David Barr Kirtley

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Archives for August 2007

Housing

August 27, 2007 by David Barr Kirtley Leave a Comment

So I got back to L.A. last night. I decided to stick around L.A. for one more semester so I could take T. C. Boyle’s class, except now I have no place to live. If anyone knows of any good temporary housing opportunities in the L.A. area, please let me know. My class only meets once a week, so the place could theoretically be pretty far outside L.A.

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Interview with Me for Article “Speculative Fiction: The Next Generation” in Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market

August 23, 2007 by David Barr Kirtley Leave a Comment

   Yesterday I picked up a copy of the 2008 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market, which includes the article “Speculative Fiction: The Next Generation,” featuring commentary (about being a young writer) from me, Tobias Buckell, Tim Pratt, and Cherie Priest. The article was drawn from interviews conducted with all of us by John Joseph Adams. If you’re curious, you can check out the entire interview with me.

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Cover Art for Tobias S. Buckell’s Novel Sly Mongoose

August 22, 2007 by David Barr Kirtley Leave a Comment

Check out the jaw-dropping cover art for my buddy Toby’s new novel.

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RoF Message Board

August 15, 2007 by David Barr Kirtley Leave a Comment

Over at the Realms of Fantasy message boards, there’s now a thread for people to post comments about the October issue (which includes my story “Save Me Plz”).

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KGB

August 13, 2007 by David Barr Kirtley Leave a Comment

Barring some unforeseen catastrophe, I’ll be stopping by for KGB. Hope to see some of you there.

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Movie Review: Becoming Jane

August 8, 2007 by David Barr Kirtley Leave a Comment

Becoming Jane = Terrific

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An Amusing Comment on My Short Story “The Disciple,” Featured on the Pseudopod Podcast

August 4, 2007 by David Barr Kirtley Leave a Comment

My favorite comment posted over at Pseudopod about my horror story “The Disciple” comes from Simeon Weinraub: “Overall though, I thought that this was a fairly realistic portrayal of getting a tenure position at any college.”

Filed Under: letters/comments/reviews, my fiction

Movie Review: The Bourne Ultimatum

August 3, 2007 by David Barr Kirtley Leave a Comment

* * My opinion on The Bourne Ultimatum * *

Yeah, so you could pretty much skip this one. Or else just watch The Bourne Supremacy again, since this is almost exactly the same script, just not as good.

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David Barr Kirtley is the host of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast, for which he’s interviewed over four hundred guests, including George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Paul Krugman, Simon Pegg, Margaret Atwood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. His short fiction appears in the book Save Me Plz and Other Stories.
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