Inhuman Swill : Reading
Speculative fiction: the superset of all possible literature

Speculative fiction: the superset of all possible literature

Genre writers must do everything mainstream writers do, and more.  read

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.  read

SC #48: An Alternate History of the 21st Century

In which Bill attempts to convince you to order his brand-new six-pack chapbook—only five bucks!—and a definition for the term "chapbook" itself is sought.  read

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!  read

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."  read

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!  read

SC #44: Inclination, Part Two

In which Bill reads the second of three parts of his Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated novella "Inclination."  read

SC #43: Inclination, Part One

In which Bill reads the first of three parts of his Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated novella "Inclination."  read

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.  read

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.  read
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