After an extended and reluctant hiatus, Radio Free Bliss is back on the air. This time, I interviewed dramaturg, poet, playwright, author and critic, JoSelle Vanderhooft. JoSelle had so much interesting stuff to say that it was tough getting it under my 50-minute cut-off. I hope she, and any listeners, don’t find it too choppy as a result. The interviewing schedule is full for 2008, so I hope you’re keeping up-to-date. I have heaps of wonderful authors that I’ve yet to interview.

And it’s that time of the week again. We’re up to Chapter Fourteen of War Games.

Cheloi and Garza finally find the time to snatch some stolen passion, but it only extends the ache rather than assuaging it. And there’s the upcoming visit of a member of the dreaded Central Control to also look forward to. Will Cheloi be able to keep all the strands of her machinations clear in her head, or will they begin to unravel?

FAVOURITE QUOTES

Koul liked his authority too much to appreciate that it was sometimes more beneficial to use less of it. It was the difference between being a leader and being a dictator.

She could never be sure whether Eys would have ever caught her if she stumbled–that was part of the dizzying excitement of being around her–but she knew, without a doubt, that Garza would. Garza would be there for every trip, every fall, ever vigilant and supportive. What would it take, she thought, to call such a woman her champion?

“Leave the door unlocked when you leave,” she said.
“And what are you going to do?” Garza whispered.
Cheloi smiled tightly, the shutters that walled off her feelings from the rest of her now back and well and truly in place. She headed for the bureau and picked up the bottle and one of the glasses.
“I think I’ll get drunk.”