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A story from the October 22 Issue of Worlds of Possibility. For complete show notes including the text of the story, visit https://www.juliarios.com/after-10pm-a-story-by-natalie-anai-nowo-lydick

Kimberly Yvonne Steele narrates 3AM Eternal, a story by Eden Royce from the October 22 issue of Worlds of Possibility. For the full text of the story, plus an accompanying illustration by wunder as well as details about the next open submission period for Worlds of Possibility, visit https://www.juliarios.com/3am-eternal-a-story-by-eden-royce/

Héctor González narrates Magic Lucha by Pedro Iniguez, an exciting story of lucha libre, healing, and community. Full show notes including the text of the story at: https://www.juliarios.com/magic-lucha-a-story-by-pedro-iniguez

RJ Theodore talks about going from traditional publishing to self publishing rigt in the middle of a trilogy! Full show notes including a transcript at https://www.juliarios.com/rj-theodore-talks-about-the-peridot-shift Content note: In this interview, we do discuss illness in general, cancer in specific, and death. This can feel a bit heavy at times, though the overall takeaway is more positive than negative.

The final piece from the August issue of Worlds of Possibility: a dreamy story by Megan Baffoe, read by Jennifer Mace, and illustrated by Ana Niki. For the full text and illustration, visit https://www.juliarios.com/water-and-glass-a-story-by-megan-baffoe

Cody Jimenez joins me to discuss his creative process. To see the art we're discussing, and to read a full transcript of the conversation, visit https://www.juliarios.com/art-and-interview-with-cody-jimenez

Two drabbles and a flash piece from the August issue of Worlds of Possibility! For full text AND original artwork, visit https://www.juliarios.com/a-saturday-out-by-lena-ng-and-fencepost-tree-by-marc-a-criley

Erin Roberts and Mario Ortegón join me to discuss their process in writing adventures for the Dungeons and Dragons book, Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel. Full show notes including transcript at: https://www.juliarios.com/erin-roberts-and-mario-ortegon-talk-d-d

The second public release of content from the August 2022 issue of Worlds of Possibility, featuring art in support of Ukraine by Lesia Korol, and a story written by Die Booth and narrated by Jennifer Mace. As an added bonus, Jennifer Mace also narrates her poem, heat death, which appeared in Worlds of Possibility in March. For full show notes including the text of the story, the full size art, and a transcript of this episode, visit: https://www.juliarios.com/wheatfields-on-fire-art-by-lesia-korol-and-what-it-takes-to-stay-wild-a-story-by-die-booth

Keyan Bowes joins me to read her Worlds of Possibility story, Bidaai ki Chicken Curry, and to discuss her creative process. Show notes including story text and and transcript at bidaai-ki-chicken-curry-a-story-by-keyan-bowes

Izzy Wasserstein joins me to talk about her new short story collection, All the Hometowns You Can't Stay Away From. Full show notes including links and transcript at https://www.juliarios.com/izzy-wasserstein-talks-about-all-the-hometowns-you-cant-stay-away-from/

In this episode, Julia reads the winning entry from the 2018 Spider Road Press flash fiction contest: "The Book You Find When You Really Can't Afford to Get Pregnant" by Jeana Jorgensen. Full show transcript, including the text of the story and links to the honorable mention stories from the contest at https://www.juliarios.com/the-book-you-find/

This episode about how writers and editors collaborate was originally published for paid subscribers only in 2019. Now I'm releasing it to everyone! For full show notes and a transcript, visit https://www.juliarios.com/omg/

Part two of my discussion with Maya MacGregor about their process in writing The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester. This book is a delightful YA mystery/ghost story with an autistic and non-binary main character. Full show notes and transcript available at https://www.juliarios.com/maya-macgregor-talks-the-many-half-lived-lives-of-sam-sylvester-part-2/

Maya MacGregor joins me to discus their process in writing The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester. This book is a delightful YA mystery/ghost story with an autistic and non-binary main character. Full show notes and transcript available at: https://www.juliarios.com/maya-macgregor-talks-the-many-half-lived-lives-of-sam-sylvester-part-1/

This is part two of my interview with C. S. E. Cooney about her publishing journey for Saint Death's Daughter, featuring questions from my patrons. Full show notes and transcript at: https://www.juliarios.com/c-s-e-cooney-talks-saint-deaths-daughter-part-2/

I invited the amazing C. S. E. Cooney to talk with me about her journey to publication (a journey that lasted 12 years!) for Saint Death's Daughter. Full show notes and transcript at https://www.juliarios.com/c-s-e-cooney-talks-st-deaths-daughter-part-1/

I'm going to talk about my own process in writing one specific story, and that story is "Xtabay" which appeared in Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas, which came out from Hex Publishers in the autumn of 2021. Full show notes and transcript at https://www.juliarios.com/mind/

Here is a recap of my 2021, including writing, editing, and podcasting work. Full show notes and transcript available at https://www.juliarios.com/all-the-creative-work-i-did-in-2021/

Poems in Spanish with English translations, written, translated, and read by Héctor González. Full show notes and poem texts are at: https://www.juliarios.com/16-poemas-despues-de-la-muerte-poems-by-hector-gonzalez/.