It’s not that we can’t come up with original content on our own. It’s just so much easier to read and respond to our listeners’ insightful feedback. Thanks, listeners! [ Download mp3 – 36 MB ] 00:00 – Random Teaser™:…
Month: August 2010
Pastis Loves Feghoots
Because I’m usually checking my e-mail, playing with my iPhone, or staring off into space during breakfast, D tends to read through the morning newspaper much faster than I do. (She also skips the opinion section, but that’s another story.)…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Who’s Your Daddy?”
Thank you for reading. I have anticipated your questions, and supplied answers below: I apologize for the title. Deal with it. This is the opening scene of a longer story (a work in progress). Maybe he’s Jewish. Does it matter?…
SnoutCast #28: “Application Rumination”
That’s right: this week’s podcast is early. You’re welcome. [ Download mp3 – 34 MB ] 00:59 – “literal”01:21 – Listener Mail: Rachel brings up some very good issues!03:55 – reading list: Punished by Rewards, The Upside of Irrationality, Drive05:13…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Out of the Frying Pan”
Did you know that one of Leonard Nimoy’s first film roles was one of the titular space invaders in the Republic serial “Zombies of the Stratosphere?” http://youtu.be/DYUS0qN1NFU Read “Out of the Frying Pan” at 512 Words or Fewer
Comic Book Report: X-Men: Kitty Pryde – Shadow & Flame
Meh. This was an “impulse buy” at the library (wasn’t looking for it, saw it on the shelf, checked it out), and while it wasn’t bad, it didn’t knock my socks off or anything. I’m not a huge X-Men fan–I…
Comic Book Report: Outsiders/Checkmate: Checkout
There’s a certain talent required to take a character as ridiculous as Egg Fu and turn him into not just a plausible villain, but an actual scary motherfucker. Some of that is the art, certainly, but Greg Rucka’s take-no-prisoners writing…
SnoutCast #27: “Feedback Loop”
Wherein we use listener mail as a jumping-off point for further discussion. Thanks, listeners! [ Download mp3 – 27 MB ] 01:00 – “pensive”02:09 – Skott’s comment re: a Game-less summer in 201003:01 – three strikes and you’re out!03:50 –…