Inhuman Swill : Reading
Speculative fiction: the superset of all possible literature
Genre writers must do everything mainstream writers do, and more.
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SC #49: The Scouring of the Shelves
In which Bill, in an outtake from THE ACCIDENTAL TERRORIST, recounts the fate of the modest vinyl collection he'd amassed before leaving on his mission. Also, freethought is vigorously defended, in the context of gay weddings and dying fathers.
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SC #48: An Alternate History of the 21st Century
In which Bill attempts to convince you to order his brand-new six-pack chapbookonly five bucks!and a definition for the term "chapbook" itself is sought.
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SC #47: The Missionary Imposition
In which Bill reflects on sex and the modern Mormon missionary, with illustrations from his own post-Canada mission service. Live from Balticon, more or less!
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SC #46: From Our Point of View We Had Moved to the Left
In which Bill reads his first published professional short story, "From Our Point of View We Had Moved to the Left," on WBAI 99.5 FM's "Hour of the Wolf."
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SC #45: Inclination, Part Three
In which Bill reads the third and concluding part of his Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated novella "Inclination." Plus, special violence, sex, profanity and music episode!
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SC #44: Inclination, Part Two
In which Bill reads the second of three parts of his Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated novella "Inclination."
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SC #43: Inclination, Part One
In which Bill reads the first of three parts of his Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated novella "Inclination."
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SC #42: The Accidental Terrorist, Epilogue
In which Bill attempts to tie off a few last dangling threads and bring the whole enterprise to a poignant yet thematically satisfying conclusion.
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SC #41: The Accidental Terrorist, Chapter Thirty-two
In which Bill, after only a brief taste of freedom, is told to sit down, shut up, take the money, get on the plane, and pretend the past week never happened.
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