<description>&lt;p&gt;How well does fiction capture devastating levels of mass emergencies? Guest author Helen Hynson Vettori, a former EMT/paramedic and retired senior medical intelligence analyst at the Department of Homeland Security and author of the Black Swan scifi disaster thriller series, joins Vickie Lan to answer this question. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The video version of this episode can be found on Spotify and YouTube. Speculative Sandbox is for entertainment purposes only. This is a volunteer-run program. Opinions expressed by individuals on the podcast are their own.&lt;/p&gt;
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How well does fiction capture devastating levels of mass emergencies? Guest author Helen Hynson Vettori, a former EMT/paramedic and retired senior medical intelligence analyst at the Department of Homeland Security and author of the Black Swan scifi disaster thriller series, joins Vickie Lan to answer this question. The video version of this episode can be found on Spotify and YouTube. Speculative Sandbox is for entertainment purposes only. This is a volunteer-run program. Opinions expressed by individuals on the podcast are their own.

84. Black Swan Events

<description>&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s time to cozy up near the fire with a mug of coffee/tea/hot chocolate as Vickie Lan and author Garrett K. Jones talk about the cozy fantasy book genre. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Garett K. Jones can be followed on Instagram at @gkj_publishing&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Speculative Sandbox can be followed on Instagram at @speculativesandbox&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Speculative Sandbox is for entertainment purposes only. This is a volunteer-run program. Opinions expressed by individuals on the podcast are their own.&lt;/p&gt;
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It&#39;s time to cozy up near the fire with a mug of coffee/tea/hot chocolate as Vickie Lan and author Garrett K. Jones talk about the cozy fantasy book genre. Garett K. Jones can be followed on Instagram at @gkj_publishingSpeculative Sandbox can be followed on Instagram at @speculativesandboxSpeculative Sandbox is for entertainment purposes only. This is a volunteer-run program. Opinions expressed by individuals on the podcast are their own.

83. Cozy Fantasy

<description>&lt;p&gt;Authors L.L. Madrid and Lora Durance take over the podcast this week to talk about horror, rage, and what it&amp;#39;s like writing and reading dark content while living in an unsettling world. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Speculative Sandbox is for entertainment purposes only. This is a volunteer-run program. Opinions expressed by individuals on the podcast are their own.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow L.L. and Lora on Instagram: @llmadridwrites and @lroseriver&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read the mentioned Book Riot article &amp;quot;Dystopian Books Have Taken Over the Bestseller Lists…That Can’t Be a Good Sign&amp;quot; at https://bookriot.com/bestselling-books-february-6-2025/ &lt;/p&gt;
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Authors L.L. Madrid and Lora Durance take over the podcast this week to talk about horror, rage, and what it&#39;s like writing and reading dark content while living in an unsettling world. Speculative Sandbox is for entertainment purposes only. This is a volunteer-run program. Opinions expressed by individuals on the podcast are their own.Follow L.L. and Lora on Instagram: @llmadridwrites and @lroseriverRead the mentioned Book Riot article &quot;Dystopian Books Have Taken Over the Bestseller Lists…That Can’t Be a Good Sign&quot; at https://bookriot.com/bestselling-books-february-6-2025/

AUTHOR TAKEOVER: L.L. Madrid and Lora Durance talk about Writing When the World Feels Broken

<description>&lt;p&gt;Alisa Alering, author of the book &lt;em&gt;Smothermoss&lt;/em&gt; and this week's podcast guest host, interviews author Gloria Munoz about her book &lt;em&gt;This is the Year &lt;/em&gt;and what it's like to write a dystopian fiction. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Speculative Sandbox is for entertainment purposes only. This is a volunteer-run program. Opinions expressed by individuals on the podcast are their own.&lt;/p&gt;
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Alisa Alering, author of the book Smothermoss and this week's podcast guest host, interviews author Gloria Munoz about her book This is the Year and what it's like to write a dystopian fiction. Speculative Sandbox is for entertainment purposes only. This is a volunteer-run program. Opinions expressed by individuals on the podcast are their own.

AUTHOR TAKEOVER: Alisa Alering and Gloria Munoz talk about Hopeful Dystopia

<description>&lt;p&gt;Author Garrett K. Jones guest-hosts the podcast to talk about writer&amp;#39;s block. Speculative Sandbox is for entertainment purposes only. This is a volunteer-run program. Opinions expressed by individuals on the podcast are their own.&lt;/p&gt;
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Author Garrett K. Jones guest-hosts the podcast to talk about writer&#39;s block. Speculative Sandbox is for entertainment purposes only. This is a volunteer-run program. Opinions expressed by individuals on the podcast are their own.

AUTHOR TAKEOVER: Garrett K. Jones talks about writer's block

Join Vickie Lan and unpack the tropes that make fiction fun! 

Speculative Sandbox is for entertainment purposes only. This is a volunteer-run program. Opinions expressed by individuals on the podcast are their own.

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