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Interview: S. L. Huang on ZERO SUM GAME

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Today, on Skiffy and Fanty, we have an interview with author S.L. Huang. SL Huang is an Amazon-bestselling author whose debut novel, Zero Sum Game, is recently out from Tor. Her short fiction has sold to Strange Horizons, Analog, and The Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016. She is also an MIT graduate, stuntwoman, and firearms expert.  She consented to an interview to talk about Zero Sum Game. 1. I’m very excited to see Zero Sum Game come out from Tor. What was the process like in changing and editing it from its original publication to its new release?

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At the Movies #72 – The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

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https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFAtTheMovies72ChristmasChronicles/Sandf-AtTheMovies72-ChristmasChronicles.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSCrime, creepy Gremlin elves, and Marxist critiques of late capitalism, oh my! It’s the holidays, and that means it’s time to wax lyrical about holiday movies. This year, Shaun, Paul, Alex, and Mike join forces to discuss the brand new smash hit, The Christmas Chronicles. They talk about Netflix’s approach to the holidays, the film’s treatment of Christmas and Santa, the terrors of bad CG, and the cliched sappiness that makes the holidays as good as a nice warm cup of cocoa! We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Short Fiction Review: November 2018

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This month we have three new stories by new (and newish) writers that all feature queer characters and interesting points of view. Let’s get right into it. First, if you like fairy tale retellings, check out “Toothsome Things” by Chimedum Ohaegbu, which appears in Strange Horizons. It’s an imaginative reworking of Little Red Riding Hood that’s poetic and powerful. Next, I loved “How to Swallow the Moon” by Isabel Yap, which appears in Uncanny Magazine Issue 25. This lovely novelette features a moving romance, a rad monster, and wonderful Filipino-inspired worldbuilding. Lastly, I recommend “Talk to Your Children about Two-Tongued Jeremy” by Theodore McCombs, which appears in Lightspeed Magazine Issue 102. It’s a smart and gripping story about how technology, society, and capitalism can sometimes mix together in tragic ways.

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Signal Boost #48 — Sabrina Vourvoulias (Ink) and Stephanie Gunn (Icefall)

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https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFSignalBoost48VourvouliasGunn/Sandf–SignalBoost48–VourvouliasGunn.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS In today’s episode of Signal Boost, Shaun talks to Sabrina Vourvoulias about the re-release of her incredibly prescient novel, Ink. They discuss how the book’s conversation about immigration is more timely than ever, the courageousness of Rosarium Publishing, what it means to be primed to notice the signs of authoritarianism, journalism, and much more! Then Elizabeth has a chat with Stephanie Gunn about her new novella, Icefall. They talk about the colonialist issues of mountain climbing, the challenges of being a female mountineer, how technology can reduce accessibility rather than improve it, and the co-existence of science and spirituality. We hope you enjoy the episode!

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355. Celine Kiernan (a.k.a The Ghost of NIMH) — Begone the Raggedy Witches (An Interview)

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https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode355CelineKiernanBegoneTheRaggedyWitches/Sandf–Episode355–CelineKiernanBegoneTheRaggedyWitches.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSPuppies, crows, and rainbows, oh my! We’re just so happy to have back one of the oldest friends of the Skiffy and Fanty Show, Celine Kiernan. In this episode, Jen and Elizabeth have a chat with Celine about her first juvenile fiction, Begone the Raggedy Witches! They discuss everything from the themes of control and depression, how motherhood is complicated, why Celine feels like horror is appropriate for children, how she used rhyme as a tool of an evil fascist witch queen, the way she uses ghosts to explore cultural trauma, and so very much more! We hope you enjoy the episode!

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