Archives for September 2009
EP217: The Kindness of Strangers
Published on 24 Sep 2009 at 8:00 am.
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-->by Nancy Kress narrated by Kate Baker
When morning finally dawns, Rochester isn’t there anymore.
Jenny stands beside Eric, gazing south from the rising ground that yesterday was a fallow field. Maybe the whole city hasn’t vanished. Certainly the tall buildings are gone, Xerox Square and Lincoln Tower and the few others that just last night poked above the horizon, touched by the red fire of the setting September sun. But, unlike Denver or Tokyo or Seattle, Rochester, New York sits – sat – on flat ground and there’s no point from which the whole city could be seen at once. And it was such a small city.
“Maybe they only took downtown,” Jenny says to Eric, “and Penfield is still there or Gates or Brighton…”
Rated R for sexual situations and alien-caused genocide.
EP216: βoyfriend
Published on 17 Sep 2009 at 8:00 am.
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by Madeline Ashby read by Tina Connolly
Violet snapped three photos of herself from various angles, sent them, and waited for her boyfriend’s response. He rang her up—a slow vibrating purr, unlike the staccato door-knocking of her mother’s ringvibe—and said: “Me likey. Now take it off.”
Violet frowned. “You were supposed to dig up the backstory on the dress.”
“Well, you can’t blame me for getting a little distracted. Besides, isn’t it bad luck for me to see?”
“That’s only for weddings, not prom.”
Rated R for language, teen-adult situations, and virtual steadies. Also, Norm’s sexy talk.
EP215: Mr. Penumbra’s Twenty-Four-Hour Book Store
Published on 10 Sep 2009 at 1:03 am.
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-->By Robin Sloan
Narrated by Stephen Eley
First appeared at Robin Sloan’s blog, June 8, 2009.
IT’S 2:02 A.M. ON A COLD SUMMER NIGHT.
I’m sitting in a book store next to a strip club.
Not that kind of book store. The inventory here is incredibly old and impossibly rare. And it has a secret—a secret that I might have just discovered.
I am alone in the store. And then, tap-tap, suddenly I’m not.
And now I’m pretty sure I’m about to snap my laptop shut, run screaming out the front door, and never return.
Rated G. May contain creepy imagery and disturbing data visualizations.
Dragon*Con Meetup
Published on 4 Sep 2009 at 5:01 pm.
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For anyone among the tens of thousands of SF fans attending Dragon*Con in Atlanta this weekend: for the third year, we’re hosting a meetup along with Cunning Minx of the Polyamory Weekly podcast.
The meetup’s at 11 AM on Sunday, September 6 at the Gordon Biersch Brewpub at 848 Peachtree Street:
Minx has an RSVP list for headcount purposes at:
http://twtvite.com/cz4lk4
The brewpub’s about a mile north of the con, which makes for a long walk; but it’s an easy taxi ride, and we’re talking about bringing some people to carpool together as well. Drop me a line at sfeley@gmail.com with your cell number or post in the forum thread if you need to coordinate transportation.
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
EP214: Sinner, Baker, Fablist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast
Published on 3 Sep 2009 at 7:30 am.
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-->by Eugie Foster Narrated by Lawrence Santoro
Each morning is a decision. Should I put on the brown mask or the blue? Should I be a tradesman or an assassin today?
Whatever the queen demands, of course, I am. But so often she ignores me, and I am left to figure out for myself who to be.
Dozens upon dozens of faces to choose from.
1. Marigold is for murder.
Rated R for sex, masks, and violence.
