PseudoPod 444: Boys Will Be Boys
Boys Will Be Boys
by Joe Lansdale
Not long ago, about a year back, a very rotten kid named Clyde Edson walked the Earth. He was street-mean and full of savvy and he knew what he wanted and got it anyway he wanted.
He lived in a big, evil house on a dying, grey street in Galveston, Texas, and he collected to him, like an old lady who brings in cats half-starved and near-eaten with mange, the human refuse and the young discards of a sick society.
He molded them. He breathed life into them. He made them feel they belonged. They were his creations, but he did not love them. They were just things to be toyed with until the paint wore thin and the batteries ran down, then out they went.
And this is the way it was until he met Brian Blackwood.
Things got worse after that.
About the Author
Joe R. Lansdale
JOE R. LANSDALE has written over thirty books, and numerous short stories. He has won a multitude of awards, including the Edgar for his novel THE BOTTOMS, and his novella BUBBA HO-TEP was made into the popular film starring Bruce Campbell. His current book is EDGE OF DARK WATER, and forthcoming in September is THE THICKET, both from Mulholland Books. Joe blogs here and you can also follow him on Facebook.
About the Narrator
Kevin M. Hayes
For Kevin M. Hayes, involvement in science fiction, fantasy and horror began at a very young age as an insatiable reader. Eventually he grew from passive reader to active participation as a writer. He became involved with Parsec, the SF/F/H organization in Western Pennsylvania and had his first story, “Rumpled Bedfellows” published in a fan produced anthology called “Six from Parsec.” (it’s still available if you ask nicely) Then his story, “The Thithshtach Diner” won the Parsec Short Story Contest in 2001 He went on to sell it to an e-zine called “Speculon.” He’s been published in Parsec INK’s first two Triangulation anthologies in 2003 and 2004 and even had clean limericks in a chap book. He’s had stories in “The Realm Beyond” and “TV Gods” both from Fortress Publishing and also a story in WorD Publishing’s first anthology: “Knee Deep in Little Devils.” He’s working on another anthology for WorD called “Beer, Because Your Friends Aren’t That Interesting” and he has co-moderated the WorD writing and critique group for over ten years. He is deeply involved with Parsec and the Pittsburgh science fiction community on many levels. It isn’t clear how Kevin became involved with PseudoPod, EscapePod, PodCastle and Cast of Wonders, but when he found them, he knew he wanted to narrate stories, as well as write, and has had the good fortune to have done it for over eight years.
