NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast

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405: Flash Fiction by Errick Nunnally & Nicole Givens Kurtz Mar 17, 2021

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A doubleheader this week: a tale of what happens when the apocalypse comes to the hood, followed by a story of an unlikely victim of an unusual siren song.

A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.

You Call This an Apocalypse narrated by Devanté Johnson.

Siren’s Song narrated by Khalila Roney.

Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild Podcast

Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom

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404: Interview with Tonya Liburd Mar 09, 2021

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We interview Tonya Liburd, author of “The Drunken Tree”, episode 403.

Tonya Liburd shares a birthday with Ray Bradbury and Simeon Daniel, which may tell you a little something about her; and while she has an enviable collection of vintage dust bunnies to her credit, her passions are music (someday!) and of course, words. One day she hopes, when introducing herself as a writer, she won't feel all weird about it. Her poetry has been nominated for the 2017 & 2018 Rhysling Awards, and longlisted in the 2015 Carter V. Cooper(Vanderbilt)/Exile Short Fiction Competition. Her work is used in Nisi Shawl's workshops and Tananarive due’s UCLA Horror course (the latter of which was crashed by Jordan Peele of Get Out Fame) as examples of code switching. Her fiction has been praised by Publisher’s Weekly and at Barnes & Noble’s SFF blog. She is the recipient of an Ontario Arts Council writer’s grant in 2020. She is also the Senior Editor of Abyss & Apex Magazine. You can find her blogging at https://www.spiderlilly.com or on Twitter at @somesillywowzer.

Links to items discussed:

The Night Sun by Zin E Rocklyn

Ace of Knives - Apex Magazine

10 Steps to a Whole New You - Fantasy Magazine

Let’s Play White by Chesya Burke

Black Horror Anthology Announcement

Black Panther: Sins of the King on Serial Box

www.spiderlilly.com

Twitter: @somesillywowzer

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TonyaLiburd

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403: The Drunken Tree by Tonya Liburd Mar 02, 2021

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This week, a story of an obsessed dead twin and a magical tree from Tonya Liburd.

Originally published in Chiral Mad 5, out summer 2021. A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.

Narrated by Tonia Ransom.

Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild Podcast

Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom

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402: Interview with Alexis Brooks de Vita Feb 23, 2021

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We interview Alexis Brooks de Vita, author of “Her Faithful Black Cat”, episode 401. We talk about the history of Black horror literature, Poe, Lovecraft Country, and her work as a scholar of African-American Literature.

Alexis Brooks de Vita was born in Watts shortly before the Riots and was taken to Uganda with her mother and brother just as Idi Amin staged his bloody coup. With three degrees in Comparative Literature, specializing in the literature of African-descent women in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, she is the author of The 1855 Murder Case of Missouri versus Celia, an Enslaved Woman, Mythatypes: Signatures and Signs of African/Diaspora and Black Goddesses, and Dante's Inferno: A Wanderer in Hell. The first two books of her Books of Joy trilogy, about the supernatural powers of an enslaved Mississippi community, are available through Double Dragon: Burning Streams and Blood of Angels.

Links to items discussed:

Alexis’ Books of Joy:

Burning Streams

Blood of Angels

Pauline Hopkins: Of One Blood

Harriet Wilson: Our Nig

Kai Ashante Wilson: The Devil in America

The Bond Woman’s Narrative

Pauline Hopkins: Talma Gordon

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Bonus Episode: Trial Day from The Dark Tome Dec 19, 2020

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Happy Holidays! Enjoy early access to this bonus story by Tananarive Due courtesy of The Dark Tome podcast.

Thanks for your support!

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Young Lettie can see things through her magic eye - things that might be better if she not see. Grownup's secrets. Grownup's true intentions. But when she learns of her brother's unjust arrest and sham trial, it's her seeing eye - and some conjure magic from her Mama - that may help change the fate of her big brother.

*** Director's Cut, NO ADS, edited to be listened to standalone without having heard the rest of the Series. If you dig it, check out thedarktome.com or find us on iTunes / Google Play look for "Dark Tome" ***

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314: Halloween Special - Reality Show Oct 31, 2020

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What happens when someone will do anything to win a reality show?

Actors:

Natasha: Cherrae Stuart

Ed: Carl Stewart

Milo: Devante Johnson

Cameraman: Josh Carter

Jacqueline: Khalila Roney

Medic: Matt Peters

Holly: Brea Grant

Liam: Raiden Thompson

Show Narrator: Tonia Ransom

Written by: Tonia Ransom

Audio production by Pacific Obadiah of CREEPY Podcast

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313: Ujima by Alledria Hurt Oct 30, 2020

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Should your loyalty lie with your new family, or your old? In this tale of vampire vs human families, the answer is complicated.

Audio production by Davis Walden.

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312: Desiccant by Craig Laurance Gidney Oct 23, 2020

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Tiny vampires, and that's not even the scariest thing about this story, originally published in SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire.

Narration by Cherrae Stuart.

Audio production by Davis Walden.

Transcript available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.

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311: One Hand in the Coffin Part Two by Justin C. Key Oct 16, 2020

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This week, the conclusion of our creepy puppet story from last week.

Audio production by Davis Walden. Narration by Carl Stewart.

Episode transcript available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.

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310: One Hand in the Coffin by Justin C. Key Oct 09, 2020

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Everyone knows puppets and dolls are creepy, and this tale shows us what happens when a vengeful ghost finds a new home in one. This story is a little longer than our usual fare, so this week we’ll feature Part 1 and next Friday we’ll release Part 2.

Narration by Carl Stewart.

Audio production by Tonia Ransom.

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