https://draxfiles.com broadcasting without permission from a basement somewhere in the metaverse [about the metaverse, naturally!] Sun, 24 Oct 2021 15:31:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ https://draxfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-radiofiles_logo-1.png?w=32 https://draxfiles.com 32 32 noproduced by draxtor...and media for all!second,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,riftbroadcasting without permission from an attic somewhere in Berlin [about the metaverse - naturally!]The Drax Files Radio Hourdraxtor despresdrax@draxtor.comdraxtor despres https://draxfiles.com/2021/10/24/show-321-this-is-the-end/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/10/24/show-321-this-is-the-end/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2021 15:31:05 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9745 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/10/24/show-321-this-is-the-end/feed/ 6 this-is-the-end-321 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nomy friends: i decided to end this podcast. we started way back in 2014, shortly before ebbe altberg came in. we had over 2000 listeners per week. we are down to 9! i don’t mind. i am happy that i can cancel myself in fact because we churn out over 150 videos with second life... Read Moredraxtor despresmy friends: i decided to end this podcast. we started way back in 2014, shortly before ebbe altberg came in. we had over 2000 listeners per week. we are down to 9! i don’t mind. i am happy that i can cancel myself in fact because we churn out over 150 videos with second life... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/08/16/show-320-brothers-on-blood-with-amer-anwar/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/08/16/show-320-brothers-on-blood-with-amer-anwar/#respond Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:11:14 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9714 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/08/16/show-320-brothers-on-blood-with-amer-anwar/feed/ 0 320a draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres) https://draxfiles.com/2021/08/09/show-319-angela-meyer-laura-jean-mckay/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/08/09/show-319-angela-meyer-laura-jean-mckay/#respond Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:22:45 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9673 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/08/09/show-319-angela-meyer-laura-jean-mckay/feed/ 0 319new-1 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)noTwo authors this week: one writing about a narcissistic man from the future, hijacking the mind of a woman from the 1860s [and they both can’t handle it …] & the other author depicting a world where humans can communicate with animals [and by and large humanity can’t handle it!]. enjoy a fabulous conversation [which... Read Moredraxtor despresTwo authors this week: one writing about a narcissistic man from the future, hijacking the mind of a woman from the 1860s [and they both can’t handle it …] & the other author depicting a world where humans can communicate with animals [and by and large humanity can’t handle it!]. enjoy a fabulous conversation [which... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/08/02/show-318-a-few-pints-at-skyward-inn/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/08/02/show-318-a-few-pints-at-skyward-inn/#respond Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:37:37 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9641 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/08/02/show-318-a-few-pints-at-skyward-inn/feed/ 0 318 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)noaliya whiteley has written a wonderfully strange novel about human/alien relationships, centered around a pub and a mysterious drink called “jarrowbrew” that facilitates becoming one with our past and our future, maybe – if you drink enough of the stuff – it is even able to collapse geographies? ….. incredible how aliya was able to... Read Moredraxtor despresaliya whiteley has written a wonderfully strange novel about human/alien relationships, centered around a pub and a mysterious drink called “jarrowbrew” that facilitates becoming one with our past and our future, maybe – if you drink enough of the stuff – it is even able to collapse geographies? ….. incredible how aliya was able to... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/07/26/show-317-literary-horror-with-alan-baxter/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/07/26/show-317-literary-horror-with-alan-baxter/#respond Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:34:55 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9610 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/07/26/show-317-literary-horror-with-alan-baxter/feed/ 0 317 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nofinally a horror writer on the show today [well we had daniel kraus last year but this is 2021 after all]: alan baxter, coming to us from australia. what a craftsman, what an inspiration. since i spent my youth with conan and horror, i abandoned the genre for a while to catch up with thomas... Read Moredraxtor despresfinally a horror writer on the show today [well we had daniel kraus last year but this is 2021 after all]: alan baxter, coming to us from australia. what a craftsman, what an inspiration. since i spent my youth with conan and horror, i abandoned the genre for a while to catch up with thomas... