Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day, by Jonathan L Howard, and Tamdhu 12yo
Michael and Ethan discuss the short story “Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day,” by Jonathan Howard, while drinking Tamdhu 12yo Single Malt..
In this episode:
Shout-out to Jamie from the Chanhassen Total Wine
Very interesting Bluetooth headphone talk
A short story is somewhere between a tweet and a novel, but closer to a tweet
Putting the screws to Michael
Faust both is and is not a necromancer
Cabal both is and is not a D&D figure
What is a homunculus? or, Ethan is Frankenstein(‘s monster)ed by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Fantasy Autism Hero
Mr Spock is the Star Trek guy, not Dr Spock, a distinction you need and Ethan doesn’t
Some remarks on “chatty” prose styles and TV writing
Inevitable Lovecraft discussion, sorry
Conclusion: TV writing predates TV
A third-person narrator can have an opinion (and a D&D alignment)
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"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission.
"The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.
"Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.
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