This time around, it’s my pleasure to welcome longtime friend of the show Laura Blackwell! Laura reads to us from her very very trunked story, “Poor Prisoners,” which leads us into a wide-ranging discussion of things we wish we’d learned sooner, writers whose work we admire, and kindness to our past selves.
 
Things we mention in this episode:
 
<a href='https://www.storyhour2020.com/'>Story Hour</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveJournal'>LiveJournal</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamwidth'>Dreamwidth</a>
<a href='https://www.wemakebookspodcast.com/e/episode-37-managing-mayhem-with-murderboards-an-interview-with-jennifer-mace/'>Macey’s Murderboard episode</a>
<a href='https://hbbisenieks.itch.io/all-our-yesterdays'>All Our Yesterdays</a>, by Hilary B. Bisenieks
<a href='https://www.friendsjournal.org/issue-category/2021/speculative-fiction-sci-fi/'>Quaker Spec Fic issue</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive_of_Our_Own'>AO3</a>
<a href='https://fanlore.org/wiki/Alpha/Beta/Omega'>Omegaverse</a>
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-iliad-homer/17147944'>The Iliad</a> and <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-odyssey-francis-caulfeild/18217775'>Odyssey</a>, by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
Beowulf translated by <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/beowulf-a-new-verse-translation-seamus-heaney/8810469'>Seamus Heaney</a> and <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/beowulf-a-new-translation-maria-dahvana-headley/9892043'>Maria Dahvana Headley</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimms%27_Fairy_Tales'>Grimms’ Fairy Tales</a>
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-odyssey-of-homer-richmond-lattimore/8928660'>Lattimore</a>, <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-iliad-the-fitzgerald-translation-homer/15554371?ean=9780374529055'>Fitzgerald</a>, <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-odyssey-homer/18252346'>Fagles</a> Homers
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-aeneid-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-virgil/16825748'>The Aeneid</a>, by Virgil, translated by Robert Fagles
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost'>Paradise Lost</a>, by John Milton
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/translation-state/18928288'>Translation State</a> and <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-imperial-radch-boxed-trilogy-ancillary-justice-ancillary-sword-and-ancillary-mercy-ann-leckie/114029'>the Imperial Radch trilogy</a>, by Ann Leckie
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-djinn-waits-a-hundred-years-shubnum-khan/19993809'>The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years</a>, by Shubnum Khan
<a href='https://www.amazon.com/Archival-Quality-Ivy-Noelle-Weir/dp/1620104709'>Archival Quality</a>, by Ivy Noelle Weir and Steenz
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCtter_Museum'>The Mütter Museum</a>
<a href='https://www.talesfromthetrunk.com/e/episode-36-ivy-noelle-weir-archival-quality/'>Ivy’s episode</a>
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/just-like-home-sarah-gailey/18672676'>Just Like Home</a>, by Sarah Gailey
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-death-of-jane-lawrence-caitlin-starling/17867570'>The Death of Jane Lawrence</a>, <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/last-to-leave-the-room-caitlin-starling/19486410'>Last to Leave the Room</a>, <a href='https://www.neonhemlock.com/books/yellow-jessamine'>Yellow Jessamine</a>, and <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-luminous-dead-caitlin-starling/7982195'>The Luminous Dead</a>, by Caitlin Starling
<a href='https://www.meganokeefe.com/'>Megan E. O’Keefe</a>
<a href='https://www.talesfromthetrunk.com/e/episode-16-megan-e-okeefe-conduit-of-stone/'>Megan’s first episode</a>
<a href='https://stevetoase.wordpress.com/'>Steve Toase</a>
<a href='https://www.talesfromthetrunk.com/e/episode-40-amanda-cook-snow-day/'>Amanda Cook</a>
<a href='https://www.jomiles.com/'>Jo Miles</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy_Writers_Association'>SFWA</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_Writers_Association'>HWA</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premee_Mohamed'>Premee Mohamed</a>
<a href='https://innsmouthfreepress.com/available-now/she-walks-in-shadows/'>She Walks in Shadows</a>, edited by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paula R. Stiles
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/beneath-the-rising-premee-mohamed/9224913'>Beneath the Rising</a>, <a href='https://www.neonhemlock.com/books/and-what-can-we-offer-you-tonight'>And What Can We Offer You Tonight</a>, <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-annual-migration-of-clouds-premee-mohamed/18438241'>The Annual Migration of Clouds</a>, and <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-butcher-of-the-forest-premee-mohamed/20001584'>The Butcher of the Forest</a>, by Premee Mohamed
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/system-collapse-martha-wells/19538545'>System Collapse</a>, by Martha Wells
<a href='https://fanlore.org/wiki/Yuletide'>Yuletide (fic exchange)</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_of_the_North'>The Red River of the north</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Agassiz'>Lake Agassiz</a>
<a href='https://www.swantower.com/'>Marie Brennan</a>
<a href='https://www.marthawells.com/'>Martha Wells</a>
<a href='https://www.redwombatstudio.com/'>Ursula Vernon</a>
<a href='https://www.chucktingle.com/'>Chuck Tingle</a>
<a href='https://sarahgailey.com/'>Sarah Gailey</a>
<a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/2023-hugo-awards-98498779'>Hugo Awards thing</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker_Award'>Stoker Awards</a>
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/edenville-sam-rebelein/19879260'>Edenville</a>, by Sam Rebelein
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/camp-damascus-chuck-tingle/18738983'>Camp Damascus</a>, by Chuck Tingle
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellraiser'>Hellraiser</a>
Death Note <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note'>manga</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note_(2017_film)'>netflix</a>, and anime
<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=perPAMpnvKk'>Potato chip eating scene</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note:_The_Musical'>Death Note: The Musical</a>
Laura’s <a href='http://www.pronouncedlahra.com/'>website</a>, <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/pronouncedlahra.bsky.social'>bluesky</a>, <a href='https://twitter.com/pronouncedlahra?lang=en'>twitter</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/pronouncedlahra/'>insta</a>, <a href='https://wandering.shop/@pronouncedlahra'>mastodon</a>
 