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/07/19/show-316-boy-everywhere/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/07/19/show-316-boy-everywhere/#respond Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:13:19 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9576 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/07/19/show-316-boy-everywhere/feed/ 0 316 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)notoday on the show am dassu with a wonderful book for upper middle grades: “boy, everywhere” tells the story of syrian teenager sami, who flees damascus in search for a peaceful place, where no bombs threaten him and his family, a place where his 5-year old sister may get well after experiencing major trauma. the... Read Moredraxtor desprestoday on the show am dassu with a wonderful book for upper middle grades: “boy, everywhere” tells the story of syrian teenager sami, who flees damascus in search for a peaceful place, where no bombs threaten him and his family, a place where his 5-year old sister may get well after experiencing major trauma. the... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/07/12/show-315-analog-virtual/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/07/12/show-315-analog-virtual/#respond Mon, 12 Jul 2021 16:15:21 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9541 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/07/12/show-315-analog-virtual/feed/ 0 315 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nolavanya laksminarayan has written a stunning debut: “analog/virtual” depicts apex city, built on the ruins of bangalore, a city state, tightly controlled with zones for virtuals [the affluent with access to everything] and the analog [the poor, scraping by on the leftovers of tech and everything else]. the book/world has overtones of kafka and vonnegut,... Read Moredraxtor despreslavanya laksminarayan has written a stunning debut: “analog/virtual” depicts apex city, built on the ruins of bangalore, a city state, tightly controlled with zones for virtuals [the affluent with access to everything] and the analog [the poor, scraping by on the leftovers of tech and everything else]. the book/world has overtones of kafka and vonnegut,... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/07/05/show-314-alex-and-awais-walk-into-a-bookstore/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/07/05/show-314-alex-and-awais-walk-into-a-bookstore/#respond Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:39:49 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9500 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/07/05/show-314-alex-and-awais-walk-into-a-bookstore/feed/ 0 314 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)notwo very different authors on the show today, from different parts of the world which is reflected in their works: good friends a.a.chaudhuri and awais khan are presenting their work today. one novel a deep exploration of the classist society of pakistan and the other an investigation into the depraved world of a serial killer,... Read Moredraxtor desprestwo very different authors on the show today, from different parts of the world which is reflected in their works: good friends a.a.chaudhuri and awais khan are presenting their work today. one novel a deep exploration of the classist society of pakistan and the other an investigation into the depraved world of a serial killer,... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/06/28/show-313-dominion-african-speculative-fiction-rules/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/06/28/show-313-dominion-african-speculative-fiction-rules/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2021 17:11:19 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9469 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/06/28/show-313-dominion-african-speculative-fiction-rules/feed/ 1 313 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nofinally a talk about speculative fiction coming from africa and the african diaspora all over the world. oghenechovwe donald ekpeki and zelda knight are talking “dominion” which is their anthology of fantastic stories (and one poem too!), we dive into the dominance and conflation of african-american writing plus a look into the indie publishing business.... Read Moredraxtor despresfinally a talk about speculative fiction coming from africa and the african diaspora all over the world. oghenechovwe donald ekpeki and zelda knight are talking “dominion” which is their anthology of fantastic stories (and one poem too!), we dive into the dominance and conflation of african-american writing plus a look into the indie publishing business.... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/06/21/show-312-the-lucky-galah/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/06/21/show-312-the-lucky-galah/#respond Mon, 21 Jun 2021 11:47:36 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9436 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/06/21/show-312-the-lucky-galah/feed/ 0 312 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nojust a quick post today, highlighting a normal length show about an extraordinary book by tracy sorensen. “the lucky galah” depicts australian life in the 60s, narrated by a galah [yes that is this pink grey cockatoo bird, plentiful on the island!] who is capable of tuning into human frequencies … in more ways than... Read Moredraxtor despresjust a quick post today, highlighting a normal length show about an extraordinary book by tracy sorensen. “the lucky galah” depicts australian life in the 60s, narrated by a galah [yes that is this pink grey cockatoo bird, plentiful on the island!] who is capable of tuning into human frequencies … in more ways than... