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Jim Kelly's Free Reads

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Welcome to Free Reads, where Hugo and Nebula award winning author James Patrick Kelly podcasts his fiction and non-fiction under a Creative Commons 3.0 license.
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Bernardo's House Part Two

Here is Part Two of Bernardo's House which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June of 2003. It was a finalist for the Hugo Award in the following year. WARNING: CONTAINS BRIEF SCENES OF EXPLICIT SEXUALITY! Time: 16:59 File Size: 8.2mb...

Mar 12, 2009

Bernardo's House Part One

Here is Part One of Bernardo's House, which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June of 2003. It was a finalist for the Hugo Award the following year. WARNING: CONTAINS BRIEF SCENES OF EXPLICIT SEXUALITY. Time: 17:53 File Size: 8.6mb...

Mar 04, 2009

Painting The Air Part Two

Here is Part Two of "Painting The Air," a story published as part of the Tumbarumba conceptual art project. In order to read this and the other stories of Tumbarumba, you have to load the Tumbarumba addon onto to your browser. And then you have to wait for something strange to happen. No, really -- it's cool! Time: 17:17 File Size:...

Feb 16, 2009

Painting The Air Part One

Here is Part One of "Painting The Air" a story was published as part of the Tumbarumba conceptual art project. You can read it, but only if it comes to you. There is no way you can type in a URL and get to it. Intrigued? So was I. The audio version above is somewhat easier to access. Time: 21:15 File Size: 10mb...

Feb 09, 2009

Shoppers

Here is a short-short story -- aka flash -- called Shoppers which first appeared in the science journal Nature in April 2008. Time: 10:39 File Size: 5.1mb...

Feb 02, 2009

Don't Stop

Here is " Don't Stop ," a short story first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June of 2007. It is currently on the Preliminary Ballot for the Nebula Award, given each year by the Science Fiction Writers of America. Time: 40:52 File Size: 20mb...

Jan 21, 2009

The Pyramid of Amirah

Oops. That took longer than I thought. Here is the third part of my reading from the Richard Hugo House, "The Pyramid of Amirah." Time: 18:28. File Size: 8.9mb This podcast made possible in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts...

Jun 29, 2008

Unique Visitors

Sort of back on a regular schedule. Here is a live version of Unique Visitors , complete with crowd noise, paper rustling and on the fly special effects. It is part two of the Richard Hugo House reading. Time: 16:43 File Size 8.0mb...

May 31, 2008

The Ice Is Singing

I'm back. I know, it's been awhile. Here is part one of a three part reading I gave in March, 2008 at the Richard Hugo House in Seattle, WA. Time: 17:27. File Size: 8.4mb....

May 23, 2008

Men Are Trouble Chapter Eight

Here is Chapter Eight , the last chapter, of "Men Are Trouble" first published in Asimov's Science Fiction in of June 2004. Time: 16:00 File Size: 7.7mb

Mar 17, 2008

Men Are Trouble Chapter Seven

Here is Chapter Seven of "Men Are Trouble" first published in Asimov's in June of 2004. Time: 8:38 File Size:4.1mb

Mar 13, 2008

Men Are Trouble Chapter Six

Here is Chapter Six of "Men Are Trouble" first published in Asimov's in June of 2004. Time:20:13 File Size: 9.7mb On another note: many listeners have emailed to complain that the first chapter of LOOK INTO THE SUN was truncated. That problem has now been fixed. Phillip Wing is once again at your service. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Mar 04, 2008

Men Are Trouble Chapter Five

Here is Chapter Five of "Men Are Trouble" first published in Asimov's in June 2004. Time: 11:48 File size: 5.7mb

Feb 25, 2008

Men Are Trouble Chapter Four

Here is Chapter Four of "Men Are Trouble" first published in Asimov's in June of 2004. Time: 19:16. File Size: 9.3mb

Feb 19, 2008

Men Are Trouble Chapter Three

Here is Chapter Three of "Men Are Trouble" first published in Asimov's in June of 2004. A Nebula finalist. Time: 12:09 File Size: 5.8mb

Feb 12, 2008

Men Are Trouble Chapter Two

Here is Chapter Two of "Men Are Trouble" first published in Asimov's Science Fiction in June of 2004. A Nebula finalist. Time: 21:40. File Size: 10.4mb.

