Tales From The Trunk

We're joined this time around by Fran Wilde (@fran_wilde), who reads her story, "How Sentient Kudzu Solved the KRYPTOS K4 Code and How the CIA Covered It Up A Revolution in Four Parts," which leads us into a discussion of invasive plants, poetry, and some unexpected connections from our shared alma mater.   Things we mentioned in this episode: Gritty  Kryptos  Kudzu  Philadelphia World's Fair  Elise Tobler  Shimmer  John Bartram  Warren Wilson College  Rita Dove  Debra Nystrom  Gregory Orr  Charles Wright  Heather McHugh  Eleanor Wilner  Brigit Pegeen Kelly  Larry Levis  Joan Aleshire  "One Art," by Elizabeth Bishop George Oppen  "Without," by Fran Wilde, in Nature: Futures "Everlasting," by Fran Wilde, in Daily Science Fiction Updraft, by Fran Wilde The Nebula Awards  Life on Mars, by Tracy K. Smith Julia Rios  Lanternfish Press  Klein bottles  European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman, by Theodora Goss Fran's Patreon  Ideomancer  Sam J. Miller  Uncanny Magazine  Viable Paradise  "The Ghost Tide Chanty,"