Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Conversation begins at 7:00
With his brand new collection, THE WEREWOLF AT DUSK and Other Stories (Liveright, bookshop.org/a/4669/9781324092827), David Small (http://www.davidsmallbooks.com) brings us a trio of stories about the beast within (that is, within the heart, within the psyche, and within the body politic). We talk about the on-and-off 40-year history of this collection, the themes of transformation and aging that suffuse these stories, and the schism in Leonora Carrington's estate that nearly derailed the whole project. We get into the the challenges of adapting prose fiction into comics, his move from graphic novels (think Stitches (bookshop.org/a/4669/9780393338966) and Home After Dark (bookshop.org/a/4669/9781631496271)) to short stories, why he's come to love drawing digitally, and just how bad most surrealist fiction can be. We also discuss the decline in kids' books, our respective life changes from 2020's COVID check-in (chimeraobscura.com/vm/covid-check-in-with-david-small), his Truman Capote kick, how we deal with monstrous artists, how hard he has to work to make his drawings look like they were done in 15 seconds, and a lot more. • More info at chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-580-david-small • Support The Virtual Memories Show via patreon.com/vmspod and via our e-newsletter, https://buttondown.email/vmspod
Conversation begins at 7:00
With his brand new collection, THE WEREWOLF AT DUSK and Other Stories (Liveright, bookshop.org/a/4669/9781324092827), David Small (http://www.davidsmallbooks.com) brings us a trio of stories about the beast within (that is, within the heart, within the psyche, and within the body politic). We talk about the on-and-off 40-year history of this collection, the themes of transformation and aging that suffuse these stories, and the schism in Leonora Carrington's estate that nearly derailed the whole project. We get into the the challenges of adapting prose fiction into comics, his move from graphic novels (think Stitches (bookshop.org/a/4669/9780393338966) and Home After Dark (bookshop.org/a/4669/9781631496271)) to short stories, why he's come to love drawing digitally, and just how bad most surrealist fiction can be. We also discuss the decline in kids' books, our respective life changes from 2020's COVID check-in (chimeraobscura.com/vm/covid-check-in-with-david-small), his Truman Capote kick, how we deal with monstrous artists, how hard he has to work to make his drawings look like they were done in 15 seconds, and a lot more. • More info at chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-580-david-small • Support The Virtual Memories Show via patreon.com/vmspod and via our e-newsletter, https://buttondown.email/vmspod
