Crafting the Fantastic: A Conversation With Bruce McAllister

Dive into the mesmerizing mind of acclaimed science fiction author Bruce McAllister. McAllister’s first story, “The Faces Outside,” was published to acclaim when he was 16, earning him the label “science fiction prodigy.” Since then he has spent five decades venturing into the darkest realms of fantasy. His other books include "Kin," "Dream Baby," and "The Village Sang to the Sea: A Memoir of Magic." When he isn’t writing fiction and poetry, he serves as a writing coach to new and established writers of all kinds of fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, and does work as a publishing consultant. On this episode, he joins us to discuss his latest collection of short stories in a conversation that spans everything from the craft of writing and AI to the Vietnam War and Scientology.