Alison is joined by guest host Sam to discuss this 1977 novella.

Alison is joined by recurring guest Mike from The Cosmere Deep Dive Podcast and another recurring guest Dylan to discuss this lovely collection of short stories from the world of The Mage Errant series by John Bierce. We discuss some stories, the world and lore of Mage Errant, and it's completely spoiler free for the series as a whole. A great place to start before committing to a whole series and a hell of a lot of fun! You can find The Cosmere Deep Dive Podcast's Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at ⁠⁠⁠wordlesspod@gmail.com⁠⁠

Alison has guest host Daniel on to discuss this classic Arthurian tale. We have thoughts that may or may not be good. Here's a link to the version we read: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/66084/66084-h/66084-h.htm#cs1 And here's a link to the IMDB page to movie Daniel references: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9243804/

Alison has her buddy Dylan on to discuss this great little story. It's not really a romance but it was a whole lot of fun. I had to put an editor's note on this one. Apologies. Our music is Better Days by John Worthy. You can reach us at wordlesspod@gmail.com

Alison and Mark discuss Thieves' World (1979). Robert Aspirin and his wife Abby Lynn asked SFF authors of the 1970's to create interconnected stories set in Sanctuary, a city filled with criminals on the edge of an empire. Our music is Better Days by John Worthy. You can reach us at wordlesspod@gmail.com

Alison hosts Dave and Craig from ⁠⁠The Cosmere Deep Dive Podcast⁠⁠ to discuss Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. In which Alison shudders at the topic of video games and discovers her podcast is actually part of the Cosmere. We also talk about Ender's Game. You can find The Cosmere Deep Dive Podcast's Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. More personally, you can follow our guests their Twitch accounts (about video games): Dave can be found at: https://www.twitch.tv/crossproduct Craig can be found at: https://www.twitch.tv/jet082 Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at ⁠⁠⁠wordlesspod@gmail.com⁠⁠

Alison and Mark are joined by their friend Josh to discuss this collection of short stories or a novella, depending on how you look at it. You can find Josh's podcast Libromancy here. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠wordlesspod@gmail.com⁠⁠

In a departure from our normal format of reviewing short fiction, Mark hosts author Drew McCaffery in a thoughtful discussion about his writing process for his new short story, The Aquamancer's Gem: A Short Story. Alison could not attend, until the end. You can find Drew’s socials here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/inkingoutloud/posts Discord: https://discord.gg/sZvGJgep Twitter: @dcafwriting Music is Better Days by Jon WorthyYou can contact us at ⁠⁠⁠wordlesspod@gmail.com⁠⁠

Alison and Mark meant to only discuss two of the stories in this book but kinda discussed all of them. So spoilers for a book that's nearly 75 years old.

Alison and Mark are back with a light hearted comedy, because grownups need to laugh. You can share it with your kids too ... Question, when do jokes age out? Thx to our buddy Josh of The Libromancy Podcast for all his help editing!

Alison and Mark discuss Faerie Fruit the first book in the Wonder Tales by Charlotte E. English. Despite their criticisms, they loved the book. Something to curl up with on an autumn night with a cup of cocoa. The 1954 movie Brigadoon is the movie that Alison is referencing. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at ⁠⁠⁠wordlesspod@gmail.com⁠⁠

Alison volunteers Mark to read one of her favorite authors. Mark actually looks at the spread sheet. Two people from two cultures at war and the aftermath. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at ⁠⁠⁠wordlesspod@gmail.com⁠⁠

Mark shares The Lies of the Ajungo with Alison and he's shocked by all of her reactions. Granted she has a pretty weird take. Mark gave a shout out to Yettibeats of the Green Team of the Legendarium who participated in their Liveship Trader by Robin Hobb episodes. Link to the episodes is below: Ship of Magic The Mad Ship Ship of Destiny Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at ⁠⁠⁠wordlesspod@gmail.com⁠⁠

Mark hosts Mike from ⁠The Cosmere Deep Dive Podcast⁠ to discuss William Gibson's collection of short stories Burning Chrome. They also discuss story telling styles, genres, and make fun of Alison because she wasn't there. (But she still had to edit it.) You can find The Cosmere Deep Dive Podcast's Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at ⁠⁠⁠wordlesspod@gmail.com⁠⁠

Mark's back! And Alison discusses with him Sebastian de Castell's The Tales of the Greatcoats. We get to revisit the world of the Greatcoats through some other characters' eyes.

Alison is joined by her friend Sam to discuss Anne McCaffery's first Pern book Dragonsflight. There are a few tangents and complaints, but overall, we enjoyed this book.

Alison is joined by Tori of The Cosmere Deep Dive Podcast to discuss All Systems Red, the first novella about everyone's favorite soap opera watching Murderbot. Action, adventure, and what does it mean to be autonomous in just a few pages. You can find The Cosmere Deep Dive Podcast's Patreon ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at ⁠⁠⁠wordlesspod@gmail.com⁠⁠

Alison welcomes Dave from ⁠⁠The Cosmere Deep Dive Podcast⁠⁠⁠ to discuss The Lost Track of Time by Paige Britt. A whimsical journey into adventure and word play that Alison spends the episode complaining about, but that Dave loves. As fellow lovers of Alice in Wonderland, we disagree about how this book fits in the genre of young female adventurers. You can find The Cosmere Deep Dive Podcast's Patreon ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. You can also find him on Twitch ⁠@crossproduct⁠ Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at ⁠⁠⁠wordlesspod@gmail.com⁠⁠

Mark is still on hiatus. Alison is joined by her friend Chris to read his recommended short story A Fire in the Heavens by Mary Robinette Kowal, a story from Shadows Beneath: A Writing Excuses Anthology. The Writing Excuses Podcast was the inspiration for this anthology and if you're curious about them you can find them here. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at ⁠⁠wordlesspod@gmail.com⁠

Alison welcomes back Mike from The Cosmere Deep Dive Podcast⁠ to discuss Brandon Sanderson's short story Shadows for Silence in the Forest of Hell. We're focused on the story but a lot spoiler Cosmere lore is there starting at 37 minutes. You've been warned! You can find Mike's Patreon ⁠here⁠. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at ⁠wordlesspod@gmail.com