Jim Kelly's Free Reads
63 episodes
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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.
Language: English
Format: Audio Book
Continuity: Anthology
Writing: Scripted
Voices: Solo
Narrator: Multiple
Genres: Science fiction, Multigenre, Fantasy
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Wed, 7 Nov 2012 20:50:00 -0500
Here is Part Three, the last part, of "Lovestory," which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June, 1998. Time: 26:51 File Size: 18.5mb
I'm off for a short vacation to the lovely (cold) state of Maine, so Free Reads may be late again next week. Please bear with me!
Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:47:00 -0500
Here's your special Hurricane Sandy edition of the Free Reads Podcast. As I type this, the storm rages just outside my window. But a mere Frankenweather event isn't going to keep me from bringing you Part Two of Lovestory, which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. Time: 24:44 File Size: 17.0
For those batten down the hatches moments that seem to creep into all of our lives, might I recommend some of my other work? Say the novels and short stories that await you on Audible.com? Or how about the new anthology DIGITAL RAPTURE,the Singularity Anthology, from Tachyon Press?
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:39:00 -0500
The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Eight (the last part)
Tue, 9 Oct 2012 09:23:00 -0500
And so we come to the end of the voyage here with Part Eight of "The Wreck of the Godspeed." It was first published in the Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS edited by Robert Silverberg and was the title story of my collection THE WRECK OF THE GODSPEED which you should all run out and buy right this minute without fail!
Or not.
Time: 21:37 File size: 14.9mb
The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Seven
Mon, 1 Oct 2012 16:48:00 -0500
Congratulations! You've reached the second-to-last episode of "The Wreck of the Godspeed" Here then is Part Seven of The "Wreck of the Godspeed" which was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS, edited by Robert Silverberg. Time: 14:38 File Size: 16.3mb
The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Six
Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:18:00 -0500
Not a lot happens for most of this episode until the end and then ... big doings! Time: 23:40 File Size: 16.3mb
Sorry to keep harping on this, but I would love it if you could buy a really cool new anthology: DIGITAL RAPTURE, THE SINGULARITY ANTHOLOGY edited John Kessel and ... well ... me. It features stories and essays about our potential post-human futures. All hail our robot overlords!
The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Five
Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:43:00 -0500
Time marches on as summer slips away here while in outer space our starship forges deeper into mystery. Here is Part Five of The "Wreck of the Godspeed" which was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS. Time: 18:17 File Size: 12.6mb
And here's another reminder that you could buy a really cool new anthology: DIGITAL RAPTURE, THE SINGULARITY ANTHOLOGY edited John Kessel and ... well ... me. It features stories and essays about our potential post-human futures. All hail our robot overlords!
The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Four
Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:27:00 -0500
This time around we have a double-length episode and thank you for your patience. You are about to hear Part Four of "The Wreck of the Godspeed." It was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS. Here is my favorite spacewalking scene (also my only spacewalking scene) Time: 46:23 File Size: 31.9mb
A reminder that DIGITAL RAPTURE, THE SINGULARITY ANTHOLOGY is out and available for your reading pleasure. Edited my your narrator and his pal John Kessel, this anthology features stories and essays about our potential post-human futures. Alas, it comes in a molecular edition only -- we couldn't clear the e-rights!
The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Three
Tue, 4 Sep 2012 14:08:00 -0500
After various misadventures, which you, patient listeners, are all too well aware of, here at last is Part Three of "The Wreck of the Godspeed." It was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS. For those of you who've forgotten (it's been a while, I know) we continue with a brief discussion of Adel's award winning essay and move on from there. Time: 25:03 File Size: 17.2mb
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.
The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Two (Really)
Sun, 2 Sep 2012 11:43:00 -0500
Insert embarassment glyph here. I don't know how I screwed up, but I did. Here's the real Part Two. And I know I've fallen behind, but I am off at the World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago and some writing and life stuff happened right before I left, which kept me from posting. Fear not! This is not podfade. More episodes are forthcoming.
