Episode 7: The healing power of poetry with Anna Renee
**Content warning** This episode contains discussion of domestic violence, pregnancy loss and mental health. **
*If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please know you deserve safety and have resources. You can start by contacting the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-7233 or texting START to 88788
Oklahoma transplant Anna Renee shares her story of surviving domestic violence, grief and navigating mental health through poetry.
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Episode 6: Radical Romance with Heather Dubree
Melodie explores the freedom of writing romance under your full government name with Tulsa's multi-talented artist and writer, Heather Dubree.
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Episode 5: Bookselling with Kayla Comrie
Just days after the launch of the Kinara x Meadow Market Books collaboration, Melodie sits down with Kayla Comrie to talk about reading culture, responding to community, and the importance of leaning on each other to make dreams reality.
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Episode 4: Real Perfect and the long game of writing with Lyr Gray
Author Lyr Gray discusses her long-awaited debut Real Perfect, the way creativity begets creativity, and how the big world of writing is incredibly tiny.
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Episode 3: Grief, romance and friendship with Samantha Ryan
Content Warning This episode includes themes of grief, depression and suicide.** Melodie talks about exploring mental health and queer joy with Tulsa author Samantha Ryan.
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Episode 2: Sidequests and Shenanigans with Jes McCutchen
Melodie sits down with author and community rock star Jes McCutchen ahead of the release of Sidequests and Shenanigans, a collaborative poetry and creative writing endeavor launching January 31 with Josh Wann.
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Episode 1: Meadow Market Books with Jared Coulter
Melodie sits down with co-conspirator Jared Coulter to talk about launching Meadow Market Books.
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