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And with this, I am FINALLY caught up on my podcasts. Tomorrow, I'll share my 2024 Year in Review I've been posting to my website.

Los Angeles native Jeri Westerson writes a Tudor series, the King’s Fool Mysteries, and a Sherlockian pastiche called An Irregular Detective Mystery. She wrote fifteen Crispin Guest Medieval Noir Mysteries, a multi-nominated series. She also wrote several paranormal series and standalone historicals. She has served as president of the SoCal chapter of Mystery Writers of America, president and vice president for two chapters of Sisters in Crime (Orange County and Los Angeles), is a member of the LA Sherlockian scion of the Baker Street Irregulars, and a founding member of the SoCal chapter of the Historical Novel Society.

an older white woman with white hair and glasses, wearing a dark black top, standing in a garden

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

On April 25, 2024, the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California, was the home of the 40th Writers of the Future Awards and 35th Illustrators of the Future Awards. I wrote up the event for The Geekiary, but there were some interviews that didn’t quite make the final cut. So, consider this a ‘behind the scenes’ extra for the Awards.

The contestants of this year's Writers & Illustrators of the Future awards. Photo by Angie Fiedler Sutton.

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

This episode’s guest is author, screenwriter, and lapsed academic J.M. Frey. She has a BA in Dramatic Literature and an MA in Communications and Culture and has discussed all things geeky through the lens of academia.

J.M. grew up in the comic book convention circuit, consuming copious amounts of scifi and Japanese TV, spending all her pocket money on manga, and honing her skills as an award-winning cosplayer. And all the while watching her fellow fans – which later became the basis for her academic studies in theatre, performance, sociology, anthropology, and gender.

J.M.’s also a professionally trained actor who takes absolute delight in weird stories, over the top performances, and quirky characters. She’s played everything from Marmee to the Red Queen, Jane Eyre to Annie, and dozens of strange creatures and earnest heroines as a voice actor.

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

This is one of the interviews I did on June 21, 2022, when I participated in the Alzheimer’s fundraiser “The Longest Day”. This was also the second to last one, so I’m a little punchy and the audio is a bit sketchy. I have trouble with her name, because my brain had completely forgotten how she said to pronounce it. Additionally, while we did the lightning round questions, the audio didn’t capture it so I couldn’t include it.

Josephine Green Zhang is a storyteller who aspires to empower characters to rise above their circumstances and create their own happy endings – with a special focus on misfits and flawed, funny women. Josephine has been a tv writer on Season 2 of Hulu’s Dollface and on Seasons 2 and 3 of First Wives Club on BET+. She has also developed an unproduced, animated action kung-fu fantasy for Netflix and written two unproduced feature films for Universal. She is a rotating podcast host for WGA’s Third and Fairfax — interviewing other TV and feature screenwriters about their journeys and work behind the scenes. And when she’s not geeking out on story, she is otherwise chilling with her dog, cat, and husband near Pasadena, California.

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

This is one of the interviews I did on June 21, 2022, when I participated in the Alzheimer’s fundraiser “The Longest Day”, although we had to do a redo because the audio was unsalvageable.

Chivaun Oldes is a 30-something wife and mother of two. She is a craft enthusiast, dabbling artist and pet lover. A self-identified ‘ball of anxiety,’ she is a mental health awareness advocate and creates children’s stories to help bring understanding of mental health disorders and diagnoses to young minds.

a drawing of an anxiety monster (purple spikey hair with green horns and three eyes). text reads 'This is my Anxiety Monster. She follows me around.'

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

This is one of the interviews I did on June 21, 2022, when I participated in the Alzheimer’s fundraiser “The Longest Day”.

Jennifer Shiman is best known for being behind the hilarious 30-Second Bunnies Theatre, a Flash animated series of shorts that … well, re-enact movies (and some TV episodes) in 30 seconds, but with bunnies. When COVID hit, she stopped that and started work on a middle school graphic novel called World’s End Detective Agency.

We talk about both projects, how the pandemic changed how she does things, and how she approaches her work.

the bed scene from the Exorcist, but with bunnies

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

I was going through my blog, and noticed I had stopped posting links to my podcast back in 2020. So, am posting them now to catch up.

Episode 50: Author Jody Lynn Nye

Jody Lynn Nye is a fantasy and science fiction writer that has been active since 1987. I met her thanks to the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards, where she’s been a judge since 2016. She has over 40 books and 120 short stories published, and is still going strong.

We talk about the contest, her writing inspirations, and more.

Jody Lynn Nye in an orange jacket and purple dress, in front of an image of a robot in the water
Photo by Angie Fiedler Sutton

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

original prompt So, on BlueSky the other day, I saw THIS prompt, and figured 'what the hell'. I got to 11 out of the total 15, and as I started to answer them, I realized I could write it up as a fandom thing for my Dreamwidth.

So, here we go.....

