• Be part of our upcoming Miniseries!

    Be part of our upcoming Miniseries!

    After our ten-episode inaugural season, Just the Gist Please will take a summer break, but there’s…

  • Episode Ten: Kristen Brida

    Episode Ten: Kristen Brida

    Breaking the Canon—The Occasional Rewards of Judging a Book by Its Cover—The Ecstatic Ekphrastic—Erasures, Ghazals, and…

  • Episode Nine: Corey Isaacs

    Episode Nine: Corey Isaacs

    What Are You Ctrl-F-ing?—Recommending the Underdog—Multiple Languages/Multiple Personalities—Floor-Sleeping and Cryogenics: The Mysteries of Inspiration—Finding Yourself in…

  • Episode Eight: Ariel M. Goldenthal

    Episode Eight: Ariel M. Goldenthal

    Have You Ever Said Orgasm When You Meant Organism?—Trust Fund Adjuncts—The Art of Making One Word…

  • Episode Seven: Rebecca Burke

    Episode Seven: Rebecca Burke

    Of Readers and Ducklings—You Need Literarapy—Do You Write What You Read?—Reach Out and Find Your Piece…

  • Episode Six: Kyra Kondis

    Episode Six: Kyra Kondis

    What’s Killing Your Brain Cells?—The Magical Minds of Children—What Do Flash Fiction, Watercolors, Tweets, Cartoons, and…

  • Episode Five: Samantha Edmonds

    Episode Five: Samantha Edmonds

    There’s a Bird in This One—Writer Togs: Portland v. L.L. Bean—What Makes Aliens Literary?—Learning to Love…

  • Episode Four: Jess Jelsma Masterton

    Episode Four: Jess Jelsma Masterton

    Indigo: The Most Interesting Color of the Rainbow—Is “Nonfiction” Just Fake News?—Beyond Epistolary: Doctor’s Notes, Receipts,…

  • Episode Three: Collin Blair Grabarek

    Episode Three: Collin Blair Grabarek

    I Love You, I Just Don’t Like You Right Now—Art Imitating Life Imitating Art Imitating Life—Keeping…

  • Episode Two: Emily Heiden

    Episode Two: Emily Heiden

    A Doctor of Nonfiction—Trolls and Gatekeepers—Girls Rule, and Boys…Have A Lot of Confidence—Embarrassing First Releases—MFA Mentors—Oh…