Archives for 27 September 2007
EP125: End Game
Published on 27 Sep 2007 at 3:29 am.
33 Comments.
Filed under Podcasts, Rated R.
By Nancy Kress
Read by Stephen Eley.
First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, April 2007.
“What exactly happened in the seventh grade?” I found myself intensely curious, which I covered by staring at the board and making a move.
He told me, still unembarrassed, in exhaustive detail. Then he added, “It should be possible to adjust brain chemicals to eliminate the static. To unclutter the mind. It should!”
“Well,” I said, dropping from insight to my more usual sarcasm, “maybe you’ll do it at Harvard, if you don’t get sidetracked by some weird shit like ballet or model railroads.”
“Checkmate,” Allen said.
Rated R. Contains profanity, sexual innuendo, and chess-related violence.
Referenced Sites:
2007 Podcast & New Media Expo
California Brunch Meetup 9/30/07
Better Late Than Never (Stardust review)