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/06/14/show-311-from-moxy-to-afterland/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/06/14/show-311-from-moxy-to-afterland/#respond Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:05:41 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9403 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/06/14/show-311-from-moxy-to-afterland/feed/ 0 311 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nolauren beukes was our guest today to discuss her latest novel “afterland” [careful: it has a pandemic in it and almost all men are dead from that fictional virus!] lauren is no stranger to virtual worlds [she arguably merged the cuteness of animal crossing with the ruthless narcissism of some visitors to a second life... Read Moredraxtor despreslauren beukes was our guest today to discuss her latest novel “afterland” [careful: it has a pandemic in it and almost all men are dead from that fictional virus!] lauren is no stranger to virtual worlds [she arguably merged the cuteness of animal crossing with the ruthless narcissism of some visitors to a second life... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/06/07/show-310-nights-when-nothing-happened/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/06/07/show-310-nights-when-nothing-happened/#respond Mon, 07 Jun 2021 17:39:47 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9364 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/06/07/show-310-nights-when-nothing-happened/feed/ 0 310 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nosimon han‘s exceptional debut “nights when nothing happened” about a chinese family coming to the the american suburb of plano, texas was the topic of discussion on the book club this week. alienation, fear, roles and expectations of parents and children within the family unit, assimilating and retaining the self, whatever that is: a tight... Read Moredraxtor despressimon han‘s exceptional debut “nights when nothing happened” about a chinese family coming to the the american suburb of plano, texas was the topic of discussion on the book club this week. alienation, fear, roles and expectations of parents and children within the family unit, assimilating and retaining the self, whatever that is: a tight... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/31/show-309-roseanne-a-brown-on-magic-representation/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/31/show-309-roseanne-a-brown-on-magic-representation/#respond Mon, 31 May 2021 09:57:50 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9332 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/31/show-309-roseanne-a-brown-on-magic-representation/feed/ 0 309 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)noroseanne a. brown‘s debut novel “a song of wraith and ruin” is a wonderfully rich fantasy novel, a celebration of storytelling as means to preserve cultural memory. written for young folks, but thoroughly enjoyed by at least one adult [me!], it combines bits of west-african folklore tradition with a nod to sprawling epics like “lord... Read Moredraxtor despresroseanne a. brown‘s debut novel “a song of wraith and ruin” is a wonderfully rich fantasy novel, a celebration of storytelling as means to preserve cultural memory. written for young folks, but thoroughly enjoyed by at least one adult [me!], it combines bits of west-african folklore tradition with a nod to sprawling epics like “lord... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/24/show-308-nietzsche-and-lars-go-to-an-asda-in-norwich/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/24/show-308-nietzsche-and-lars-go-to-an-asda-in-norwich/#respond Mon, 24 May 2021 12:14:16 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9275 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/24/show-308-nietzsche-and-lars-go-to-an-asda-in-norwich/feed/ 0 308 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nowhat utter horror: we spent this week’s book club inside a classroom with a “no exit” sign on the only door, surrounded by cardboard cut-out suburban houses with happy people [also made of primwood!], big chain stores [asda anyone?], all watched over by the übermensch on the roof & a stoner metal band in the... Read Moredraxtor despreswhat utter horror: we spent this week’s book club inside a classroom with a “no exit” sign on the only door, surrounded by cardboard cut-out suburban houses with happy people [also made of primwood!], big chain stores [asda anyone?], all watched over by the übermensch on the roof & a stoner metal band in the... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/17/wayne-santos-makes-cyberpunk-magic-again/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/17/wayne-santos-makes-cyberpunk-magic-again/#respond Tue, 18 May 2021 05:32:22 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9244 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/17/wayne-santos-makes-cyberpunk-magic-again/feed/ 0 307 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nowanye santos‘ debut novel “the chimera code” is a powerful and unique contribution to the cyberpunk genre which gained steam – in the literary world – with william gibson’s “neuromancer”. on the second life book club we [or ruby rather!] built a set that pays homage to the the master william and welcomes the disciple... Read Moredraxtor despreswanye santos‘ debut novel “the chimera code” is a powerful and unique contribution to the cyberpunk genre which gained steam – in the literary world – with william gibson’s “neuromancer”. on the second life book club we [or ruby rather!] built a set that pays homage to the the master william and welcomes the disciple... