A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST

Local Author Series: Laura Hulthen Thomas Reads "Underlying Conditions"

Laura Hulthen Thomas is the author of STATES OF MOTION, a collection of short stories http://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/states-motion. 

 

 

Thomas also teaches fiction and creative non-fiction for the University of Michigan, as program head for the Residential College’s creative writing program. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including The Cimarron Review, Nimrod International Journal, Epiphany, Witness, Midwestern Gothic, and other literary journals.

 

"Underlying Conditions" is a very new piece (composed during quarantine) that resonates with our current moment/reality; excerpted for this podcast. 

https://www.pw.org/writers_recommend/laura_hulthen_thomas 

Trailer for A Little Too Quiet

No matter what, though, we promising you compelling conversations with lots of creative people, including creative librarians, discussing what inspires them and keeps them motivated

Our original tag line referred to the prevailing 20th-century perception of libraries as quiet places where people just read books....that perception, frankly, portrayed us as a little too quiet.... libraries are different, libraries are adventurous, experimental, engaging, inventive, imaginative....they're often not so quiet... and this is a podcast that looks at all the ways in which libraries, including ours, continue to serve their communities.

Local Author Series: Kelly Fordon' Reads 'Jungle Life'

Kelly Fordon is the author of an award-winning short story collection, Garden for the Blind (Wayne State University Press, 2015); a poetry chapbook, The Witness, which won the Eric Hoffer Award for the Chapbook; and a poetry collection, Goodbye Toothless House. The Metro Detroit-based author/teacher recently released a new collection of short stories, "I Have The Answer." Today's story is selected from that 2020 book and it's titled "Jungle Life."

https://kellyfordon.com/

 

James Henry Hall's Story of a (Literal) Ghost Town

James Henry Hall is a local writer and filmmaker--his most recent, 'A Ben Evans Film,' was adapted from a short story by Josh Malerman. 

Today, on A Little Too Spooky, Hall will be reading a new work of short fiction titled 'Chapel Hill,' about a salesman in the 1950's desperate for some business, wandering his way into a (literal) ghost town. 

https://www.abenevansfilm.com/ 

https://www.theoaklandpress.com/lifestyles/suburban/local-filmmakers-to-adapt-bird-box-author-s-short-story/article_205448fe-ac9d-11e9-a50c-f3eb1f33f690.html 

 

Ophelia Crane Reads From '3 a.m.'

Our mini-series featuring scary stories from local authors continues with Ophelia Crane. 

This is the pen name of Tekedra Lofton, a local librarian. She's published several novels over the last decade. Today, she's reading a particularly creepy story from her anthology, 3 a.m. 

https://www.opheliacrane.com/ 

Theme music provided by 
Steve Greene - https://stevegreene.bandcamp.com/

Additional background music by John Duffy of Pato Y Pato - https://patoypato.bandcamp.com/  

Kathe Koja's Vampire Story From 'Velocities'

For the next few weeks, "A Little Too Quiet" becomes "A Little Too Spooky."

 

We'll feature three local authors reading short stories that uniquely conjure eerie, scary, or just downright spooky ambiance. 

 

This week, Kathe Koja reads a story from her recently released collection, 'Velocities.' 
https://kathekoja.com/

 

 

Theme music provided by 
Steve Greene - https://stevegreene.bandcamp.com/

Additional background music by John Duffy of Pato Y Pato - https://patoypato.bandcamp.com/