Alex Kingsley, writer and game designer, recalls being in third grade, feeling isolated, and how their participation in a "Destination Imagination" program changed their perspective.

Tell Me What Happened
15/10/2024 18 min Temporada 4 Episodio 16
Alex Kingsley, writer and game designer, recalls being in third grade, feeling isolated, and how their participation in a "Destination Imagination" program changed their perspective.

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Alex Kingsley (they/them) is a writer, comedian, game designer, and playwright. They are a co-founder of the new media company Strong Branch Productions, where they write and direct sci-fi comedy podcast The Stench of Adventure and other shows. Their debut novel Empress of Dust will be published by Space Wizard Science Fantasy in Fall 2024. Their short fiction has appeared in Translunar Travelers Lounge, Radon Journal, The Storage Papers, and more. In 2023 they published their short story collection, The Strange Garden and Other Weird Tales. Alex’s sci-fi plays have been produced in LA, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Alex’s SFF-related non-fiction has appeared in Interstellar Flight Magazine and Ancillary Review of Books. Their games can be downloaded pay-what-you-will at alexyquest.itch.io.Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor.More information about Susan Salidor can be found at her websiteGet Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’s BookGet Susan Salidor’s I’ve Got Peace in My Fingers Children’s BookMore Information about other quality publications from our sponsor can be found on Sidelineinkpublishing.com

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