Possible Architect Podcast

The fifth episode features a reading by Lidia Yuknavitch, author of the recently-released novel Dora: A Headcase, the Oregon Book Award-winning memoir Chronology of Water, and the short story collections Real to Reel and Her Other Mouths. This performance was recorded on September 8, 2012 at Powell’s Books in Portland, OR; she was introduced to the standing-room only crowd by novelist Chuck Palahniuk. (26 min 54 sec)

Our fourth episode features a performance by Ben Slotky, author of the short story collection Red Hot Dogs White Gravy. Ben reads two stories in the epistolary format here, “Dear Dead Dog” and “Real Not Fake.” His work has appeared in McSweeney’s, Santa Monica Review, Requited, and Clackamas Literary Review. You can follow Ben on Twitter at @benslotky. (10 min 30 sec)

In our third episode, I talk with Stephen Graham Jones, author of over a dozen works of fiction including the novels The Last Girl, Growing Up Dead in Texas, All the Beautiful Sinners and Demon Theory. We discuss his rocket-fueled writing process, the place of popular genres like horror and sci-fi in MFA writing programs, and what he means when he says, "it's all lies to me." (39 min 44 sec) Please also check out this 2011 interview with Stephen, conducted for the print edition of Architectures of Possibility.

Episode 05: Lidia Yuknavitch (26 min 54 sec) Lidia Yuknavitch reads to a standing-room-only crowd from her novel Dora: A Headcase. Introduced by novelist Chuck Palahniuk and recorded on September 8, 2012 at Powell’s Books in Portland, OR.

In our second episode, I talk with the legendary Dave Gibbons, whose work has birthed arguably the most important texts in comics (Watchmen, Doctor Who, Judge Dredd, Give Me Liberty). In our conversation here, we discuss what sets comics apart from other media, both in terms of how a reader experiences them as narrative devices, as well as how they convey memorable characters. (7 min 39 sec)

Episode 04: Ben Slotky (10 min 30 sec) Fiction writer Ben Slotky reads two stories in the epistolary format, “Dear Dead Dog” and “Real Not Fake.”

In the launch episode of the Possible Architect Podcast, Lance and I discuss our collaboration on Architectures of Possibility, its genesis and first iteration as Rebel Yell, and what the future holds. (25 min 40 sec)  

Episode 03: Stephen Graham Jones (39 min 44 sec) In our third episode, I talk with Stephen Graham Jones about his rocket-fueled writing process, the place of genre fiction in MFA programs, and what exactly he means by saying “it’s all lies to me.”

Episode 02: Dave Gibbons (7 min 39 sec) Dave Gibbons and I discuss what sets comics apart from other media, both in terms of how a reader experiences them as narrative devices, as well as how they convey memorable characters.

In this launch episode, Lance and I discuss our collaboration on Architectures of Possibility, its genesis and first iteration as Rebel Yell, and what the future holds. (25 min 40 sec)