Here’s a Podcast of my short story, New Orleans Purgatorio, which was shortlisted for the 2015 William Faulkner-William Wisdom short story prize.
Why a podcast? Well, my writer friends know that the market for fiction is changing faster than a 2016 politician’s promise (sorry!). This is, frankly, an experiment in advance of a larger commitment to produce my first novel in audio form.
I have thought of myself as a writer for most of my adult life. In 2011, I became a fiction writer full time. I studied creative writing as an English major in college. Then came family and career. I worked in finance and biotech and did a wonderful stint in Vienna. Now, I have the opportunity to use those experiences as the substrate for my stories. My first novel takes on the world of Big Data and the very timely issue of cyber war. The second uses the manipulation of financial derivatives as impetus for attempted murder during a trip from Vienna to Budapest on the Danube.
I have taken writing instruction at the Cape Cod Writers Conference and from The Loft in Minneapolis. I am finding writers’ groups to be very helpful as concept editors, as well as practical advice from the published authors. I am in three such groups. I have taken writing instruction at the Cape Cod Writers Conference and from The Loft in Minneapolis.
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4 thoughts on “New Orleans Purgatorio: A Short Story Podcast”
A real work of art. I’ve read this story but the narration, the music, the sound effects added so much more. As did the narrator’s “feel” for the piece. A good story, and absolutely outstanding in multimedia.
Loved it John
Totally enthralled with the story John. Left me wanting more…Star
A real work of art. I’ve read this story but the narration, the music, the sound effects added so much more. As did the narrator’s “feel” for the piece. A good story, and absolutely outstanding in multimedia.
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