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/10/show-306-jonathan-lethem-enters-yet-another-world/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/10/show-306-jonathan-lethem-enters-yet-another-world/#respond Mon, 10 May 2021 12:04:09 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9205 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/10/show-306-jonathan-lethem-enters-yet-another-world/feed/ 0 306 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nojonathan lethem in the house, again, as yellow duck [as we find out the reason is hidden in plain sight of his story “forever, said the duck” from “the wall of the sky, the wall of the eye”]. we discuss “they live”, the great 80s movie by marxist scholar john carpenter, we find out about... Read Moredraxtor despresjonathan lethem in the house, again, as yellow duck [as we find out the reason is hidden in plain sight of his story “forever, said the duck” from “the wall of the sky, the wall of the eye”]. we discuss “they live”, the great 80s movie by marxist scholar john carpenter, we find out about... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/03/show-305-wendy-darling-the-dark-side-of-peter-pan/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/03/show-305-wendy-darling-the-dark-side-of-peter-pan/#respond Mon, 03 May 2021 07:01:11 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9171 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/05/03/show-305-wendy-darling-the-dark-side-of-peter-pan/feed/ 0 305 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres) https://draxfiles.com/2021/04/26/show-304-nino-cipri-and-the-ikea-from-hell/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/04/26/show-304-nino-cipri-and-the-ikea-from-hell/#respond Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:57:24 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9139 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/04/26/show-304-nino-cipri-and-the-ikea-from-hell/feed/ 0 304 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nonino cipri is an author with a sprawling imagination: their short story collection “homesick” is bursting with nutty premises and colorful worlds but “finna” and the brandnew sequel “defekt” take it up a notch by presenting litenvärld aka your neighborhood ikea from hell, where the multiverse is real, sucking up customers while the occasional mean-spirited... Read Moredraxtor despresnino cipri is an author with a sprawling imagination: their short story collection “homesick” is bursting with nutty premises and colorful worlds but “finna” and the brandnew sequel “defekt” take it up a notch by presenting litenvärld aka your neighborhood ikea from hell, where the multiverse is real, sucking up customers while the occasional mean-spirited... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/04/19/show-303-sam-j-miller-on-the-power-of-stories-activism/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/04/19/show-303-sam-j-miller-on-the-power-of-stories-activism/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:19:09 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9111 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/04/19/show-303-sam-j-miller-on-the-power-of-stories-activism/feed/ 0 303-new draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nosam j. miller writes magical fiction, situated firmly in the “real” world of gentrified cities, exploitation of labor, depicting the immoral dominance of capital, hell bent on extracting value no matter what and shining a light on the plight of the poor, addicted and struggling in his hometown of hudson, ny, as well as in... Read Moredraxtor despressam j. miller writes magical fiction, situated firmly in the “real” world of gentrified cities, exploitation of labor, depicting the immoral dominance of capital, hell bent on extracting value no matter what and shining a light on the plight of the poor, addicted and struggling in his hometown of hudson, ny, as well as in... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/04/12/show-302-a-strange-chicken-named-rg-penner-talks-labour/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/04/12/show-302-a-strange-chicken-named-rg-penner-talks-labour/#respond Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:35:11 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9073 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/04/12/show-302-a-strange-chicken-named-rg-penner-talks-labour/feed/ 0 302 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)norg penner is a debut author who wrote tons of fantastical short stories, a few wacky and deep novels, edited the big echo criticial science fiction blog of stories and interviews. how come? well he was and is william squirrell but for today’s show he is a chicken and “strange labour” is on the menu:... Read Moredraxtor despresrg penner is a debut author who wrote tons of fantastical short stories, a few wacky and deep novels, edited the big echo criticial science fiction blog of stories and interviews. how come? well he was and is william squirrell but for today’s show he is a chicken and “strange labour” is on the menu:... