Writer Bijan Stephen joins us to discuss David R. Bunch's short story collection Moderan. In Moderan, people replace their "soft parts" with metal and devote their lives to making war. We talk about Bunch's satire of the international order, his wildly innovative use of language, and his commitment to depicting a utopian hellscape.
Read Bijan's article on Moderan here: https://dirt.fyi/article/2022/06/the-future-is-moderan
Check out Chris Lee's fantastic travelogue: https://chrisleefrancis.com/books/eastwards-and-far/
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Dylan and Kassia read Strange Pilgrims, a short story collection suggested by a listener. To hear the full episode, join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84429384
Librarian, author, and critic Nancy Pearl joins us to discuss May Sinclair's Mary Olivier: A Life, originally published in 1919. We talk controlling mothers,...
In this episode, poet, translator, and the man behind Nemo's Almanac Ian Patterson, joins us to discuss Party Going by Henry Green. We talk...
