2020-02

On this episode, K. B. Wagers (@kbwagers/@midwaybrawler) joins us to read an excerpt from their novel, Reluctant Heroes and talk competence porn, how Twilight-bashing is shitty and counterproductive, social media, and tattoos.
 
This episode marks the end of season 1 of Tales from the Trunk! Thank you all so much for joining us on this ride!
 
Things we mentioned on this episode:
 
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
Battlestar Galactica
SFWA Grand Master, Lois McMaster Bujold
Writing Excuses
Schlock Mercenary, by Howard Tayler
Twilight, by Stephenie Meyers
The Merlin Mystery, by Jonathan Gunson and Marten Coombe
Behind the Throne, by K. B. Wagers
Doctor Who
Red Dwarf
Blake's 7
Space Opera, by Catherynne M. Valente
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
NaNoWriMo
Out Past the Stars, by K. B. Wagers
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Rogue One
Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell
We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
"The Hades Business," by Terry Pratchett (his first published story), which appears in A Blink of the Screen
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
A Pale Light in the Black, by K. B. Wagers
 
Join us again next month, on March 20th, when we'll kick off season 2 with guest Jordan Kurella!

With awards season firmly upon us, I thought it would be a good idea to put together an eligibility-post-as-audio, not just for the show, but also for all the amazing guests I've had on this past year.
 
What I mentioned this episode:
 
Magic for Liars, by Sarah Gailey
"Away with the Wolves," by Sarah Gailey
Here's The Thing, Sarah's newsletter
"The Neverending Story at 40: A Children's Book Grappling with the Legacy of War," by Sarah Gailey
"The Sweetest Fruit of Summer," by R. K. Duncan
R. K. Duncan's awards eligibility post
Chilling Effect, by Valerie Valdes
The Imaginary Corpse, by Tyler Hayes
The Library of the Unwritten, by A. J. Hackwith
"Through Doorways: Portal Fantasies as a Means of Queer Escape and Queer Hope," by A. J. Hackwith
A Choir of Lies, by Alexandra Rowland
Be the Serpent: A Podcast of Extremely Deep Literary Merit
Worldbuilding for Masochists
"Fanfiction: The Infinite Free Buffet," by Alexandra Rowland
"The Moving Stars," by Premee Mohamed
"Us and Ours," by Premee Mohamed, in A Secret Guide to Fighting Elder Gods
"paper, incense, need," by Sharon Hsu
 
The transcript for this show is available here.