May 2012
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“Smile Time”, or “How I Learned to Stop Worrying... →
“Oh crap… it’s the puppet episode.” Indeed. Read about how I changed my tune by clicking here.
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Book Review: “Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion” →
My review of Joss Whedon: the Complete Companion, a compendium of articles and essays on all of Whedon’s creations (and I mean all), is now on Escape Pod. Read it here.
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Soundproof Digest 1 →
Several of my articles from January, February, and March are reprinted in Soundproof Digest #1. If you want to read them on your e-reading device, you can download ePub, PDF, or Mobi versions here.
Oh, and there’s a bunch of good stories in there too.
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How Bad Technobabble Hurt A Good Episode: “Our Man... →
My “review” of the Deep Space Nine episode “Our Man Bashir” is now up on Escape Pod. Read it here.
April 2012
5 posts
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“What do you do after your 1986 movie achieves cult status? Well, if you’re...”
– From my review of Highlander: Endgame on Escape Pod.
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Journey #34 - When The Black Bird Circles Back by... →
I’m playing Mr. Cragg in “When the Black Bird Circles Back” by Greg van Eekhout. Listen here.
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StarShipSofa No 235 →
I’m reading David Carani’s “The Paradise Aperture” in this week’s StarShipSofa. The story is in this year’s Writers Of The Future anthology as well.
Click here to hear it.
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Film Review: Highlander III: The Sorcerer →
My review of Highlander 3 is up at Escape Pod.
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Drabblecast 240 – Trifecta XXI →
This week on the Drabblecast, I’m narrating “Divorce in the House of Flies” by Dustin Reade. Click here to put it in your ears.
March 2012
14 posts
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“As of this writing, Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games series has made her the...”
– My review of The Hunger Games is now up on Escape Pod.
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"Greener" in Asimov's →
My short-story “Greener”, which I’m very proud of, is in the April/May 2012 issue of Asimov’s. Click here to put it in your eyeballs.
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Journey #31 - The Funeral by Christopher Munroe →
I am performing “The Funeral”, by Christopher Munroe, in Issue 31 of “Journey Into”.
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“About a year and a half ago, I wrote a post about how fast data storage...”
– My article The Speed of Sci-Fi, Revisited is now up on Escape Pod.
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“I vaguely remember seeing Return to Oz in theaters as a child and deciding that...”
– My review of Return to Oz is up at Escape Pod.
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EP336: The Speed of Time →
I’m reading “The Speed of Time” by Jay Lake over at Escape Pod.
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Portrait of a Slayer at Fifteen: the 15th... →
My 15th anniversary Buffy retrospective ends with my top ten episodes. I bet you can guess which one is on top.
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It’s Called Metafiction →
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Please… please… PLEASE… don’t ever do this.
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Portrait of a Slayer at Fifteen: the 15th... →
No retrospective of a beloved television show would be complete without a countdown, so here’s the first part of my top 25 episodes.
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“I know, you want to be Joss Whedon so bad it hurts. (And, quite possibly,...”
– How Not to Be a Clever Writer
I’d like to think that I don’t try too hard to be Joss Whedon, but sometimes you just have to do it.
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“I really liked the Buffy series, and “Once More, With Feeling” was a really good...”
– From my review of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer “Once More, With Feeling” episode soundtrack, over at Escape Pod.
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“March 10, 1997: the day that changed television for a lot of people. And...”
– Portrait of a Slayer at Fifteen: the 15th Anniversary Buffy Retrospective (part 1 of 3)
I wrote a three-part retrospective commemorating the 15th anniversary of one of the best TV shows of the last 20 years. This is part one.
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“Overall, I found The Secret World of Arrietty to be a good film for kids. It’s...”
– My review of The Secret World of Arrietty is up on Escape Pod.
There was supposed to be a Buffy-themed article I wrote going up today, but technical difficulties happened. Perhaps tomorrow or later in the week.
February 2012
8 posts
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My Problem with Graphic Novels
I’ve written a two-part treatise on graphic novels and why I don’t really care too much for them, mostly as an excuse to talk about Buffy Season 8. (Hey, I’m a simple guy, I have simple needs.)
Part One |
Part Two
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“From Guatemala, where a woman dreams of becoming La Gorda, the first female...”
– My story “Survivor” — my first anthology sale — is available today from Crossed Genres publications. It’s only $5 on the e-reader of your choice.
