Podcasts about Eugie Foster

Author : Eugie Foster Narrator : Kara Grace Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 760: Akiko's Legacy is a PseudoPod original. Akiko’s Legacy by Eugie Foster narrated by Kara Grace “Mother, why are Grandma and Gramps ashamed of Father?” Akiko smoothed back the unruly curls from her son's […]

Author Hailey Piper (The Worm and His Kings) joins us in the Abyss for an in-depth discussion of masks, identity, and control as we explore Eugie Foster's Hugo Award-nominated and Nebula Award winning story, "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast." We also talk about DC Comics's The Three Jokers, Stephen Graham Jones's The Only Good Indians, the anthology Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women, and Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula. Plus, Matt's latest revelations prompt us to reopen The X-Files! (Recorded Nov. 22, 2020) "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" can be read online for free at Apex Magzine, or listen to Lawrence Santoro's narration of this story on episode 682 of Escape Pod. The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring 

After Zoe's dad dies and she and her mom move to New Orleans, all Zoe has to cling to are her dad's Gudi bone flute and the voices in her head.  Where will they lead her?To download, right-click here and then click SaveJoin the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards.Relevant Links:Journey #27 - The King of Rabbits and Moon Lake by Eugie FosterEscape Pod #17 - The Life and Times of Penguin by Eugie FosterEscape Pod #214 - Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast by Eugie FosterPodCastle #28 - The Tanuki-Kettle by Eugie FosterPseudoPod #91 - Caesar’s Ghost by Eugie FosterPseudoPod #428 - When It Ends, He Catches Her by Eugie FosterDrabblecast #214 – The Wish of the Demon Achtromagk by Eugie FosterEugie Foster is a very talented and versitle writer of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and children's lit. Eugie received the 2009 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and was named the 2009 Author of the Year by Bards and Sages. Her short story collection, RETURNING MY SISTER'S FACE AND OTHER FAR EASTERN TALES OF WHIMSY AND MALICE, was published by Norilana Books and can be found on her website at eugiefoster.com.  Her works have appeared in Realms of Fantasy, Interzone, Fantasy Magazine, Apex Magazine, Cricket, and Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show just to name a few.Eugie died on September 27th, 2014 of respiratory failure related to Lymphoma at Emory University in Atlanta. Her story, ”When It Ends, He Catches Her,” published the day before her death, was nominated for the 2015 Nebula Award.Laurice White is a recent theater graduate and long time theater student, and has read stories for Podcastle, Pseudopod, Journey Into..., and for John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey on The End is Nigh and The End is Now, the first two volumes of The Apocalypse Triptych.Theme music: Liberator by Man In SpaceTo comment on this or any episode:Journey on over to the ForumsSend comments and/or recordings to journeyintopodcat@gmail.comTweet us us TwitterPost a comment on Facebook hereComment directly to this post down below

Redshift sits on the shoulder of a goddess who's lacking some of that divine will. Bow your head in prayer for Trixie And The Pandas Of Dread by Eugie Foster.

In this episode, Alec and Thomas discuss super smart nephews, Adderall, but most importantly, "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast", the Novella by Eugie Foster. We discuss the symbolic nature of the masks, good intentions ending poorly, and what led this far-future society so astray. Next episode we'll discuss "V for Vendetta", the 2005 Film starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving. Link to This Episode's Story: http://www.apex-magazine.com/sinner-baker-fabulist-priest-red-mask-black-mask-gentleman-beast/ In Response 2 is published under a Creative Commons, Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivitaves License. Thanks for Listening!

In this episode, Alec and Thomas discuss Pabst Blue Ribbon, but more importantly, Lucky Number Slevin, the 2006 Mob Movie directed by Paul McGuinen and starring Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, and Sir Ben Kingsley. We discuss the movie's intentional nature, the big twist at the end, and most importantly, Josh Hartnett's gorgeous hair. Next week we'll discuss "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" by Eugie Foster. Link: http://www.apex-magazine.com/sinner-baker-fabulist-priest-red-mask-black-mask-gentleman-beast/ In Response 2 is published under a Creative Commons, Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivitaves License. Thanks for Listening!

