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Episode 92: "Saved in Drafts" by Mike Allen
01/04/2025
Episode 92: "Saved in Drafts" by Mike Allen
Host: Mike Allen wears many creative hats, at least one of them tailor-made by his wife and partner-in-crime Anita. An author, editor and publisher of science fiction, fantasy and horror, Mike has written, edited, or co-edited thirty-nine books, among them his sidearms, sorcery, and zombies sequence The Black Fire Concerto and The Ghoulmaker’s Aria, his forthcoming dark fantasy novel Trail of Shadows, and his newest horror collection, . and , his first two volumes of horror tales, were both finalists for the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Story Collection, and his dark fable “” was a nominee for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. Another collection, , contains experiments in weird science fiction and fantasy. As an editor and publisher, Mike has been nominated twice for the World Fantasy Award: first, for his anthology , the culmination of the showcasing tales of beauty and strangeness that defy genre classification; and then, for , the magazine of poetry and fiction he edited for twenty years. He’s a three-time winner of the Rhysling Award for poetry. His six poetry collections include , a Philadelphia Inquirer Editor’s Choice selection, and , a Suzette Haden Elgin Award nominee. With Anita, he runs , based in Roanoke, Virginia. Their cat Pandora assists. You can find him on Instagram at and Bluesky at .
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