Saved as Draft Episode 68: Halls of Pandemonium Week 1 Recap

Hello everyone! Apologies for the late upload, but this week’s episode is here. I’m really excited to unveil the top stories from week 1 of The Halls of Pandemonium challenge.

And of course, my guest this week is eco-fiction author, poet, and podcaster, Mina Howell! Mina is here to share updates on all her projects and to talk about what’s next in 2026.

Find links to everything else mentioned on the show below:

Community Spotlight

This week’s community spotlight is on Tamsin G., a writer of cozy fiction, and an artist of immense skill and talent.

She’s been stuck in Substack jail after a short hitatus, so please head on over to her publication and check out some of her work to boost her back into the algorithm’s good graces!

Unranked Shout Outs

* My Must Got a Promotion and Rewrote my Childhood by J.M. Gooding

* Beginnings (Cento I) and (Cento II) by Wendy Russell

* The Spirit of Foul Play by Gregory Blair

* Art Imitates Life by Memphis King

* That’s No Iceberg by Hallie Jules

Week 1 Halls of Pandemonium Leaderboards

* DEIGN by Albert Kivak

* Chop-Chop! by Anton Anderson

* Joint Interplanetary Link Layer (J.I.L.L.) by Brennen Costa

* Paint with all the Colors of the Wind by Daria

* Morning Coffee by DJ Stapleton

* I Got Told! by Nimita Kaul

* My Mother, My Hero by Richard Pack

* Again by Sarah Tinney

* Multifaceted by Daniel Coates

* Main Sea Suction Valve by Vonnie G. Clemens Jr.

* Two Letters, One Truth by Verdant Butterfly

* Wet, Red, and Slick by Gary L Taylor

* Dear Kira by Mina Howell

* He Could Have Drawn Worlds by BentButTrue

* Tumble’s Bath by A.M. Bowman

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