Shining Moon Episode 12: Contemporary vs. Urban Fantasy

from Shining Moon: A Speculative Fiction Podcast · host Deborah L. Davitt

Hello, and welcome to Shining Moon: A Speculative Fiction Podcast, Episode 12. Today we’ll continue our series by talking about what differentiates contemporary fantasy as a genre from urban fantasy, and more. My guests this week are Laurence Brothers, Michael Haynes, and Sheila Massie.Find Michael Haynes at michaelhaynes.infoFind Sheila Massie at sheilamassie.comFind Deborah L. Davitt at www.edda-earth.com Stories in today's episode:Laurence Brothers:The Demons of Wall Street, Mirror World Publishing in March 2020 "Captured by the Dragon Cult," https://short-edition.com/en/story/short-fiction/captured-by-the-dragon-cult Michael Haynes:“Carolina” https://www.havenspec.com/carolina“Scraps” : https://dailysciencefiction.com/fantasy/modern-fantasy/michael-haynes/scraps “Twenty-Seven Rules for Coping” http://www.goldfishgrimm.com/back-issues/issue-3-shadow-and-stitch/twenty-seven-rules-for-coping-michael-haynes/ Sheila Massie:"Fae Magic on a Friday Night," https://www.flashfictiononline.com/article/fae-magic-on-a-friday-night/“Combat by Chocolate,” https://thearcanist.io/combat-by-chocolate-468fa3f530a4Kate Heartfield:"The Morning House" https://podcastle.org/2022/07/05/podcastle-742-the-morning-house/ Josh Pearce :"Play Devil" https://www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/27/play-devil-by-josh-pearce "Don't tell me that the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." -- Anton Chekov Piano music for closureThank you for listening to Shining Moon! You can reach the host, Deborah L. Davitt, at the following social media platforms:www.facebook.com/deborah.davitt.3 Bluesky: @deborahldavitt.bsky.socialwww.deborahldavitt.com

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