Fat Girl in a Strange Land (Anthology) | Crossed Genres
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Episode 124: The Question by Robert Lowell Russell... →
I play “Bill Linsky” in the latest Dunesteef, in which many reporters ask “The Question”.
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“My two favourites were both on the science fiction side, one about a group of...”
– Another nice mention for “Survivor”, which is in the upcoming Fat Girl In A Strange Land anthology. The book will be released this Friday, 2/17. More info here.
Reviews: Fat Girl in a Strange Land by Kay T. Holt | LibraryThing
Rage Comics: But Celebrities Are So Cool! →
Writers love being tortured by stuff like this. Sad but true.
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“@listener42 Thanks for narrating such as great version of “The Never Never...”
– Jason Sanford’s reaction to my performance of his story.
Twitter / @jasonsanford
Listen here.
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StarShipSofa No 223: The Never Never Wizard of... →
My performance of “The Never Never Wizard of Apalachicola” by Jason Sanford is now live in StarShipSofa #223.
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Soundproof #16 →
My review of Gregory Maguire’s Out of Oz has been reprinted in this month’s Soundproof, from Escape Pod. There’s also three great stories in there, so, you know, worth your time.
January 2012
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“Should you go see the American version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? I’d...”
– Part two of my review of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has been posted.
Please note: in this article, I discuss three scenes containing graphic sexual violence. If you think it may disturb or offend you, please don’t click.
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“I think, perhaps, that was what most disappointed me about the American version...”
– The first part of my two-part review of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has been posted at Escape Pod. Be warned: it contains many spoilers.
Three Dragons, Three Tattoos: a review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Part 1 of 2)
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“I think my biggest problem with the book was its time-scale. I realize that...”
– My review of “Out of Oz” by Gregory Maguire is now up on Escape Pod.
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Words! →
Don’t forget that I run Words!, a Cheezburger site where you can showcase your amusing screenshots from various word games. Just follow these steps and you too can share your love for, for example, Brad’s tushy.
Go to http://cheezburger.com and, if you don’t already have one, create an account. (I apologize for this requirement, but apparently it’s the only way. They...
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The MedZilla Report for January 2012 →
An employment report I wrote. It may only be relevant to you if you care about employment or healthcare. I generally don’t do these anymore, but I was asked to fill in this month.
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Soundproof #15 →
My review of Stephen King’s 11/22/63 has been reprinted in Soundproof #15, along with several good SF stories (including “Marking Time on the Far Side of Forever”, which I narrated in December).
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nice letters from authors
DK Latta, author of “Marking Time on the Far Side of Forever”, sent a note to Escape Pod saying he enjoyed my presentation of his story (which you can hear by clicking this awesome link).
It’s always nice to hear from an author who likes how I’ve interpreted his/her work.
December 2011
6 posts
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Journey #23 - The Mansion by Henry van Dyke →
I can now be heard narrating the Christmas story on “Journey Into…”, entitled “The Mansion” and written by Henry van Dyke. Listen here.
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StarShipSofa No 217: David Brin, Lewis Shiner →
My performance of David Brin’s “Fortitude” is in this week’s StarShipSofa. Listen here.
Also, if you have a minute, check out Lewis Shiner. I read his novel Glimpses and really enjoyed it.
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“Some of the other stories that hit real high notes for me include Josh Roseman’s...”
– Early review of the Fat Girl in a Strange Land anthology. She apparently enjoyed my story. The anthology will be released in February.
» Fat Girl in a Strange Land: Lillian Cohen-Moore
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Escape Pod 323: Marking Time on the Far Side of... →
My latest audio performance is “Marking Time on the Far Side of Forever” by DK Latta, for Escape Pod.
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“In beginning, Josh think it funny to write review of book Bigfoot: I Not Dead...”
– Book Review: “Bigfoot: I Not Dead” by Graham Roumieu
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Book Review: "11/22/63" by Stephen King →
My review of Stephen King’s “11/22/63”
November 2011
8 posts
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“Anything less than 4 stars means “NOT RECOMMENDED.” Don’t expect an author to...”
– I was not aware of this, and I’m a book reviewer… although not regularly on Amazon.
Anne R. Allen’s Blog: Amazon Reader Reviews: 12 Things Everybody and His Grandmother Needs to Know
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“Amanda Seyfried, on the other hand, always seems to look like either a sex...”
– Film Review: “In Time” : Escape Pod
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“So, in the end, Janeway’s actions — which today I see at the very least as being...”
– “The Gift” of Choice… Unless You’re a Borg : Escape Pod
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