Alison and Mark discuss three spooky stories from Neil Gaiman's short story collection Fragile Things: "Other People," "October Takes the Chair," and "Closing Time." Some how they also discuss translation? And Alison yells at Mark and Mark grumps at Alison. Good times all around. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at [email protected]

Word Less goes slumming in the Nightside. Busy adults deserve great literature, but we also deserve some nonsense fun. Something from the Nightside fills the bill. We decided to lighten things up with an action movie of a book. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at [email protected]

Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at [email protected]

Alison and Mark discuss this brilliant, funny, nihilistic story about mice and skunks, cats and stoats, and all the little creatures of the world that seek to settle scores in post civil war era. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at [email protected]

Alison takes Mark back to high school! Come read this quintessentially American author, who has had a lasting influenced the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery genres. Alison chose "The Masque of the Red Death" and Mark chose "The Fall of the House of Usher." But Poe isn't always dark and brooding. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at [email protected]

When Jim Butcher is good, he is very, very good. And when he is bad, it's probable in a novel. This man nails his short stories consistently. Full spoilers for the Dresden Files, Mark picked Backup, which takes place between Small Favor and Turn Coat, and Alison picked Big Foot on Campus which takes place between Turn Coat and Changes. Can't imagine we missed anything. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at [email protected]

Romp around the galaxy with Alison and Mark as he taking the hosting chair, kinda, for the first time. We all need a good laugh when things are dark and Douglas Addams delivers in this classic. Alison has some minor tech difficulties at the front end. She breaks up for about minute and you can't hear how funny she finds Kangus Khan's hordes killing people in the background  thoughts of a minor ineffectual bureaucrat's head. This probably reflects badly on her. Ah, well... Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at [email protected]

You've heard of it, but have you ever read it? Alison talks Mark into reading the science fiction classic. Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at [email protected]

Alison and Mark discuss the short fiction of  C. J. Cherryh. Alison chose "The Haunted Tower" and Mark chose "Willow." A ghost story and and a fairy tale. Enjoy! Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at [email protected]

Alison and Mark discuss I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, in which he lays out the laws of robotics: First Law: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Second Law: A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. Then they discuss two short stories about how those laws can be bent or broken. Alison chose "Run Around" and Mark chose "The Evitable Conflict" Music is Better Days by Jon Worthy You can contact us at [email protected]