Comments on: EP 204: The Fifth Zhi

By: Great SF audio stories

Great SF audio stories — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:02:15 +0000

[...] EP 204: The Fifth Zhi [...]

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Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:19:28 +0000

[...] think the story was first published in Interzone but you can listen to it for free at Escape Pod, and if you are not familiar with the website “Escape Pod,” and you enjoy short [...]

By: Senses Five Press » Blog Archive » Sybil’s Garage No. 6

Senses Five Press » Blog Archive » Sybil’s Garage No. 6 — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:24:37 +0000

[...] Sybil’s Garage [is] one of the best run and downright prettiest of the small press magazines… – Stephen Eley, Editor, Escape Pod (listen to podcast) [...]

By: Mercurio D. Rivera » Feedback On Zhi

Mercurio D. Rivera » Feedback On Zhi — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:23:07 +0000

[...] out loud. A slew of both positive and negative reactions to the story can be found over at the comments section and forum discussion at the Escape Pod site. It’s always great to get so much feedback on a [...]

By: JMills

JMills — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:37:50 +0000

At 7m41s of EP204, does he say "Purple vSphere"?

-J

By: emmajeans

emmajeans — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:01:42 +0000

Yeah, the pronunciation of 'zhi' got me, too. (But I'm a pedant, and even people's usual pronunciation of Beijing (as /beɪʒɪŋ/) can irritate me!)

SciFiGuy said he heard a recording of the author reading the story. I wonder how he pronounced it?

This aside, I really enjoyed the story! I love the idea that matter is only one reality.

By: Bart

Bart — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:59:14 +0000

Outstanding story! This is the kind of writing that Escape Pod should be showing off, in my humble opinion. So creative. Such a wonderful exploration of technologies and possible futures, mixed with emotions we all share.

By: The Fifth Zhi « Jim Steel’s Cave of Doom

The Fifth Zhi « Jim Steel’s Cave of Doom — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:53:30 +0000

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By: Mercurio D. Rivera » The Great Escape

Mercurio D. Rivera » The Great Escape — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:49:34 +0000

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By: never bet the fett

never bet the fett — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:42:34 +0000

Excellent storytelling here. Who knew such different entities could relate to one another so deeply? Keep em’ comin’ Mercurio!

By: Jason Thompson

Jason Thompson — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:50:56 +0000

Really great, I had to listen to it again soon after. Read really well too Steve, thank you! Couldn’t help but think there was a bigger untold-world outside the confines of the narrative. Nice world-building.

By: Roccofan

Roccofan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:18:43 +0000

Great story.

By: Franquera

Franquera — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:12:09 +0000

Such an awesome story! I loved it, it was really amazing to listen to.

By: MasterThief

MasterThief — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:20:20 +0000

I, too thought the “you thought you mattered” was also a punch in the heart. But I also appreciate that Zhi-5 found a kinship with the thing he had been raised to fear and hate…

By: Natasha

Natasha — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:36:43 +0000

Phenomenal story. I loved it, and my partner and I can’t stop talking about it.

By: Saturnino

Saturnino — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:09:22 +0000

“You thought you mattered” indeed! I was left with a deep sense of sadness and loss. This was a very moving and well-paced story. I wonder what it would sound like in Chinese…

By: Ecape Pod Praises Sybil’s Garage « Writers & Writerisms

Ecape Pod Praises Sybil’s Garage « Writers & Writerisms — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:26:34 +0000

[...] the introduction to Mercurio D. Rivera’s “The Fifth Zhi” on Escape Pod, editor Stephen Eley says, “Sybil’s Garage [is] one of the best [...]

By: scatterbrain

scatterbrain — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:43:25 +0000

Interzone almost always has stories that exist on the farest edge of the fringe(its Rudy Rucker's playground must issues). I don't know why but most stories seem like they're written by the same author: sometimes unfinishable, sometimes quite enjoyable and memorable. Luckily, this story was of the later.

On a seperate note, at least somebody's having a nice Father's Day...

By: Anony

Anony — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:38:44 +0000

I cant help but wonder where they go in the end, and what would concern two suddenly non-corporeal entities.

One likely has it's own gravitational pull, and the other is only 1 year old. One was non-corporeal for a long time, and the other has...Time for bed.

By: Don

Don — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:23:03 +0000

Excellent story. Excellent reading. I, too, fluent in Mandarin, yet recognize that each culture pronounces non-native words differently and the reading had absolutely no impact on the story or the reading. Basically, I talk different depending on the language I’m speaking. It’s “peking” to my dad and “beijing” to my father-in-law.

Excellent story for the eve of Father’s day. Gave me pause on what I’m going to do with the fat kid and the skinny kid tomorrow. Perhaps I won’t send them into the maw of an extra terrestrial. Maybe I’ll just have them help me mow the lawn…

By: Ken_K

Ken_K — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:02:16 +0000

Left me with a ginormous empathetic rush when I heard the sad exclamation:” You thought you mattered.”

By: Senses Five Press

Senses Five Press — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:34:59 +0000

[...] the introduction to Mercurio D. Rivera’s “The Fifth Zhi” on Escape Pod, editor Stephen Eley says, “Sybil’s Garage [is] one of the best [...]

By: maxiewawa

maxiewawa — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:28:57 +0000

Is escapepod looking for narrators?

I am fluent in Chinese and Japanese... I only bring it up because Steve has pronounced "Zhi" wrong... I'm writing this as he goes through the intro, and I'm sure "zhi" is going to grate me every time I hear it.

I remember a while ago him stumbling through a story with a Japanese phrase too.

Or perhaps just skype me if you're ever unsure about Asian pronounciations!

Keep up the great work!

By: Brave Space Monkey

Brave Space Monkey — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:49:04 +0000

I just finished re-reading “To Kill a Mocking Bird”. I first read it in middle school, reading it now as a father, as an adult — it is the best novel I have ever read.

I will suggest to the entire group that everyone should re-read Harper Lee – “To Kill a Mocking Bird”.

By: SciFiGuy

SciFiGuy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:18:38 +0000

I originally heard this story on a broadcast of The Hour of the Wolf last year (read by the author himself). I thought it was a great story back then and have since read some of Mr. Rivera’s other short stories (the internet is a great thing!). Good stuff.

By: phignewton

phignewton — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:28:59 +0000

holy crap, what a great story!