Haunted by These Places, With Jessie Lynn McMains

Left The Hose On

Jessie Lynn McMains is a cross-genre writer, small press publisher, and spoken word performer. They have been publishing their own and others’ work in zines and books since 1994, and currently run Bone & Ink Press, a small press that focuses on boosting the voices of marginalized writers. They are the author of several books, most recently Wisconsin Death Trip and The Loneliest Show On Earth. They have been performing spoken word across the U.S. and Canada since 1998, and their spoken word album, Self-Portrait with Ghosts and Trains, was released by Hello America Stereo Cassette in July 2021. They were the 2016-17 Poet Laureate of Racine, WI, and received the 2019 Hal Prize for Poetry, and are currently serving as the Racine Writer-in-Residence through December 2021. They’re in love with the undying spirit of punk rock, and believe in the power of storytelling to both transform and heal. Find more at recklesschants.net.

Find Jessie's music and spoken word here:

https://oaklandwinedrinkersunion.bandcamp.com

https://onebeerprophet.bandcamp.com

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Thank you to Matt Rouch for the outro music.