Ep39: 🌕♌️ {Heated Rivalry} Power Mapping Prince Charmings w/ Carmen Spagnola & Jamie

S5E9: 🌑♉️Writer’s Group Ch 9: Past Predicted the Present: Turn it in Pass/Fail w/ Matt

Note: This Writers Group episode is more of a diary entry documenting our creative process rather than a well-researched audio essay about a theme or an outlined interview. Transitions may feel jarring or confusing since the priority is consent and privacy over elements of our work.   Much of this conversation was omitted to protect details of our writings in progress, but in this conversation we discussed Matt embarking on his 2026 goal of self-publishing his book “Prayer Warriors” (anticipated release on August 3rd) while Kristyn (accurately) predicts the day (it is upon us) where she is gonna just click “publish” on the fanfic as Pass/Fail.   (This conversation happened on January 13, 2026)   You can find Matt here [https://mwcook.com/] and here [https://www.tiktok.com/@ruthconscious]   Follow the podcast on Substack [https://substack.com/@stonerstorywitch] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/stonerstorywitch/]!   —--------------------------------------------- Grateful for all the learning and inspiration alluded to in today’s episode:   Jeanna Kadlec: “Embrace the Cringe” and “No new stories” [https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-5qfzb-1982e2a]   People’s Oracle, Dayna Lynn Nuckolls “Liberation is Collective Imagination” [https://thepeoplesoracle.com/about/]    Thanks to Sophie Strand for “Compost Heap” [https://sophiestrand.substack.com/p/the-compost-heap] and “Sexy Inventory” on Substack [https://sophiestrand.substack.com/p/the-sexy-inventory]    Liberation with Rev. angel Kyodo williams [https://revangel.com/] As always:---------------------------------- Thankful for the musical inspiration for the theme song: Hadestown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSMY760q8YU] by Anais Mitchell, specifically “Our Lady of the Underground” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P780-iE9yng] and Orpheus’ Song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdfh47BxCJU] “Hedwig’s Theme” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtHra9tFISY] by John Williams   Shout out for the artistic assistance of: Matt Schubbe (Logo) Kevin Carlow [https://www.kevincarlow.com/] (Music)

S5E8:  🌑♈️Writer’s Group Ch 8: Writing as Prophecy w/ Matt

Note: This Writers Group episode is more of a diary entry documenting our creative process rather than a well-researched audio essay about a theme or an outlined interview. Transitions may feel jarring or confusing since the priority is consent and privacy over elements of our work.   Much of this conversation was omitted to protect details of our writings in progress, but in this conversation we discussed writing as prophecy, life with EDS, how to work through Mercury Retrograde, how collapse brings clarity, and the power of collective imagination inherent in fanfic (as well as in pentagrams of human-dragon relationships.)   (This conversation happened on November 25, 2025, between publishing S5E3 [https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-wjk9p-19c77fd] and Repairing Relational Rupture w/ Kevin [https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-chcnr-19dcc85])   You can find Matt here [https://mwcook.com/] and here [https://www.tiktok.com/@ruthconscious]   Follow the podcast on Substack [https://substack.com/@stonerstorywitch] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/stonerstorywitch/]!   —--------------------------------------------- Grateful for all the learning and inspiration alluded to in today’s episode:   Jeanna Kadlec: “Embrace the Cringe” and “No new stories” [https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-5qfzb-1982e2a]   People’s Oracle, Dayna Lynn Nuckolls “Liberation is Collective Imagination” [https://thepeoplesoracle.com/about/]    Thanks to Sophie Strand for “Compost Heap” [https://sophiestrand.substack.com/p/the-compost-heap] and “Sexy Inventory” on Substack [https://sophiestrand.substack.com/p/the-sexy-inventory]    Resources in the “Compost Heap”:  Stranger than Fiction (2006 movie), Mistborn [https://www.brandonsanderson.com/pages/the-mistborn-saga-the-original-trilogy]   Liberation with Rev. angel Kyodo williams [https://revangel.com/] As always:---------------------------------- Thankful for the musical inspiration for the theme song: Hadestown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSMY760q8YU] by Anais Mitchell, specifically “Our Lady of the Underground” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P780-iE9yng] and Orpheus’ Song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdfh47BxCJU] “Hedwig’s Theme” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtHra9tFISY] by John Williams   Shout out for the artistic assistance of: Matt Schubbe (Logo) Kevin Carlow [https://www.kevincarlow.com/] (Music)

