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Faith
"Faith" was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction, June 1989. Time:59:25, File Size 27.86 MB. In 1999, "Faith," an opera adapted from this story by composer Michael Ching has its debut at the...
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Unique Visitors
"Unique Visitors" was first published in REDSHIFT edited by Al Sarrantonio, ROC, 2001. Time:15:09, File Size:7.11MB
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Barry Westphal Crashes The Singularity
"Barry Westphal Crashes The Singularity" was first published on The Infinite Matrix in September, 2002 and was reprinted in Beyond Singularity edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois (Ace Books) in...
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Breakaway, Backdown ~ Part Three
Here's Part Three of "Breakaway, Backdown" a one act play adapted from the story of the same name. The story first appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June, 1996. "Breakaway, Backdown" the...
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Proof of the Existence of God, etc, etc, etc.
Here is the story which has the longest title I've ever written: "Bierhorst, R. G., Seera, B. L. and Jannifer, R. P. ‘Proof of the Existence of God and an Afterlife.’ Journal of Experimental...
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Serpent
Here is "Serpent" podcast in its entirety. It was first published in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in May, 2004 Time: 23.33. 46 File Size: 11.05mb
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On The Net: FTL
Here is the debut of my new non-fiction (sort of) podcast. First up is "On The Net: FTL," originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction in June, 2004. Length: 17:11:13. File size 8.03mb
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On The Net: Time Travel
Here's On The Net: Time Travel, another installment of my (temporarily) non-fiction podcast, bringing back some of my favorite columns from the "On The Net" series at Asimov's. You can read the...
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On The Net: Afraid of the Darknet
The hits just keep coming! Well, glancing blows, anyway. Here is another fave installment from my column "On The Net" which runs bi-monthly in Asimov's. This one is called "Afraid of the Darknet." You...
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On The Net: Singular
Here's yet another alleged hit "On The Net: Singular" from my bi-monthly column in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. You can read the column and discover the many broken links here. Time 17:23:52 File...
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On The Net: Laughs
Sorry this took so long. I actually had it done on Monday, but for some reason Front Page wouldn't send it to my server. Damn you, Evil Empire! Anyway, here is at long last. I hope it was worth the...
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On The Net: Bring On The Digital Hugos
Here's the last column of 2006 ... er ... actually, 2005. Hear now On The Net: Bring On The Digital Hugos. First published in Asimov's in May of 2005. Here is the text version with the links, such as...
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Don't Stop
Here is "Don't Stop," a short story first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June of 2007. It is currently on the Preliminary Ballot for the Nebula Award, given each year by the Science...
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Shoppers
Here is a short-short story -- aka flash -- called Shoppers which first appeared in the science journal Nature in April 2008. Time: 10:39 File Size: 5.1mb
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Painting The Air Part One
Here is Part One of "Painting The Air" a story was published as part of the Tumbarumba conceptual art project. You can read it, but only if it comes to you. There is no way you can type in a URL and...
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Painting The Air Part Two
Here is Part Two of "Painting The Air," a story published as part of the Tumbarumba conceptual art project. In order to read this and the other stories of Tumbarumba, you have to load the Tumbarumba...
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Bernardo's House Part One
Here is Part One of Bernardo's House, which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June of 2003. It was a finalist for the Hugo Award the following year. WARNING: CONTAINS BRIEF...
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Bernardo's House Part Two
Here is Part Two of Bernardo's House which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June of 2003. It was a finalist for the Hugo Award in the following year. WARNING: CONTAINS BRIEF...
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Bernardo's House Part Three
Here is Part Three of Bernardo's House which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction in June of 2003. It was a finalist for the Hugo Award in the following year. WARNING: CONTAINS BRIEF SCENES...
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Bernardo's House Part Four
Here is Part Four of Bernardo's House, which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June of 2003. It was a finalist for the Hugo Award in the following year. WARNING: CONTAINS...
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John Kessel Interviews James Patrick Kelly Part One
Fair Warning: And now for something completely different for Free Reads. This is Part One of the Guest of Honor Interview between John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly from Readercon 19. It was recorded...
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John Kessel Interviews James Patrick Kelly Part Two
Fair Warning: The self aggrandizement continues with Part Two of the Guest of Honor Interview between John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly from Readercon 19. This took place in July of 2008. Happily,...
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Going Deep Part One
Here is Part One of Going Deep, a brand spanking new story, still on the news stands, don't you know, in the June issue of Asimov's Science Fiction. Time: 17:23 File Size: 16mb
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Going Deep Part Two
Here is Part Two of "Going Deep" a story so new that the ink isn't yet dry on its magazine publication in Asimov's Science Fiction. It's at the center of the new James Patrick Kelly issue (blush) Time:...
