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Interviews with authors about their experience "at the well." How do they draw words and images up from the depths? What underground streams fuel them? How they know when they are aligned, in flow, attuned to the will of their story, and when they are off course? Do they incorporate meditation or other forms of spiritual practice to keep them connected to their truth? Let's find out! Writers at the Well is a sister to Tess's meditation podcast, Heart Haven Meditations: which offers practices that draw from modern neuroscience and ancient wisdom traditions. Heart Haven Meditations: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1998903.rss Tess Callahan, Ed.M., MFA, is the author of the novel APRIL & OLIVER and DAWNLAND, and a certified Mindfulness Meditation teacher. You can find her at: https://tesscallahan.com/. Podcast "Chalice Well" Cover Image by Angela Latham: www.celticmystery.co.uk <a href="http://www.sacre
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Signup to Generate a PitchInterviews with authors about their experience "at the well." How do they draw words and images up from the depths? What underground streams fuel them? How they know when they are aligned, in flow, attuned to the will of their story, and when they are off course?
Writers at the Well is hosted by Tess Callahan. The show has published 14 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Alice Elliott Dark on the Inner Other: What if the Story is Seeking You?" (14 October 2026, 61 minutes), "Ayad Akhtar on The Radiance: What If the Sentence Knows More than the Writer?" (29 September 2026, 59 minutes), and "Andrew Holecek on the Power of Darkness to Unleash Creativity" (18 May 2026, 93 minutes).
Writers at the Well publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 14 episodes.
Booking probability for Writers at the Well is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Writers at the Well requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Writers at the Well's contact route on record: verified email.
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Tess Callahan hosts Writers at the Well, an arts podcast with 14 episodes published.
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Episode #14
Thirty years after it first appeared in The New Yorker , Alice Elliott Dark' s story " In the Gloaming " has been published as a standalone book. In this conversation, Alice takes us back to the strange visitational...
Episode #13
Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and novelist, author of American Dervish and Homeland Elegies , joins host Tess Callahan to talk about his new novel, The Radiance. The book follows a writer (also named...
Episode #11
<p>Dr. Andrew Holecek discusses Dark Retreat—a Buddhist practice of spending extended periods in complete darkness—and its transformative effects on creativity, healing, and spiritual insight. Dark Retreat is “big...
Episode #10
<p>Novelist Tess Callahan sits down with George Saunders to discuss his new novel Vigil. Saunders reflects on writing morally complex characters, the balance between empathy and fierceness, and the challenges of...
Episode #9
<p>Join debut novelist Carrie Birde author of A Small Tale of Uncommon Grace (Blydyn Square Books) as she discusses her creative process, her road to publication, and the unique spiritual and artistic practices that...
Episode #8
<p>Join novelist Paula Saunders as she discusses her moving autobiographical novel Starting from Here, just out from Penguin Random House. A stand-alone sequel to The Distance Home, the novel follows 15-year old René...
Episode #7
<p>Novelist Karen Dukess talks about daring to write with joy and the fun she had with her new book, Welcome to Murder Week. </p><p>Karen is the author of The Last Book Party and Welcome to Murder Week, (6/10/25). She...
Episode #6
<p>Internationally renowned speaker and physician Dr. Samra Zafar speaks with Tess about her new book Unconditional: Break Through Past Limits to Transform Your Future, which explores breaking free from old conditioning...
Episode #5
<p>Bestselling author Laura Munson talks with Tess Callahan about her new book, THE WILD WHY: STORIES AND TEACHINGS TO UNCOVER YOUR WONDER, which she describes as a "teaching memoir" designed for people who think they...
Episode #4
<p>Award-winning novelist, teacher, and podcaster Manda Scott talks with Tess Callahan about her shamanic spiritual practice, her new Thrutopian novel ANY HUMAN POWER, and her highly acclaimed podcast Accidental Gods...
Episode #3
<p>Join sculptor/poet Don Freas, author of In-Between: Creativity Set Free and Swallowing the World: New and Selected Poems, in a rich exploration of the relationship between meditation and creativity. Don takes us on a...
Episode #2
<p>Join novelist, essayist, and canoe adventurer Mar’ce Merrell as she unpacks her spiritual and creative toolbox, sharing how she uses meditation to move through stuck places in life and on the page. Mar’ce describes...
Episode #1
<p>Novelist, screenwriter, and founder of LA Writers' Lab Alan Watt talks with host Tess Callahan about his creative process, meditation, and the meaning he finds in teaching. He discusses the writing of his award...
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