David Barr Kirtley

Science fiction author and podcaster

Fiction Online

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Put this together for my website. Here’s all (I think) of my fiction that’s currently online (not counting stuff I wrote in high school).

  “Family Tree”

A young wizard gets caught up in a conflict between the two sides of his tree-dwelling family.

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Available Here

  “Save Me Plz”

A young woman searches for her video game-obsessed ex-boyfriend.

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Read by Mur Lafferty

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Available Here

  “The Skull-Faced Boy”

Two friends clash after coming back to life as zombies.

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Read by Ralph Walters
Read by David Barr Kirtley

  “Red Road”

A pair of mice set off on a quest.

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Read by David Barr Kirtley

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Intergalactic Medicine Show

  “Veil of Ignorance”

A group of friends experiment with a mind-bending alien drug.

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Read by Rick Jelinek
Read by David Barr Kirtley

  “Blood of Virgins”

College students ride dragons.

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Read by Steve Eley
Read by David Barr Kirtley

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Available Here

  “Transformations”

A boy befriends a robot who can turn into a car.

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Available Here

  “Cats in Victory”

Three catmen attempt to hunt down the last of the dogmen.

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Read by Rajan Khanna

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Lightspeed

  “The Second Rat”

A man discovers that he can rewind time.

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Read by Bob Barnes

  “The Disciple”

A college offers a class in black magic.

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Read by Matthew Wayne Selznick

Geeks Guide to the Galaxy

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy is a podcast hosted by author David Barr Kirtley and produced by Lightspeed Magazine editor John Joseph Adams. The show features conversations about fantasy & science … Read more

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Roger Barr

My grandfather Roger Barr passed away early this morning at the age of 98. He was my mom’s father, and was my last surviving grandparent. He was being cared for by my uncle Steve (his son) and aunt Denice — both medical professionals — and was still sharp and good-humored in his final days. Yesterday […]

David Barr Kirtley

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.