Escape from Cubicle 17 http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:03:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 © chrislmerle@yahoo.com () chrislmerle@yahoo.com() 1440 chrislmerle@yahoo.com No no http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/e17.jpg Escape from Cubicle 17 http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com 144 144 EFC17-011 Howard Waldrop http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/10/27/efc17-011-howard-waldrop/ http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/10/27/efc17-011-howard-waldrop/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:00:45 +0000 escapee http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/10/27/efc17-011-howard-waldrop/ Chris interviews Howard Waldrop at Fencon VI.

Show Notes

We got some of the names wrong in the conversation and they are corrected here in the show notes.

Winner of the Jack Trevor Story Memorial Cup. Comes with a $1000 prize. Condition: Must spend it all and have nothing to show for it. Awarded by Michael Moorcock.

Won the Nebula and World Fantasy Award for his short story “The Ugly Chickens.”

Unique voice. Comparable to Cordwainer Smith & R.A. Lafferty. And Avram Davidson.

Anthology: Howard Who?

Admired by fellow writers such as George RR Martin (GRRM) and Bradley Denton.
Anthologies of select works:

Things Will Never Be The Same (short)
Other Worlds Better Lives (long)

Comparison of novella A Dozen Tough Jobs to film Oh, Brother Where Art Thou

What would Howard recommend to new readers?

“Night of the Cooters”
“God’s Hooks”
Writes longhand and uses a manual typewriter. Deciding on what works best for you.

Don Delilo, ER Doctorow use typewriters but have computers.

Howard & George Show
Howard & Gardner Show

Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser. We discuss Issek of the Jug featured in the short story “Lean Times in Lankhmar”.

Currently working on The Moon World (a steampunk tale)

Norman Borlaug was the father of the green revolution.

Search for Tom Purdue (for Subterranean)

Wherein we discuss GRRM’s April Fool’s joke on Howard.

Links

Howard Waldrop Homepage
http://www.sff.net/people/waldrop/

Other Worlds, Better Lives – Selected Long Fiction 1989 – 2003
Things Will Never Be the Same: Selected Short Fiction 1980 – 2005
http://www.oldearthbooks.com/howard_waldrop.htm

]]> http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/10/27/efc17-011-howard-waldrop/feed/ 0 41:05 Chris interviews Howard Waldrop at Fencon VI. Show Notes We got some of the names wrong in the conversation and they are corrected here in the show ... Chris interviews Howard Waldrop at Fencon VI. Show Notes We got some of the names wrong in the conversation and they are corrected here in the show notes. Winner of the Jack Trevor Story Memorial Cup. Comes with a $1000 prize. Condition: Must spend it all and have nothing to show for it. Awarded by Michael Moorcock. Won the Nebula and World Fantasy Award for his short story "The Ugly Chickens." Unique voice. Comparable to Cordwainer Smith #38; R.A. Lafferty. And Avram Davidson. Anthology: Howard Who? Admired by fellow writers such as George RR Martin (GRRM) and Bradley Denton. Anthologies of select works: Things Will Never Be The Same (short) Other Worlds Better Lives (long) Comparison of novella A Dozen Tough Jobs to film Oh, Brother Where Art Thou What would Howard recommend to new readers? "Night of the Cooters" "God's Hooks" Writes longhand and uses a manual typewriter. Deciding on what works best for you. Don Delilo, ER Doctorow use typewriters but have computers. Howard #38; George Show Howard #38; Gardner Show Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd #38; The Gray Mouser. We discuss Issek of the Jug featured in the short story "Lean Times in Lankhmar". Currently working on The Moon World (a steampunk tale) Norman Borlaug was the father of the green revolution. Search for Tom Purdue (for Subterranean) Wherein we discuss GRRM's April Fool's joke on Howard. Links Howard Waldrop Homepage http://www.sff.net/people/waldrop/ Other Worlds, Better Lives - Selected Long Fiction 1989 - 2003 Things Will Never Be the Same: Selected Short Fiction 1980 - 2005 http://www.oldearthbooks.com/howard_waldrop.htm Podcast chrislmerle@yahoo.com no No Conestoga Podcast-Episode 38: Glen Cook http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/10/11/conestoga-podcast-3/ http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/10/11/conestoga-podcast-3/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:50:31 +0000 admin http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/10/11/conestoga-podcast-3/ Although all of the Conestoga Podcasts are archived and listenable here, I want to repost just a select few. And this is one of them. This is my interview with Glen Cook recorded at Conestoga 11 on July 21, 2007 and first released on May 20, 2008. I did save my show notes, but they are stored in a WordPress database archive and I seem to have misplaced this file.

Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Cook

]]> http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/10/11/conestoga-podcast-3/feed/ 0 34:00 Although all of the Conestoga Podcasts are archived and listenable here, I want to repost just a select few. And this is one of them. ... Although all of the Conestoga Podcasts are archived and listenable here, I want to repost just a select few. And this is one of them. This is my interview with Glen Cook recorded at Conestoga 11 on July 21, 2007 and first released on May 20, 2008. I did save my show notes, but they are stored in a WordPress database archive and I seem to have misplaced this file. Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Cook Conestoga,,Podcast chrislmerle@yahoo.com no No EFC17-010 Bland Lemon Denton http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/06/30/efc17-010-bland-lemon-denton/ http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/06/30/efc17-010-bland-lemon-denton/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:07:21 +0000 escapee http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/06/30/efc17-010-bland-lemon-denton/ Chris interviews Bland Lemon Denton, he world’s oldest (and worst) bluesman, Caroline “Badcat” Spector joins us.

Show notes-

I may get around to doing show notes for this episode, but I wanted to make sure it got posted. It’s a long rambling interview.

Links

http://www.bradleydenton.net/

http://carolinespector.com/

]]> http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/06/30/efc17-010-bland-lemon-denton/feed/ 0 39:22 Chris interviews Bland Lemon Denton, he world's oldest (and worst) bluesman, Caroline "Badcat" Spector joins us. Show notes- I may get around to doing show notes for ... Chris interviews Bland Lemon Denton, he world's oldest (and worst) bluesman, Caroline "Badcat" Spector joins us. Show notes- I may get around to doing show notes for this episode, but I wanted to make sure it got posted. It's a long rambling interview. Links http://www.bradleydenton.net/ http://carolinespector.com/ Podcast chrislmerle@yahoo.com no No Conestoga Podcast-Episode 18: David Drake & MT Reiten http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/06/27/conestoga-podcast-2/ http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/06/27/conestoga-podcast-2/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:01:56 +0000 admin http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/06/27/conestoga-podcast-2/ Update: I have uploaded all of the Conestoga podcasts. They can be found on the Conestoga Podcast page, but to make it easier. I’ve included the Drake & Reiten podcast here.

—

I do have a separate page about the Conestoga Podcast. I’m trying to decide the best way to repost them. I could include them directly in the feed. I would prefer a static archive that a listener could subscribe to a separate RSS feed.

Below is David Drake being interviewed by M.T. Reiten. I’ll be reposting all of the podcasts soon.

David Drake & Matt Reiten

]]> http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/06/27/conestoga-podcast-2/feed/ 0 44:07 Update: I have uploaded all of the Conestoga podcasts. They can be found on the Conestoga Podcast page, but to make it easier. I've included ... Update: I have uploaded all of the Conestoga podcasts. They can be found on the Conestoga Podcast page, but to make it easier. I've included the Drake #38; Reiten podcast here. --- I do have a separate page about the Conestoga Podcast. I'm trying to decide the best way to repost them. I could include them directly in the feed. I would prefer a static archive that a listener could subscribe to a separate RSS feed. Below is David Drake being interviewed by M.T. Reiten. I'll be reposting all of the podcasts soon. Conestoga,,Podcast chrislmerle@yahoo.com no No EFC17-009 Three Weird Sisters http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/04/07/efc17-009-three-weird-sisters/ http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/04/07/efc17-009-three-weird-sisters/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:50:30 +0000 escapee http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/04/07/efc17-009-three-weird-sisters/ Mel Tatum interviews Fen Con V’s Music Guests of Honor Three Weird Sisters.

