Clarion My Wayward Son 1 of 2
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48 minutes, 4 seconds
Unabridged SF-related podcast
2006
Telltale founder Alex Wilson, preparing to attend the famous Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop, gives an introduction and "before" picture. Featuring Michael A. Burstein and Jason Erik Lundberg.
Follow along with the adventures in Alex's Clarion Journal. The theme song "Untitled Pretention Pontificated by a Passive Voice" is available separately here. Photo by Jamie Bishop.
Expect the second and final Clarion podcast in the first half of 2007.
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Posted by alex at 10:13 AM
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13 minutes, 19 seconds
Unabridged Short SF Story
2000
When the fuel went, Mara's town turned to windpower. They struggled on as the lights left, as the cities fell fallow, and plastic became a memory. Their only link to the outside world is the Zephyr, and now it too has not shown up. Originally published in Jackhammer. Narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal of the Willamette Radio Workshop.
Continue reading "Waiting for the Zephyr"
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1 hour, 17 minutes
Unabridged SF-Related Essays on Writing
2003
Science fiction and fantasy author Tobias S. Buckell talks about a much-ignored period in the working writer's career: after one makes that first major professional story sale, but before he or she has turned that exception into the rule. Buckell discusses "the benefits, the experience, and the dangers of being a Joe Blow Neopro," along with "some strategies to move out of this stage in of our careers."
These six columns originally appeared in Speculations in 2003, when Buckell was still a neopro. His advice is likely worth reading because his first novel, Crystal Rain, comes out this month from Tor Books. Columns included:
- An Introduction
- Putting in the Time
- Original Source Creativity
- Professionalism
- Taking it Up a Notch
- Plan Your Career Now
Continue reading "Getting Past Being Joe Blow Neopro"
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1 hour, 18 minutes
Unabridged Science Fiction and Horror Stories
2000-2002
Four science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories.
The Fish Merchant: (science fiction) Li Hao-Chang struggles to stay one step ahead of starvation or stabbing, selling fish on the brutal docks of Macau. He's too busy to read the headlines in the newspapers that wrap his wares--rumors of non-random signals from deep space. When a gangster named Pepper is gunned down in front of Li's stand, the fish seller finds a computer disk stolen from the Chinese government. Maybe, just maybe, the biggest news in history is enough to make Li's dearest dream a reality: escape to safety in America. First published in Science Fiction Age, 2000. Read by Jonathon "Sullydog" Sullivan.
"The story is interesting for its non-western setting, and its realization that many people in the world would have no care for news about aliens..." -- Locus
A Green Thumb: (fantasy/science fiction) It's a very different USA, where necessity has provoked a very profound change in technology. And yet many things are still the same. Being a teenager is always tough, and there are many choices ahead. One of which is "how and where do you grow your very first car?" First published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, 2002. Read by Alex Wilson.
"Amusing and heart-warming at the same time, and read with feeling and emotion by Wilson." --Locus
All Her Children Fought: (science fiction) When you fire something into space the cost of that launch is per pound. When you go to war with someone in space, you need to keep the cost down. So you use the smallest available pilot you can. A child. Originally published in Speculon, 2001. Read by Mary Robinette Kowal of the Willamette Radio Workshop.
Trinkets: (horror) New England, early 1800s: At the harbor near his jewelry shop, George Petros receives a package from the Haitian merchant ship Toussaint--a sinister link that follows him from a brief stay on the Caribbean island of dark magic. Originally published in The Book of All Flesh, 2001. A Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Honorable Mention. Read by the author.
Continue reading "The Fish Merchant and Other Stories"
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46 minutes, 51 minutes
Unabridged Science Fiction Story
2002
To live forever, you can copy your mind and transfer it to an immortal robotic body. But what happens to your Shed Skin?
This Hugo Award Nominated short story has appeared in the January 2004 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, as well as the Bakka 30th Anniversary Anthology. Sawyer's 2005 novel Mindscan is a longer treatment of the themes explored here. Narrated by Stephen Hoye.
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1 hour, 1 minute
Unabridged NIMH Informational Brochure
2003
A detailed booklet describing what you need to know about depression in men: how it looks, how it feels, getting help, and getting better. Read by Alex Wilson.
Full text (including a printable and redistributable brochure) available at the NIMH website.
Have you known a man who is grumpy, irritable, and has no sense of humor? Maybe he drinks too much or abuses drugs. Maybe he physically or verbally abuses his wife and his kids. Maybe he works all the time, or compulsively seeks thrills in high-risk behavior. Or maybe he seems isolated, withdrawn, and no longer interested in the people or activities he used to enjoy.
Perhaps this man is you. If so, it is important to understand that there is a disease of the brain called depression that may be underlying these feelings and behaviors. It's real: scientists have developed sensitive imaging devices that enable us to see it in the brain. And it's treatable: more than 80 percent of those suffering from depression respond to existing treatments, and new ones are continually becoming available and helping more people. Talk to a healthcare provider about how you are feeling, and ask for help.
