Tales from the Trunk Episode 23: Fran Wilde - ”How Sentient Kudzu Solved the KRYPTOS K4 Code and How the CIA Covered It Up A Revolution in Four Parts”
We're joined this time around by Fran Wilde (@fran_wilde), who reads her story, "How Sentient Kudzu Solved the KRYPTOS K4 Code and How the CIA Covered It Up A Revolution in Four Parts," which leads us into a discussion of invasive plants, poetry, and some unexpected connections from our shared alma mater.
Things we mentioned in this episode:
"One Art," by Elizabeth Bishop
"Without," by Fran Wilde, in Nature: Futures
"Everlasting," by Fran Wilde, in Daily Science Fiction
Updraft, by Fran Wilde
Life on Mars, by Tracy K. Smith
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman, by Theodora Goss
"The Ghost Tide Chanty," by Fran Wilde
"Mayor for Today," by Fran Wilde, in Asimov's, January/February 2021
"Rhizome by Starlight," by Fran Wilde, in Rebuilding Tomorrow
The Ship of Stolen Words, by Fran Wilde
Riverland, by Fran Wilde
Clock Star Rose Spine, by Fran Wilde
Wester Colorado University's MFA in Creative Writing program
Join us again on February 19th, when Jason Sanford will be our guest!