My guest is Maine author Ron Currie, Jr., who’s work covers environmental issues, politics, and some fun, fantastical fictional prose.

Surviving comparisons to Kurt Vonnegut, he has received the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Award, the Addison M. Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Alex Award from the American Library Association, while his short fiction and nonfiction writings have received recognition in the Best American Sportswriting and Best American Essays anthologies. In addition, he’s a screen writer, working on series from Apple TV, AMC Studios, and ITV America, among others.