This week we're talking to Christine Tyler, short story author, cosplay enthusiast, and Odyssey Workshop alum. Check out her first published short story, THE HORRIBLE DEATHS OF HELGA HRAFNSDÓTTIR, over on PodCastle at http://podcastle.org/2019/08/27/podcastle-589-the-horrible-deaths-of-helga-hrafnsdottir/. Follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ctylerauthor, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ChristineTylerAuthor/, and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/christinetyler. Find out more at https://www.christinetyler.com.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Mile Hi Con

Cowboy Bebop (TV Show)

Alien (Movie)

Aliens (Movie)

Star Wars: A New Hope

Predator (Movie)

Rambo: First Blood (Movie)

Hayao Miyazaki

Clarion Workshop

"Seasons of Glass and Iron" (Short Story) by Amal El-Mohtar

The Hugo Awards

Jeanne Cavelos

"An Arc of Lightning Across the Eye of God" (Short Story) by P. H. Lee

Clarkesworld

"Compassionate Simulation" (Short Story) by Rachel Swirsky and P. H. Lee

Uncanny Magazine

S. R. Mandel

Lulu Kadhim

Chris Degni

Harry Potter (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling

The Lord of the Rings (Trilogy) by J. R. R. Tolkien

BURIED IN THE SKY by Amanda Padoan and Peter Zuckerman

Writing Excuses Podcast

Beneath Ceaseless Skies