The 359th episode of the Reading & Writing podcast features an interview with Richard Thomas. With over 140 short stories published, Thomas is the award-winning author of seven books: three novels\u2014Disintegration\xa0and\xa0Breaker\xa0(Penguin Random House Alibi), as well as\xa0Transubstantiate\xa0(Otherworld Publications); three short story collections\u2014Staring into the Abyss\xa0(Kraken Press),\xa0Herniated Roots\xa0(Snubnose Press), and\xa0Tribulations\xa0(Cemetery Dance); and one novella in\xa0The Soul Standard\xa0(Dzanc Books).