Functionally Literate
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We're a read-along book club podcast! New episodes every other Tuesday.
We have read about various world mythologies, 2/3rds of The Broken Earth Trilogy, 5 of the Arthurian Legends, and The Princess Bride.
Right now, we're reading 14, by Peter Clines
We have read about various world mythologies, 2/3rds of The Broken Earth Trilogy, 5 of the Arthurian Legends, and The Princess Bride.
Right now, we're reading 14, by Peter Clines
If you're unsure if you want to read a book, check out the 99th page! That's what we did for our 2nd anniversary episode. Check it out.
Interlude II
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April 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If you're unsure if you want to read a book, check out the 99th page! That's what we did for our 2nd anniversary episode. Check it out.
I've got a bot up and running for r/PodcastSharing! Any post made in that subreddit will share a link here to Bluesky! I'll probably share some of those podcasts as well if I see any that peak my interest. There's all kinds of different stuff that people will share there.
February 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I've got a bot up and running for r/PodcastSharing! Any post made in that subreddit will share a link here to Bluesky! I'll probably share some of those podcasts as well if I see any that peak my interest. There's all kinds of different stuff that people will share there.
Starting a new book this week! My pal Jake Weller and I are discussing 14, by Peter Clines. It's an urban mystery from 2012, and it is one of my favorite stories that I originally read in high school. #ShareAPodcast
14 | Chapters 0-6
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February 6, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Starting a new book this week! My pal Jake Weller and I are discussing 14, by Peter Clines. It's an urban mystery from 2012, and it is one of my favorite stories that I originally read in high school. #ShareAPodcast
So I've acquired a subreddit called r/PodcastSharing. The mods were inactive, so I made a bid for it. Does anyone know how to create a bot that can share podcast links from reddit posts as BlueSky posts? Right now I'm doing it manually and that's not sustainable.
shareapod.bsky.social
shareapod.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
So I've acquired a subreddit called r/PodcastSharing. The mods were inactive, so I made a bid for it. Does anyone know how to create a bot that can share podcast links from reddit posts as BlueSky posts? Right now I'm doing it manually and that's not sustainable.
shareapod.bsky.social
shareapod.bsky.social
Just finished editing a book discussion that adds up to 2 hours total. Do you think I should make this a really long episode or break it up into two episodes?
January 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Just finished editing a book discussion that adds up to 2 hours total. Do you think I should make this a really long episode or break it up into two episodes?
Last week I finished reading Babel, by RF Kuang. It says so much about Empire, language, colonialism, racism, and strikes!
This week, a cozy book. Paladin's Grace, by T. Kingfisher. A little over halfway through, and it's an enjoyable Fantasy romance between a Paladin and a Perfumer.
This week, a cozy book. Paladin's Grace, by T. Kingfisher. A little over halfway through, and it's an enjoyable Fantasy romance between a Paladin and a Perfumer.
January 20, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Last week I finished reading Babel, by RF Kuang. It says so much about Empire, language, colonialism, racism, and strikes!
This week, a cozy book. Paladin's Grace, by T. Kingfisher. A little over halfway through, and it's an enjoyable Fantasy romance between a Paladin and a Perfumer.
This week, a cozy book. Paladin's Grace, by T. Kingfisher. A little over halfway through, and it's an enjoyable Fantasy romance between a Paladin and a Perfumer.
This week we covered the sudden cult classic, Delay, Deny, Defend. Oddly enough, the book has little to say about health insurance. If you're interested in reading the book, save yourself some grief and get the highlights from us.
Delay, Deny, Defend
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January 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This week we covered the sudden cult classic, Delay, Deny, Defend. Oddly enough, the book has little to say about health insurance. If you're interested in reading the book, save yourself some grief and get the highlights from us.
Some podcast stuff to look forward to: Le Morte d'Arthur V this Tuesday. Delay, Deny, Defend next Tuesday
January 6, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Some podcast stuff to look forward to: Le Morte d'Arthur V this Tuesday. Delay, Deny, Defend next Tuesday
Books I'd like to cover on my podcast one day:
The Dresden Files (all of 'em. Including the short stories)
Lies My Teacher Told Me
The Stormlight Archives
Dungeon Crawler Carl
The Climate Book
The Dark Tower series
Tarzan at the Earth's Core
Frankenstein
Dracula
The Starless Sea
Hollow Kingdom
The Dresden Files (all of 'em. Including the short stories)
Lies My Teacher Told Me
The Stormlight Archives
Dungeon Crawler Carl
The Climate Book
The Dark Tower series
Tarzan at the Earth's Core
Frankenstein
Dracula
The Starless Sea
Hollow Kingdom
November 17, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Books I'd like to cover on my podcast one day:
The Dresden Files (all of 'em. Including the short stories)
Lies My Teacher Told Me
The Stormlight Archives
Dungeon Crawler Carl
The Climate Book
The Dark Tower series
Tarzan at the Earth's Core
Frankenstein
Dracula
The Starless Sea
Hollow Kingdom
The Dresden Files (all of 'em. Including the short stories)
Lies My Teacher Told Me
The Stormlight Archives
Dungeon Crawler Carl
The Climate Book
The Dark Tower series
Tarzan at the Earth's Core
Frankenstein
Dracula
The Starless Sea
Hollow Kingdom
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Okay, Bluesky...