Sincerely,
The Management
The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Two
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:53:00 -0500
The Wreck of the Godspeed Part One
Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:35:00 -0500
Mon, 6 Aug 2012 10:56:00 -0500
Here is the second part of "Crazy Me" a slimstreamy visit to the End Times (maybe). Includes raccoons. And beer. Warning: this episode is hot in every sense of the word. Time: 25:41 File Size: 17.7mb
Elsewhere online you can find me at Audible with two novels new to audio Wildlife and Look Into the Sun along with the venerable StoryPod collections 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 and over in Printland, there are five issues of Strangeways on Kindle and Nook.
Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:32:00 -0500
So yeah, this one is late, as I expected. I actually had it ready to go late Friday, but decided to hold off since nobody checks these things on the weekend. Here then is Part One of "Crazy Me" which was first published on Tor.com in May, 2011. This short story is a two parter. Time: 19:06 File Size: 13.2mb
Just for the sake of change, I think I'll switch the Free Reads posting date from Wednesday/Thursday to Monday/Tuesday. Okay?
The Edge of Nowhere Part Three
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:19:00 -0500
I'm off for yet another trip, so I'm posting this episode early (yay!) but I'll probably be late on the next (boo!). In any event, here is Part Three (the last part!) of a new (old) story, "The Edge of Nowhere" which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June, 2005. It was subsequently reprinted in the YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION #11, edited by David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer from Harper/Eos and SCIENCE FICTION: THE BEST OF THE YEAR, edited by Rich Horton from Prime Books, so it must have had something going for it! Time: 28:03 File Size:19.3mb
Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:19:00 -0500
Thu, 5 Jul 2012 08:08:00 -0500
The Last Judgment Part Six (The Last Part)
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:30:00 -0500
I know there have been those of you listeners out in Podcastland who have been waiting for this. With the posting here of Part Six, my novella "The Last Judgment" is now complete. That's right, you can now be the first kid on your block to download all six parts and enjoy more than two hours of skiffy noir goodness without those annoying week-long waiting periods! As a reminder, "The Last Judgment" was the cover story of the April/May issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It is read by Genevieve Aichele. Time: 26:27 File Size: 18.2mb
Next week marks my return as your narrator. Lucky you!
Elsewhere online you can find me at Audible with two novels new to audio Wildlife and Look Into the Sun along with the venerable StoryPod collections 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 and over in Printland, there are five issues of Strangeways on Kindle and Nook.
Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:58:00 -0500
Here is Part Five of my novella "The Last Judgment" which was the cover story of the April/May issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It is read by Genevieve Aichele. Time:24:01 File Size: 16.5mb
Elsewhere online you can find me at Audible with two novels new to audio Wildlife and Look Into the Sun along with the venerable StoryPod collections 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 and over in Printland, there are five issues of Strangeways on Kindle and Nook.
Sorry this is so late. We've had a death in the family.
Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:39:00 -0500
Here is Part Four of my novella "The Last Judgement" which was the cover story of the April/May issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It is read by Genevieve Aichele. Fay gets yet another surprise in this one. Is the case over already? (Hint: no) Time: 25:07 File Size: 17.3mb
Elsewhere online you can find me at Audible with two novels new to audio Wildlife and Look Into the Sun along with the venerable StoryPod collections 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 and over in Printland, there are five issues of Strangeways on Kindle and Nook.
Wed, 6 Jun 2012 11:55:00 -0500
Here is Part Three of my novella "The Last Judgement" which was the cover story of the April/May issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It is read by Genevieve Aichele. This one is quite a bit longer than the previous parts -- call it action-packed! Time:32.48 File Size: 22.5MB
And as long as I have your attention, might I point to my other digital project James Patrick Kelly's Strangeways on Kindle and Nook? Five issues so far and still only a buck!
