Constellary Tales is a speculative fiction (SF — science fiction and fantasy) magazine and podcast. The podcast examines SF storytelling on the page and screen and addresses (not too seriously) how SF intersects culture and society. Selected episodes feature interviews with writers and others in the SF world as well as narrated stories from Constellary Tales magazine.
Octavia Butler's novelette "Bloodchild" and Hugo/Oscar crossover successes fuel discussion by SF writers/publishers Brian Hirt and Ken Gerber in this new podcast for the Partially Examined Life podcast network. Contents (00:00) Octavia Butler's "Bloodchild" is (among other things) a successful example of a certain kind of pregnancy story. Other examples are Continue Reading …
More October Not School Groups: Zizek, Heidegger, Metzinger, Octavia Butler
Now that the government of the United States has finally shut down, the time is ripe for some revolutionary ideology. October's Not School activities offer at least two reading groups that should aid in that concern. One is a brand new group which will be reading The Year of Dreaming Dangerously by none other than that superstar philosopher whose nose hairs tickle him oh so Continue Reading …