Fiction — Technique. – Pacifica Radio Archives

Natured to death and Progens / produced by Mary Kasamatsu.

Summary and discussion of two short stories: Melissa Clark, novelist; Stephanie Deutsch, producer of New Voices in Prose; Gabrielle Edgecomb, poet, teacher, and political activist.

August 24, 2025

Suspense story critiqued / Knox Turner, Melissa Cook, and Deirdre Baldwin ; produced by Mary Kasamatsu.

Critique of an untitled short story by Mary Bradford.

August 24, 2025

Three modern novelists / interviewed by Grace Cavalieri.

Patty Griffith, Gary Stein, and Melissa Clark discuss writing and their most recent novels.

August 24, 2025

Vengence and Lessons / criticisms by Frances Lang, Octave Stephenson, and Melissa Clark.

Two short stories by Prince George Community College students are analyzed.

August 24, 2025

The Things they carried / Tim O’Brien ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss their implications and intent.|A MOVEABLE FEAST / PRODUCER| Tom Vitale : RECORDED| November 9, 1990 : PROGRAM| No. 4. – CONTENT:Author Tim O’Brien reads from his inter-related Vietnam stories and talks with interviewer Tom Vitale about war, fiction, and the purpose of stories. – BROADCAST:…

August 24, 2025

Women’s words / Adrienne Rich ; interviewed by Eloise Klein Healy.

The National Book Award winner talks about writing poetry and prose, role models for women writers, the women’s movement, and her anti-racist works. Reads her own poetry.

August 24, 2025

Science fiction writing / Philip K. Dick ; interviewed by Mike Hodel.

Author talks about the meaning, importance, status, and techniques of science fiction writing.|SCIENCE FICTION WRITING / Philip K. Dick| interviewed by Mike Hodel. – KPFK’s Mike Hodel interviews Philip Dick at his home. Dick talks about many things: the meaning of science fiction writing, what science fiction writing is, the low status of science fiction,…

August 24, 2025

The Imaginative qualities of actual things / Gilbert Sorrentino ; interviewed by Paul Vangelisti.

The poet, novelist, critic, and editor discusses his writing, other writers, and the culture of New York.

August 24, 2025

Cockpit / Jerzy Kosinski ; interviewed by Paul Vangelisti.

About the book, Joseph Conrad, and the Polish language.|COCKPIT / by Jerzy Kosinski| interviewed by Paul Vangelisti. – SERIES: Culture journal – Controversial author Jerzy Kosinski discusses his book, Joseph Conrad, and the Polish language. – BROADCAST: KPFK, 2 Dec. 1976.

August 24, 2025

Ronald Subenicla : new writing / produced by B. Vuolo.

Discussion of contemporary authors.

August 24, 2025