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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.


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Published on February 15, 2018 03:55

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.


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Published on February 14, 2018 03:53

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.


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Published on February 13, 2018 06:08

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.


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Published on February 12, 2018 12:17

February 11, 2018

Jon’s Author Diary – 019 – February 11, 2018

http://traffic.libsyn.com/joncronshaw/019_-_February_2018.mp3

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.


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.


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Published on February 11, 2018 08:36

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.


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Published on February 11, 2018 02:59

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.


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Published on February 10, 2018 12:05

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.


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Published on February 09, 2018 12:35

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.


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Published on February 08, 2018 12:15

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.


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Published on February 07, 2018 11:26