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April 1, 2018
Jon’s Author Diary – 026 – April 1, 2018
Jon finished re-drafting Blind Gambit and is now into the deep, sentence-level edit.
He talks about the problems he’s having getting enthused about wrapping up his Wasteland series and all the other shiny new projects that seem so appealing.
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March 30, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 580
Short story: After 30 by Don Mitzo, from USA Noir (2013) edited by Johnny Temple. Recommended.
Poem: From Don’t Let Me Be Lonely by Claudia Rankins, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from March 2018.
Essay: Maps of Meaning 1: Context and Background by Jordan B. Peterson. Recommended.
March 29, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 579
Short story: Unplaces: An Atlas of Non-Existence by Izzy Wasserstein, from Clarkesworld magazine, March 2018. Recommended.
Poem: No Soldier Story by Ish Klein, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from March 2018. Highly Recommended.
Essay: Academic Research is Publicly Funded — Why isn’t it Publicly Available? by Erica Stone, listened to on the TED Talks podcast, from March 2018. Recommended.
March 28, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 578
Short story: Petra by Greg Bear, from Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology, edited by Bruce Sterling. Recommended.
Poem: Mechanism by A. R. Ammons, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from March 2018. Recommended.
Essay: How to Tame Your Wandering Mind by Amishi Jha, listened to on the TED Talks podcast, from March 2018. Recommended.
March 27, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 577
Short story: Walking by Der Nister , from Strange Horizons, March 2018. Recommended.
Poem: Futility in Key West by Mark Strand, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from March 2018.
Essay: Abiotic Oil, listened to on the Skeptoid podcast, from March 2018. Recommended.
March 26, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 576
Short story: Clap Your Handsby Andrew F. Kooy, from Apex magazine, March 2018. Highly Recommended.
Poem: Poem for Bruce by Rodney Koeneke, listened to on the PoetryNow podcast, from March 2018. Recommended.
Essay: The Rise and Rise of Up Lit by Kamila Shamsie, listened to on the BBC’s A Point of View podcast, from March 2018. Highly Recommended.
March 25, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 575
Short story: Human Is by Philip K. Dick, from Electric Dreams. Recommended.
Poem: Wife’s Disaster Manual by Deborah Paredez, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from March 2018. Recommended.
Essay: Can I Have Your Brain? The Quest for Truth on Concussion and CTE by Chris Nowinski, listened to on the TED Talks podcast, from March 2018. Highly Recommended.
Jon’s Author Diary – 025 – March 25, 2018
Jon spent this week re-drafting Blind Gambit and had an enjoyable trip to Manchester.
Email your questions to Jon (at) joncronshaw (dot) com.
Get your free copy of Addict of the Wasteland, the prequel to his Wasteland series, by visiting tinyurl.com/getmyprequel.
You can find out more about Jon Cronshaw and his work by visiting joncronshaw.com or Jon’s author page.
Like his Facebook page at facebook.com/joncronshawauthor
Follow him on Twitter @jlcronshaw.
If you want to help the show, please consider telling a friend or leaving a review on iTunes.
March 24, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 574
Short story: When I was a Highwayman by Ellen Kushner, from The Book of Swords, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. Highly Recommended.
Poem: Job Application by Meryn Cadell, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from March 2018. Recommended.
Essay: Titanic Myths, listened to on the Skeptoid podcast, from March 2018. Recommended.
March 23, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 573
Short story: The Coaldrid Conundrum by Rich Larson, from The Book of Swords, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. Highly Recommended.
Poem: Temple on my Knees by Lisa Russ Spaar, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from March 2018. Recommended.
Essay: Number 51, listened to on the BBC’s 50 Things that Made the Modern Economy, from October 2017. Recommended.
