Episode 13: Jordan Kurella - "Awake, Arise, and Be Forever Fallen"

Season two starts off with guest Jordan Kurella (@jskurella) reading an excerpt of their very dark and murdery story, "Awake, Arise, and Be Forever Fallen." Following that is a great discussion of problematic storytelling, the pitfalls, and how we can write and act with empathy when representing marginalized groups in our stories. We also talk sensitivity reading and the fine art of apologizing online.

 

Things mentioned in this episode:

Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch Book 2), by Ann Leckie

Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy, by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation (2018)

"The Air Gap," by Hilary B. Bisenieks, in LampLight Magazine

Mary Robinette Kowal's explanation of the MICE Quotient

"A Promise of Dying Embers," by Jordan Kurella, forthcoming at Diabolical Plots

 

Join us again on April 17th, when our guest will be me, Hilary B. Bisenieks, and Sharon Hsu will be joining us as guest host.