Podcasts about kangaroo too

The Stories We Tell Ourselves by Curtis C. Chen. Narrated by J.S. Arquin. Featuring an afterword recorded by Curtis C. Chen. #fantasy #flashfiction #wishes Gerald sat and stirred his coffee, waiting to change the world. The front door of the cafe swung open, and the bell jingled. The balding man who walked in wore a thick overcoat, scarf, and gloves. His nervous, desperate eyes scanned the room. Once a Silicon Valley software engineer, Curtis C. Chen now writes speculative fiction and runs puzzle games near Portland, Oregon. His debut novel Waypoint Kangaroo (a 2017 Locus Awards Finalist and Endeavour Award Finalist) is a science fiction thriller about a superpowered spy facing his toughest mission yet: vacation. The sequel, Kangaroo Too, lands our hero on the Moon to confront long-buried secrets. Curtis' short stories have appeared in Playboy Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Mission: Tomorrow, and Oregon Reads Aloud. He is a graduate of the Clarion West and Viable Paradise writers' workshops. Find him online at: https://curtiscchen.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtisCChen https://www.instagram.com/curtiscchen/ http://www.facebook.com/CurtisCChen   Please help support The Overcast. Become a Patron Today! Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher so you never miss an episode. While you're there, don't forget to leave a review! ASCENT, Book One of J.S. Arquin's Crimson Dust Cycle has launched! Go to www.arquinworlds.com to download your free prequel story. Are you an author who loves J.S. Arquin's narrations? Ask him to narrate your audiobook at www.arquinaudiobooks.com    

SciFi author Curtis C. Chen returns to cast the deciding vote on whether or not "John Carter" the film or Edgar Rice Burrough's A PRINCESS OF MARS is better. In episode 122, Luke, James, and Curtis dive into all the possible reasons behind one of Disney's biggest flops, and even suggest some ways the disaster may have been avoided. Listen to find out how to enter to win a signed copy of both of Curtis’s novels, WAYPOINT KANGAROO and KANGAROO TOO!  Topics include: Beefcake issues, marketing mistakes, the Pixar connection, seven degrees of Ink to Film, to cut or not to cut, an unexpected horny scene, and a final vote on which was better, the book or the movie! Connect with Curtis C. Chen at www.twitter.com/curtiscchen or at www.curtiscchen.com Become a Patron & unlock exclusive content/rewards, including our brand new "Book Club" tier: www.patreon.com/inktofilm   Ink to Film is on YouTube!   Email address: inktofilm@gmail.com Sign up for Ink to Film’s Newsletter   Follow Ink to Film on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Home Base: inktofilm.com Ink to Film Book Club on Goodreads Intro Music: Ross Bugden

SciFi author Curtis C. Chen joins the show to discuss Edgar Rice Burroughs' original "planetary romance,” A PRINCESS OF MARS. From its early pulp magazine origins to its sweeping influence on the SciFi of today, the story of John Carter is an important piece of literary history. In episode 121, Luke, James, and Curtis prove that there’s more to ERB than just Tarzan! And make sure to listen to find out how to enter to win a signed copy of both of Curtis’s novels, WAYPOINT KANGAROO and KANGAROO TOO!  Topics include: John Carter’s extraordinary punches, Mars doggos, Normal Bean, the stories your grandpa might tell, wanting more Dejah Thoris, Luke messing up another name, the under-used psychic powers, a shout-out to a few easter egg's in Curtis's work, and who they ultimately think should read this novel. Join Luke, James, AND Curtis again next week as they discuss the 2012 film, “John Carter!” Connect with Curtis C. Chen at www.twitter.com/curtiscchen or at www.curtiscchen.com Become a Patron & unlock exclusive content/rewards, including our brand new "Book Club" tier: www.patreon.com/inktofilm   Ink to Film is on YouTube!   Email address: inktofilm@gmail.com Sign up for Ink to Film’s Newsletter   Follow Ink to Film on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Home Base: inktofilm.com Ink to Film Book Club on Goodreads Intro Music: Ross Bugden

"The Heaven-Moving Way," by Chi Hui (translated by Andy Dudak) -- published in Apex Magazine, issue 104, January 2018. Read it here: http://www.apex-magazine.com/ Born in north-eastern China, Chi Hui was a member of the editorial team of Science Fiction World 科幻世界 from 2006 to 2010. Chi currently works as an editor in Chengdu. She uses pen names Heixiaomao 黑小貓 [Black kitten] and Soulaxia for her fantasy and World of Warcraft themed writings, respectively. She has published more than twenty pieces of science fiction writing under the name Chi Gui, including "Duzi" 獨子 [Only Son], "Guizhe wulu" 歸者無路 [Road of No Return], and "Chongchao" 蟲巢 [Bugs' Nest]. This Apex Magazine podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Lost Frontier" and "Spatial Harvest," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License. Find out more at www.incompetech.com. Our narrator for this episode is Curtis C. Chen. Once a Silicon Valley softwar engineer, Curtis C. Chen (陳致宇) now writes fiction and runs puzzle games near Portland, Oregon. His debut novel WAYPOINT KANGAROO is a science fiction thriller about a superpowered spy facing his toughest mission yet: vacation. The sequel, KANGAROO TOO, sends our hero to the Moon. Apex Magazine podcast, Copyright Apex Publications. Apex Magazine is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at http://www.apex-magazine.com.    

We recorded late this week because of the holiday weekend. Hope all our US listeners had a great July 4th. (And the rest of you had a good Tuesday.) In this week's episode, we talk about Curtis Chen and Jason Hough's not-a-reading for their new books Kangaroo Too and Escape Velocity. Then, we watched the movie Okja, which we thought was going to be cute, but instead scarred us deeply. It's a little heavy-handed with the message and not super fun to watch. We completed the Novelette Hugo finalist category with Carolyn Ives Gilman's "Touring with the Alien" and Nina Allan's "The Art of Space Travel" and read two of the Novellas: Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire and The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson. We loved both stories for vastly different reasons, but the one thing they had in common was that we wanted more of each. We saw the new Transformers film, which was a hot mess, and Despicable Me 3, which was better and hit all the right notes with the '80s crowd. Dave is watching the summer sci-fi shows like Preacher and the finale of Doctor Who.   Next week: More novellas, more readings, and Spiderman: Homecoming.