Workshop’s 2022 Fresh Voices Scholarship and the author of Linghun and I Am AI. Find her on Twitter and online.



The Dark Waters anthology is also out now! Find it at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and many other outlets.


Want to submit your writing? Email darkwaterspodcast@gmail.com

Intro/Outro music: www.bensound.com

Disclaimer: Any and all opinions expressed are the opinions of the participants and not of the organizations or institutions with which they are affiliated.




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We debrief from our first ever Bouchercon - talk about things we loved, people we loved, and books we're looking forward to.



We are also opening for submissions for a Dark Waters anthology! Check our Twitter @podcastwaters for more info.





Want to submit your writing for an episode? Email darkwaterspodcast@gmail.com

Intro/Outro music: www.bensound.com

Disclaimer: Any and all opinions expressed are the opinions of the participants and not of the organizations or institutions with which they are affiliated.




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