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29:01

Ice by Anna Kavan

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2026/10/03

This episode I cover Anna Kavan’s Ice, her last novel from 1967. A work of “slipstream fiction” with an unreliable narrator who pursues a woman over an hallucinatory landscape. I discuss the conventional and storygame opportunities, avatar-based gaming (via Dramasystem and Amazing Engine), and a nod to Wim Wenders’ Until The End Of The World. … Continue reading

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40:59

J G Ballard: The Crystal World and other climate fiction

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2026/09/20

Let’s talk about J G Ballard’s climate fiction, focusing on The Crystal World and the short story that preceded it, The Illuminated Man. The Book 00:23 // Synopsis 03:39 // Remarks 14:31 (cosmic disaster, lit analysis (other people’s), temporal colonies, Annihilation etc.) // Other Media 36:56 Music by Chris Zabriskie, used under Creative Commons Attribution … Continue reading

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Sword and Planet: Lin Carter’s Tower at the Edge of...

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2026/09/06

This episode covers Lin Carter’s 1968 Sword & Planet adventure Tower At The Edge Of Time, with a bit of meandering into barbarians, Conan, the 1960s, Sword & Sorcery, Moorcock, Krull, Highlander II and more. intro 00:07 // synopsis 05:04 // remarks 15:52 (Sword & Planet, emergent worldbuilding) // media 30:55 (Princess Of Mars, Blades … Continue reading

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37:05

10th Anniversary, New Launch: Durdane by Jack Vance

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2026/08/22

The first Fictoplasm episode launched on August 22nd, 2016. This release marks a 10 year milestone! Yes, the podcast has been on hiatus for a few years… but I plan to follow this episode up with some new material covering New Wave authors, YA fiction, classic pulp, and more. This episode I’m covering Jack Vance’s … Continue reading

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18:16

F/log_1: Zettelkasten

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2024/04/05

An audio blog of sorts, where I focus on one thing that’s not directly related to fiction but important for me. This episode I’m covering Zettelkasten. Here are some supporting links: Zettelkasten on Wikipedia Zettelkasten.de FYI I’m using Vim with Vimwiki and Vim-zettel. I’ve also tried Emacs with Org-Roam, but I didn’t care for it…Read more F/log_1: Zettelkasten

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0:46

24_04: The Plot by Nadine Dorries

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2024/04/01

This episode I’ll be discussing The Plot by Nadine Dorries. Here we go! Intro 00.07 // Synopsis 01.33 // Remarks 13.33 (Westminster Dungeon Crawl, My Life With Master) // Media 33.11 (The Thick Of It, House Of Cards) // End Bit 35.35 Music Credits Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram //…Read more 24_04: The Plot by Nadine Dorries

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33:21

Year of the Rabbit One: Sword and Sorcery and the KLF

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2023/01/30

This is the first episode in the Year of the Rabbit, in which I talk about The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds by John Higgs and the relationship with Sword and Sorcery. 00:26 Intro // 02:50 The Book // 15:05 Remarks (Ancients and Sorcery) // 23:50 Media (1991’s games,…Read more Year of the Rabbit One: Sword and Sorcery and the KLF

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12:04

111.24: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

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2022/12/24

Advent day 24: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

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10:23

111.23: The Broken World by Tim Etchells

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2022/12/23

Advent day 23: The Broken World by Tim Etchells Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

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12:31

111.22: The Thick Of It

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2022/12/22

Advent day 22: The Thick Of It Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

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10:48

111.21: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

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2022/12/21

Advent day 21: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

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10:23

111.20: Dystopian YA

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2022/12/20

Advent day 20: Dystopian YA featuring The Hunger Games, Divergent, The Maze Runner Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

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14:23

111.19: The Secret History of the Sword by J...

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2022/12/19

Advent day 19: The Secret History of the Sword by J Christoph Amberger Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

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10:39

111.18: Die Hard

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2022/12/18

Advent day 18: Die Hard Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

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11:08

111.17: Millennium

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2022/12/17

Advent day 17: Millennium Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

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10:13

111.16: Planetary by Warren Ellis

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2022/12/17

Advent day 16: Planetary by Warren Ellis Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

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13:41

111.15: A Very Peculiar Practice

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2022/12/15

Advent day 15: A Very Peculiar Practice Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

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11:05

111.14: Dark Matter/Killjoys

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2022/12/14

Advent day 14: Dark Matter and Killjoys (inspired by listening to the end episode of the Frankenstein’s RPG podcast — here) Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

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13:46

111.13: Appleseed

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2022/12/13

Advent day 13: Appleseed by Masamune Shirow Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

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15:59

111.12: Thief the Dark Project

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2022/12/12

Advent day 12: Thief the Dark Project Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

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