You Write!
Welcome to "You Write!", the interactive storytelling podcast that invites you to unleash your creativity. Each episode, we challenge our listeners to craft a short story in just 30 minutes using 3 of 5 randomly generated words. Join hosts Rachel and Matt as we dive into listener-submitted stories, offering constructive feedback and lively discussions. Whether you're an aspiring author or a seasoned storyteller, "You Write!" is your creative playground.
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74 episodes
Episode 74: Music Prompt - Positive, Spend, Magazine, Census, Reader
Welcome back writers!This week we are reading "Inflatuation" by u/The_Prismatics19!To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the ...
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Episode 73: Mundane Scene - Vat, Relate, Run, Palm, Dealer
Welcome back writers!This week we will be reading "Preparations" by u/walkerbyfaith!To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the...
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Episode 72: Jovian Tansit - Consolidate, Amuse, Quarrel, Give, Merit
Hello writers!This week we are reading "Alchemy" by u/NickedYou!To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can...
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Episode 71: Swedish Fisherman - Priority, Unaware, Reconcile, Language, Curve
Hello writers!This week we are reading an untitled story by u/RichiePozier!To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussi...
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Episode 70: Puzzle - Sip, Jump, Coerce, Sustain, Parameter
Welcome back writers!This week we will be reading "Pieces" by u/Mexikim!To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritep...
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Episode 69: Janus Story - Punch, Village, Tread, Elite, Consensus
Hello writers and welcome back to our 30 minute challenge!This week we are reading "New Beginnings" by u/SteveLivingroomCO!It is so nice to get back into the challenge this week! Thank you, writers, for providing such excellent st...
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Episode 68: Get-to-know-Yule - Steve - Science, Effective, Example, Lover, Apple
Welcome to the finale of our Get-to-know-Yule series!This week, we get to know none other than Steve, AKA u/stevelivingroom and, more recently, u/SteveLivingroomCO. We discuss what it is that motivates his writing, what his passions are,...
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Episode 67: Get-to-know-Yule - walkerbyfaith - Turn, Insert, Retire, Extent, Separate
Hello writers and welcome to our next episode in our Get-to-know-Yule series where we sit down and chat with our wonderful writers!This episode we sit down and chat with Michael, AKA walkerbyfaith. We discuss Elena's ash in close detail,...
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Episode 66: Get-to-know-Yule - AllfairChatwin - Railcar, Linear, Ideology, Financial, Air
Hello writers and welcome to our next episode in our Get-to-know-Yule series where we sit down and chat with our wonderful writers!This episode we sit down and chat with AllfairChatwin, AKA Vee. We discuss their stories, process, inspira...
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Episode 65: Get-to-know-Yule - NickedYou - Convert, Enemy, Garlic, Output, Create
Hello writers, and welcome to week three of our Get-to-know-Yule!This week, we are joined by u/NickedYou! We discuss past stories, Sepura and Badger, Nicked's many inter-connected worlds, and their process for writing engaging and satisf...
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Episode 64: Get-to-know-Yule - RichiePozier - Glide, Circulate, Brick, Merit, Eaux
Hello writers and welcome to the second episode in our Get-to-know-Yule series where we sit down and chat with our wonderful writers!This episode we take some time to get to know RichiePozier, AKA Rich. We discuss his stories, inspiratio...
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Episode 63: Get-to-know-Yule - The_Prismatics19 - Wire, March, Interface, Solve, Sector
Hello writers and welcome to the first episode in our Get-to-know-Yule series where we sit down and chat with our wonderful writers!This episode we take some time to get to know The_Prismatics19, AKA Jake. We discuss his stories, inspira...
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Episode 62: Novel-bember - Dialog and Theme - Council, Movie, Persist, Mist, Counter
Hello writers and welcome to the finale of Novel-bember 2025!This week, we are reading a portion of "Husk" by u/The_Prismatics19!For the month of December, we will be talking with each of our lovely Novel-bember writers and gettin...
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Episode 61: Novel-bember - Plot - Sight, Regular, Inject, Exit, Cheese
Hello writers, and welcome to week 3 of Novel-bember!This week, we are reading "Chrome River 3" by u/WookAgnstTheMachine!Next week, we will be taking a break while we celebrate thanksgiving. We will return in two weeks for Episode...
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Episode 60: Novel-bember - Character Development - Grateful, Beautiful, Wait, Plane, Fresh
Welcome to week 2 of Novel-bember!This week, we are reading a portion of "Elena's Ash - Prologue" by u/walkerbyfaith!Stick around for week 3 where we will dive into Plot!To write along with us, go to
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Episode 59: Novel-bember - World-building - Wolf, Virtue, Separation, Length, Aware
Hello writers and welcome to week 1 of Novel-bember!This week, we will be reading a portion of "Sepura Viscera" by u/NickedYou.To write along with us, go to
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Episode 58: Sound Effect Prompt - Restaurant, Message, Customer, Finding, Dinner
Hello writers!This week, we are reading "Insect Ballet" by u/AllfairChatwin!Stay tuned after the story discussions for the introduction of Novel-bember where we discuss world-building.To write along with us, go to
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Episode 57: Creepy Story - Acute, Protection, Singer, Definite, Ruin
Hello writers!This week, we will be reading "The Fifth Floor" by u/RichiePozier!To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/y...
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Episode 56: The Up-Goer Five - Biology, Pass, Penalty, Grounds, Computer
Hello writers!This week we are reading "Oil and Blood" by u/The_Prismatics19!To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youw...
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Episode 55: Image Prompt - Thrust, Do, Package, Publication, Party
Welcome back writers!This week, we are reading "Breathe" by u/mattsaidwords!To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwr...
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Episode 54: Music Prompt - Maze, Bitch, Jam, Qualify, Excavate
Hello writers!This week, we will be reading "Fall Cafe" by u/NickedYou!To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepo...
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Episode 53: Food Prompt - Expect, Version, Brave, Import, Perform
Hello writers!This week we will be reading an untitled story by u/moridinamael!To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/yo...
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Episode 52: Sound Effect Prompt - Illustrate, Litigation, Grind, Offensive, Scream
Hello writers!For this episode, we will be reading "Dancing On Ice" by u/AllfairChatwin!To write along with us, go to reddit...
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