Author : Eugie Foster Narrator : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Originally published in The 3rd Alternative, Issue #40 (2004) Running on Two Legs by Eugie Foster     My mother used to tell stories of how I talked to animals when I was a little […] The post Episode 200: Running on Two Legs by Eugie Foster appeared first on Cast of Wonders.

In this episode, Alec and Thomas discuss "The Battery", a 2012 independent horror movie, directed by Jeremy Gardner, starring Jeremy Gardner and Adam Cronheim. Who would you rather have with you after the apocalypse? Would Mickey and Ben have been friends, were it not for the outbreak? Did the ending show too much, or was it perfect? We'll discuss. Next week we will discuss Sin City, the 2005 Action/ Crime Thriller directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez, starring Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke The week after that, we talk about "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast", a short story by Eugie Foster, winner of the 2009 Nebula Award for Best Novelette. Useful Links: Alec's Twitter: @padawanovelist Thomas' Twitter: @ThomasKBrown The Show's Twitter: @IR2Podcast Chris Eaton's Twitter: @Rock Plaza Email us at ir2.podcast@gmail.com Links to upcoming topics: Sin City:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin_City_(film) Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest... : http://www.apex-magazine.com/sinner-baker-fabulist-priest-red-mask-black-mask-gentleman-beast/ The ending song this week is: Anthem for the Already Defeated, by Rock Plaza Central. In Response 2 is published under a Creative Commons, Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivitaves License. Thanks for Listening!

