Comments on: PodCastle Miniature 003: Pahwahke http://podcastle.org/2008/05/02/podcastle-miniature-003-pahwahke/ PodCastle is the world\'s first audio fantasy magazine. Weekly, we broadcast the best in fantasy short stories, running the gammut from heart-pounding sword and sorcery, to strange surrealist tales, to gritty urban fantasy, to the psychological depth of magical realism. Our podcast features authors including Peter Beagle, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Jim C. Hines, and Cat Rambo, among others. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:04:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Fantasy Magazine » Steampunk Noticed By Mainstream Media; Iron Man Does Well At Box Office And In Depictions Of Women; Battlestar Gets Twisty (Again) http://podcastle.org/2008/05/02/podcastle-miniature-003-pahwahke/#comment-954 Fantasy Magazine » Steampunk Noticed By Mainstream Media; Iron Man Does Well At Box Office And In Depictions Of Women; Battlestar Gets Twisty (Again) Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:49:16 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=18#comment-954 [...] Pahwahke by Gord Sellar at PodCastle: First Seen @ Fantasy Magazine! [...] [...] Pahwahke by Gord Sellar at PodCastle: First Seen @ Fantasy Magazine! [...]

]]> By: The Fix | From the Podosphere: May 2008 http://podcastle.org/2008/05/02/podcastle-miniature-003-pahwahke/#comment-843 The Fix | From the Podosphere: May 2008 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:43:58 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=18#comment-843 [...] PodCastle begins with the third of its miniatures, “Pahwahke” by Gord Sellar (read by C. G. Furst), though it’s on the long side for flash fiction. [...] [...] PodCastle begins with the third of its miniatures, “Pahwahke” by Gord Sellar (read by C. G. Furst), though it’s on the long side for flash fiction. [...]

]]> By: Spork http://podcastle.org/2008/05/02/podcastle-miniature-003-pahwahke/#comment-736 Spork Wed, 14 May 2008 23:12:44 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=18#comment-736 Yeah, so...other than Native Americans prone to magical thinking, where was the fantasy in this story? Also, let me cheer the change in theme music from the Enya ear-vomit to the new stuff. It's much, much more tolerable. Yeah, so…other than Native Americans prone to magical thinking, where was the fantasy in this story?

Also, let me cheer the change in theme music from the Enya ear-vomit to the new stuff. It’s much, much more tolerable.

]]> By: Pete S http://podcastle.org/2008/05/02/podcastle-miniature-003-pahwahke/#comment-716 Pete S Fri, 09 May 2008 12:28:32 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=18#comment-716 Ack!!! Somehow I added this comment to the wrong post. *face palm* This was in response to "Hotel Astarte", not Pahwahke. Mea culpa!! Any chance a kindly sysadmin can move it? Ack!!!

Somehow I added this comment to the wrong post. *face palm*

This was in response to “Hotel Astarte”, not Pahwahke.

Mea culpa!! Any chance a kindly sysadmin can move it?

]]> By: Pete S http://podcastle.org/2008/05/02/podcastle-miniature-003-pahwahke/#comment-715 Pete S Fri, 09 May 2008 12:26:17 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=18#comment-715 I personally didn't like this one much at all. The characters never grabbed me and never 'popped' into being for me, and the plot felt pretty thin. I found myself zoning out a few times as I listened to it, so perhaps I missed something, but to me the plot felt like: Thug hired to kidnap woman. Uses seduction methods to lure her away. Falls in love with her and gets her pregnant, so never hands her over to his employers. They punish him. 20 years later he collects the son to go take his revenge on those employers. Take that plot, sprinkle some magic on it, hook it into real world events, and that felt like all I was getting. I might have been more kindly inclined towards it if it hadn't followed the Ant King story, which was also of this "fantasy realism" genre. I hope we get back to more traditional fantasy with fresh new worlds soon. Contrary to the previous commenter, I enjoyed the intro, and in fact it was my favorite part of this episode. I personally didn’t like this one much at all. The characters never grabbed me and never ‘popped’ into being for me, and the plot felt pretty thin. I found myself zoning out a few times as I listened to it, so perhaps I missed something, but to me the plot felt like:

Thug hired to kidnap woman. Uses seduction methods to lure her away. Falls in love with her and gets her pregnant, so never hands her over to his employers. They punish him. 20 years later he collects the son to go take his revenge on those employers.

Take that plot, sprinkle some magic on it, hook it into real world events, and that felt like all I was getting.

I might have been more kindly inclined towards it if it hadn’t followed the Ant King story, which was also of this “fantasy realism” genre.

I hope we get back to more traditional fantasy with fresh new worlds soon.

Contrary to the previous commenter, I enjoyed the intro, and in fact it was my favorite part of this episode.

]]> By: Armhead http://podcastle.org/2008/05/02/podcastle-miniature-003-pahwahke/#comment-705 Armhead Wed, 07 May 2008 16:20:20 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=18#comment-705 The explanation before the story ruined it for me for this story and another I've listened to so far. I felt like I was on the rails of context rather than swimming in the sea of my own imagination. I am also a huge fan of this opening music over the previous music. The previous song's vocals interfered with your narration which made it difficult to hear you on a busy subway car. Keep up the good work :) The explanation before the story ruined it for me for this story and another I’ve listened to so far. I felt like I was on the rails of context rather than swimming in the sea of my own imagination.

I am also a huge fan of this opening music over the previous music. The previous song’s vocals interfered with your narration which made it difficult to hear you on a busy subway car.

Keep up the good work :)

]]> By: val http://podcastle.org/2008/05/02/podcastle-miniature-003-pahwahke/#comment-686 val Fri, 02 May 2008 17:37:47 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=18#comment-686 Wasn't sure whether this was originally a folktale or just came out of his head when I reviewed this story after its appearance in Fantasy Magazine; glad of the clarification. (http://thefix-online.com/reviews/fantasy-online-jan-2008/) As I said then-- good stuff! Kudos for getting it "on the air" as it were. Also, I like the variation in opening music....wasn't a fan of the music you started out with as much...this has more energy. Wasn’t sure whether this was originally a folktale or just came out of his head when I reviewed this story after its appearance in Fantasy Magazine; glad of the clarification. (http://thefix-online.com/reviews/fantasy-online-jan-2008/)

As I said then– good stuff!

Kudos for getting it “on the air” as it were.

Also, I like the variation in opening music….wasn’t a fan of the music you started out with as much…this has more energy.

]]> By: Mari Mitchell http://podcastle.org/2008/05/02/podcastle-miniature-003-pahwahke/#comment-678 Mari Mitchell Fri, 02 May 2008 08:58:28 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=18#comment-678 This dark than I was excepting. I love a story that has a real sense of place. I thought this was nicely told. This dark than I was excepting.

I love a story that has a real sense of place.

I thought this was nicely told.

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