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: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch Book 2), by Ann Leckie Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy, by Jeff VanderMeer Be the Serpent Annihilation (2018) NaNoWriMo Madcap Retreats Clarkesworld Magazine Escape Pod Fantasy and Science Fiction Strange Horizons Beneath Ceaseless Skies Uncanny Magazine "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 King's Quest III Glitter + Ashes   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.