Sometimes Hilarious Horror

Transcript of Alex S Johnson. The audio episode can be found here .  Wednesday You are listening to The Mentally Oddcast, where we talk with creatives about neurodivergence, trauma, addiction, and all the other things that impact and inform our art. Our goal is to show everyone that no matter what you're going through, you are not alone and you can make art about it. Wednesday Hi friends, you are listening to the Mentally Oddcast. My name is Wednesday Lee Friday. And with us this week, we have Alex S. Johnson, who is the author of numerous books of science fiction, fantasy, bizarro, and horror. Wow, lots and lots of books here. um He is actually the creator of the anthology's Floppy Shoe Apocalypse, which is clown horror. We'll talk more about that later. ah Dreams of Fire and Steel, and a bunch of other ones that we're definitely going to get into in this interview. um Alex was a music journalist for 25 years. He's taught college compositions. Right now, he is semi...

 00:00:01.12 Audio can be found here.   wednesdayleefriday Hey friends, you are listening to the Mentally Oddcast. My name is Wednesday Lee Friday and today we have with us Caryl Hallberg. She is a ah who wishes's a U.S. citizen who actually lives in Portugal and she's been writing fantasy fiction since the 70s under a pseudonym but has recently raised her first released her ah first fiction novel under her own name. It's called A Brush with Mortality, and it's a psychological suspense mystery. Carol is actually quite fascinating and eclectic. She has degrees in psychology, landscaping, visual arts, and mythology, and is a fan of dragons, steampunk, witchcraft, and ritual-based oral traditions, which is something I enjoy as well. Hi, Carol. Thank you so much for being here. 00:00:51.03 CarylHallberg Hi, Wednesday. I am so excited to be talking with you today. Thank you for having me. 00:00:55.23 wednesdayleefriday Yay! Oh, our pleasure, our pleasure. um So unlike a lot ...