Join me next month when I’ll be talking to John Wiswell and Ivy Fox

<description>&lt;p&gt;This time around, it’s my pleasure to welcome longtime friend of the show Laura Blackwell! Laura reads to us from her very very trunked story, “Poor Prisoners,” which leads us into a wide-ranging discussion of things we wish we’d learned sooner, writers whose work we admire, and kindness to our past selves.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Things we mention in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.storyhour2020.com/'&gt;Story Hour&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveJournal'&gt;LiveJournal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamwidth'&gt;Dreamwidth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.wemakebookspodcast.com/e/episode-37-managing-mayhem-with-murderboards-an-interview-with-jennifer-mace/'&gt;Macey’s Murderboard episode&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://hbbisenieks.itch.io/all-our-yesterdays'&gt;All Our Yesterdays&lt;/a&gt;, by Hilary B. Bisenieks&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.friendsjournal.org/issue-category/2021/speculative-fiction-sci-fi/'&gt;Quaker Spec Fic issue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive_of_Our_Own'&gt;AO3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://fanlore.org/wiki/Alpha/Beta/Omega'&gt;Omegaverse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-iliad-homer/17147944'&gt;The Iliad&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-odyssey-francis-caulfeild/18217775'&gt;Odyssey&lt;/a&gt;, by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Beowulf translated by &lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/beowulf-a-new-verse-translation-seamus-heaney/8810469'&gt;Seamus Heaney&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/beowulf-a-new-translation-maria-dahvana-headley/9892043'&gt;Maria Dahvana Headley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimms%27_Fairy_Tales'&gt;Grimms’ Fairy Tales&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-odyssey-of-homer-richmond-lattimore/8928660'&gt;Lattimore&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-iliad-the-fitzgerald-translation-homer/15554371?ean=9780374529055'&gt;Fitzgerald&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-odyssey-homer/18252346'&gt;Fagles&lt;/a&gt; Homers&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-aeneid-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-virgil/16825748'&gt;The Aeneid&lt;/a&gt;, by Virgil, translated by Robert Fagles&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost'&gt;Paradise Lost&lt;/a&gt;, by John Milton&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/translation-state/18928288'&gt;Translation State&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-imperial-radch-boxed-trilogy-ancillary-justice-ancillary-sword-and-ancillary-mercy-ann-leckie/114029'&gt;the Imperial Radch trilogy&lt;/a&gt;, by Ann Leckie&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-djinn-waits-a-hundred-years-shubnum-khan/19993809'&gt;The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years&lt;/a&gt;, by Shubnum Khan&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Archival-Quality-Ivy-Noelle-Weir/dp/1620104709'&gt;Archival Quality&lt;/a&gt;, by Ivy Noelle Weir and Steenz&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCtter_Museum'&gt;The Mütter Museum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.talesfromthetrunk.com/e/episode-36-ivy-noelle-weir-archival-quality/'&gt;Ivy’s episode&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/just-like-home-sarah-gailey/18672676'&gt;Just Like Home&lt;/a&gt;, by Sarah Gailey&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-death-of-jane-lawrence-caitlin-starling/17867570'&gt;The Death of Jane Lawrence&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/last-to-leave-the-room-caitlin-starling/19486410'&gt;Last to Leave the Room&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.neonhemlock.com/books/yellow-jessamine'&gt;Yellow Jessamine&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-luminous-dead-caitlin-starling/7982195'&gt;The Luminous Dead&lt;/a&gt;, by Caitlin Starling&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.meganokeefe.com/'&gt;Megan E. O’Keefe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.talesfromthetrunk.com/e/episode-16-megan-e-okeefe-conduit-of-stone/'&gt;Megan’s first episode&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://stevetoase.wordpress.com/'&gt;Steve Toase&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.talesfromthetrunk.com/e/episode-40-amanda-cook-snow-day/'&gt;Amanda Cook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.jomiles.com/'&gt;Jo Miles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy_Writers_Association'&gt;SFWA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_Writers_Association'&gt;HWA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premee_Mohamed'&gt;Premee Mohamed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://innsmouthfreepress.com/available-now/she-walks-in-shadows/'&gt;She Walks in Shadows&lt;/a&gt;, edited by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paula R. Stiles&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/beneath-the-rising-premee-mohamed/9224913'&gt;Beneath the Rising&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.neonhemlock.com/books/and-what-can-we-offer-you-tonight'&gt;And What Can We Offer You Tonight&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-annual-migration-of-clouds-premee-mohamed/18438241'&gt;The Annual Migration of Clouds&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-butcher-of-the-forest-premee-mohamed/20001584'&gt;The Butcher of the Forest&lt;/a&gt;, by Premee Mohamed&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/system-collapse-martha-wells/19538545'&gt;System Collapse&lt;/a&gt;, by Martha Wells&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://fanlore.org/wiki/Yuletide'&gt;Yuletide (fic exchange)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_of_the_North'&gt;The Red River of the north&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Agassiz'&gt;Lake Agassiz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.swantower.com/'&gt;Marie Brennan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.marthawells.com/'&gt;Martha Wells&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.redwombatstudio.com/'&gt;Ursula Vernon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.chucktingle.com/'&gt;Chuck Tingle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://sarahgailey.com/'&gt;Sarah Gailey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/2023-hugo-awards-98498779'&gt;Hugo Awards thing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker_Award'&gt;Stoker Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/edenville-sam-rebelein/19879260'&gt;Edenville&lt;/a&gt;, by Sam Rebelein&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/camp-damascus-chuck-tingle/18738983'&gt;Camp Damascus&lt;/a&gt;, by Chuck Tingle&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellraiser'&gt;Hellraiser&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Death Note &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note'&gt;manga&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note_(2017_film)'&gt;netflix&lt;/a&gt;, and anime&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=perPAMpnvKk'&gt;Potato chip eating scene&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note:_The_Musical'&gt;Death Note: The Musical&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Laura’s &lt;a href='http://www.pronouncedlahra.com/'&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/pronouncedlahra.bsky.social'&gt;bluesky&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/pronouncedlahra?lang=en'&gt;twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/pronouncedlahra/'&gt;insta&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://wandering.shop/@pronouncedlahra'&gt;mastodon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join me next month when I’ll be talking to John Wiswell and Ivy Fox&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

