Forefront 360

Today on the podcast, Cody interviews Riley Bounds. Riley Bounds is Publisher and Editor in Chief of Solum Press. He holds an MA in philosophy from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and a BA in creative writing from the University of Central Oklahoma. He is a poet and fiction writer. A 2021 Pushcart Prize nominee, his work has appeared in Christianity Today, The Windhover, Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry, Earth & Altar, Amethyst Review, and Heart of Flesh Literary Journal, among others. His debut chapbook, Hands of Years, was released by Kelsay Books in 2021. His nonfiction has appeared on Patheos. He teaches English writing at Biola University.

Rich, Cody, Nate, and Megan gather to review The Odyssey, the new film by Christopher Nolan.

In this special crossover episode with the Understanding the Book of Daniel Podcast from Browncroft Community Church, Peter Englert joins podcast regulars Rich and Nate to discuss the literary qualities of the book of Daniel.

Cody and Rich sit around the proverbial campfire and share some excellent poems. Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost Something Gold Has Come by Cody Adams

Cody interviews writer Ryan Rickrode about poetry, stories, faith, and education. The end of the episode includes a scored excerpt from the beginning of Rickrode's newest book, The Mountains May Depart, a novel about grief, prayer, and forgiveness set in Missoula, Montana. Rickrode calls this a "scored" story because he's paired the passage with original music he wrote to accompany the text. At the start of The Mountains May Depart a year has passed since Dan and Sarah lost their young son in a car accident caused by Sarah. Sarah is thinking about leaving Dan, Dan is struggling to figure how he and Sarah can begin to reconnect. In this excerpt Sarah pretends to be asleep while Dan gets dressed to go jogging, then she gets out of bed and opens her prayer book. God feels distant but she prays anyway.