Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column
Episodes
817: A 2010 Interview with Charlie Huston
01 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
"The prospect of things becoming deeply unhinged seemed very, very immediate"
816: A 2010 Interview with Jeff Brown
29 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
"I reached the point where I was just kind of done with me."
815: Alan Beatts of Borderlands Books
28 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Opening the Borderlands Café and the iPad
814: An Interview with Jeff Carlson at SF in SF on January 16, 2010
27 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
"The bad guys never consider themselves the bad guys"
813: An Interview with Nancy Etchemendy at SF in SF on January 16, 2010
26 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
"We told a lot of stories in the family."
812: A 2010 Interview with Jasper Fforde
25 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
"Proper novelling for a change.."
811: Thomas Frank
22 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Bringing Back Glass-Steagall and the Price of Gold
810: SF in SF, January 16, 2010: Nancy Etchemendy
21 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Etchemendy Reads from "Honey in the Wound'
809: SF in SF, January 16, 2010: Jeff Carlson
20 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Carlson Reads from 'Plague Year'
808: Three Books with Alan Cheuse
19 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Don Delillo: 'Point Omega,' Robert Stone: 'Fun With Problems,' Douglas Preston: 'Impact'
807: A 2009 Interview with Graham Joyce
18 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
"There is a battle between gravity and levity."
06: Poetry Santa Cruz -- James Scully Reads at Capitola Book Cafe
15 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
"Line Break"
805: Poetry Santa Cruz -- Adrienne Rich Reads Capitola Book Cafe
14 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Battery-Powered Adventures in PA
804: Jeremy Lassen Looks to the Future
13 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Are We There Yet?
803: A 2010 Interview With Gary Paulsen
12 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Man in the Wilderness
802: A 2009 Interview with S. T. Joshi
11 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
"We were essentially academic outsiders"
801: NPR Morning Edition Report
08 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Authors Find Fertile Mix Of Science And Religion
800: Thomas Frank and the Populists of the GOP
07 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Demented Logic of American Politics
799: Lou Anders Looks Ahead
06 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Very Near Future of Science Fiction
798: A 2009 Interview With Michael Anissimov
05 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
One Less Year Between the Singularity Summit and the Singularity Itself
797: A 2009 Interview with Brian Evenson
04 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
"I think it's very useful for a writer to see their language from the outside."
796: Wrapping up 2009 With Jeremy Lassen
30 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In Time's Ten Best
795: The Chat Before Christmas With Thomas Frank, December 24, 2009
29 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"I mean, they had their chance, you know?"
794: A 2009 Interview with Jeffrey Ford at the World Fantasy Convention
28 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"If you want to write, and you want to write a lot, you've got to have a lot of tricks in your bag."
793: The Reality Behind Fantasy
23 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
NPR Report on Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
792: A 2009 Interview With Alyx Dellamonica
22 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"Magic calls to magic"
791: A 2009 World Fantasy Convention Interview with Garth Nix
21 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"I learned to write, as many authors do, by reading."
790: Ann and Jeff VanderMeer at the World Fantasy Convention
17 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"It's easier now, to access books coming out of independent publishers, than it used to be." -- Ann VanderMeer
789: World Fantasy Convention
16 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Canonizing the Fantastic
788: Thomas Franks on Republican Purity Tests
15 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Return or Re-Run of the Montagnards
787: Connie Willis Interviewed at the 2009 World Fantasy Convention
14 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"We have a real condescension towards the past"
786: A Conversation with Lou Anders
11 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
New Fantasy Triangle, Steampunk and Illuxcon II
785: Mark Richardson's 'Zen and Now'
10 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Making of a First Book
784: Three Books With Alan Cheuse
09 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Crichton Retrospective
783: World Fantasy Convention Panel Podcast
08 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Non-Conciliatory Fantasy
782: A 2009 Interview with Jeff Herzberg and Zoe Francois
07 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Kitchen Sink
781: SF in SF Panel Discussion with S. G. Browne, Jeff VanderMeer and Terry Bisson, November 14, 2009
03 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"There will be a test." – Terry Bisson
780: Tears of a Clown
02 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Frank Unbuilds Glen Beck
779: Jeff VanderMeer Reads at SF in SF
01 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Professional Cockroach and other Tales of Terror
778:A 2009 Interview with Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
30 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"We're kind of surrounded by the artifacts of fantasy every day and it is part of our daily life."
