The Southern Extension: Recent Episodes
Chris M. Vise
Introducing The Southern Extension a podcast behind the books Dweller On The Boundary, Uncivil X and Terminal Wake: Stories of a boy 1979-1991. Coming in 2023.
In the sixth episode of The Southern Extension, This Is Not A Game, I discuss the unexpected pressure, questions and other reactions that came after Dweller On The Boundary. I thought I was prepared for them, but I was mistaken. My life became a game to some readers and I never imagined that perspective.
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In this episode of The Southern Extension, Chain of Events - Part Two, I tell the conclusion of how fate and bad decisions put me in the path of a boy named Rowe that would eventually try to kill me.This story is from 1984 and is the true story of how I met the character named Rowe and the events that precipitated Blackout Log from Dweller On The Boundary. Possibly without any one of these events happening then I might never have met three boys in the woods.
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In this episode of The Southern Extension, Chain of Events - Part One, I tell a story of how fate and bad decisions cascaded to put me in a position to meet a boy that would eventually try to kill me.
This story is from 1984 and is the true story of how I met the character named Rowe and the events that precipitated Blackout Log from Dweller On The Boundary. Possibly without any one of these events happening then I might never have met three boys in the woods.
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It is impossible to capture an entire life story no matter how much we might try. In my books I condensed many stories from my life into more compact and cohesive narratives. Life is not always cohesive and it does not always speak to a larger theme.
In this episode of The Southern Extension, Faith, I tell an important true story from 1983 that I edited out of Dweller On The Boundary. It is a story about faith, dreams, hope and loss. More show info.
The Southern Extension episode for week two is Straight From The Heart, a totally 80s episode.
This episode is about what character in my books is my favorite and why. I discuss the real person that inspired the character, how they were in person and where we fit on the social spectrum of the mid 1980s.
The character may or may not have been my favorite person growing up, but I loved basing a character on them. This person was very similar to me.
I also discuss one of the themes behind my novels and me that may not be so obvious.
This episode is all about Generation X and nostalgia.
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In the premiere episode of The Southern Extension, Eight Years, author Chris M. Vise tells the story of what became of the person that the character Oliver was based. It is the true story of a decades old broken promise, searching for a lost love and resolution.
The story begins on New Year's Eve 2009 in New York. A feeling comes over me and I renew my final search for Oliver that began decades before. It is a search that concludes in 2018 as I was writing my first novel, Dweller On The Boundary.
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Introducing The Southern Extension a podcast behind the books Dweller On The Boundary, Uncivil X and Terminal Wake: Stories of a boy 1979-1991. Coming in 2023. More information available at chrismvise.com
Introducing The Southern Extension a podcast behind the books Dweller On The Boundary, Uncivil X and Terminal Wake: Stories of a boy 1979-1991. More information at chrismvise.com.