Jennifer Marie Brissett‘s first novel, Elysium, or the World After (Aqueduct Press, 2014), portrays a fractured world, one whose seemingly irreversible destruction does nothing to dampen the survivors’ collective will to live. Brissett showed similar determination in writing the book, whose non-traditional structure places it outside the mainstream. Fortunately, her approach has been validated, first by her teachers at Stonecoast Creative Writing Program at the University of Southern Maine, where she wrote Elysium as her final thesis, and later by the committee that selected Elysium as one of six nominees for the Philip K. Dick Award. (The winner will be announced April 3). “I wasn’t sure there was a space for me in this writing world. And to a certain degree I still sort of wonder. But the idea that I could write and that my stories are worthy of being told was something [Stonecoast] really helped to foster in me,” Brissett says in her New Books interview. In some respects, Elysium is simple: it tells a story of love and loss between two people. But Elysium is also complicated because those two people morph from scene to scene, changing from two brothers to father/daughter to husband/wife to boyfriend/boyfriend to girlfriend/girlfriend. When imagining the future, conventional science fiction often focuses too much on gadgets and not enough on people, Brissett says. “We think [science fiction] is about … the new machines we’ll have, the little gadgets that will make our lives easier … but I think the civil rights movement is one of the most science-fictional things that could have probably happened, because all of a sudden this entire group of people that was totally ignored showed up at the table and said ‘We want in.'” As a child, Brissett found the Wonder Bread future depicted in The Jetsons frightening. “I remember watching as a kid the Jetsons and thinking ‘That is an absolutely terrifying vision of the future. Where are all the black people?'” she says. “The future belongs to everybody. It doesn’t really belong to any one group. And yet when you see visions of the future, it’s usually mostly white heterosexual people wandering around.” In the early 2000s, Brissett owned an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she experienced the publishing industry’s struggles firsthand. Rather that discourage her from becoming a writer herself, the experience seems to have solidified her desire to tell stories in the way she wants to tell them. “You have to love this field to be here. If you’re here for money, you are certifiably crazy,” she says. Spoiler Alert From 6:45 to 10:24 we talk about a major part of the plot, which is revealed on the book jacket but isn’t explained until near the end of the book. Listeners might want to skip this part (and not read the jacket copy) if they want to approach the story as a mystery whose answer lies in the book’s structure. Related Links * Elysium was inspired, in part, by Roman Emperor Hadrian’s love of Antinous. * Brissett mentions her recently deceased friend, the writer Eugie Foster. * She also mentions a number of her teachers, including Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Marie Brissett‘s first novel, Elysium, or the World After (Aqueduct Press, 2014), portrays a fractured world, one whose seemingly irreversible destruction does nothing to dampen the survivors’ collective will to live. Brissett showed similar determination in writing the book, whose non-traditional structure places it outside the mainstream. Fortunately, her approach has been validated, first by her teachers at Stonecoast Creative Writing Program at the University of Southern Maine, where she wrote Elysium as her final thesis, and later by the committee that selected Elysium as one of six nominees for the Philip K. Dick Award. (The winner will be announced April 3). “I wasn’t sure there was a space for me in this writing world. And to a certain degree I still sort of wonder. But the idea that I could write and that my stories are worthy of being told was something [Stonecoast] really helped to foster in me,” Brissett says in her New Books interview. In some respects, Elysium is simple: it tells a story of love and loss between two people. But Elysium is also complicated because those two people morph from scene to scene, changing from two brothers to father/daughter to husband/wife to boyfriend/boyfriend to girlfriend/girlfriend. When imagining the future, conventional science fiction often focuses too much on gadgets and not enough on people, Brissett says. “We think [science fiction] is about … the new machines we’ll have, the little gadgets that will make our lives easier … but I think the civil rights movement is one of the most science-fictional things that could have probably happened, because all of a sudden this entire group of people that was totally ignored showed up at the table and said ‘We want in.'” As a child, Brissett found the Wonder Bread future depicted in The Jetsons frightening. “I remember watching as a kid the Jetsons and thinking ‘That is an absolutely terrifying vision of the future. Where are all the black people?'” she says. “The future belongs to everybody. It doesn’t really belong to any one group. And yet when you see visions of the future, it’s usually mostly white heterosexual people wandering around.” In the early 2000s, Brissett owned an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she experienced the publishing industry’s struggles firsthand. Rather that discourage her from becoming a writer herself, the experience seems to have solidified her desire to tell stories in the way she wants to tell them. “You have to love this field to be here. If you’re here for money, you are certifiably crazy,” she says. Spoiler Alert From 6:45 to 10:24 we talk about a major part of the plot, which is revealed on the book jacket but isn’t explained until near the end of the book. Listeners might want to skip this part (and not read the jacket copy) if they