777: Scott "SG" Browne Interviewed at SF in SF
24 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"It gives me the opportunity to meet some of my influences"
776: A 2009 Interview with Peter Straub
23 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"Irrationality has a great role in American life"
775: World Fantasy Convention Panel Podcast
20 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Invention Versus Tradition
774: Scott Browne Reads at SF in SF
19 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"If you've never..."
773: "Noird"
18 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A 2009 Report on Crime Fiction in Imaginary Cities
772: World Fantasy Convention Podcast
17 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry of the Fantastic
771: A 2009 Interview With Kamala Harris
16 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Smart on Crime
770: Donald Sidney-Fryer Reads at World Fantasy Convention, 2009
13 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Clark Ashton Smith and the California Romantics
769: FBI Agent George Fong at Book Passage Mystery Conference
12 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"As a law enforcement agent, personally, I've worked on several cases, a number of cases, in which your eyes see things in a different light at the en...
768: World Fantasy Convention The Google Books Settlement [Death] Panel
11 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"I can't claim it –even though I wrote it."
767: Three Books with Alan Cheuse
10 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna, Charlie Huston, Sleepless, J. M. Coetzee, Summertime
766: A 2009 Interview with E. L. Doctorow
09 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"They opted out – which is not that unusual an American phenomenon"
765: 2009 World Fantasy Convention Panel Podcast
06 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"We Now Bring You This Discussion, Already in Progress"
764: Kim Stanley Robinson Interviewed at SF in SF on October 17, 2009
05 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"Even knowing how the ending comes out, at least in our temporality..."
763: Eric Simons Interviewed at SF in SF
04 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"It is chaotic and wild and crazy."
762: SF in SF Panel Discussion Featuring Eric Simons, Kim Stanley Robinson and Terry Bisson on October 17, 2009
03 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"That seems to me, totally wrong." - Terry Bisson to Eric Simons
761: A 2009 Interview With David Lubar
02 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"I started out knowing one thing: my main character was somehow going to become a zombie."
760: Kim Stanley Robinson Reads at SF in SF on October 17, 2009
30 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"The Lucky Strike"
759: Eric Simons Follows in Darwin's Footsteps at SF in SF November 17, 2009
29 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"She tried to talk me into a nice plane ride.."
758: Jeremy Lassen Covers 'Eclipse 3' and the WFC
28 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
No, Not Who F-ing Cares
757: Thomas Frank's Labor and Paranoia
27 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"This is something that drives a certain segment of our society absolutely crazy..."
756: A 2009 Interview with E Van Lowe
26 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"When you're writing for screen or TV, you're really only writing the cinematic."
755: An Interview with Claire Light at SF in SF / Litquake on October 10, 2009"
23 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"The way that writers of color use science fiction is very different...
754:Marta Acosta Interviewed at SF in SF / Litquake on October 10, 2009
22 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"I think you can connect more with people when you make them laugh..."
753:Jewell Gomez at SF in SF / Litquake on October 10, 2009
21 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"So first, I decided, OK, I'll get rid of the Christian mythology ...."
752: Saturday, October 10, 2009 SF in SF / Litquake Panel
20 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Jewell Gomez, Marta Acosta, and Claire Light Moderated by Terry Bisson
751: A 2009 Interview with Max Brooks
19 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"Every day is a fight, you've got to get up and you've got to feel optimistic."
