Storyological is a podcast about stories. In particular, short stories. In particular, any sort of short story that amazes us. Sometimes we talk about stories in Clarkesworld. Sometimes in Granta. Sometimes we talk about comics. Very occasionally we talk about films. Every episode, writers E.G Cosh and Chris Kammerud discuss how stories work and why they matter and what it is about these particular stories that we love more than anything.
In which we chat with writer Amal El-Mohtar about, among other things, moons, musicals, orchards, friendship, Star Trek: The Next Generation, the wonderful wobbliness of time and space, and the little bits of magic you find as you travel along the way, there and back again.
Read MoreIn which we discuss, Selections from Super Mutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki (2015) & “My Friend Janna” by Emily Carroll, Through the Woods (2014).
Along with, among other things, Twelfth Night, dead rabbits, and queering the gothic.
Read MoreIn which, we discuss, “The Sweet Sop” by Ingrid Persaud (Granta, 2017) & “Swimmer Among the Stars” by Kanishk Tharoor (Swimmer Among the Stars, 2017).
Along with, among other things. John Green, Nutella, and death.
Read MoreSam J. Miller lives in New York City. His debut novel, The Art of Starving, has been described by Book Riot as "funny, haunting, relentless and...a classic in the making" and by Kirkus as a "dark and lovely tale of supernatural vengeance and self-destruction."
Read MoreIn which we discuss, “Whatever Happened to Interracial Love” by Kathleen Colins, Whatever Happened to Interracial Love, Granta, 2017 & “The Embassy of Cambodia” by Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, 2013. Along with, among other things. Idealism, fads, and The White Stripes.
Read MoreIn which we post Strange Horizons' podcast of David Bowles reading Eduardo Goligorsky's "En El Último Reducto" in the original Spanish.
This is part of our crossover with Strange Horizons. They are cool people. That make a cool magazine. Check them out.
In which we post Strange Horizons' podcast of editor Anaea Lay reading Eduardo Goligorsky's "The Last Refuge", as translated by Andrea Bell.
This is part of our crossover with Strange Horizons. They are cool people. That make a cool magazine. Check them out.
In which we post Strange Horizons' podcast of editor Anaea Lay reading Alice Eleanor Jones's "Created He Them."
This is part of our crossover with Strange Horizons. They are cool people. That make a cool magazine. Check them out.
In which we discuss, "Created He Them" by Alice Eleanor Jones & "The Last Refuge” by Eduardo Goligorsky.
Along with, among other things, Rebecca Solnit, Pan's Labyrinth, and semicolons.
Read MoreIn which we discuss: An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk According to One Who Saw It by Jessie Greengrass & Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin.
Along with, among other things, murder, victim blaming, and meeting cute.
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Along with, among other things. Time travels, bigendered heroines, the illusion of civilization, and E.G.’s obsession with bags of bloody feet.
Read MoreIn which we discuss: He—y Come On Out! by Shinichi Hoshi & Bring Your Own Spoon by Saad Hossain.
Along with, among other things. Emotional baggage, Grayson Perry, and that old song hope.
In which we chat with writer, Adam Ehrlich Sachs, in the first of our Storyological Pocket Interviews.
Read MoreIn which we discuss, "The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone Contention" by Dorothy Sayers & "Franny" by J.D. Salinger (The New Yorker, 1955). Along with, among other things, Scooby Doo, eating disorders, and reading for comfort or surprise.
Read MoreIn which we discuss: Starver by Daisy Johnson & Trauma Plate by Adam Johnson. Along with, among other things, frustrations, privileges, universalities, and Bob's Burgers.
Read MoreIn which we discuss: "Sabbath Wine" by Barbara Krasnoff & "The Future Looks Good" by Lesley Nneka Ariman.
Also. Hope, lies, and the relationship between free will and narrative structure.
In which we discuss: The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees by E. Lily Yu & The Janitor in Space by Amber Sparks.
Along with, among other things, Men in Black, colonialism, and archetypal wasps.
Read MoreIn which we discuss: ”Love” by Yuri Olesha & ”The Boy Who Never Cried for Me” by Juliana Delgado Lopera. Along with, among other things, communist architecture and the language of love.
Read MoreIn which we discuss: “When It Changed” by Joanna Russ & “Fairy Tale” by Alexandra Kleeman. Along with, among other things, feather dusters, social justice, and cowcatchers.
Read MoreIn which we discuss: “The Venus Effect” by Violet Allen & “Where We Must Be” by Laura van den Berg. Along with, among other things, fate, politics, and bigfoot.
Read MoreStoryological is a podcast in love with stories. Every episode, writers E.G. Cosh and Chris Kammerud choose a pair of short stories and discuss something of how they work and why they matter and what they might teach us about life, the universe, and everything.
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