S5E7: ♎️🌕 Writer’s Group Ch 7: Season of Doubt w/ Matt

Note: This Writers Group episode is more of a diary entry documenting our creative process rather than a well-researched audio essay about a theme or an outlined interview. Transitions may feel jarring or confusing since the priority is consent and privacy over elements of our work.   Much of this conversation was omitted to protect details of our writings in progress, but in this conversation we chatted a little bit about the Sourdough Swap (a community centered around practicing mutual aid) that Kristyn facilitates and about “The Season of Doubt” that inevitably creeps into a creative practice.  Kristyn also pulls a three card oracle spread for Matt, because sometimes that is what is called for in a season of doubt.   (This conversation took place on November 4, 2025 in between the episodes S5E3 [https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-wjk9p-19c77fd] and Ep33: V for Vendetta [https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-s7dq3-19b1c4a])   You can find Matt here [https://mwcook.com/] and here [https://www.tiktok.com/@ruthconscious]   Follow the podcast on Substack [https://substack.com/@stonerstorywitch] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/stonerstorywitch/]!   —--------------------------------------------- Grateful for all the learning and inspiration alluded to in today’s episode:   Jeanna Kadlec: “Embrace the Cringe” and “No new stories” [https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-5qfzb-1982e2a]   People’s Oracle, Dayna Lynn Nuckolls “Liberation is Collective Imagination” [https://thepeoplesoracle.com/about/]    Thanks to Sophie Strand for “Compost Heap” [https://sophiestrand.substack.com/p/the-compost-heap] and “Sexy Inventory” on Substack [https://sophiestrand.substack.com/p/the-sexy-inventory]    Liberation with Rev. angel Kyodo williams [https://revangel.com/] As always:---------------------------------- Thankful for the musical inspiration for the theme song: Hadestown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSMY760q8YU] by Anais Mitchell, specifically “Our Lady of the Underground” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P780-iE9yng] and Orpheus’ Song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdfh47BxCJU] “Hedwig’s Theme” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtHra9tFISY] by John Williams   Shout out for the artistic assistance of: Matt Schubbe (Logo) Kevin Carlow [https://www.kevincarlow.com/] (Music)

