In this episode, Madeline chats again with Bill Patenaude, a retired mechanical engineer who used to work for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. During their conversation, they discuss talk about his sci-fi novel and its sequel, the inspiration for the novel, why he chose a near-future sci-fi setting, the importance of feedback on creative endeavors, the incarnational aspect of reading, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include his previous episode on the podcast as well as episode 94, Laudato ’Si, 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Sore Must Be the Storm anthology, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, and Dune by Frank Herbert.

If you're interested in checking out Bill's writing, you can check out his blog and read his debut novel, A Printer's Choice.

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