Posted in Entertainment, Writing, tagged #FreeFiction, audio fiction, Clarkesworld, entertainment, Fiction, free, genre fiction, George R.R. Martin, GRRM, science fiction, sff, short stories, speculative fiction, writing on May 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
For today’s free fiction I’ve chosen George R.R. Martin’s “A Night at the Tarn House.” First published in the Songs of the Dying Earth anthology, you can read this story at Clarkesworld (there’s a free audio version too, if you prefer). Does Martin need an introduction at this point? I think not:)
TARN HOUSE
Half a League On
Famous for Our Hissing Eels
Who doesn’t love hissing eels? Honestly!
Posted in Entertainment, Likes, Writing, tagged #FreeFiction, Amy Sturgis, Asimov’s, audio fiction, entertainment, Escape Pod, Fiction, free, genre fiction, science fiction, sff, short stories, speculative fiction, Will McIntosh, writing on February 22, 2016| Leave a Comment »
One of the best ways to understand writing and how to connect with an audience, I find, is to read. A lot. As I read, I ask myself which stories stick with me and why, which annoy me and why, which suck me in so completely that I forget to think about the how and focus only on the what.
For today’s free fiction we have the winner of the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Short Story, “Bridesicle”* [audio available from Escape Pod], by Will McIntosh. It’s a lovely twist on the classic science fiction theme of cryogenics, and it’s exactly the sort of story that sticks with me.
Originally published in Asimov’s, this touching tale also won the 2010 Asimov’s Reader Poll and was a finalist for the 2010 Nebula Award. If you like the story and want to explore the world further, the author also expanded the story into a full-length novel titled Love Minus Eighty.
Enjoy!
* Update: I originally posted a link to what I thought was a freely available version of the story text but! as it’s copyrighted material the link has been removed. It’s still a great story and it’s still available through Escape Pod, narrated by Amy Sturgis, or check out Love Minus Eighty.
Posted in Writing, tagged aliens, audio fiction, awesome, birthday, Cast of Wonders, Fiction, genre fiction, MK Hobson, pest control, podcast, runaway, science fiction, sff, short stories, speculative fiction, urban fantasy, writing, yay on May 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I’m very pleased to announce that I have a story now up at Cast of Wonders, the speculative fiction podcast for young adults. The story is “Taxidermy and Other Dangerous Professions” (originally published as “Heaven’s Lot” in Not One of Us), and it is narrated by the marvelous MK Hobson. Free to listen or read along, check it out!
“Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.”
― Maya Angelou
J.R. Johnson