S5E6:  🌑♓️Writer’s Group Ch 6: Pointing to the Moon w/ Matt

Note: This Writers Group episode is more of a diary entry documenting our creative process rather than a well-researched audio essay about a theme or an outlined interview. Transitions may feel jarring or confusing since the priority is consent and privacy over elements of our work.   Much of this conversation was omitted to protect details of our writings in progress, but in this conversation we discussed the difference between our need to be witnessed with the need to share our work, self-insert fanfiction/autofiction (why not create a badass baker?), collaborating and collectively imagining, and embracing that our work is but a gnarly finger pointing to the moon. [https://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/Poets/R/Ryokan/Youstoptopoi/index.html]   For more reflection, check out the substack post [https://substack.com/@stonerstorywitch/posts] for this episode.   (This conversation happened on October 14, 2025, between publishing conversation with Jeanna Kadlec [https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-5qfzb-1982e2a] and S5E2 [https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-pq2q3-199961a])   You can find Matt here [https://mwcook.com/] and here [https://www.tiktok.com/@ruthconscious]   Follow the podcast on Substack [https://substack.com/@stonerstorywitch] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/stonerstorywitch/]!   —--------------------------------------------- Grateful for all the learning and inspiration alluded to in today’s episode:   Jeanna Kadlec: “Embrace the Cringe” and “No new stories” [https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-5qfzb-1982e2a]   People’s Oracle, Dayna Lynn Nuckolls “Liberation is Collective Imagination” [https://thepeoplesoracle.com/about/]    Thanks to Sophie Strand for “Compost Heap” [https://sophiestrand.substack.com/p/the-compost-heap] and “Sexy Inventory” on Substack [https://sophiestrand.substack.com/p/the-sexy-inventory]    Resources in the “Compost Heap”: Bhagavad Gita [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bhagavad-Gita], Ryokan [https://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/Poets/R/Ryokan/Youstoptopoi/index.html], Kamila Shamsie [https://amheath.com/authors/kamila-shamsie], Oranges are not the Only Fruit [https://charliesqueerbooks.com/item/wLu_br6H3tUZGIMCdoDAQA]   Liberation with Rev. angel Kyodo williams [https://revangel.com/] As always:---------------------------------- Thankful for the musical inspiration for the theme song: Hadestown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSMY760q8YU] by Anais Mitchell, specifically “Our Lady of the Underground” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P780-iE9yng] and Orpheus’ Song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdfh47BxCJU] “Hedwig’s Theme” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtHra9tFISY] by John Williams   Shout out for the artistic assistance of: Matt Schubbe (Logo) Kevin Carlow [https://www.kevincarlow.com/] (Music)

Ep39: 🌕♌️ {Heated Rivalry} Power Mapping Prince Charmings w/ Carmen Spagnola & Jamie

(This episode assumes listeners have already watched season 1 of Heated Rivalry and contains only spoilers and no synopsis.)   Why are we so consumed by Heated Rivalry, really? What does it mean to have a source of corrective experience with no threat of betrayal?  How can romance offer us a reparative experience to resource us for collective liberation? When power mapping between two prince charmings, can we see to it that community wins over capitalism in real life, too?  Who knew that a tuna melt could evoke so many feelings?     Kristyn with a Why uses the three questions she learned from teacher and mentor Carmen Spagnola on the Numinous Network to engage in a trauma-informed and attachment-oriented friendly chat with her BFF Jamie to settle their nervous systems as they shared their reactions to #HeatedRivalry season 1, featuring guest appearances from Carmen Spagnola. Follow the Stoner Story Witch [https://open.substack.com/users/20706586-stoner-story-witch?utm_source=mentions] podcast on Substack [https://substack.com/@stonerstorywitch]! —--------------------------------------------- Grateful for all the learning and inspiration alluded to in today’s episode: Carmen Spagnola’s Numinous Network [https://www.carmenspagnola.com/the-numinous-network], article on the Anxious/Avoidant Trap, [https://www.carmenspagnola.com/blog/portrait-of-a-marriage]&   Numinous Podcast [https://crspagnola.podbean.com/] Esther Perel’s Reel  [https://youtube.com/shorts/hx7Uo_RJ7X4?si=2ywJ4KVyvQma3m8A] Bitches Gotta Eat Substack [https://bitchesgottaeat.substack.com/p/hell-yeah-brother-ce9] Zawn Villines: “If he wanted to, he would.” [https://zawn.substack.com/p/if-he-wanted-to-he-would-the-real] Spring Up Liberatory Education [https://www.timetospringup.org/] People’s Oracle, Dayna Lynn Nuckolls “Liberation is Collective Imagination” [https://thepeoplesoracle.com/about/]  adrienne maree brown “Visionary fiction” [https://adriennemareebrown.net/tag/visionary-fiction/] Liberation with Rev. angel Kyodo williams [https://revangel.com/] As always:---------------------------------- Thankful for the musical inspiration for the theme song: Hadestown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSMY760q8YU] by Anais Mitchell, specifically “Our Lady of the Underground” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P780-iE9yng] and Orpheus’ Song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdfh47BxCJU] “Hedwig’s Theme” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtHra9tFISY] by John Williams   Shout out for the artistic assistance of: Matt Schubbe (Logo) Kevin Carlow [https://www.kevincarlow.com/] (Music)