Links of Interest – Catching Up June 12th, 2011
It’s been awhile and there have been a few stories on other podcasts that I wanted to post about, so here’s catching up with several links of interest.
First Drabblecast, the podcast of weird fiction, had a neat two-parter story that was darkly thrilling. “Boojum” by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette is a science-fiction story featuring space pirates, sentient organic ships and brain-stealing aliens. It’s a good ride. Listen to part one and part two here.
Escape Pod, the science-fiction audio magazine ran the fun piece awhile ago. Rejiggering the Thingamajig by Eric James Stone features an anthropomorphic Buddhist-practicing T-Rex sent on a quest with a talking gun.
For a more serious and mediative story on Zen Philosophy, there is the wonderful Friction by Will McIntosh.
And finally, there’s  Squonk the Dragon by P. M. Butler, which is a wonderful silly and absurdly amusing fantasy story. It features a lovable dragon who is being raised by a fiesty blue bird, and who constantly bothers a curmudgeonly wizard who just wants to be left alone.
The series started on Escape Pod but then moved to the fantasy podcast Pod Castle. The stories in the series so far are: Squonk the Dragon, Squonk the Apprentice and Squonk and the Horde of Apprentices.
AD 030 – The Necromouser February 25th, 2011
Shreddy may be a common house cat, be he discovers a quite uncommon ability, by unlocking the arcane magic in a piece of broken consumer electronics.
“The Necromouser” by Mary E. Lowd
Read by Christopher Williams
Music cues by Infinity Squared
AD028 – Map of Scars January 10th, 2011
King Teelin of the nation of the wolf has served his people well in the four years since his father’s death, but now his charismatic and powerful older brother has returned to challenge him for the crown.
“Map of Scars” by Heath Pfaff
Read by Belic Bear
Music cues by Infinity Squared
Different Worlds, Different Skins, Volume 2 November 23rd, 2010
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Drabblecast – The Outsider August 31st, 2010
The Drabblecast, the podcast of strange-fiction has a nice tribute for H. P. Lovecraft’s birthday again this year.
The Outsider does not have animal characters, but it is another wonderful use of anthropomorphism and dealing with The Other. It’s a nice bit of dramatic and sympathetic horror and Norm Sherman does a wonderful job narrating the tale.