750: Marta Acosta Reads at SF in SF vs Litquake
16 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
'Shadow Girl of Birch Grove'
749: Jewell Gomez Reads at SF in SF vs Litquake
15 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Octavia Butler and 'The Gina Stories'
748: Claire Light Reads at SF in SF vs Litquake
14 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Brandon and "Pigs in Space"
747: Three Books With Alan Cheuse
13 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
William Styron ' The Suicide Run: Five Tales of the Marine Corps,' Brian Kiteley, 'The River Gods,' and Margaret Atwood, 'The Year of the Flood'
746: A 2009 Interview with Margaret Atwood
12 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Space Squids and Talking Cabbages
745: Thomas Frank Unleashes The Predator State
09 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Consuming the Consumer
744: Laurie R. King at the Book Passage Mystery Conference
08 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Twelve Rules for Frivolous Fiction
743: Debbie Sharp on Robinson Jeffers and the Robinson Jeffers fall Festival
07 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Edge of the Literary World
742: Susan Henderson at Squaw Valley
06 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"The stories were after me ...."
741: A 2009 Interview with Peter Richardson
05 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"They knew to be successful, they had to make waves."
740: Wrapping Up the World with Thomas Frank
03 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The voices of change
739: A 2009 Interview With Richard E. Cytowic, M.D.
01 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"Wednesday is Indigo Blue"
738: A 2009 Interview with Nick Douglas
30 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"Some of the people in this book are cashiers, college students, homemakers, and they can all be as funny for one sentence as Shakespeare or Dorothy P...
737: A 2009 Interview with Jacqueline Winspear
29 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"It's heartbreaking; you see photographs of this young lad, he's 13 and he's going off to war..."
736: A 2009 Interview With Karen Armstrong
28 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"At the center of religious life, for all these faiths, was compassion."
735: A 2009 Interview with Kirsten Imani Kasai
25 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Ice Singer
734: A 2009 Interview with Erin Lee Gafill
24 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"The writing is really a daily approach."
733: Nalo Hopkinson, Michel Kurland and Terry Bisson at SF in SF on Saturday, September 12, 2009
23 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"It's something I try to teach my students, they've all got something they're obsessed with..."
732: Nalo Hopkinson Interviewed at SF in SF on Saturday, September 12, 2009
22 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"No matter what you believe, this is miraculous; and we forget."
731:A 2009 Interview with S. G. Browne
21 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"Lucio Fulci's Zombi back in 1978, that was actually a double feature with Scanners..."
730: Michael Kurland Interviewed at SF in SF on September 12, 2009
18 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"I believe that most writing is done buy the unconscious mind..."
729: A 2009 Interview with Jeffrey Gonzalez of the Sanger Paranormal Society
17 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Bigfoot, Triangles and Abductions in Central California
728: Nalo Hopkinson Reads at SF in SF on September 12, 2009
16 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Scary Monsters and Super-Creeps
727: Michael Kurland Reads at SF in SF on September 12, 2009
15 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Moriarty Returns, After An Introduction
726: A 2009 Interview With Kage Baker - The View From Spyglass Park
14 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm more Dionysian than Apollonian any day ..."
725: A 2009 Interview With Tim Maleeny
11 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"I was always reading."
724: Panel Discussion at SF in SF on August 22, 2009
10 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"We all did Chelsea House!"
723: Elizabeth Lynn Interviewed at SF in SF on August 22, 2009
09 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"Usually what happens for me is that a character appears in my psyche."
722: Marta Randall Interviewed at SF in SF on August 22, 2009
08 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"The dynamic tension between the two edges of the field made for a fascinating time to get into the field."
721: A 2009 Interview with Fran Gage
07 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
"All olive oil should have three things; it should be fruity...and it should have some bitterness and some pungency."
720: FandSF 60 Years: The Interview Marathon, Part Three
04 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Gordon Van Gelder, Ellen Klages, Gene Wolfe, Charles de Lint
719: FandSF 60 Years: The Interview Marathon, Part Two
03 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey Ford, John Kessel and Delia Sherman
718: F and SF 60 Years: The Interview Marathon, Part One
02 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Peter S. Beagle, Karen Joy Fowler, Michael Swanwick, and M. Rickert