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Writer's Prompts | Love Unscripted | Cupid’s Murder Evidence Board
Writer's Prompt for the podcast "Cupid’s Murder Evidence Board"
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4 days ago2 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Cupid’s Murder Evidence Board
Join Tim and LeeAnna as they contemplate your friend group — not so much a circle as a soap opera with bad lighting. One kiss, one breakup, and suddenly everyone’s starring in their own season finale. Plot twists pile up, alliances shift hourly, and Cupid’s arrows feel more like grenades. Welcome to ‘Cupid’s Murder Evidence Board.’
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4 days ago1 min read


Writer's Prompts | Love Unscripted | Not Your Troy, Not Your Heaven
Writer's Prompt for the podcast "Not Your Troy, Not Your Heaven"
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Aug 142 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Not Your Troy, Not Your Heaven (part 2)
Tim & LeeAnna continue their dive into emotional turmoil with the second of two of Yeats’s most emotionally raw poems – He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven.
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Aug 141 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Not Your Troy, Not Your Heaven (part 1)
Tim & LeeAnna dive into two of W. B. Yeats’s most emotionally raw poems – No Second Troy and He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven – to explore the wreckage of unrequited love, the fine line between worship and resentment, and why offering your dreams might not be enough when she’s already burning down cities. Spoiler: this one’s gonna hurt in all the right ways
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Aug 71 min read


Writer's Prompts | Love Unscripted | Certified: Not A Mess
Writer's Prompt for the podcast "Certified: Not A Mess"
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Jul 312 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Certified: Not A Mess
Dating’s chaotic. So what if there were… standards? Like actual, published, reviewable standards. In this episode, Tim launches his idea of a “Dating Passport” – complete with Contracts of Integrity for Men and Women.
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Jul 311 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Love on a High Horse (part 2)
In this second part of “Love on a High Horse” the duo dives even deeper into the frustrations of modern romance—where expectations are sky-high, but the emotional rewards barely make it off the ground. Get ready for dramatic readings that'll make you laugh, cringe, and maybe even question your own dating choices
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Jul 241 min read


Writer's Prompts | Love Unscripted | Love on a High Horse
Writer's Prompt for the podcast "Love on a High Horse"
Effigy Press Admin
Jul 242 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Love on a High Horse (part 1)
From “do I even want to be around you?” to “can I introduce you to my friends” to “er, can I take off my pants?” – it’s a journey.
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Jul 181 min read


The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Love Unscripted | Be My Baby"
Authentic, emotionally complex characters can be made by weaving in these nuanced, almost invisible tactics. It’s about creating a relationship where control doesn’t scream “I’m a villain.” Instead, it whispers “This is for your own good” while slowly suffocating the life out of the other person.

The Snark
Jul 35 min read


Writer's Prompts | Love Unscripted | Be My Baby
Writer's Prompt for the podcast "Be My Baby"
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Jul 32 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Be My Baby (part 2)
Includes a dramatic reading from the fictional James and Alice that seems to be kinda weirdly controlling. Or is it? Why does Alice need to dress up as a cheerleader for James’ Superbowl party?
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Jul 31 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Be My Baby (part 1)
Power dynamics, manipulation, and control - oh my! This week (and next), Tim and LeeAnna plow through the ugly, messy reality of how control plays out in relationships. The subtle, often unnoticed ways people - mostly men - bend their partners to their will without even realizing it.
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Jun 262 min read


The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "The Tragedy of the Incels" (part 2)"
By the end of the episode, Tim and LeeAnna have dragged us through the labyrinthine mess of incel ideologies, the self-sabotaging behaviors, and the desperate cries for connection. But here’s the kicker: Tim’s golden nugget of wisdom is that writers can’t just write the fight between the incel and the world. No, no. Writers, you have to write the attempt to save sanity first.

The Snark
Jun 124 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | The Tragedy of the Incels (part 2)
Welcome to part 2 of The Tragedy of the Incels, where Tim and LeeAnna continue to dive into the fascinating world of Incels - because why not tackle one of the internet’s favorite rage-fueled, basement-dwelling subcultures?
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Jun 122 min read


Writer's Prompts | Love Unscripted | The Tragedy of the Incels
Writer's Prompts for the podcast "Love Unscripted | The Tragedy of the Incels"
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Jun 52 min read


The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "The Tragedy of the Incels (part 1)"
I mean, who needs romance when you can have resentment and an endless supply of internet forums to air your grievances, right?

The Snark
Jun 54 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | The Tragedy of the Incels (part 1)
Join Tim and LeeAnna as they dive into the fascinating, cringeworthy world of incels – the involuntary celibates who somehow think blaming women for their lack of romantic success is a viable strategy. In this first part of a two-parter, our podcasters explore the tangled mess of low self-esteem, entitlement, and, yes, a shocking lack of empathy.
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Jun 52 min read


Writer's Prompts | Love Unscripted | Love's Corner Case
Writer's Prompts for the podcast "Love Unscripted | Love's Corner Case"
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May 302 min read
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