As March winds down and Spring arrives, John E. O. Stevens, Fred Kiesche and Jeff Patterson gather for a guestless episode to catch up on assorted pursuits and distractions.

John talks about participating in the Grumptroll annual March Madness Flash Fiction contest. Jeff wades into he Up & Coming anthology and finds it a great utility. Fred and family endure the X-Files reboot.

As always the conversation turns to culture consumed.

Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson

Show Notes:

The Acolyte by Nancy Hightower

Year’s Best Weird Fiction Volume 2, edited by Kathe Koja and Michael Kelly

Stories for Chip: A Tribure o Samuel R. Delany, edited by Nisi Shawl and Bill Campbell

The Collected Songs of Stone Mountain by Han Shan (writer) and Red Pine (translator)

Rat Queens Volume 2, by Kurtis J. Weibe, Roc Upchurch and Stjepan Sejic

Tunnel in the Sky, by Robert A. Heinlein

Additional Show Notes:

2016: The Year in Books

2016: The Year in Shorts

John’s Review of The Acolyte

Grumptroll

John’s March Madness Short Story

Up and Coming: Stories by the 2016 Campbell-Eligible Authors

Neal Stephenson: Cryptonomicon

Congressman Proposes Resolution to Recognize Magic as Rare and Valuable

Roger Zelazny: Doorways in the Sand

Howard Tayler: Schlock Mercenary—The Tub of Happiness