The band members are Gwen Knighton, Dr. Mary Crowell, Brenda Sutton, and Teresa Gibson Powell. Alas, Gwen was not able to attend FenCon V.

Links

Three Weird Sisters
http://www.threeweirdsisters.com/

Mary Crowell
http://www.magnusretail.com/

Brenda Sutton
http://www.bsutton.com/brenda/

GAFilk
http://www.gafilk.org/

What is filk?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filk

]]> http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2009/04/07/efc17-009-three-weird-sisters/feed/ 1 17:35 Mel Tatum interviews Fen Con V's Music Guests of Honor Three Weird Sisters. The band members are Gwen Knighton, Dr. Mary Crowell, Brenda Sutton, and Teresa ... Mel Tatum interviews Fen Con V's Music Guests of Honor Three Weird Sisters. The band members are Gwen Knighton, Dr. Mary Crowell, Brenda Sutton, and Teresa Gibson Powell. Alas, Gwen was not able to attend FenCon V. Links Three Weird Sisters http://www.threeweirdsisters.com/ Mary Crowell http://www.magnusretail.com/ Brenda Sutton http://www.bsutton.com/brenda/ GAFilk http://www.gafilk.org/ What is filk? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filk Podcast chrislmerle@yahoo.com no No EFC17-008 Gerald Burton http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2008/10/13/efc17-008-gerald-burton/ http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2008/10/13/efc17-008-gerald-burton/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:23:23 +0000 escapee http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2008/10/13/efc17-008-gerald-burton/ Brand new podcast. Recorded within the last 10 days.

Gerald Burton was the Fan Guest of Honor at FenCon V.  From the website: “His nickname is “Cap’n Coconut.” He is a former chair of the original SoonerCon.” That and more. Find out why.

More show notes to come.

Links

http://www.fencon.org

http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/bb76/capt-coconutt/

]]> http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2008/10/13/efc17-008-gerald-burton/feed/ 0 24:52 Brand new podcast. Recorded within the last 10 days. Gerald Burton was the Fan Guest of Honor at FenCon V.nbsp; From the website: "His nickname is "Cap'n ... Brand new podcast. Recorded within the last 10 days. Gerald Burton was the Fan Guest of Honor at FenCon V.nbsp; From the website: "His nickname is "Cap'n Coconut." He is a former chair of the original SoonerCon." That and more. Find out why. More show notes to come. Links http://www.fencon.org http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/bb76/capt-coconutt/ Podcast chrislmerle@yahoo.com no No EFC17-007 Wander Radio http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2008/09/30/efc17-007-wander-radio/ http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2008/09/30/efc17-007-wander-radio/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:11:55 +0000 escapee http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2008/09/30/efc17-007-wander-radio/ This is my final Conestoga podcast. It is only fitting that I interview a fellow Oklahoma podcaster. Jack Hosley of Wander Radio.

more notes to come?

Special Note- I’m back.

]]> http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2008/09/30/efc17-007-wander-radio/feed/ 1 32:50 This is my final Conestoga podcast. It is only fitting that I interview a fellow Oklahoma podcaster. Jack Hosley of Wander Radio. more notes to come? Special ... This is my final Conestoga podcast. It is only fitting that I interview a fellow Oklahoma podcaster. Jack Hosley of Wander Radio. more notes to come? Special Note- I'm back. Podcast chrislmerle@yahoo.com no No EFC17-006 Wm. Mark Simmons http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2008/03/10/efc17-006-wm-mark-simmons/ http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2008/03/10/efc17-006-wm-mark-simmons/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:13:39 +0000 escapee http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2008/03/10/efc17-006-wm-mark-simmons/ Interview with author and filker Wm. Mark Simmons recorded at Fencon IV.

Is also a broadcaster. Music director of Radio Kansas.