want to approach the story as a mystery whose answer lies in the book’s structure. Related Links * Elysium was inspired, in part, by Roman Emperor Hadrian’s love of Antinous. * Brissett mentions her recently deceased friend, the writer Eugie Foster. * She also mentions a number of her teachers, including Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Marie Brissett‘s first novel, Elysium, or the World After (Aqueduct Press, 2014), portrays a fractured world, one whose seemingly irreversible destruction does nothing to dampen the survivors’ collective will to live. Brissett showed similar determination in writing the book, whose non-traditional structure places it outside the mainstream. Fortunately, her approach has been validated, first by her teachers at Stonecoast Creative Writing Program at the University of Southern Maine, where she wrote Elysium as her final thesis, and later by the committee that selected Elysium as one of six nominees for the Philip K. Dick Award. (The winner will be announced April 3). “I wasn’t sure there was a space for me in this writing world. And to a certain degree I still sort of wonder. But the idea that I could write and that my stories are worthy of being told was something [Stonecoast] really helped to foster in me,” Brissett says in her New Books interview. In some respects, Elysium is simple: it tells a story of love and loss between two people. But Elysium is also complicated because those two people morph from scene to scene, changing from two brothers to father/daughter to husband/wife to boyfriend/boyfriend to girlfriend/girlfriend. When imagining the future, conventional science fiction often focuses too much on gadgets and not enough on people, Brissett says. “We think [science fiction] is about … the new machines we’ll have, the little gadgets that will make our lives easier … but I think the civil rights movement is one of the most science-fictional things that could have probably happened, because all of a sudden this entire group of people that was totally ignored showed up at the table and said ‘We want in.'” As a child, Brissett found the Wonder Bread future depicted in The Jetsons frightening. “I remember watching as a kid the Jetsons and thinking ‘That is an absolutely terrifying vision of the future. Where are all the black people?'” she says. “The future belongs to everybody. It doesn’t really belong to any one group. And yet when you see visions of the future, it’s usually mostly white heterosexual people wandering around.” In the early 2000s, Brissett owned an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she experienced the publishing industry’s struggles firsthand. Rather that discourage her from becoming a writer herself, the experience seems to have solidified her desire to tell stories in the way she wants to tell them. “You have to love this field to be here. If you’re here for money, you are certifiably crazy,” she says. Spoiler Alert From 6:45 to 10:24 we talk about a major part of the plot, which is revealed on the book jacket but isn’t explained until near the end of the book. Listeners might want to skip this part (and not read the jacket copy) if they want to approach the story as a mystery whose answer lies in the book’s structure. Related Links * Elysium was inspired, in part, by Roman Emperor Hadrian’s love of Antinous. * Brissett mentions her recently deceased friend, the writer Eugie Foster. * She also mentions a number of her teachers, including Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith talk to me about their YA novels (Stranger and Hostage), and C.S.E. Cooney talks to me about her music project, Brimstone Rhine.First, a congratulatory note to all the Nebula nominees this year! Many OA members on that list, which is full of awesome people and awesome stories! Special congratulations to Katherine Addison (Sarah Monette), Ann Leckie, Ken Liu, Richard Bowes, Rachel Swirsky, Sarah Pinsker, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Aliette de Bodard, Alyssa Wong, Sam J. Miller, Usman T. Malik, Carmen Maria Machado, Ursula Vernon, and Eugie Foster (who passed just after her last story was published). Hugo nominations are open until the 10th of March. If you are an attending or supporting member of Sasquan, or if you attended or supported LonCon last year, you should be eligible to nominate! I (Julia Rios) personally am eligible in Best Editor Short Form for my work with Strange Horizons, and on Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories. I'm also eligible in Best Fancast for this very podcast as well as for The Skiffy and Fanty Show, and Strange Horizons is eligible in Best Semiprozine. There are a bunch of other super worthy OA member projects, but I wanted to give another special shoutout to Catherine Lundoff's series on LGBT SF History over at SF Signal. I believe she's eligible for best fan writer for that series. Stranger and Hostage are the first two books in the Change quartet, set in a post apocalyptic LA. Rebel and Traitor (books 3 and 4) should be out later this year and early next year respectively.Prisoner, Partner, and Laura's Wolf are Rachel's three books featuring werewolf marines, hot sex, and PTSD. You can download Prisoner for free.Angel in the Attic is Rachel's lesbian werewolf romantic comedy.Brimstone Rhine is C.S.E. Cooney's made up rockstar alter ego, who is crowdfunding two EPs right now on indiegogo. Rewards include things like Claire's books (in addition to the music of course). For a free taste of Claire's Witch's Garden world, you can read "Witch, Beast, Saint" in Strange Horizons. The books that are part of the Brimstone Rhine campaign rewards include The Witch In the Almond Tree, The Breaker Queen, The Two Paupers, and Bone Swans. The Banjo Apocalypse Crinoline Troubadors are one of C.S.E. Cooney's other music  and storytelling projects, which, if Brimstone Rhine ends up hitting far beyond the initial funding goal, might also produce an album of Distant Star Ballads.

