Jon Cronshaw's Blog, page 76
February 15, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 539
Short story: Montiel’s Widow by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Recommended.
Poem: The Blue Booby by James Tate, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from February 2018. Highly Recommended.
Essay: Plastic, listened to on the BBC’s 50 Things that Made the Modern Economy, from August 2018. Recommended.
February 14, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 538
Short story: The Face in the Window by Brian McClellan. Highly Recommended.
Poem: The Maenad to Her Artist Friend by Amal El-Mohtar, from Strange Horizons, February 2018. Highly Recommended.
Essay: The Keepers of Flannan Light, listened to on the Skeptoid podcast, from February 2018. Recommended.
February 13, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 537
Short story: Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor. Highly Recommended.
Poem: Conversation 4: On Place by Rosemarie Waldrop, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from February 2018. Recommended.
Essay: Capitalism isn’t an Ideology — It’s an Operating System by Bhu Srinivasan, listened to on the TEDTalks podcast, from February 2018.. Highly Recommended.
February 12, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 536
Short story: For a Tooth by Tim Major, listened to on the 600 Second Saga podcast, from February 2018.
Poem: Penelope by John Scalzi, from Miniatures. Recommended.
Essay: Seller Feedback, listened to on the BBC’s 50 Things that Made the Modern Economy, from August 2017. Recommended.
February 11, 2018
Jon’s Author Diary – 019 – February 11, 2018
This week, Jon finished his first draft for the collaborative Black Death trilogy got the audiobook of King of the Wasteland ready for release.
A surprise opportunity on the back of some freelance work has also led to Jon to focus his attention to finishing Blind Gambit.
Plus, he answers several listener questions. Email your questions to Jon (at) joncronshaw (dot) com.
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The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 535
Short story: Cute Adorable Extortionists by John Scalzi, from Miniatures.
Poem: Magnificat by Eleanor Wilner, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from February 2018. Recommended.
Essay: Memento Mori by A. L. Kennedy, listened to on the BBC’s A Point of View podcast, from February 2018. Recommended.
February 10, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 534
Short story: Scratch by Iain M. Banks, from The State of the Art.
Poem: AKRON by O. Mayeux, from Strange Horizons, February 2018. Highly Recommended.
Essay: How Architecture can Create Dignity for All by John Cary, listened to on the TEDTalks podcast, from February 2018. Recommended.
February 9, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 533
Short story: Four-Point Affective Calibration by Bogi Takacs, from Lightspeed Magazine, February 2018.
Poem: The Rain-Streaked Avenues of Central Queens by Dennis Nurkse, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from February 2018. Recommended.¬
Essay: Paper Money, listened to on the 50 Things that Made the Modern Economy, from July 2017. Highly Recommended.
February 8, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 532
Short story: Her Beautiful Body by Adrienne Celt, from Strange Horizons, February 2018. Recommended.
Poem: The Canonisation by John Donne, from the Collected Poems. Recommended.
Essay: Audio Description, listened to on the Twenty-Thousand Hertz podcast, from February 2017. Highly Recommended.
February 7, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 531
Short story: Important Holidays on Gronghu by John Scalzi, from Miniatures. Recommended.
Poem: Riptide by Norma Cole, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from February 2018. Highly Recommended.
Essay: Were there Irish Slaves in America? listened to on the Skeptoid podcast, from February 2018. Highly Recommended.