Written by Paul D’Ambrosio, read by J.B. Goodspeed.

A disgraced detective gets a chance at redemption in this novel of crime and corruption at the Jersey Shore by veteran investigative journalist Paul D’Ambrosio.

The second excerpt contains chapters four and five. If you missed it, go back and listen to part 1. And catch the third and final installment on Aug. 14.

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The next time you’re bored at work, log on for real-time snapshots of Loch Ness (or a live feed, depending on your browser). Or, you can visit the website of Thekentuckyincident.com and look through the lens of a camera focused on prime Bigfoot country.

You may not see anything, but isn’t it great to think you could?

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Written by Fred Ollinger, read by Eleiece Krawiec.

A concerned mother uses an experimental sentience formula on her daughter’s beloved — and endangered — pet goat.

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I’ve been waiting for the Tor.com sci-fi site to launch for awhile now — publisher Macmillan/Tor Books did a nice job of drumming up interest by releasing a series of e-books in advance of their launch.  And the site looks pretty nifty so far (it just launched, so I haven’t had much time to delve too deeply into it.)

But I just found out about Random House’s answer, Suvudu, thanks to a post on Mediabistro’s Gallycat blog.

Tor.com seems to have the early head-start, with stronger community features to go along with the louder buzz.  But I’ll withhold judgment for awhile, until I get a chance to tool through both sites.  One thing’s for sure — no matter which blog “wins,” sci-fi fans are coming out ahead.

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Written by Paul D’Ambrosio, read by J.B. Goodspeed.

A disgraced detective gets a chance at redemption in this novel of crime and corruption at the Jersey Shore by veteran investigative journalist Paul D’Ambrosio.

The first excerpt contains the prologue and first three chapters.  Catch part 2 on July 31 and part 3 on Aug. 14.

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Written by Kris Ashton, read by J.B. Goodspeed.

A man who has “gone bush” in a remote part of Australia receives some unwanted alien “improvements.”

 

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I stumbled across this insanely great (emphasis on insanely) comic by artist and writer Steve Cobb and had to share it with Well Told Tales readers.

Steve was gracious enough to let us run an excerpt of Issue No. 1 (after the jump.)

The Dutch angles, crazy shadows and brilliant colors underscore the gone-mad storyline beautifully.

It’s like magic mushrooms in the form of a comic.

I can’t wait for the second issue.

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Written, directed and edited by Kevin Colligan.

Synopsis: Three volunteers are tormented by their most primal fears when a medical trial for a new anti-anxiety medication goes awry.

Tagline: A prescription for terror

Starring Rachael Drummond, Andy Hoff, Dana LaRue and Bryan Van Huis.

Produced by Christina Colligan.

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Explicit: senseless violence, gratuitous blood and salty language

 

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In celebration of 85 years in print, Weird Tales magazine has complied a list of the 85 weirdest storytellers from the past 85 years.  The list includes some of my favorite writers like Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Kurt Vonnegut, and Joyce Carol Oates. The list includes other weirdos such as cartoonist/writer Edward Gorey, filmmaker Tim Burton, and artist Andy Warhol.  Like any list, it’s easy to get riled up about who is and is not included.  However, I think Weird Tales has done a pretty good job.

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