Michael and Ethan discuss the short story “Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day,” by Jonathan Howard, while drinking Tamdhu 12yo Single Malt..

In this episode:

Shout-out to Jamie from the Chanhassen Total Wine

Very interesting Bluetooth headphone talk

A short story is somewhere between a tweet and a novel, but closer to a tweet

Putting the screws to Michael

Faust both is and is not a necromancer

Cabal both is and is not a D&D figure

What is a homunculus? or, Ethan is Frankenstein(‘s monster)ed by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Fantasy Autism Hero

Mr Spock is the Star Trek guy, not Dr Spock, a distinction you need and Ethan doesn’t

Some remarks on “chatty” prose styles and TV writing

Inevitable Lovecraft discussion, sorry

Conclusion: TV writing predates TV

A third-person narrator can have an opinion (and a D&D alignment)

Next time Michael and Ethan will discuss Jack Faust, by Michael Swanwick! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page.

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MUSIC & SFX:

"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission.

"The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

"Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

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