So what does Merlin, the Four Read Heads of the Apocalypse, Ghost Cats and a war god named Carl have in common?  Why, they're on the Sci Fi Traveling Road Show. 

First, we have another wonderful flash fiction reading by David Lee Summers. 

David Lee Summers is author of the novel Vampires of the Scarlet Order and the “Old Star� science fiction trilogy. He’s also the author of numerous science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories and poems that have appeared in such places as Realms of Fantasy and The Santa Clara Review. David also edits the science fiction and fantasy magazine, Tales of the Talisman, serves as a book editor for LBF Books, and a consulting editor for El Paso Community College’s literary magazine, Chrysalis. In addition to his work with the written word, he is also an astronomer who has discovered variable stars and worked in the field of robotic telescopes.

We have our interview gues, Dusty Rainbolt, one of the Four Redheads of the Apocalypse. 

Dusty Rainbolt is author of the award-winning kitten care book, Kittens For Dummies, as well as the science fiction romp, All The Marbles. Her book with the working title, Cat Ghosts will be released by Lyons Press in March, 2007. She just finished a paranormal mystery, Death Under the Crescent Moon. She writes the award-winning monthly column, “Dear Hobbes� for City + Country Pets, and she is the product reviewer for the Tufts University magazine, Catnip. In addition to all the articles printed as a staff writer for Whole Cat Journal, Lewisville Leader, Lewisville News, The Frugal Bride, Christian Informer, Crossroads, and Star Telegram NE, she has had more than 50 freelance articles printed.

Dusty has won Cat Writers’ Association Muse Medallions for Best Magazine Column, Best Humor, as well as the HSUS Pets For Life Award, Petmate Safe Cat Award, Purina Kitten Chow Kitten Award, Iams Responsible Cat Ownership Award, ASPCA Special Humane Award, Sticky Paws Training Award, Purina Cat Chow Nutrition Award, Tidy Cat Feline Behavior Award, Cat Writers' Association/American Cat Fanciers Association Cat Safety Award and she was recognized by Open Government Coppell for Excellence in Reporting. 

You can purchase her chapbook, The Four Redheads of the Apocalypse by going to www.yarddogpress.com.

Yes, it takes brains to run a con -- when your guest liason is a zombie.  Find out what that's all about in the Melanie Fletcher flash reading.  You may remember Melanie from Show 1 -- she's now reading from her story published in Flush Fiction, available through Yard Dog Press at www.yarddogpress.com .  Visit Melanie's website at www.melaniefletcher.com.

David Lee Summers is our most interesting guest interview this time  David is author of the novel Vampires of the Scarlet Order and the “Old Starâ€? science fiction trilogy. He’s also the author of numerous science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories and poems that have appeared in such places as Realms of Fantasy and The Santa Clara Review. David also edits the science fiction and fantasy magazine, Tales of the Talisman, serves as a book editor for LBF Books, and a consulting editor for El Paso Community College’s literary magazine, Chrysalis. In addition to his work with the written word, he is also an astronomer who has discovered variable stars and worked in the field of robotic telescopes. Visit his website at www.davidleesummers.com or Tales of the Talisman at www.zianet.com/hadrosaur or LBF books at  www.lbfbooks.com.

Issue 2 of the Sci Fi Traveling Road Show is here and ready!

If the Valley Girls title didn't get your attention, I figured not much will.  This issue of the Sci Fi Traveling Road Show has Party by Gloria Oliver, where you learn the answer to that burning question.  Gloria is a talented writer. 

Gloria Oliver lives in Texas with her husband, daughter, and three cats.  She is the author of the novels In the Service of Samurai, and Vassal of El, both in the Fantasy genre and both finalists in the EPPIES.  Two other fantasy novels are due for release in 2006 and 2007, Cross-eyed Dragon Troubles and Willing Sacrifice. She also has stories in The Four Bubbas of the Apocalypse, Small Bites, and Fundamentally Challenged anthologies.

Her website is www.gloriaoliver.com.

Our interview is with Carol Hightshoe, editor of the Lorelei Signal.  She's a great person to talk to.

Our book reviews are on Lee Killough's Blood Games, an interesting cop-vampire novel and Steven Wedel's Murdered by Human Wolves -- a creepy story you don't want to miss.

As always, you can purchase almost all the aforementioned books through the Sci Fi Traveling Road Show site at www.scifitravelingroadshow.com.

As always, we appreciate feedback and would love to hear from prospective authors, publishers, and, of course, fans. Contact us via the website and if you have some fun comments, we might just dip into the mail bag and read a few on the air.

Welcome to the first ever podcast of the SCI FI Traveling Road Show.  Pardon our dust!  It's hard to fit a dragon in the studio.

Our featured flash, On The Ramjet, was read by the author David Lee Summers. 

David Lee Summers is author of the novel Vampires of the Scarlet Order and the Old Stars science fiction trilogy. He's also the author of numerous science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories and poems that have appeared in such places as Realms of Fantasy and The Santa Clara Review. David also edits the science fiction and fantasy magazine, Tales of the Talisman, serves as a book editor for LBF Books, and a consulting editor for El Paso Community College's literary magazine, Chrysalis. In addition to his work with the written word, he is also an astronomer who has discovered variable stars and worked in the field of robotic telescopes. You can visit David's website at www.davidleesummers.com and Tales of the Talisman at www.zianet.com/hadrosaur.

Our featured interview is with Melanie Fletcher.  Expatriate Chicagoan Melanie Fletcher is a woman of simple tastes -- she likes to write, preferably for money. She also quilts, fences, knits, bellydances, and functions on way too little sleep. Her latest publishing credits include "Lost in Whitby" (FABULOUS WHITBY, Shrew Press UK), "Lurleen Terwilliger and the Swedish Bubba Balls" (INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF BUBBAS, Yard Dog Press) and "It Takes Brains to Run a Con" (FLUSH FICTION, Yard Dog Press), and her novella "Best Protection" will be half of the fourth Double Dog from Yard Dog Press (www.yarddogpress.com). Oh, and if she can convince the cats to leave her alone long enough, she may even finish editing her first novel, WHITE KNIGHT, QUEEN ALICE.  Visit her website at www.melaniefletcher.com