Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

SandF Podcast #4.8 (Interview w/ Philippa Ballantine) is Live!

The newest episode of The Skiffy and Fanty Show is up.  Jen and I are really getting into our interviews these days, and we’re loving it.  This week we talk to Philippa Ballantine, who started her young, vibrant life back when podcasting was still the semi-new kid on the block.  Now she’s one of those […]

Categorizing Fiction: The Best Fiction Always Fits Somewhere

In the last three weeks I’ve noticed a number of different kinds of discussions about the issue of categories for fiction.  One of the lesser known instances was Paul Jessup’s public announcement that he was leaving genre fiction.  It’s not clear why he made the announcement, except some vague claim about the stifling-ness and argumentative […]