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/04/05/show-301-jolts-in-a-sstorm-san-soleil-w-f-sdrigotti/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/04/05/show-301-jolts-in-a-sstorm-san-soleil-w-f-sdrigotti/#respond Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:27:02 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=9026 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/04/05/show-301-jolts-in-a-sstorm-san-soleil-w-f-sdrigotti/feed/ 0 301 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nofernando sdrigotti is our guest today. chris marker fan, hater of progressive rock [allegedly!!!], lover of minor literatur[s] and master of synthesizing complex thoughts in short stories that just 100% nail the experience we all share, not only since social media started to dominate everything: a sense of being in and out of place and... Read Moredraxtor despresfernando sdrigotti is our guest today. chris marker fan, hater of progressive rock [allegedly!!!], lover of minor literatur[s] and master of synthesizing complex thoughts in short stories that just 100% nail the experience we all share, not only since social media started to dominate everything: a sense of being in and out of place and... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/03/29/show-300-a-clockwork-doll-to-imagine-a-better-world/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/03/29/show-300-a-clockwork-doll-to-imagine-a-better-world/#respond Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:25:56 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=8947 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/03/29/show-300-a-clockwork-doll-to-imagine-a-better-world/feed/ 0 300new draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)noour guest today is elsa isaacs with expressed permission from one nika thought-werk to answer questions about this amazing adventurer, a porcelain doll containing an intricate clockwork inside of her, abandonded by her maker, accompanied by a sheep called “postage”, out there, exploring a world of danger and wonder alike … what a treat to... Read Moredraxtor despresour guest today is elsa isaacs with expressed permission from one nika thought-werk to answer questions about this amazing adventurer, a porcelain doll containing an intricate clockwork inside of her, abandonded by her maker, accompanied by a sheep called “postage”, out there, exploring a world of danger and wonder alike … what a treat to... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/03/22/show-299-simon-the-bot-goes-to-hollywood/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/03/22/show-299-simon-the-bot-goes-to-hollywood/#respond Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:22:22 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=8905 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/03/22/show-299-simon-the-bot-goes-to-hollywood/feed/ 0 299 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nosimon stephenson was the very first author who contacted us at the sl book club and i was not aware of his work, shame on me. “set my heart to five” is such a wonderful and original take on the well-known “robot seeks feelings” genre … well actually: i don’t think there is such a... Read Moredraxtor despressimon stephenson was the very first author who contacted us at the sl book club and i was not aware of his work, shame on me. “set my heart to five” is such a wonderful and original take on the well-known “robot seeks feelings” genre … well actually: i don’t think there is such a... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/03/15/show-298-talking-the-tainted-with-cauvery-madhavan/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/03/15/show-298-talking-the-tainted-with-cauvery-madhavan/#respond Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:25:02 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=8869 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/03/15/show-298-talking-the-tainted-with-cauvery-madhavan/feed/ 0 298 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)nocauvery madhavan‘s book “the tainted” is a story of tragic love set against the struggle for independence in ireland as well as india in the early 20th century. it skips a bunch of decades and a generation or two and resumes in the 1980s to conclude in the most heart-wrenching way drax could envision. and... Read Moredraxtor desprescauvery madhavan‘s book “the tainted” is a story of tragic love set against the struggle for independence in ireland as well as india in the early 20th century. it skips a bunch of decades and a generation or two and resumes in the 1980s to conclude in the most heart-wrenching way drax could envision. and... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift https://draxfiles.com/2021/03/08/show-297-writing-as-a-second-lifer/ https://draxfiles.com/2021/03/08/show-297-writing-as-a-second-lifer/#respond Mon, 08 Mar 2021 15:38:54 +0000 http://draxfiles.com/?p=8839 Read More]]> https://draxfiles.com/2021/03/08/show-297-writing-as-a-second-lifer/feed/ 0 297 draxfiles drax@draxtor.com (draxtor despres)noa panel of 4 published authors that are also active second life residents: jessika jenvieve, lori alden holuta, first time novelist ana valladares rubi also known as ruby geek in our circles and of course r. jacques aka gospeedraser. that is what is on the menu today: a talk about world building, marketing, craft, inspiration,... Read Moredraxtor despresa panel of 4 published authors that are also active second life residents: jessika jenvieve, lori alden holuta, first time novelist ana valladares rubi also known as ruby geek in our circles and of course r. jacques aka gospeedraser. that is what is on the menu today: a talk about world building, marketing, craft, inspiration,... Read Moresecond,life,game,virtual,reality,virtual,world,avatar,linden,lab,oculus,rift