Mechanized Muse

One of my most popular stories, “The Second Rat,” is slated to appear in February as an audio production, in connection with the new web project The Mechanized Muse (www.mechmuse.com). From their website: “The Mechanized Muse collaborators include experienced authors, technologists, artists, columnists, animators and performers, all working with the common goal of creating viable publication venues for short fiction writers. The publication is intended to significantly extend the audience of short fiction though the skillful use of technology in storytelling … February’s issue will feature a serialised novel and short story by New York Time Best Seller David Farland.” And me. I haven’t heard the audio yet for “The Second Rat,” but the site’s editor tells me, “The performance is stunning. I think you’ll be very happy with it.” A 15-minute preview clip is supposed to be posted to the site at the end of this week.