Uncle Karl shouts when he’s mad, and sometimes he smacks Mama.  That always makes the sharp things hurt me and the wiggly people come out… On this episode of the Drabblecast, a dark tale from favorite author Eugie Foster. A troubled youth, a view in to his chaotic mind, and deeply effected life. Shake hands […] The post Drabbleclassics 10 – The Wiggly People (68) appeared first on The Drabblecast.

Dennis R. Upkins joins me to talk about his new book, West of Sunset, and about Black Speculative Fiction Month. Denny also Blogs for Nashville Geek Life and is on Twitter as @drupkins.I also took a moment to remember Eugie Foster, who passed away in late September. She was a big part of the Atlanta fandom community, the science fiction writing community in general, and the QUILTBAG community in particular. She will be greatly missed. Her Nebula winning novelette, "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest, Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" is available to read online at Apex, to listen to at Escape Pod, or to buy as an ebook. Black Speculative Fiction Month is October! You can find out all about that over on the Black Speculative Fiction Month website. That's got quite a few links to explore. Denny particularly recommends Chronicles of Harriet. Denny also recommends Amaya Radjani, and Clementine by Cherie Priest.

¡Vuelve el podcast más esperado a este lado del horizonte de sucesos! Nuestro nuevo episodio ya está disponible en Archive.org y, en cuanto se propaguen los feeds, en iVoox e iTunes.Aquí un Ignotus, aquí unos amigos.En esta ocasión, los VerdHugos repasamos lo mejor y lo peor del año que se fue, olisqueamos el tufillo de los próximos Hugo y ofrecemos algunas recomendaciones de lecturas.Si crees que esto no da para un episodio de dos horas, debe ser la primera vez que nos escuchas —y seguramente la última.  Lo sabemos, lo sabemos: esta introducción es más triste que un blurb de Paquirrín. Nos han soplado que lo que trae nuevos acólitos no es rezar a San Google sino mencionar cosas como «porno», «Charlize Theron se lo monta con su gemela» o «iPhone 6», así, como quien no quiere la cosa. Esperamos por tanto que disculpes —como en el nuevo vídeo de Miley Cyrus con Shakira— el siguiente índice de contenidos sin relación alguna con el episodio en curso o con Beyonce. Tampoco sale Daenerys desnuda, aunque nos gustaría.Hemos hablado de:La HispaCon 2013 (QuartumCon) y el Premio Ignotus que recibimos allí.El Celsius 232.La próxima HispaCon en Montcada i Reixac (MIRcon).Nuestros planes para la LonCon.2013 como año de las antologías: Fata Libelli, Cuentos para Algernon, Visiones, etc.El cierre de Literatura Fantástica RBA.El fallecimiento de algunos históricos del género: Banks, Pohl, Vance.La superstición de Elías: ¿Porqué los años impares son malos para los premios Hugo? Ejemplos con los resultados de la edición anterior.Perspectivas de los premios Hugo para 2014 (¡año par!), incluyendo nuestras quinielas personales, lo que ya hemos leído y lo que nos gustaría leer antes de finalizar el período de nominaciones.Nuestras recomendaciones personales.Los libros que han ido apareciendo a lo largo del episodio son los siguientes:The Shining Girls (Lauren Beukes)Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)Wolfound Century (Peter Higgins)Heap House (Edward Carey)Burning Paradise (Robert Charles Wilson)The Violent Century (Lavie Tidhar)Vicious (V.E. Schwab)Steelheart (Brandon Sanderson)iD (Madeline Ashby)The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)WonderBook (Jeff Vandermeer)The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)Red Moon (Benjamin Percy)The Best of All Possible Worlds (Karen Lord)A Natural History of Dragons (Marie Brennan)Love Minus Eighty (Will McIntosh)Shaman (Kim Stanley Robinson)Warbound (Larry Correia)Ad Astra (Peter Watts; ed. Fata Libelli)Hic Sunt Dracones (Tim Pratt; ed. Fata Libelli)North American Lake Monsters (Nathan Ballingrud)Subte (Rafael Pinedo)"Trixie and the Pandas of Dread" (Eugie Foster) "The Call of the Pancake Factory" (Ken Liu) Odiseo: La Venganza (Valerio Massimo Manfredi)The N-Body Problem (Tony Burgess) ¡Que lo disfrutes tanto como nosotros al conocer la fecha de salida de Winds of Winter de George RR Martin en español pdf epub mobi download free!

Coming Up… Good evening  0:00:40 October art by Genzoman  0:01:55 Eugie Foster, a reminder  0:02:53 Poem:  “Hecate” by Adam Lowe, read by the author  0:04:48 Fiction:  “Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” by M.R. James, narrated by Jack Calverley  0:10:25 Pleasant dreams  1:07:35   This week’s pertinent URLs: Genzoman: http://genzoman.deviantart.com PayPal for Eugie Foster:  Eugie@EugieFoster.com Eugie’s blog:  http://www.eugiefoster.com/in/blog Eugie’s Amazon page: 

