The Fly Tapes
We're back! The Writers on the Fly took place in April 2024, visiting San Francisco, Sacramento, Ashland, OR, and Eugene, OR. This episode features the San Francisco reading, in which we heard from Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate, George Revel, Anne Landfield and Steve Duda. Timestamps are included below for each story or poem read. Thanks to our presenting sponsor, , for their support. Music by Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate. Readings: Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate 11:42: "Bass Yoga" 18:20: "Holding Steady" 22:50: "The Spring Creek Master" George Revel 35:05:...
info_outline Episode 24—Matt SmytheThe Fly Tapes
In this episode, I sit down with poet Matt Smythe.
info_outline Episode 23—The Cascadia Tour 2016 | PortlandThe Fly Tapes
The Cascadia Tour visits Portland in 2016; featuring readings from Cameron Chambers and Kate Taylor.
info_outline Episode 22—The Cascadia Tour 2016: BendThe Fly Tapes
Writers on the Fly visits Bend, OR, during the 2016 Cascadia Tour; featuring Copi Vojta, Paul Moinester, Amanda Monthei, Brett Gaba, and Steve Duda.
info_outline Episode 21—A Southern Wish with RiverhorseThe Fly Tapes
Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate swung through the homestead in June, and we sat down to chat about what he's been up to this summer and do a reading of his piece, A Southern Wish, from Issue 8.2 of The Flyfish Journal.
info_outline Episode 20—Chris DombrowskiThe Fly Tapes
An interview with writer, poet, and fishing guide Chris Dombrowski.
info_outline Episode 19—Will RiceThe Fly Tapes
In today's episode, I chat with Will Rice, an East Coast native and Pacific Northwest transplant by way of Colorado.
info_outline Episode 18—Chris SantellaThe Fly Tapes
A conversation, a reading, and a song from Chris Santella, author of Fifty Places to Flyfish Before You Die.
info_outline Episode 17—Selected Readings 2The Fly Tapes
In today's episode, author Langdon Cook reads "Silver Beach," from his first book, The Fat of the Land. Find out more about Langdon and his work at www.langdoncook.com.
info_outline Episode 16—Amanda MontheiThe Fly Tapes
In today's episode, I chat with writer, firefighter, ski bum, and former yearbook making wizard Amanda Monthei.
info_outlineThis week's episode starts off with Will Rice reading a piece about close calls with jet boats while searching for steelhead. It's called "Near Death by the Numbers." Will read this piece in Vancouver, British Columbia, during the 2016 Writers on the Fly Cascadia Tour. Will's work has been published in The Drake, The Flyfish Journal, Saltwater Fly Fishing, and Angling Trade.
Following Will, we've got poet Cameron K. Scott. Cameron has published two poetry collections—The Book of Ocho and The Book of Cold Mountain. Cameron's reading in Portland last year during the 2016 Cascadia Tour is included in its entirety. His work has been published in too many places to name, but you can learn more about him at this website: WriterFish.com
Last, but certainly not least, we've got Alex Collier. An Appalachia native, Alex now lives in Seattle with his wife and their son, Haven, and he works as a fishing guide in the Puget Sound area. This piece, "Just Enough, But Not Too Much," was recently published in The Flyfish Journal. This reading is from the 2017 Cascadia Tour in Seattle.
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Music: Blue Highway by Podington Bear, from Free Music Archive, under CC By 3.0; The Zeppelin by Blue Dot Sessions, from Free Music Archive, under CC BY-NC 4.0; O Tannenbaum by Dan Lerch, from Free Music Archive, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.