Listen to Craftwork Episode 28: Earthy Language, Scary Cupids, & Lunar Portrayals w/ Michael Wehunt.

In this interview, we chat with Michael Wehunt about the administrative side of professional writing, the unanticipated weirdness of public selfhood, the “moment before the moment”, and so much more.   

Michael Wehunt has been a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award, multiple Shirley Jackson Awards, and the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts’ Crawford Award. In Spain, his translated works have garnered nominations for the Premio Ignotus and Premio Amaltea, winning the latter. He haunts the woods of Decatur, Georgia, with his partner and their dog. Together, they hold the horrors at bay. Most recently, he is the author of the novels The October Film Haunt and Nightjars.  

Books and poems mentioned in this episode:   

• Ancient Images; The Grin of the Dark; Incarnate — Ramsey Campbell 
• Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture — Douglas Coupland 
• Poems 1962-2020 — Louise Glück 
• Carrie — Stephen King 
• Beings — Ilana Masad 
• The God of the Woods; Long Bright River — Liz Moore 
• Ghost Wall; Ripeness — Sarah Moss 
• The Violent Bear it Away — Flannery O’Connor 
• “Archaic Torso of Apollo” — Rainer Maria Rilke
• Coffin Moon — Keith Rosson