Arts
Shirley Jackson Award Winner, Sam J. Miller joins me to talk about “57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides”. Sam J. Miller with his Shirley Jackson AwardThe Shirley Jackson Awards“57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides" is Sam's Shirley Jackson Award winning story.Lisa Bolekaja was Sam's Clarion roommate, and the first person he told about his Shirley Jackson Award nomination. Sam mentioned Mind of My Mind by Octavia Butler“Allosaurus Burgers” is Sam's latest story, which appeared in Shimmer. He also has two forthcoming stories, "Boy on the Rocks" will be in September's Lightspeed, and "Kenneth: A User's Manual" will appear in Strange Horizons on the 1st of December for World AIDS Day.Maria Dahvana Headley was nominated for "The Traditional"Maria Dahvana Headley and Sam J. Miller being nervous together.