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Author: Karlo Yeager Rodríguez

My Story Was Among Uncanny Magazine’s Reader Favorites For 2019

A short time ago, I asked anyone who had read my story, "This Is Not My Adventure" and enjoyed it to vote for it in Uncanny's Reader Favorites of 2019 poll. For all of you who did that, many thanks. I knew it would be a long shot to place, given the amazing stories I was competing against, but I was surprised and delighted to find that my story came in at 5th Place. I'm also thrilled and honored to have my work appear alongside such accomplished writers as Sarah Gailey, Karen Osborne, Jenn Reese, Fran Wilde and A.C. Wise. Thank you again to everyone! ...

February 11, 2020
Awards Eligibility, Fantasy
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Hello, 2020

A new decade, the date of many an old-school futuristic setting (though the Cyberpunk 2020 game has since had the wisdom to update its year). The future is now, even though it doesn't feel much different than last year. In fact, it feels like the future is losing its shine, with what awaits us all if we don't do anything to mitigate climate change. I don't mean to be gloomy about the future, and I certainly shouldn't feel that way after returning from vacationing in Puerto Rico earlier this month, but that feeds into it. Puerto Rico was and continues to be colorful and vibrant, a place I'll never stop calling home. My partner was continually amazed at how everywhere--even at the bottom of a sewer grating--was a riot of growth, and watching her experience what I did for most of my life made me happy. We ended up driving to...

January 21, 2020
Awards Eligibility, Fantasy, Uncategorized
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2020: Year of the Novel?

On the eve of going on vacation, I've been thinking about what I should do next in terms of my writing, and have decided I'm going to go ahead and work on a novel in 2020. When I went to Futurescapes in 2018, I had an idea for a YA novel. Its setting begins in a fantastical version of Mexico City and ends up in the Mayan land of the dead. The characters are still there, waiting for me to give them voice, and I resolve to push past my wariness to start working on the book. I'm resolving to start with no more than 250 words a day, starting when I return from Puerto Rico and want to try to write for at least 5 days a week. I've never tried to write a novel, always concentrating on writing shorter fiction, but I'm going to try. Maybe it'll stop short...

December 26, 2019
Fantasy, Latinx, Writing
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His Dark Materials Podcast

Last week, I posted about speaking on the Parents Just Don't Understand podcast about Philip Pullman's series, His Dark Materials. We mostly talked about the first book, and the HBO episodes that had aired up until that date. I had a blast and hope I get another chance to talk some more about one of my favorite series of books. I hope you have as much fun listening as I did talking His Dark Materials! https://soundcloud.com/parentspodcast/his-dark-materials-w-ben-udashen-karlo-yeager-rodriguez Note that when I mention reading the first few chapters of The Golden Compass (Northern Lights is the title in the UK), I'm referring to the full cast audiobook--it's quite good! ...

November 19, 2019
Fantasy, Public Appearance, Series
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