Or perhaps this man is someone you care about. Try to talk to him, or to someone who has a chance of getting through to him. Help him to understand that depression is a common illness among men and is nothing to be ashamed about. Encourage him to see a doctor and get an evaluation for depression.
For most men with depression, life doesn't have to be so dark and hopeless. Life is hard enough as it is; and treating depression can free up vital resources to cope with life's challenges effectively. When a man is depressed, he's not the only one who suffers. His depression also darkens the lives of his family, his friends, virtually everyone close to him. Getting him into treatment can send ripples of healing and hope into all of those lives.
Depression is a real illness; it is treatable; and men can have it. It takes courage to ask for help, but help can make all the difference.
Continue reading "NIMH: Men and Depression"
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15 minutes, 56 seconds
Unabridged NIMH Informational Brochure
2001
A detailed booklet that describes symptoms, causes, and treatments, with information on getting help and coping.
Full text (including a printable and redistributable brochure) available at the NIMH website.
Continue reading "NIMH: Eating Disorders"
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27 minutes, 20 seconds
Unabridged Short SF Story
2001
"Sexy blond aliens invade New York City?" A short story from Link's short story collection Stranger Things Happen, a Salon Book of the Year and one of the Village Voice's 25 Favorite Books of 2001.
Read by Alex Wilson.
Continue reading "Most of My Friends Are Two-Thirds Water"
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2 hours, 1 minute
Unabridged Science Fiction Novella
2000
Retrieval Artists find people who have Disappeared. But people Disappear for a reason--they don't want to be found. When Anetka Sobol shows up at Miles Flint's office on the Moon, he immediately knows that this case is going to be complicated.
A hard-boiled science fiction mystery. A Hugo Award Nominee, Locus Poll Award Nominee, and AnLab Award Nominee first published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Read by Stefan Rudnicki.
Continue reading "The Retrieval Artist"
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1 hour, 15 minutes
Unabridged Interview
2005
Publisher and writer Jason Erik Lundberg of Two Cranes Press talks to multimedia artist Jamie Bishop about the ups and downs of launching a small press startup, collaborating with fantasy artist Janet Chui, publishing science
fiction and fantasy work by Jeff VanderMeer, Nalo Hopkinson, Bruce Boston, Mike Jasper, and others, and releasing a short story collection by Big Fish author Daniel Wallace. Candid, informative listen for anyone interested in starting up her or his own publishing venture.Continue reading "Jason Erik Lundberg (Small Press Startup) Interview"
Posted by alex at 5:41 PM
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54 minutes, 33 seconds
Unabridged SF Story Collection
1999-2002
"Brilliant. 'Primordial Chili' is as delightful a debut story as I can recall."
--Mike Resnick
"All four are delightfully bizarre, and are read nicely by Gerencer. His comic timing is spot-on, and his authorial voice is so distinct that when I later read a story by him in hardcopy, I could almost hear his voice in my head."
--John Joseph Adams, Locus
Four short science fiction and fantasy stories, read by the author.
Primordial Chili
Have you ever had one of those days when everything just seems to go ? right? Even when it's wrong? "Primordial Chili" is a laugh-out-loud thrill-ride of culinary perfection, taken to cosmic proportions. The planets align, the gods speak, and supper turns out pretty good, too. First published in Science Fiction Age Magazine.
A Taste of Damsel
Anyone can slay a dragon. Well, provided they are dragonslayers, which Colson isn't. But even clerks from copy shops can have heroic qualities and even the very, very old can learn new tricks. First published in Realms of Fantasy Magazine.
Demo Mode
In the future, schools will be outdated and we'll all have knowledge grafted straight into our heads. Just make sure they configure the innoculotron correctly, or you might wind up contracting Esperanto by mistake! First published in Science Fiction Age Magazine.
Trailer Trash Savior
So the millennia have passed, and the time of the reckoning is once more nigh ... not to mention that you've got a busted velvet-Elvis and the oil heat isn't working. Find out what happens when the owner of a mullet and a used AMC Gremlin becomes "the chosen one," and has to battle demons, various and sundry. First published in Brutarian Magazine.
Continue reading "Primordial Chili and Other Impossible Treats"
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53 minutes, 1 second
Unabridged Speech on Technology and Business Issues
2004
On June 17, 2004, science fiction author and EFF spokesman Cory Doctorow talked to Microsoft Research Group and other interested parties about Digital Rights Management (DRM), copyright, and the technology that cleaves them together and apart. In five parts, Doctorow covers everything from DVD region coding and the player piano to the Apple iTunes Music Store and why Sony didn't create the digital successor to its once-ubiquitous Walkman. Everything you ever wanted to know about DRM, but were afraid to tell Microsoft.
