I listened to my first bit of Scott Sigler, the first chapter of his podcast novel Nocturnal. The raw style took a while to grow on me, but by the end of the hour, I fell into the rhythm. So far, he's set up a pretty diverse set of characters, if somewhat flat. I'm definitely going to work my way through one or two of his audio novels and see how Infected compares in print.

I've continued catching up with the spectacular Escape Pod. I'd like to point out the most recent meta cast. I'm definitely going to see if Gene De Chene will hand out some of the promotional bookmarks. It's always sad when things go pear shaped in someone's life, but it seems like Stephen Eley will come out on top. I sure hope so, he's renewed my sense of wonder at the world of fiction. Listening to short sci-fi shines a different light on it, and I like what I see.

all for now.