AudioThrust

Just a short chatty bit about where I'll be at Balticon 46. You can download my schedule PDF document here.

Here is the conclusion of "The Prince and the Sorceress" written and read by Nobilis Reed

"The Prince and the Sorceress" is my own work (mostly) read by me. Listen through to the end for the story behind the story.

Thanks to Lulu for helping with editing! Marvelous job.

This episode is sponsored by Circlet Press.

This week's story is "The Delectation Debates" by Renee M. Charles, first published in "Shades of Pleasure"

Cast includes:

The Interviewer - DDog

Letje Cuvier - Veronica Giguere

Mario Klimas - Graydancer

Adonia Caeneus - Jhada Addams

(If you have the smartphone app, remember to check the "extras" menu!)

TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY EPISODES!

Wow.

So here's what we've got this week: A short interview with Cecilia Tan, editor in chief of Circlet Press and author of The Velderet: A Cybersex S/M Serial...

...which, coincidentally (yeah, right) is now available for sale, and narrated by yours truly!

You can get it on Audible, soon on Amazon and iTunes as well.

This week we have the conclusion of Remittance Girl's Gaijin, read by Cecilia Duvalle.

Part 2 includes chapters 2, 3, and 4.

Gaijin is by Remittance Girl.

Reading by Cecilia Duvalle.

This week we are presenting chapter 1 of Gaijin, by Remittance Girl.  It is read by Cecilia Duvalle.

After the story, there's a bit of news about Paypal, Smashwords, and Republica Press.

This episode is sponsored by Circlet Press.

"Mer" was written by Francesca Lia Block and is read for us by Thomas Roche. It was originally published in the single-author collection "Nymph."

No story this week; instead, I'm taking a few minutes to tell you about an issue that any listener of my podcast should be concerned about.

Here are some associated links:

Violet Blue covers the story in an article on ZDNet

The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) and the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) open letter to PayPal and eBay

The Electronic Frontier Foundation blogpost: "Legal Censorship: PayPal Makes a Habit of Deciding What Users Can Read"

I have no idea how long these links will work, but for now, here you go:

Gaijin by Remittance Girl -- Tentacle Dreams 

Get them while you still can.