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Going Deep Part Three
Here is the Third (and final) Part of my story "Going Deep" which was first published in Asimov's in June of 2009. Time: 17:38 File Size: 8mb
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Article 24
Happy Ending 2.0 Happy Ending 2.0Free Reads is back! Welcome to the relaunch of Free Reads. This week's offering is Happy Ending 2.0, first published in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in...
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Article 23
Why School Buses Are Yellow Here is a very short and very silly story that was first published online in Eileen Gunn's excellent (and sorely missed) 'zine Infinite Matrix. Time: 10:03 Size 6.9MB
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The Last Judgment Part One
Here is the beginning of my new novella, "The Last Judgment" which is the cover story of the April/May Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It is read by Genevieve Aichele. Time: 22:40. File size:...
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The Last Judgment Part Two
Here is Part Two of my new novella, "The Last Judgment" which is the cover story of the April/May Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It is read by Genevieve Aichele. Time: 16:36. File size:...
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The Last Judgment Part Three
Here is Part Three of my novella "The Last Judgement" which was the cover story of the April/May issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It is read by Genevieve Aichele. This one is quite a bit...
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The Last Judgment Part Four
Here is Part Four of my novella "The Last Judgement" which was the cover story of the April/May issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It is read by Genevieve Aichele. Fay gets yet another...
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The Last Judgment Part Five
Here is Part Five of my novella "The Last Judgment" which was the cover story of the April/May issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It is read by Genevieve Aichele. Time:24:01 File Size:...
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The Last Judgment Part Six (The Last Part)
I know there have been those of you listeners out in Podcastland who have been waiting for this. With the posting here of Part Six, my novella "The Last Judgment" is now complete. That's right, you...
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The Edge of Nowhere Part One
Here is Part One of a new (old) story, "The Edge of Nowhere" which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June, 2005. It was subsequently reprinted in the YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE...
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The Edge of Nowhere Part Two
Here is Part Two of a new (old) story, "The Edge of Nowhere" which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June, 2005. It was subsequently reprinted in the YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE...
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The Edge of Nowhere Part Three
I'm off for yet another trip, so I'm posting this episode early (yay!) but I'll probably be late on the next (boo!). In any event, here is Part Three (the last part!) of a new (old) story, "The Edge...
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Crazy Me Part One
So yeah, this one is late, as I expected. I actually had it ready to go late Friday, but decided to hold off since nobody checks these things on the weekend. Here then is Part One of "Crazy Me" which...
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Crazy Me Part Two
Here is the second part of "Crazy Me" a slimstreamy visit to the End Times (maybe). Includes raccoons. And beer. Warning: this episode is hot in every sense of the word. Time: 25:41 File Size:...
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The Wreck of the Godspeed Part One
Here's Part One of my 2004 novella "The Wreck Of The Godspeed" which was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS, which is probably why you've never heard of it....
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The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Two
Here's Part Two of my 2004 novella "The Wreck Of The Godspeed" which was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS. Our hero starts to settle in for the long...
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The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Two (Really)
Insert embarassment glyph here. I don't know how I screwed up, but I did. Here's the real Part Two. And I know I've fallen behind, but I am off at the World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago and...
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The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Three
Back on track (I hope!).After various misadventures, which you, patient listeners, are all too well aware of, here at last is Part Three of "The Wreck of the Godspeed." It was first published in a...
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The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Four
This time around we have a double-length episode and thank you for your patience. You are about to hear Part Four of "The Wreck of the Godspeed." It was first published in a Science Fiction Book...
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The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Five
Time marches on as summer slips away here while in outer space our starship forges deeper into mystery. Here is Part Five of The "Wreck of the Godspeed" which was first published in a Science Fiction...
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The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Six
We are getting very near the end of "The Wreck of the Godspeed" here with Part Six. Not a lot happens for most of this episode until the end and then ... big doings! Time: 23:40 File Size:...
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The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Seven
Congratulations! You've reached the second-to-last episode of "The Wreck of the Godspeed" Here then is Part Seven of The "Wreck of the Godspeed" which was first published in a Science Fiction Book...
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The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Eight (the last part)
And so we come to the end of the voyage here with Part Eight of "The Wreck of the Godspeed." It was first published in the Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS edited by Robert...
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Lovestory Part One
I'm back after an unscheduled week of podcasting vacation. Here is Part One of "Lovestory" which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June, 1998. This one is a little...
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Lovestory Part Two
Here's your special Hurricane Sandy edition of the Free Reads Podcast. As I type this, the storm rages just outside my window. But a mere Frankenweather event isn't going to keep me from bringing you...
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Lovestory Part Three
Here is Part Three, the last part, of "Lovestory," which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June, 1998. Time: 26:51 File Size: 18.5mbI'm off for a short vacation to the...
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