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POORLY MADE on Galactic Terrors
- Feb 10, 2023
- 1 min read
I had the huge honor last night of reading with the HWA NY Chapter's GALACTIC TERRORS. This reading series has hosted a number of heavy hitters over the last couple years, and I feel super lucky that I can now count myself among them. Thank you Jim and Carol once again for having me on the show!
As EDENVILLE works its way through production, I've been editing my debut collection THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS (comin sometime in 2024), so I shared some of what I've been working on last night. Give it a listen here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMN7oQTY2I4
Also shout-out to my fellow readers, Sumiko Saulson and Ty Drago, whose e-zine Allegory actually gave a story of mine an honorable mention a few years back! Thanks again Ty!
For a sneak peak at the poisoned land of Renfield County, the world in which EDENVILLE and POORLY MADE both take place, listen to my reading of "A Brief Preface to the Durwood Papers" today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMN7oQTY2I4
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