This was my love letter to Spider-Man ❤️
This was my love letter to Spider-Man ❤️
November 15, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Okay, Bluesky...
This was my love letter to Spider-Man ❤️
This was my love letter to Spider-Man ❤️
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A sound advice
November 16, 2024 at 3:28 AM
A sound advice
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A couple of you have asked what length an SF novel should be. Here are SFWA's guidelines for the Nebula Awards:
1. Novel: Over 40,000 words
2. Novella: 17,500 - 40,000 words
3. Novelette: 7,500 - 17,500 words
4. Short story: Under 7,500 words
Hope that helps.
1. Novel: Over 40,000 words
2. Novella: 17,500 - 40,000 words
3. Novelette: 7,500 - 17,500 words
4. Short story: Under 7,500 words
Hope that helps.
November 15, 2024 at 9:43 PM
A couple of you have asked what length an SF novel should be. Here are SFWA's guidelines for the Nebula Awards:
1. Novel: Over 40,000 words
2. Novella: 17,500 - 40,000 words
3. Novelette: 7,500 - 17,500 words
4. Short story: Under 7,500 words
Hope that helps.
1. Novel: Over 40,000 words
2. Novella: 17,500 - 40,000 words
3. Novelette: 7,500 - 17,500 words
4. Short story: Under 7,500 words
Hope that helps.
We're Functionally Literate, the read-along book club podcast. New episodes every Tuesday. We read 3 or so chapters per episode so we can really get into the nitty gritty of things. Check out our profile for playlists of everything we've talked about so far.
November 16, 2024 at 7:54 PM
We're Functionally Literate, the read-along book club podcast. New episodes every Tuesday. We read 3 or so chapters per episode so we can really get into the nitty gritty of things. Check out our profile for playlists of everything we've talked about so far.
Our current read, The Princess Bride! We talk a lot about the book and the movie, as they were both written by William Goldman. This is a cult classic for a reason, so if you've never read it, consider reading along with us.
The Princess Bride | Functionally Literate
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November 16, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Our current read, The Princess Bride! We talk a lot about the book and the movie, as they were both written by William Goldman. This is a cult classic for a reason, so if you've never read it, consider reading along with us.
The direct sequel to The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin. While the first book focused on how trauma affects an individual, this book focuses on how trauma affects generations. We finished reading and discussing this novel in July of '24.
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November 16, 2024 at 7:39 PM
The direct sequel to The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin. While the first book focused on how trauma affects an individual, this book focuses on how trauma affects generations. We finished reading and discussing this novel in July of '24.
Starting out, we would pick a world mythology and tell each other about our favorite stories from that culture. In this playlist, we discuss Greek, Norse, Irish Celtic, Egyptian, Buddhist, Hindu, Chinese, and Japanese myths.
Mythology | Functionally Literate
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November 16, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Starting out, we would pick a world mythology and tell each other about our favorite stories from that culture. In this playlist, we discuss Greek, Norse, Irish Celtic, Egyptian, Buddhist, Hindu, Chinese, and Japanese myths.
In March of '24, we finished reading and talking about The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin. It's a science fantasy novel about the end of the world, revenge, institutional racism, and trauma.
It's not a light read, but we'll help you through it. We promise the journey is worth it.
It's not a light read, but we'll help you through it. We promise the journey is worth it.
The Fifth Season | Functionally Literate
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November 16, 2024 at 7:19 PM
In March of '24, we finished reading and talking about The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin. It's a science fantasy novel about the end of the world, revenge, institutional racism, and trauma.
It's not a light read, but we'll help you through it. We promise the journey is worth it.
It's not a light read, but we'll help you through it. We promise the journey is worth it.
We're making our way through the original Arthurian Legends, Le Morte d'Arthur. This tome is composed of 21 books. So far, we've made our way through 4 books. We'll be covering the 5th starting on January 7th.
Le Morte d'Arthur | Functionally Literate
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November 16, 2024 at 7:08 PM
We're making our way through the original Arthurian Legends, Le Morte d'Arthur. This tome is composed of 21 books. So far, we've made our way through 4 books. We'll be covering the 5th starting on January 7th.
So not-so-fun fact: we did start up an X account earlier this year, but we didn't really do anything with it because right off the bat we saw a lot of disturbing alt-right stuff, and a short video of abuse...
November 16, 2024 at 7:03 PM
So not-so-fun fact: we did start up an X account earlier this year, but we didn't really do anything with it because right off the bat we saw a lot of disturbing alt-right stuff, and a short video of abuse...