Thu, 31 May 2012 12:57:00 -0500
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:30:00 -0500
Thu, 17 May 2012 23:05:00 -0500
Why School Buses Are Yellow
Tue, 8 May 2012 10:41:00 -0500
Happy Ending 2.0
Happy Ending 2.0Free Reads is back! Welcome to the relaunch of Free Reads. This week's offering is Happy Ending 2.0, first published in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in March, 2011
Wed, 6 May 2009 21:55:00 -0500
Here is the Third (and final) Part of my story "Going Deep" which was first published in Asimov's in June of 2009. Time: 17:38 File Size: 8mb
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:28:00 -0500
Here is Part Two of "Going Deep" a story so new that the ink isn't yet dry on its magazine publication in Asimov's Science Fiction. It's at the center of the new James Patrick Kelly issue (blush) Time: 20:22 File Size: 9.3mb
Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:32:00 -0500
Here is Part One of Going Deep, a brand spanking new story, still on the news stands, don't you know, in the June issue of Asimov's Science Fiction. Time: 17:23 File Size: 16mb
John Kessel Interviews James Patrick Kelly Part Two
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:31:00 -0500
Fair Warning: The self aggrandizement continues with Part Two of the Guest of Honor Interview between John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly from Readercon 19. This took place in July of 2008. Happily, this is the concluding segment. Time: 20:25 File Size: 20mb
John Kessel Interviews James Patrick Kelly Part One
Wed, 8 Apr 2009 23:30:00 -0500
Fair Warning: And now for something completely different for Free Reads. This is Part One of the Guest of Honor Interview between John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly from Readercon 19. It was recorded in July of 2008 and contains more information than anyone would ever want to know about the perpetrator of this podcast. Listen at your own peril! Time: 31:54 File Size: 15mb
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:24:00 -0500
Here is Part Four 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: 14:40 File Size: 7.07mb
Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:32:00 -0500
Here is Part Three of Bernardo's House which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction in June of 2003. It was a finalist for the Hugo Award in the following year. WARNING: CONTAINS BRIEF SCENES OF EXPLICIT SEXUALITY. Time: 17:38 File Size:8:46mb
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:49:00 -0500
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
Tue, 3 Mar 2009 20:48:00 -0500
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
Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:30:00 -0500
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:
Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:19:00 -0500
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
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 19:10:00 -0500
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
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:58:00 -0500
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
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:05:00 -0500
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
Sat, 31 May 2008 15:37:00 -0500
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
Fri, 23 May 2008 09:37:00 -0500
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.
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:04:00 -0500
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
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:25:00 -0500
Here is Chapter Seven of "Men Are Trouble" first published in Asimov's in June of 2004. Time: 8:38 File Size:4.1mb
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 18:17:00 -0500
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!
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:24:00 -0500
Here is Chapter Five of "Men Are Trouble" first published in Asimov's in June 2004. Time: 11:48 File size: 5.7mb
Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:44:00 -0500
Here is Chapter Four of "Men Are Trouble" first published in Asimov's in June of 2004. Time: 19:16. File Size: 9.3mb
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:03:00 -0500
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
Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:28:00 -0500
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.
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:21:00 -0500
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
On The Net: Bring On The Digital Hugos
Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:52:00 -0500
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
Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:56:00 -0500
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
Mon, 4 Dec 2006 13:09:00 -0500
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
On The Net: Afraid of the Darknet
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:29:00 -0500
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
Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:32:00 -0500
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
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:36:00 -0500
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
Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:23:00 -0500
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
Proof of the Existence of God, etc, etc, etc.
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 12:05:00 -0500
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
Breakaway, Backdown ~ Part Three
Sun, 28 May 2006 21:40:00 -0500
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 Lisa on stage, click here
photo by Meghann Beauchamp
Breakaway, Backdown ~ Part Two
Sun, 21 May 2006 21:22:00 -0500
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
Breakaway, Backdown ~ Part One
Mon, 15 May 2006 13:21:00 -0500
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
Barry Westphal Crashes The Singularity
Mon, 8 May 2006 13:00:00 -0500
"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
Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:58:00 -0500
"Unique Visitors" was first published in REDSHIFT edited by Al Sarrantonio, ROC, 2001. Time:15:09, File Size:7.11MB
Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:39:00 -0500
"Faith" was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction, June 1989. Time:59:25, File Size 27.86 MB. In 1999, "Faith," an opera adapted from this story by composer Michael Ching has its debut at the City Auditorium in Concord, NH. It subsequently has played in New York and Chicago.