We talk about his writing

Half-Life series

All about Chris Cséjthe

Habeas Corpses

Dead Easy

books standalone

Pathfinders

demos a filk song

filk circles take on many different forms.

closes with a filk song.

Links

http://www.sff.net/people/wm.mark.simmons/

]]> http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2008/03/10/efc17-006-wm-mark-simmons/feed/ 0 35:25 Interview with author and filker Wm. Mark Simmons recorded at Fencon IV. Is also a broadcaster. Music director of Radio Kansas. We talk about his writing Half-Life series All ... Interview with author and filker Wm. Mark Simmons recorded at Fencon IV. Is also a broadcaster. Music director of Radio Kansas. We talk about his writing Half-Life series All about Chris Cseacute;jthe Habeas Corpses Dead Easy books standalone Pathfinders demos a filk song filk circles take on many different forms. closes with a filk song. Links http://www.sff.net/people/wm.mark.simmons/ General,,Podcast chrislmerle@yahoo.com no No EFC17-005 Tim Miller http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2007/11/27/efc17-005-tim-miller/ http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2007/11/27/efc17-005-tim-miller/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:38:36 +0000 escapee http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2007/11/27/efc17-005-tim-miller/ At long last. Here is the first of several interviews I recorded at Fen Con IV. This with 2007’s con chair Tim Miller and co-founder. The other co-founder is Ed Dravecky whom I hope to interview in the future.

I’ll try to add some more show notes later, but without people like Tim, Ed and their whole crew fans like us wouldn’t get to meet the authors and artists whose work we love nor get to have fun with our fellow fans.

]]> http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2007/11/27/efc17-005-tim-miller/feed/ 0 15:58 At long last. Here is the first of several interviews I recorded at Fen Con IV. This with 2007's con chair Tim Miller and co-founder. ... At long last. Here is the first of several interviews I recorded at Fen Con IV. This with 2007's con chair Tim Miller and co-founder. The other co-founder is Ed Dravecky whom I hope to interview in the future. I'll try to add some more show notes later, but without people like Tim, Ed and their whole crew fans like us wouldn't get to meet the authors and artists whose work we love nor get to have fun with our fellow fans. Podcast chrislmerle@yahoo.com no No EFC17-004 Rachel Caine http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2007/09/21/efc17-004-rachel-caine/ http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2007/09/21/efc17-004-rachel-caine/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 06:41:21 +0000 escapee http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2007/09/21/efc17-004-rachel-caine/ Show Notes

3rd interview from Archon 31 with author Rachel Caine

best known for her Weather Warden series and Morganville Vampire series.

we talk about the latest Weather Wardens book: Thin Air.

Thin Air

short story “Dead Man’s Chest” in My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding

has another story “Roman Holiday, or SPQ ARRRRRRR!” coming up in My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon

was planning to be a professional musician even played for Henry Mancini

It’s 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon not 7.

Is a breast cancer survivor

reason for pen names have changed over the decades

2nd Vetching with Selina (http://www.yarddogpress.com/)

Links

http://www.rachelcaine.com/

http://rachelcaine.livejournal.com/ 

]]> http://www.escapefromcubicle17.com/2007/09/21/efc17-004-rachel-caine/feed/ 0 27:05 Show Notes 3rd interview from Archon 31 with author Rachel Caine best known for her Weather Warden series and Morganville Vampire series. we talk about the latest ... Show Notes 3rd interview from Archon 31 with author Rachel Caine best known for her Weather Warden series and Morganville Vampire series. we talk about the latest Weather Wardens book: Thin Air. short story "Dead Man's Chest" in My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding has another story "Roman Holiday, or SPQ ARRRRRRR!" coming up in My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon was planning to be a professional musician even played for Henry Mancini It's 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon not 7. Is a breast cancer survivor reason for pen names have changed over the decades 2nd Vetching with Selina (http://www.yarddogpress.com/) Links http://www.rachelcaine.com/ http://rachelcaine.livejournal.com/nbsp; Podcast chrislmerle@yahoo.com no No