In which everybody’s free to feel good. (Hi Brandi!) [ Download mp3 – 27 MB ] 00:59 – “real geek”03:05 – that whole “fake geek girl” thing05:44 – the wide(ish) world of puzzle hunts07:11 – the wisdom of Larry Hosken10:20…
Friday Flash Fiction: “My Least Favorite Martian”
Read “My Least Favorite Martian” at 512 Words or Fewer According to Wikipedia: My Favorite Martian was produced at the same time as other situation comedies that featured characters who could do extraordinary things, as a parody of the standard…
The Famine Teams: District 7, Lumber
Jasper here! This is part seven in a twelve-part series, looking at the teams who will be playing in The Famine Game this fall! District Seven is known for their lumber! I hope that’s a noun and not a verb!…
SnoutCast #182: Madly Recite, Calmer Deity, Teamed Lyric!
This week, we talk to Jason Wodicka, who has run many puzzle events in Seattle, including ten Puzzled Pints for the public and two Amazon Puzzle Hunts for interns and employees! (And in case you’re wondering, the three phrases in…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Money for Nothing”
Read “Money for Nothing” at 512 Words or Fewer True: the image in this week’s 512 has absolutely nothing to do with the story, but receiving that object in the mail this week was so serendipitous, I couldn’t resist showing…
The Famine Teams: District 6, Transportation
Jasper here! This is part six in a twelve-part series, looking at the teams who will be playing in The Famine Game this fall! District Six handles transportation! I’m not sure what that means. Do they build trains? Provide operators…
SnoutCast #181: Story Stricture
THAT’S NOT A TYPO THAT’S A PUN OKAY GET IT. [ Download mp3 – 21 MB ] 00:59 – “narrative”03:00 – you, too, should go watch the “Thrift Shop” music video04:40 – a.k.a. the monomyth08:39 – DeeAnn still hates pilots,…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Meet Cute”
Read “Meet Cute” at 512 Words or Fewer Yes, I am ironically referencing a trope. No, I don’t know if this would have actually turned into a full-blown romance if I had continued the story. Maybe I’ll go back and…
The Famine Teams: District 5, Power
Jasper here! This is part five in a twelve-part series, looking at the teams who will be playing in The Famine Game this fall! District Five generates power–the electrical kind, I guess? That’s pretty important! Apetitius GiganticusBoston MA, Las Vegas…
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SnoutCast #180: How the Goodwins Met Your Mother
We set out to do a show on subverting expectations–narrative and otherwise–but our conversation with TV writer Chris Harris took a slightly different direction and ended up (wait for it) subverting our expectations. WHAT. (Colophon: this is what it sounds…