About this episode

Alex Zoubine discusses the relevance of biological themes in literature and the importance of short stories.

Why the biological theme? Why now? Your host and editor Alex Zoubine shares some thoughts on the state of literature and short stories -- and why I think now is the perfect time to start listening to more short stories. Support Biome on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BiomeSpec Have questions, comments or thoughts? I'd love to hear from you: biomespec@gmail.com Be sure to check out last week's written interview with River S at: https://www.patreon.com/BiomeSpec/posts/interlude-1-s-161019051/ Special thanks to our Biosphere Patreon supporter Shanella!

People in this episode

Host: Alex Zoubine

Topics covered

• biological theme
• literature
• short stories
• editor's thoughts
• listening recommendations

Keywords

• biological theme
• literature
• short stories
• editor's desk
• listening

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Organizations: Biome, Patreon

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