Coming up: Good evening 0:00:40 A few words about Philip Nutman and Eugie Foster 0:01:53 Poem, “Clowns” by Robert Payne Cabeen, narrated by Robert Neufeld 0:05:38 “Lights Out: Spewy’s Back Yard” with Sylvia Shults 0:22:55 Fiction, “The Pumpkin Man” by John Everson, narrated by Stephen Kilpatrick 0:55:35 Song, “Zombies Stink and Vampires Suck,” written... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Coming Up Help Nebula Award winning author Eugie Foster meet her cancer bills Interview: Stanley Schmidt Fact: : Science Fiction Movie Soundtracks by David Raiklen 11:00 Main Fiction: Puss in DC by Pamela Sargent 26:40 Narrator: Nicholas Camm George Zebrowski’ work. Black Pockets and Swift Thoughts Plus, very short stories in Nature, and here are links to those:

Coming up: Good evening  0:0:40 Tour of the Abattoir: Recent Dybbuk Films  0:03:43 Fiction:  “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” by Eugie Foster, narrated by Lawrence Santoro  0:31:02 Pleasant dreams  1:27:15 Mike Allen: http://descentintolight.com Shalon Hurlbert: https://www.facebook.com/shalon.hurlbert Kindle edition of “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest….” http://www.amazon.com/Sinner-Fabulist-Priest-Gentleman-ebook/dp/B0065BK41S See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Coming up… Fact: Science News by J J Campanella 06:00 Main Fiction: Running on Two Legs by Eugie Foster 36:30 Narrator: Veronica Giguere Interview: Madeline Ashby Promo: Bodacious Creed See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Zombie uprising reaches Wishwell, PA as Ronni & Hicks head into town and Gray leads Caitlin out of town... The Cast Featured Keith R A DeCandido as Todd Rage Stacy Dooks as Gray M Sieiro Garcia as Caitlin D J Breau as Derrik Mark Zaricor as Deputy Dale Ginny Swann as Colleen Rebecca Rinas as Ronni Ryan Smith as Hicks D T Kelly as neighbor with Eugie Foster, Tracy Evans, Mike Stokes and Cheryl Malcom HG World is produced by 3015 North Studios Written and produced by Jay Smith with production assistance by Martha Linbo-Terhaar Carole Stokes, Michael Stokes and Pam Smith Sound effects courtesy of freesound.org. For a full listing of contributors, please visit www.goodmorningsurvivors.com. Jonathan Coulton appears courtesy of the Creative Commons license. Please visit him and his goodness at www.jonathancoulton.com. HG World is directed by Jay Smith

Uncle Karl shouts when he's mad, and sometimes he smacks Mama.  That always makes the sharp things hurt me and the wiggly people come out… On this episode of the Drabblecast, a dark tale from favorite author Eugie Foster. A troubled youth, a view in to his chaotic mind, and deeply effected life. Shake hands […]

-- Subtitle -- In losing his pain, had Tom lost himself? -- Description -- The Storyteller's Wife is a fifty minute audio story by Eugie Foster. -- Excerpt -- What lay beneath the gray shroud was not her poor, beloved Tom. It was a large wooden manikin, crudely carved and rough. Someone had whittled the shape of his nose, jutting from the center of a face with planes and angles too sharp to have felt the touch of sandpaper. Lips leered in a splintery grin, a caricature of the soft smile she knew so well, and jagged Xs had been gouged in lieu of eyes. Tufts of straw and dry grass were glued and knotted around the head, the color several shades lighter than the soft brown waves of her husband's hair. -- Author's Comments -- "I've always loved fairy tales and folklore, and this suburban fairy tale re-imagines and combines the classic Tam Lin ballad with changeling legends to explore themes of loss, love, and grief. Written during a stressful time of job insecurity and career anxiety, it was therapy, catharsis, and liberation for me, and there's a lot of myself in it. There's also a bit of my pet skunk, Hobkin, in it.)" (Eugie Foster) -- Credits -- Written by Eugie Foster Performed by Rick Jelinek Art by Tania Weil Music by Glenn Adams Produced by MechMuse Audio Anthology at MechMuse.com -- 4:785D26:V:S:0:0 --