Feb 07, 2008

Men Are Trouble Chapter One

Free Reads is back! Here is Chapter One of "Men Are Trouble" first published in Asimov's Science Fiction in June, 2004. A Nebula finalist. Time: 15:28. File size: 7.4mb

Jan 30, 2008

On The Net: Bring On The Digital Hugos

Here's the last column of 2006 ... er ... actually, 2005. Hear now On The Net: Bring On The Digital Hugos. First published in Asimov's in May of 2005. Here is the text version with the links, such as they are. Time 18:23.32 File Size: 8.76 mb...

Dec 29, 2006

On The Net: Laughs

Sorry this took so long. I actually had it done on Monday, but for some reason Front Page wouldn't send it to my server. Damn you, Evil Empire! Anyway, here is at long last. I hope it was worth the wait. This column first appeared in Asimov's in March of 2003. If you want to read the column and pursue the links, click here . Time: 13:54:66 File Size: 6.55mb...

Dec 14, 2006

On The Net: Singular

Here's yet another alleged hit " On The Net: Singular " from my bi-monthly column in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. You can read the column and discover the many broken links here . Time 17:23:52 File Size 7.98mb...

Dec 04, 2006

On The Net: Afraid of the Darknet

The hits just keep coming! Well, glancing blows, anyway. Here is another fave installment from my column "On The Net" which runs bi-monthly in Asimov's . This one is called " Afraid of the Darknet ." You can read the original column and click the links (not all guaranteed to work!) here . Time: 15:19:61. File Size: 7.22mb...

Nov 29, 2006

On The Net: Time Travel

Here's On The Net: Time Travel , another installment of my (temporarily) non-fiction podcast, bringing back some of my favorite columns from the "On The Net" series at Asimov's . You can read the original column and click the links I mention here . Time: 14:28:25. File Size: 6.82mb...

Nov 20, 2006

On The Net: FTL

Here is the debut of my new non-fiction (sort of) podcast. First up is " On The Net: FTL ," originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction in June, 2004. Length: 17:11:13. File size 8.03mb...

Nov 14, 2006

Serpent

Here is " Serpent " podcast in its entirety. It was first published in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in May, 2004 Time: 23.33. 46 File Size: 11.05mb...

Jun 19, 2006

Proof of the Existence of God, etc, etc, etc.

Here is the story which has the longest title I've ever written: " Bierhorst, R. G., Seera, B. L. and Jannifer, R. P. ‘Proof of the Existence of God and an Afterlife.’ Journal of Experimental Psychology. Volume 95, Spring, 2007, pages 32-36. " It first appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction , August in 1998. Time: 14:14.80 File Size: 6.71...

Jun 05, 2006

Breakaway, Backdown ~ Part Three

Here's Part Three of "Breakaway, Backdown" a one act play adapted from the story of the same name. The story first appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June, 1996. "Breakaway, Backdown" the play has had several productions, but in February 2006 I was able to capture an excellent one in sound. This is the New Hampshire Theatre Project production, starring the late Lisa Richardson and directed by Genevieve Aichele . It is in three parts. Time 12:41.73. File Size: 5.96mb For photos of L...

May 29, 2006

Breakaway, Backdown ~ Part Two

Here is Part Two of "Breakaway, Backdown" a one act play adapted from the story of the same name. It is in three parts. Time 13:15.36. File Size: 6.22mb

May 22, 2006

Breakaway, Backdown ~ Part One

Here is Part One of "Breakaway, Backdown" a one act play adapted from the story of the same name. It is in three parts. Time 13:16.94. File Size: 6.23mb

May 15, 2006

Barry Westphal Crashes The Singularity

" Barry Westphal Crashes The Singularity " was first published on The Infinite Matrix in September, 2002 and was reprinted in Beyond Singularity edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois (Ace Books) in December, 2005. Time: 10:16.28 File Size: 4.82mb Websites mentioned in the introduction: Flickr pix of Grand Canyon trip Burn download page...

May 08, 2006

Unique Visitors

" Unique Visitors " was first published in REDSHIFT edited by Al Sarrantonio, ROC, 2001. Time:15:09, File Size:7.11MB

Oct 25, 2005
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