Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast

<p>Author <a href="https://haileypiper.com/">Hailey Piper</a> (<em>The Worm and His Kings</em>) joins us in the Abyss for an in-depth discussion of masks, identity, and control as we explore Eugie Foster's Hugo Award-nominated and Nebula Award winning story, "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast."</p> <p>We also talk about DC Comics's <em>The Three Jokers</em>, Stephen Graham Jones's <em>The Only Good Indians</em>, the anthology <em>Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women</em>, and <em>Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula</em>. Plus, Matt's latest revelations prompt us to reopen The X-Files! (<em>Recorded Nov. 22, 2020</em>)</p> <p>"Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" can be read online for free at <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/sinner-baker-fabulist-priest-red-mask-black-mask-gentleman-beast/"> Apex Magzine</a>, or listen to Lawrence Santoro's narration of this story on episode 682 of <a href= "https://escapepod.org/2019/05/30/escape-pod-682-sinner-baker-fabulist-priest-flashback-friday/"> Escape Pod</a>.</p> <p>The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative <a href= "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener undefined" data-content= "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" data-type= "external">Commons Attribution License 3.0</a>.</p> <p>Music: <a class="auto-generated-link" href= "https://www.purple-planet.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-auto-recognition="true" data-content= "https://www.purple-planet.com" data-type= "external">https://www.purple-planet.com</a></p> <p>Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/IntoStaring">@intostaring</a> </p>