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).
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.
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“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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Tagged christmas, fantasy, henry van dyke, journey into, podcast, the mansion
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“Fortitude” by David Brin
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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Tagged david brin, fortitude, podcast, sci-fi, science fiction, starshipsofa
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Lillian Cohen-Moore reviews “Survivor”
Some of the other stories that hit real high notes for me include Josh Roseman’s ”Survivor,” because he fucking kills it in that story. His protagonist Wen is a believable teenage girl. Sometimes whiny, sometimes brave, Wen is faced with a fight for survival on her own that could cripple an adult, and meets it head on. I threw the horns with both hands at the end.
Early review of the Fat Girl in a Strange Land anthology. She apparently enjoyed my story. The anthology will be released in February.
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Tagged fat girl in a strange land, lillian cohen-moore, review, sci-fi, science fiction, survivor, ya
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“Marking Time on the Far Side of Forever” by DK Latta
My latest audio performance is “Marking Time on the Far Side of Forever” by DK Latta, for Escape Pod.
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Tagged colonization, dk latta, marking time on the far side of forever, podcast, robots, sci-fi, science fiction
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Book Review: “Bigfoot: I Not Dead” by Graham Roumieu
In beginning, Josh think it funny to write review of book Bigfoot: I Not Dead using Bigfoot style of writing. However, realize will get annoying fast and not want annoy readers. So will stop.
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Tagged bigfoot, graham roumieu, i not dead, illustrated, review
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Book Review: “11/22/63” by Stephen King
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Tagged 11/22/63, alternate history, fantasy, historical fiction, jfk, lee harvey oswald, review, star trek, stephen king, the sun dog, time travel
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Movie Review: “In Time”
Amanda Seyfried, on the other hand, always seems to look like either a sex kitten or like she was just used as the clapper in an enormous bell. Her hair is too perfect, and her eyes are always wide and glassy.
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Tagged amanda seyfried, andrew niccol, cillian murphy, in time, johnny galecki, justin timberlake, movie, olivia wilde, raymond leon, review, sylvia weis, will salas
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“The Gift” of Choice… Unless You’re a Borg
So, in the end, Janeway’s actions — which today I see at the very least as being misguided and at worst reprehensible — turn out to be “right”.
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Tagged janeway, review, seven of nine, star trek, the gift, voyager
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“The Prize Beyond Gold” by Ian Creasey
My narration of “The Prize Beyond Gold” by Ian Creasey is now live on Escape Pod.
Narration: The Prize Beyond Gold
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Book Review: “Snuff” by Terry Pratchett
Pratchett’s customary humor and wit are present throughout, and the writing remains as wonderful as ever. My inner 12-year-old appreciated all the poo references, and if we’ve already done the goblin thing back when Vimes visited the Low King, at least it’s done well again.
Book Review: “Snuff” by Terry Pratchett : Escape Pod
There are some formatting errors that I’ve asked the editor to fix. Hopefully that’ll be done soon.
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Tagged alzheimer's, batman, city watch, discworld, goblins, poo, review, snuff, terry pratchett, vimes, willikins
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Soundproof #13
My review of The Colorado Kid has been reprinted in this month’s Soundproof.
First Anthology Sale: “Survivor”
The table of contents for Fat Girl in a Strange Land has been announced, which therefore means I can announce here that I have made my first sale to an anthology.
It will be released on 2/17/12. When it is, I’ll post links to where you can buy it.
Book Review: “The Colorado Kid” by Stephen King
The concept of “based upon Book X by Author Y” is stretched pretty far these days. Sure, sometimes you get a Harry Potter or a Twilight, but other times you get a movie or TV show that is so loosely-based on the source material that, if the book was a person and the TV show was a pair of jeans, the combination of the two would violate the saggy-pants bans that are in effect in several states.
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Tagged haven, mystery, review, stephen king, syfy channel, the colorado kid
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Review of “The Big Trip Up Yonder”
I really enjoyed The Big Trip Up Yonder – it’s a great story and the narration was superb.
From the comment feed for “The Big Trip Up Yonder”, which I performed for StarShipSofa.
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“The Big Trip Up Yonder” by Kurt Vonnegut
My performance of Kurt Vonnegut’s “The Big Trip Up Yonder” is now live on StarShipSofa. Episode 207 is here.
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Music and Magic: The Harry Potter Soundtrack Retrospective — Part 10 of 10: Conclusion
I think it’s really hard to do a soundtrack that completely misses the mark. I can’t remember a single one I’ve listened to that actually pulled that off. However, in re-listening to these eight soundtracks, I’ve come to the conclusion that a good soundtrack needs a few cohesive themes, not too much crazy orchestration, and the ability to make listeners re-enact the film’s scenes in their heads if they’re not actually watching the movie. Most of the Potter soundtracks do all three of those things — they all do at least two. I count that as a rousing success for the studio, the films, and the composers.
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Tagged harry potter, ministry of magic, review, soundtrack
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 