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Wil Wheaton wrote a blog post: it’s storytime with wil wheaton episode 7 �� if we make it through this alive by a.t. greenblatt

Thu, 01 May 2025 00:05:39 -0700

Happy Wednesday, friends! I’m here to remind you that there’s a new episode of It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton, waiting for you wherever you get your podcasts.This week’s story is called If We Make It Through This Alive, by A.T. Greenblatt, originally published in Slate.Here’s my intro as written. (The final that you’ll hear is a little different; this is too long, so I edited it on the fly in my head for the episode): I must confess that dystopian fiction currently doesn’t have the impossible distance from the present for me that it once did. A story about three women navigating crumbling roads and misogyny in equal measure on a dangerous and frequently deadly road race could have come from this morning’s paper; we just happened to pluck it from Slate. Get ready to meet three women who have come together with everything at stake, to literally drive toward a shared goal, without losing sight of their individual goals — or themselves — along the way. This is If We Make It Through This Alive. I’ve been working on an audiobook for six days, that we will finish tomorrow. This book is so much fun, and I have walked out of the booth on two different days, feeling like I did good work1 that day, like I made some cool art. I am exhausted at the end of each day, and I wake up tired, but I love this so much I can’t wait to get back into the booth to go back to work. What a blessing that is!I’m not sure if this comes across in text, but I know that my fellow actors know what I mean. It’s when we exit a scene and reaffirm to ourselves: “This is why we do it.” There are scenes that we get through because it’s our job, and there are also scenes that offer us the privilege of doing Good Work, of making Good Art in that moment. Scalzi gives me a lot of those gifts, and this author has given me a couple of wonderful surprises to unwrap. ︎

Wil added 'The Ministry of Time'

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:56:57 -0700

Wil gave 5 stars to The Ministry of Time (Hardcover) by Kaliane Bradley
I loved this. I especially enjoyed her beautiful turns of phrase, and the way she writes dialog.

Wil is on page 179 of 339 of The Ministry of Time

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:01:38 -0800

Wil Wheaton is on page 179 of 339 of The Ministry of Time.
Wil wrote: She writes so beautifully, and is telling me such a compelling story, I'm deliberately taking my time with this.

Wil is currently reading 'The Ministry of Time'

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:39:00 -0800

Wil is currently reading The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Wil added 'Ushers'

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:25:09 -0800

Wil gave 5 stars to Ushers (Kindle Edition) by Joe Hill

Wil has read 'Half-Safe: A Story of Love, Obsession, and History's Most Insane Around-the-world Adventure'

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:12:16 -0700

Wil has read Half-Safe: A Story of Love, Obsession, and History's Most Insane Around-the-world Adventure by James Nestor

Wil has read 'The 37th Parallel: The Secret Truth Behind America's UFO Highway'

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 01:45:10 -0700

Wil has read The 37th Parallel: The Secret Truth Behind America's UFO Highway by Ben Mezrich

Wil finished reading 'Uncanny Magazine Issue 59: July/August 2024'

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:28:46 -0700

Wil finished reading Uncanny Magazine Issue 59: July/August 2024 by Lynne M. Thomas

Wil is currently reading 'Uncanny Magazine Issue 59: July/August 2024'

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 21:31:59 -0700

Wil is currently reading Uncanny Magazine Issue 59: July/August 2024 by Lynne M. Thomas