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Episode 11 – “Dangerous Company” Part 3 with Guest Bex Shea
Writing Alchemy Episode 11 Summary
Monsters is the theme as sci-fi writer and monster enthusiast Bex Shea joins Fay for the conclusion of “Dangerous Company,” in which Kalla finally discovers that the dragon she has been sent to kill has been disguised as her guide the whole time. The following discussion delves into the question of what monstrousness is, the ways that depictions of monsters can be used to otherize or to empathize, fear, compassion, unknowability, the association of gendered traits with power, gender exploration, and the blurring of the lines between human and monster.
Dangerous Company: The last five dragon slayers died. Kalla is good at solving problems, but her skills will be tested as she embarks on her journey with the very dragon she is expected to kill disguised as her guide. Some interesting surprises are just around the corner…
Story: Dangerous Company
Guest: Sci-fi writer and monster enthusiast Bex Shea
An green and gray, ink and watercolor drawing of a steep, tree-covered mountaintop with a white sky behind it. Silhouetted in the sky is a flying dragon with large wings and a long thin tail.
Show Notes:
Today’s story
Dangerous Company: http://writingalchemy.net/older-works/dangerous-company/
Fay’s Links
You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy
The RSS feed of this podcast is: http://writingalchemy.net/feed/podcast
Reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q
Different reactions to bicycle theft by a white man, black man, and white woman video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge7i60GuNRg
Bex’s Links
Monster of the Week: http://www.bexshea.com/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/bexshea
Tumblr: https://bexshea.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@bexshea
Animorphs series: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3326828-animorphs
Music Credits
Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (
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Writing Alchemy Episode 11 Summary
Monsters is the theme as sci-fi writer and monster enthusiast Bex Shea joins Fay for the conclusion of “Dangerous Company,” in which Kalla finally discovers that the dragon she has been sent to kill has been disguised as her guide the whole time. The following discussion delves into the question of what monstrousness is, the ways that depictions of monsters can be used to otherize or to empathize, fear, compassion, unknowability, the association of gendered traits with power, gender exploration, and the blurring of the lines between human and monster.
Dangerous Company: The last five dragon slayers died. Kalla is good at solving problems, but her skills will be tested as she embarks on her journey with the very dragon she is expected to kill disguised as her guide. Some interesting surprises are just around the corner…
Story: Dangerous Company
Guest: Sci-fi writer and monster enthusiast Bex Shea
An green and gray, ink and watercolor drawing of a steep, tree-covered mountaintop with a white sky behind it. Silhouetted in the sky is a flying dragon with large wings and a long thin tail.
Show Notes:
Today’s story
Dangerous Company: http://writingalchemy.net/older-works/dangerous-company/
Fay’s Links
You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy
The RSS feed of this podcast is: http://writingalchemy.net/feed/podcast
Reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q
Different reactions to bicycle theft by a white man, black man, and white woman video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge7i60GuNRg
Bex’s Links
Monster of the Week: http://www.bexshea.com/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/bexshea
Tumblr: https://bexshea.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@bexshea
Animorphs series: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3326828-animorphs
Music Credits
Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (