Writing Bits: Armadillocon Writer’s Workshop
This week Shaun gave me permission to talk about the Armadillocon Writer’s Workshop, which is a little event that I run for my local convention. It’s close to my heart for multiple reasons — among them is the fact that it gave me a leg up as a new writer. I feel passionate enough about it that I’ve been running […]
Poll: Shaun should read this as…?
If you’ve been paying attention, there’s this whole Worldcon Fundraiser thing going on for Shaun (i.e., me). One of the Milestone Perks involves me reading a classic work of literature or philosophy as either Captain America (post-government cutbacks) or Yoda (the green ninja). I’ve let one of the donors pick the work, but the general […]
Top 10 Episodes and Blog Posts for April 2014
Here they are! Episodes: 201. The Hugo Awards (A Discussion w/ Justin Landon and Natalie Luhrs) 198. Brazilian SF w/ Fabio Fernandes, Cesar Alcázar, Libby Ginway, and Jacques Barcia #WorldSFTour 199. Sofia Samatar (a.k.a. Malkia wa Ndoto) at ICFA (An Interview) #WorldSFTour Episode 4.2 — Torture Cinema Meets The Wicker Man 200. We’re 200! (Hugos, […]
Announcement: Live Recording of Episode #202 (Torture Cinema Meets Highlander II: the Quickening)
Swords, first time flyers, and overacting, oh my! In our 2nd ever live-recording, the crew (Jen and Julia) are joined by Michael J. Martinez to tear apart Highlander II: the Quickening (1991). This month’s movie was selected by Mike as part of Shaun’s Worldcon fundraiser (the 5th Milestone Perk). All Torture Cinema episodes come with a skit. Since we’re […]
New to The Skiffy and Fanty Show podcast? Hello!
Hi there! You may have come here because we were nominated for a 2014 Hugo Award for best Fancast. In which case, welcome! Skiffy and Fanty is a blog, and most pertinently, a weekly fan podcast created by Shaun Duke and Jen Zink, Me, I’m Paul Weimer. You probably know me as @princejvstin on Twitter. If you run an […]
We’re Nominated for a Hugo Award!
Did you hear the exciting news? DID YOU? We’re officially on the final ballot for the 2014 Hugo Awards! How cool is that? So a few quick things to say: We’re on the Hugo Award ballot! OMG! A whole bunch of you nominated us! Thank you ever so much. We love you. We really do. […]
