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December 8, 2017

The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 470

Short story: Thlush-a-Lum by Rebecca Gomez, listened to on the Centropic Oracle podcast, from December 2017. Highly Recommended.


Poem: Custom by Carl Phillips, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from December 2017. Highly Recommended.


Essay: How Do I Live a Good Life? listened to on the BBC’s A History of Ideas, from March 2015. Recommended.


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Published on December 08, 2017 12:26

December 7, 2017

The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 469

Short story: The Plant-Thing by R. G. Macready, listened to on the Voice Before the Void podcast. Recommended.


Poem: Insensibility by Wilfred Owen, listened to through Librivox. Recommended.


Essay: Video Games, listened to on the BBC’s 50 Things that Made the Modern Economy podcast, from May 2017.


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Published on December 07, 2017 12:13

December 6, 2017

The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 468

Short story: The Last Cheng Beng by Jaymee Goh, from Lightspeed magazine, September 2017. Recommended.


Poem: The Usual by Rachel Sherwood, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from December 2017. Recommended.


Essay: Cuneform, listened to on the 50 BBC’s 50 Things that Made the Modern Economy, from April 2017. Recommended.


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Published on December 06, 2017 13:15

December 5, 2017

The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 467

Short story: Dust by Florin Purluca, listened to on the Strange Horizons podcast, from December 2017. Highly Recommended.


Poem: Gwendolyn as Lover by C. M. Burroughs, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from December 2017. Recommended.


Essay: A Folder Called ‘Hope’ by Zia Haider Rahman, listened to on the BBC’s A Point of View podcast, from December 2017. Recommended.


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Published on December 05, 2017 13:36

December 4, 2017

The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 466

Short story: When the Yoghurt Took Over by John Scalzi, from Miniatures. Recommended.


Poem: After Noise by Sueyeun Juliette Lee, listened to on the Poetry Now podcast, from December 2017. Highly Recommended.


Essay: What I Learned Serving Time for a Crime I Didn’t Commit by Teresa Njoroge, listened to on the TED Talks podcast, from November 2017. Highly Recommended.


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Published on December 04, 2017 12:31

December 3, 2017

The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 465

Short story: The Curious Case of Alpha-7 DE-11 by Dan Stout, listened to on the Centropic Oracle podcast, from December 2017. Recommended.


Poem: The Blue Bowl by Jane Kenyon, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from December 2017. Recommended.


Essay: Borobudur Buddha Head, listened to on the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects, from June 2010. Highly Recommended.


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Published on December 03, 2017 12:24

Jon’s Author Diary – 009 – December 3, 2017

http://traffic.libsyn.com/joncronshaw/009_-_December_9_2017.mp3

This week, Jon completed his first draft of book 2 of the collaborative Black Death series and wrote a couple of short stories.

With 2017 almost at a close, Jon outlines his plans for 2018, including the announcement of a new podcast starting in January 2018.

He also answers more of your 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 December 03, 2017 11:49

December 2, 2017

The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 464

Short story: National Geographic on Assignment: The Unicorn Enclosure by Sarah Monette, listened to on the PodCastle podcast, from December 2017. Recommended.


Poem: From “Junk” (“Control” by Janet Jackson is One of the Greatest Songs”) by Tommy Pico, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from December 2017. Recommended.


Essay: Socially Mobile? by Michael Merrick, listened to on the BBC’s Four Thought podcast, from November 2017. Highly Recommended.


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Published on December 02, 2017 02:36

December 1, 2017

The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 463

Short story: Debbie Jones, Superbooker by John Scalzi, from Miniatures. Highly Recommended.


Poem: Oklahoma by Ernest Hemingway, listened to on the Voice Before the Void podcast, from December 2017. Recommended.


Essay: Air Conditioning, listened to on the BBC’s 50 Things that Made the Modern Economy, from April 2017. Highly Recommended.


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Published on December 01, 2017 12:25

November 30, 2017

The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 462

Short story: The Hidden Girl by , from The Book of Swords, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. Highly Recommended.


Poem: The Pear by Jane Hirshfield, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from November 2017. Recommended.


Essay: Japanese Bronze Mirror, listened to on the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects, from June 2010. Highly Recommended.


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Published on November 30, 2017 12:15