Inhuman Swill

Epidode #34 of "ShunnCast" is now available, in which Bill finds his privacy violated by a heinous and despicable criminal act on the part of his mission president, only to head out on split-offs with Elder Finn and discover even darker and more shocking revelations. Plus, they shot Joseph Smith?!

http://www.shunn.net/podcast?id=34

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Epidode #32 of "ShunnCast" is now available, in which Bill and his companion engage in a war of practical jokes with the sister missionaries, with hilarious, painful, and sometimes terrifying results. And the zero hour creeps ever nearer...

http://www.shunn.net/podcast?id=32

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Epidode #30 of "ShunnCast" is now available, in which Bill receives a dire warning, meets his new companion, discusses biracial families, breaks more rules, and poses for blackmail photos. Plus, Laura picks a lock. Happy Thanksgiving!

http://www.shunn.net/podcast?id=30

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Epidode #28 of "ShunnCast" is now available, in which Bill likens himself to Luke Skywalker of old, returning to the Death Star that is Calgary to do battle with Darth Vader and the Emperor, striving mightily not to be turned to the Dark Side of the Force.

http://www.shunn.net/podcast?id=28

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Last night I finished reading As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. I read the last paragraph and I wanted to throw the book across the room. It is with relief this morning that I retreat to the comforts of The Dirdir, third book of Jack Vance's Planet of Adventure saga.

( "Spoilers" )

Still, I suppose I'll read more Faulkner. I'm curious to see if there's more to him, and if I'm just a philistine.

Epidode #25 of "ShunnCast" is now available, in which a cold, lonely Christmas comes to the Alberta plains, telephonic miscommunication ensues, and Bill executes a daring missionary escape plan. Plus, an observance of September 11th.

http://www.shunn.net/podcast?id=25

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Epidode #24 of "ShunnCast" is now available, in which the soft tissues of the male body are held up for examination and misidentification, revenge is thereby extracted, and a terrible and uncommon sin is revealed to be not so uncommon after all. Plus, frontier prophet weds double sets of sisters!

http://www.shunn.net/podcast?id=24

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Just a quick reminder that I will be reading with Elizabeth Bear a/k/a matociquala this evening at Manhattan's KGB Bar at 7:00 pm. Doors open 6:30 pm. Admission is free!

Details

KGB is at 85 East 4th Street, near Second Avenue.

I have been tagged with the Dread Book Meme by Jose over at Meme Therapy. As Trent Hergenrader has put it, now I've been rescued from impending productivity. Here are the questions:

1. One book that changed your life?
   
   The Mormon Murders by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith. And I was lucky enough to meet them once and tell them so.
   
   
2. One book you have read more than once?
   
   Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences by John Allen Paulos.
   
   
3. One book you would want on a desert island?
   
   Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter. It not only bears and even necessitates multiple readings, but it's so dense and intriguing that it would help distract me from the fact that I was on a desert island.
   
   
4. One book that made you laugh?
   
   Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome.
   
   
5. One book that made you cry?
   
   Uncle Boris in the Yukon and Other Shaggy Dog Stories by Daniel Pinkwater.
   
   
6. One book you wish had been written?
   
   How to Hack Your Genes and Live Forever.
   
   
7. One book you wish had never had been written?
   
   The Bible. (Oh, oh, oh! Can I just lump all the "holy" books together?)
   
   
8. One book you are currently reading?
   
   The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Very slowly.
   
   
9. One book you have been meaning to read?
   
   Ulysses by James Joyce.
   
   
10. Now tag five people.
    
    Hmm. Tagging people strikes me as a bit too much like forwarding a chain letter. So if you feel like joining the meme, please do. And please link back to this post!

Epidode #21 of "ShunnCast" is now available, in which Bill reads an excerpt from his novel-in-progress INCLINATION to a live audience at Readercon. Plus, a week-long power outage!

http://www.shunn.net/podcast?id=21

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