This time around, it’s my pleasure to welcome longtime friend of the show Laura Blackwell! Laura reads to us from her very very trunked story, “Poor Prisoners,” which leads us into a wide-ranging discussion of things we wish we’d learned sooner, writ...

This time around, it’s my pleasure to welcome longtime friend of the show Laura Blackwell! Laura reads to us from her very very trunked story, “Poor Prisoners,” which leads us into a wide-ranging discussion of things we wish we’d learned sooner, writers whose work we admire, and kindness to our past selves.
 
Things we mention in this episode:
 
Story Hour
LiveJournal
Dreamwidth
Macey’s Murderboard episode
All Our Yesterdays, by Hilary B. Bisenieks
Quaker Spec Fic issue
AO3
Omegaverse
The Iliad and Odyssey, by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney and Maria Dahvana Headley
Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Lattimore, Fitzgerald, Fagles Homers
The Aeneid, by Virgil, translated by Robert Fagles
Paradise Lost, by John Milton
Translation State and the Imperial Radch trilogy, by Ann Leckie
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years, by Shubnum Khan
Archival Quality, by Ivy Noelle Weir and Steenz
The Mütter Museum
Ivy’s episode
Just Like Home, by Sarah Gailey
The Death of Jane Lawrence, Last to Leave the Room, Yellow Jessamine, and The Luminous Dead, by Caitlin Starling
Megan E. O’Keefe
Megan’s first episode
Steve Toase
Amanda Cook
Jo Miles
SFWA
HWA
Premee Mohamed
She Walks in Shadows, edited by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paula R. Stiles
Beneath the Rising, And What Can We Offer You Tonight, The Annual Migration of Clouds, and The Butcher of the Forest, by Premee Mohamed
System Collapse, by Martha Wells
Yuletide (fic exchange)
The Red River of the north
Lake Agassiz
Marie Brennan
Martha Wells
Ursula Vernon
Chuck Tingle
Sarah Gailey
Hugo Awards thing
Stoker Awards
Edenville, by Sam Rebelein
Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle
Hellraiser
Death Note manga, netflix, and anime
Potato chip eating scene
Death Note: The Musical
Laura’s website, bluesky, twitter, insta, mastodon
 
Join me next month when I’ll be talking to John Wiswell and Ivy Fox

Tales from the Trunk

Episode 59: Laura Blackwell – "Poor Prisoners"

Episode 59: Laura Blackwell – "Poor Prisoners"

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