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An Intro to Me

Name: Kylara Ingress is my AO3 pseudonym, but am fine with being 'publicly known' as Angie Fiedler Sutton.

Age: just turned 50 in May

Location: Los Angeles now, but was born and raised in the Midwest
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the California Capitol building early in the morning

The Contents May Vary newsletter for October 2024 is now live. Check it out HERE.

(This was also posted on my website.)

Thursday, June 20, 2024, is the Summer Solstice. From 7 am to 7 pm Pacific, I’ll be raising funds and livestreaming interviews with geeky people for my podcast, Contents May Vary, for the Alzheimer’s Association.

I did this two years ago, and so you can read why I do this in the article I wrote for that one here.

One in three seniors die with Alzheimer’s or other dementia, and more than six million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. You can help by tuning in on June 20 (angiefsutton.com/tld for info on how) and donate either before the fundraiser or during. Over the next few days, I’ll be posting information about the people I’ll be interviewing. We’ve got artists, scientists, actors, and even other journalists.

Alzheimer’s disease has touched so many lives, maybe even yours. But you can help. With your donation families can receive support on their Alzheimer’s journey, promising research can advance toward a future without Alzheimer’s and lives can — and will — be changed. Fight the darkness of Alzheimer’s on The Longest Day — the day with the most light — by joining me.

(artwork of Kate and I done by Another Well Kept Secret)

2023 was a rollercoaster of health issues.

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November was a veritable roller coaster of ups and downs, and I'm still recovering from some of it. More under the cut.
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July felt very quick. Not a lot happened, but more than I remembered. More under the cut.

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Rather than a quarterly update, figured I'd do a monthly. Make them a little less wordy, and maybe it will help me stick to a structure.

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Current Mood: anxious

Episode 48: Alex De Vore is a Fibber

Alex DeVore is a culture editor for the Santa Fe Reporter. Additionally, Alex is the guitarist for the punk band Fibber: he’s played music for over 20 years, but Fibber is a relatively new creation. We talk about his writing, why he plays (and plays punk specifically), and gaming as a medium and art form.

Image by Anson Stevens-Bollen.

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

I've attended the Writers & Illustrators of the Future Awards several times now. In fact, Episode 22 of this podcast was covering the 2017 ceremony. Attending this awards ceremony is always fun, and this year was no different. This was the 35th annual awards ceremony, and the theme was Retro Robotics.

Sci-Fi Stomp and Body Percussion Dance featuring ROV-E, a Mars Rover Robot Prototype from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and dancers from EM Cirque

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

I sat down with Austin Tichenor and Reed Martin of the Reduced Shakespeare Company. We talked about being an actor and playwright, how things have changed when they first started, and the various details of working together and doing comedy.

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

Petrea Burchard is an actor, author, audiobook narrator, and voiceover artist. We met at a writer’s group we both belong to, when Petrea did a presentation on audiobooks. As someone who listens to audiobooks when I have time in-between listening to podcasts, I was already intrigued. But when she said she was the original English voice of Ryoko from Tenchi Muyo, she had me hooked.

Petrea has written two books, has narrated the Westwick Witches mystery series, and has done both stage and screen, among other things. We talk about all of this, and more.

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

If you know me at all, you know I've been a fan of Doctor Who for most of my life. I've written about it extensively, whether it's my "Love Letter to Doctor Who" for the 50th anniversary, or my editorial on how my feelings changed over the years titled "Looking at 'Doctor Who' Series 9: Breaking Up is Hard to Do". So, when I had the chance at a ticket for this year's Gallifrey One, I jumped at the chance.

my badge from the 2018 Gallifrey One con

See the full show notes (including photos) and listen to the episode here.

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Contents May Vary Episode 63: Writing is a ‘Mystery’ for Author Jeri Westerson

Contents May Vary Episode 62: 2024 Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards

Contents May Vary Episode 58: Author and Screenwriter J.M. Frey

Contents May Vary Episode 56: Screenwriter Josephine Green Zhang

Contents May Vary Episode 55: Author Chivaun Oldes and Her Anxiety Monster

Contents May Vary Episode 54: Animator and Artist Jennifer Shiman

G33K Out Episode 50: Author Jody Lynn Nye

Get to Know my Shipping Preferences & Ships

Getting to Know You - Fandom Edition of 'About Me'

October newsletter for my website / writing

Podcasting for The Longest Day Alzheimer’s Fundraiser 2024 Edition

2023 Year in Review

November 2021 Update: A Roller Coaster of Emotions

July update: Health, Work, and Entertainment

May 2021 update

G33K Out Episode 48: Alex De Vore is a Fibber

Episode 48: Alex De Vore is a Fibber

G33K Out Episode 44: Writers & Illustrators of the Future Awards 2019

Episode 42: (Two-Thirds of) The Reduced Shakespeare Company

G33K Out Episode 41: Petrea Burchard

G33K Out Episode 30: Gallifrey One 2018

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