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Jim Kelly's Free Reads

Jim Kelly's Free Reads

James Patrick Kelly

Welcome to Free Reads, where Hugo and Nebula award winning author James Patrick Kelly podcasts his fiction and non-fiction under a Creative Commons 3.0 license.
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Jim Kelly's Free Reads - The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Three
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09/04/12 • -1 min

Back on track (I hope!).
After various misadventures, which you, patient listeners, are all too well aware of, here at last is Part Three of "The Wreck of the Godspeed." It was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS. For those of you who've forgotten (it's been a while, I know) we continue with a brief discussion of Adel's award winning essay and move on from there. Time: 25:03 File Size: 17.2mb
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.
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Jim Kelly's Free Reads - The Wreck of the Godspeed Part One
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08/14/12 • -1 min

Here's Part One of my 2004 novella "The Wreck Of The Godspeed" which was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS, which is probably why you've never heard of it. This is a long one! Time: 21:59 File Size: 15.1mb Please don't forget my for pay projects, which help keep this podcast going! I'm on Audible with two novels new to audio Wildlife and Look Into the Sun along with the venerable StoryPod collections 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 and over in Digital Printland, there are five issues of Strangeways on Kindle and Nook. And brand new in fine bookstores (almost) everywhere DIGITAL RAPTURE: THE SINGULARITY ANTHOLOGY edited by yours truly and John Kessel, from Tachyon Publications.
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Jim Kelly's Free Reads - Crazy Me Part One

Crazy Me Part One

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07/30/12 • -1 min


So yeah, this one is late, as I expected. I actually had it ready to go late Friday, but decided to hold off since nobody checks these things on the weekend. Here then is Part One of "Crazy Me" which was first published on Tor.com in May, 2011. This short story is a two parter. Time: 19:06 File Size: 13.2mb
Just for the sake of change, I think I'll switch the Free Reads posting date from Wednesday/Thursday to Monday/Tuesday. Okay?
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Jim Kelly's Free Reads - The Last Judgment Part One

The Last Judgment Part One

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05/24/12 • -1 min

Here is the beginning of my new novella, "The Last Judgment" which is the cover story of the April/May Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It is read by Genevieve Aichele. Time: 22:40. File size: 15.6mb. As long as you're in a James Patrick Kelly state of mind, do you know about my Strangeways ezine for Nook and Kindle? Two stories and two essays in every issue for only a buck! Strangeways # 5 has just been published,
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Jim Kelly's Free Reads - Episode dated 18/May/2012

Episode dated 18/May/2012

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05/18/12 • -1 min

Why School Buses Are Yellow

Here is a very short and very silly story that was first published online in Eileen Gunn's excellent (and sorely missed) 'zine Infinite Matrix. Time: 10:03 Size 6.9MB
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Jim Kelly's Free Reads - Men Are Trouble Chapter Seven

Men Are Trouble Chapter Seven

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03/13/08 • -1 min

Here is Chapter Seven of "Men Are Trouble" first published in Asimov's in June of 2004. Time: 8:38 File Size:4.1mb
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Jim Kelly's Free Reads - Men Are Trouble Chapter Two

Men Are Trouble Chapter Two

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02/07/08 • -1 min

Here is Chapter Two of "Men Are Trouble" first published in Asimov's Science Fiction in June of 2004. A Nebula finalist. Time: 21:40. File Size: 10.4mb.
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Jim Kelly's Free Reads - Episode dated 08/May/2012

Episode dated 08/May/2012

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05/08/12 • -1 min

Happy Ending 2.0

Happy Ending 2.0
Free Reads is back! Welcome to the relaunch of Free Reads. This week's offering is Happy Ending 2.0, first published in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in March, 2011
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Jim Kelly's Free Reads - Breakaway, Backdown ~ Part One

Breakaway, Backdown ~ Part One

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05/15/06 • -1 min

Here is Part One of "Breakaway, Backdown" a one act play adapted from the story of the same name. It is in three parts. Time 13:16.94. File Size: 6.23mb
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Jim Kelly's Free Reads - The Wreck of the Godspeed Part Seven
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10/01/12 • -1 min


Congratulations! You've reached the second-to-last episode of "The Wreck of the Godspeed" Here then is Part Seven of The "Wreck of the Godspeed" which was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS, edited by Robert Silverberg. Time: 14:38 File Size: 16.3mb
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How many episodes does Jim Kelly's Free Reads have?

Jim Kelly's Free Reads currently has 62 episodes available.

What topics does Jim Kelly's Free Reads cover?

The podcast is about Scifi, Humanist, Space, Fiction, Future, Podcasts, Books, Science, James, Arts, Cyberpunk and Fantasy.

What is the most popular episode on Jim Kelly's Free Reads?

The episode title 'Lovestory Part Two' is the most popular.

How often are episodes of Jim Kelly's Free Reads released?

Episodes of Jim Kelly's Free Reads are typically released every 7 days, 14 hours.

When was the first episode of Jim Kelly's Free Reads?

The first episode of Jim Kelly's Free Reads was released on Oct 21, 2005.

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