20% of all revenues from the sale of this recording will be donated to the Cory Doctorow's charity of choice, which--to nobody's surprise--is the Electronic Frontier Frontier Foundation. This is in addition to the 1% of all Telltale Weekly revenues donates to the EFF. See the Mission page for details.
Continue reading "Microsoft Research DRM Talk"
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55 minutes, 41 seconds
Episodic Science Fiction/Fantasy Radio Drama
2004
EPISODE FOUR: FALLING FACADES. Elias Vath is hunted in his own lands but is saved by a faux-fop, the prince chases the pirate and the spies leave aSpruce to his punishment, as Amaryllis prepares for her own quest.
"Once vast estates battled..." starts the narrator amid a haunting theme as he describes a faery world before time knew fear. But evil intruded and great lovers and magicians are turned on one another . Within moments, the entire realm is engulfed in fire and flood...
Full cast science fiction radio drama. Music by Richard A Musk. Created by Michael and Copper Calhoun.
Continue reading "Amaryllis Radio Ep 4: Falling Facades"
Posted by alex at 9:19 PM
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1 hour, 6 minutes
Full Cast Mystery/Comedy Radio Drama
2001
"Well, the decision has been made to go ahead with the killing. To tell you the truth, I'm kinda looking forward to it."
Retired cops in a Florida community seek out "The Wizard" whenever they need a smart guy to get them out of a jam. Now they come to him for help murdering Big Wally, who's cheated 'em out of their share of lottery winnings. Wiz's Plan A involves Woodside Village's resident prostitute, Secondhand Rose. Plan B is a diabolocal softball game. And Plan C---?
Full cast mystery/comedy radio drama. J. Carrol Enterprises presents the Hollywood Theatre of the Ear production. Taped before a live studio audience at the Museum of Television and Radio.
Continue reading "Murder at Woodside Village"
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41 minutes, 1 second
Episodic Science Fiction/Fantasy Radio Drama
2004
EPISODE THREE: PLOTS AND PARTINGS. Spies in Vath Keeping question their orders while the prince and the pirate hunt ancient lore and Elias must return to Administrate Vath Keeping, which has no place for Amaryllis...
"Once vast estates battled..." starts the narrator amid a haunting theme as he describes a faery world before time knew fear. But evil intruded and great lovers and magicians are turned on one another . Within moments, the entire realm is engulfed in fire and flood...
Full cast science fiction radio drama. Music by Richard A Musk. Created by Michael and Copper Calhoun.
Continue reading "Amaryllis Radio Ep 3: Plots and Partings"
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59 minutes, 6 seconds
Episodic Science Fiction/Fantasy Radio Drama
2004
EPISODE TWO: MANIS ARGUE. While Elias Vath heals in Amaryllis' arms, the assassins at Vath Keeping argue and a pirate dickers with a former Prince over ancient crystal shafts.
"Once vast estates battled..." starts the narrator amid a haunting theme as he describes a faery world before time knew fear. But evil intruded and great lovers and magicians are turned on one another . Within moments, the entire realm is engulfed in fire and flood...
Full cast science fiction radio drama. Music by Richard A Musk. Created by Michael and Copper Calhoun.
Continue reading "Amaryllis Radio Ep 2: Manis Argue"
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59 minutes
Episodic Science Fiction/Fantasy Radio Drama
2004
EPISODE ONE: LOVERS PART. Young Elias Vath, the next administrator at Vath Keeping escapes an assassination attempt and is taken to the Lifer forest of Aurora where Elias falls in love with the Healer, Amaryllis.
"Once vast estates battled..." starts the narrator amid a haunting theme as he describes a faery world before time knew fear. But evil intruded and great lovers and magicians are turned on one another . Within moments, the entire realm is engulfed in fire and flood...
Full cast science fiction radio drama. Music by Richard A Musk. Created by Michael and Copper Calhoun.
Continue reading "Amaryllis Radio Ep 1: Lovers Part"
Posted by alex at 8:23 PM
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30 minutes, 28 seconds
Unabridged Fairy Tale
2004
A short story based on the poem of the same title by William Blake. Ideal for children ages 4-10, but suitable for all ages. Includes an original song composed by Ennis and performed by Mike Jasper, using the original lyrics by Blake. The story is encoded at 64kbps, the song at 128kbps. Read by the author.
Continue reading "Ah Sunflower"
Posted by alex at 7:16 PM
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33 minutes, 27 seconds
Unabridged Nonfiction Stories
2001
These are nonfiction stories from the mountains of North Carolina. They are a unique look at the underbelly of an eccentric city. Twenty-four vignettes read by the author.
This audiobook collects all six 25-cent volumes of the "Stories from Asheville" series, the first modern storytelling/memoir to appear at Telltale Weekly.
Continue reading "Stories from Asheville"
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