Conjoined

This week, we talk to Caitlin Starling, author of The Luminous Dead and The Death of Jane Lawrence. We touched on the behind-the-scenes of traditional publishing, differences in writing fanfiction and original fiction, disembowelment as a regular motif in her work, and some pro-tips on keeping your beard fresh and fancy when you've been imprisoned due to the wily machinations of your erstwhile psychiatrist.
Please be advised that if you find the sound of a dog panting uncomfortable, bees's dog makes an appearance at 1:11, and the noise lasts for about 30 seconds.
LINKS
- "Why Body Horror is Such an Evocative Tool in Storytelling" by Caitlin Starling
- Article about the A.Human exhibit - warning for FEET
- The amorous annihilation of will: An examination of Georges Bataille’s Death & Sensuality through Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal (paywalled; contact for a copy)
- "My favorite bit: Caitlin Starling talks about The Death of Jane Lawrence"

An interview with petronia about early fandom

Topics:
Hannibal S03E01, Antipasto
Precious metals, crazyamoeba
Starling Days, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan

Lura Groen: God is fat. And she twerks marvellously.
Hannibal S01E12, "Relevés"
Janice Poon's steam pompoms
Community
Richard Feynman's psych eval
Star are Mansions 'verse by gleamingandwholeanddeadly and printersdevils
Letter and Dark Rain by HotMolasses
Practicalities by stratumgermanitivum and whiskeyandspite
The Year Without a Summer by Vulgarweed
Clarice (TV)
Bryan Fuller on Clarice Starling rights
Elementary (TV)
Fanexus

In which Will Graham is That Teacher, Hannibal subscribes to a dubious religion, FBI-assigned nightgowns are still dumb, and Freddie Lounds is naked.
Topics:

• Hannibal S01E02, "Amuse-Bouche"
• AO3's bizarre Hugo Award announcement + assorted wank in the comments section
• Stanley Cup — What it Means by Anonymous
• HugoWank2k19 collection
• they really should have known the one thing we know is how to bring receipts by synecdochic (meta)
• WE DID THE THING: MUSINGS ON THE AO3, WISCON, AND WINNING THE FANDOM CULTURE WARS by fairestcat (meta)
• The Loss of Flesh and Soul by deuxexmycroft
• The Hannibal books and movies
• The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman

What we've been reading:

• Two Solitudes by emungere
• Ladders series by emungere
• Plucked Strings series by More_night
• Il falò delle vanità by More_night