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A "Merchant of Novelty" — Speaking with Chiptune Artist and Vocalist Layna Bergstedt

13 Nov 2025 10 min read Features

Open mics have a deserved reputation of primarily hosting guitar-plucking, folkster singer-songwriters — a classic pairing which I expect to continue even as the folkies and/or guitars become half-robot. But

“It Has To Be True” — A Conversation with Maria Bustillos of Flaming Hydra

28 Mar 2025 6 min read Features

I don’t know how I first heard about Flaming Hydra, a website that posts (usually) two pieces by authors or illustrators each weekday — usually nonfiction writing, but not exclusively — but it probably