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Diving After the Moon
Our first piece of audio fiction for February is "Diving After the Moon" written by Rachel Swirsky and read by Kate Baker.
Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 53 - Diving After the Moon by Rachel Swirsky [36:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (33790)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rachel Swirsky holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers Workshop where she, a California native, learned about both writing and snow. She recently traded the snow for the rain of Portland, Oregon, where she roams happily under overcast skies with the hipsters. Her fiction has appeared in venues including Tor.com, Asimov's Magazine, and The Year's Best Non-Required Reading. She's published two collections: Through the Drowsy Dark (Aqueduct Press) and How the World Became Quiet (Subterranean Press). Her fiction has been nominated for the Hugo Award and the World Fantasy Award, and twice won the Nebula.
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John Dodds wrote on February 5th, 2011 at 6:50 am:
What an incredible tale. With its mix of science fiction and mythology, I first I thought "How can this possibly work?" The story had me on edge, first because of the tale itself, its wonderful imagery and its seat-of-the-pants storyline. It wasn't until the very end that the threads pulled together to make a seamless tapestry. Just wonderful.
And, Kate, again, a wonderful reading. I like the idea that you don't read the stories in advance and you're responding to them in the moment. It makes for a richer experience, I feel. And, by the way, I recall you singing in one episode - you've got a really good singing voice also!
Still working my way through the podcasts, but I've enjoyed all of them so far.
patrick j. clarke wrote on February 28th, 2011 at 6:54 pm:
Interesting story. I'm usually not a big fan on mixing sci-fi with fantasy (or is it folklore?) but this one worked for me. At first I did a "what?" at the notion, but I kept with it and then ending brought it all together.
Cool concept.