Reader’s Labyrinth

Reader’s Labyrinth is on YouTube. Please stop on by and hit LIKE, and SUBSCRIBE. *****Any comments that don't show you've watched/listened to the INTRO will be deleted*** Email the host, Frank: asorrowfullife@gmail.com READER’S LABYRINTH YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWHkOMvKllSkG8uJulGDQw ************* Reader’s Labyrinth Podcast Platforms: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/readers-labyrinth/id1591620250 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HMYvyGjhSX75LueeYMhuB ************** Leave a REVIEW on APPLE PODCASTS. FOLLOW on SPOTIFY ************ Thoughts from the Labyrinth: Robert Greene’s books, especially “33 Strategies” are what I’d call “mental porn” for young men and targeted to those same just starting out life or new chapter. The so-called rules do not correlate to real life and if you attempt to utilize these rules in your world, you’ll find yourself terminated, sued civilly, or otherwise face a truckload of shit barreling down upon you. It’s best to treat Greene as fun campy stuff for history nerds and nothing deeper. Buyer BEWARE. Quote Source: Telegraph.co.uk October 29, 2022 “Why Robert Green isn’t who you think” – in reference to a person following his so-called rules and strategies “Anybody who did would be a horrible ugly person to be around.” Link: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/authorinterviews/9695967/Why-Robert-Greene- isnt-who-you-think.html Further sources are the three books mentioned in my show. I purchased them and read them through many years ago. **************** Books you SHOULD buy: SELF-HELP **************** “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol S. Dweck “Women Who Run with the Wolves” by Clarissa Pinkola Estes “Rewire Your Mindset: Own Your Thinking, Control Your Actions, Change Your Life!” by Brian Keane “UnFu*k Yourself: Get Out Of Your Head and into Your Life” Gary John Bishop “Stop Overthinking: 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present” Nick Trenton

Reader’s Labyrinth is on YouTube. Please stop on by and hit LIKE, and SUBSCRIBE. Email the host, Frank: asorrowfullife@gmail.com READER’S LABYRINTH YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWHkOMvKllSkG8uJulGDQw ************* Reader’s Labyrinth Podcast Platforms: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/readers-labyrinth/id1591620250 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HMYvyGjhSX75LueeYMhuB ************** Leave a REVIEW on APPLE PODCASTS. FOLLOW on SPOTIFY ************ SHOUTOUTS: ************* Bold Talk by Joe: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bold-talk-by-joe/id1602691945 Wrestling World Podcast, Austin Boyer: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Ep7Al29fBqujr9qWdl9Y Stew World Order, R Stewart: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stew-world-order/id1559913522 ************** Jimmy Akin with Mysterious World Podcast does a great job at exposing Steven Greer as the liar he is. Check it out: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/steven-greer-summoning-aliens-cseti-ce5/id1423288932?i=1000551525749 No mention of Bob "BS" Lazar would be complete without a Shoutout to Dank Net: https://youtu.be/Jl2356IOTrY?si=n6Vvbbx7xxf24jua ************* Time Stamps 000:03:00 News and updates 00:05:53 “Bold Talk by Joe” SHOUTOUT 00:06:48 “Austin Boyer, Wrestling World Podcast” 00:07:44 “Stew World Order, Robert Stewart” 00:08:30 What’s next on Reader’s Labyrinth 00:08:37 My book review of Robert Greene’s “33 Strategies” will be dropping this week 00:16:00 What Frank is reading: Sarah Balstrap, Anthony Tyler, and more 00:12:28 Frank gives his thoughts on the recent UAP Congressional Hearing 00:13:40 Check out what Jimmy Akin “Mysterious World” podcast did on Steven Greer (it’s good) 00:14:54 Frank’s words of advice regarding UFO: Study the classic books first, and then weigh in 00:17:25 Frank thinks Bob Lazar is totally full of shit SHOUTOUT to DANKNET on YouTube Here is a link: 00:18:20 Their will be an upcoming episode standalone where Frank explains his FULL position on UFOs 00:19:27 Frank tells a story of a dude hired by an airport who was a fraud 00:23:30 Any eye witness testimony is making their character and morals fair game IMHO

Reader’s Labyrinth is on YouTube. Please stop on by and hit LIKE, and SUBSCRIBE. Email the host, Frank: asorrowfullife@gmail.com [asorrowfullife@gmail.com]  READER’S LABYRINTH YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWHkOMvKllSkG8uJulGDQw [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWHkOMvKllSkG8uJulGDQw] ************* Reader’s Labyrinth Podcast Platforms: Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/readers-labyrinth/id1591620250 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/readers-labyrinth/id1591620250] Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/4HMYvyGjhSX75LueeYMhuB [https://open.spotify.com/show/4HMYvyGjhSX75LueeYMhuB] ************** Leave a REVIEW on APPLE PODCASTS. FOLLOW on SPOTIFY ************ Where to find Yuval Kordov:  Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/784585.Yuval_Kordov [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/784585.Yuval_Kordov] Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/Hand-God-Dark-Legacies-Book-ebook/dp/B0BVGV912D/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1690132405&refinements=p_27%3AYuval+Kordov&s=books&sr=1-1 [https://www.amazon.com/Hand-God-Dark-Legacies-Book-ebook/dp/B0BVGV912D/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1690132405&refinements=p_27%3AYuval+Kordov&s=books&sr=1-1] Follow Yuval on Twitter: @YuvalKordov  About this episode: Frank sit’s down with author Yuval Kordov “The Hand of God” a Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Religious, Mystery, and Thriller. Together to two discuss Kordov’s background, his inspiration, where ideas come from, and tumble around in the weeds of his novel.  ************ Time Stamps  00:00:30 Intro 00:01:15 Show Notes links to “The Hand of God”  00:02:23 SPOILER ALERTS  00:04:35 Yuval’s childhood growing up 00:05:30 The influence of RPGs  00:08:37 Special quality, & community of RPGs  00:10:24 Story aspect in gaming 00:11:28 quote from a game, “What can change the nature of a man?”  00:14:05 RPGs & Tabletop experiences  00:15:11 Books growing up?  00:17:33 What event influenced Yuval’s intellectual development?  00:21:24 The impact of movies upon us  00:26:23 Dark Legacies  00:30:05 Using material from Dark Legacies in his writing 00:32:54 Following your curiosities: Legos and the payoff  00:34:30 Video shot of Yuval’s Lego workshop  00:56:40 Prologue in “The Hand of God”  01:00:07 Timeline in “The Hand of God”  01:05:00 Where did imagery come from?  01:07:44 Whither the poor Jax?  01:08:36 Political structure of Bastion  01:15:35 Eastern Orthodoxy and Numerology in “The Hand of God”  01:19:51 No explicit proof of existence of God and other themes in his novel 01:25:10 Yuval’s experience of Insomnia as an inspiration and realism for his writing 01:28:25 Suffering hones the craft of writing  01:36:28 Yuval’s AI in the story: Does it have a soul?

In this Morning Drive to Work Show I ask for Apple & Spotify support. Read over some wonderful 5 star reviews, give some shoutouts and hints on whats up and coming. Where to find Reader's Labyrinth Reader’s Labyrinth is on YouTube. Please stop on by and hit LIKE, and SUBSCRIBE. Email the host, Frank: asorrowfullife@gmail.com READER’S LABYRINTH YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWHkOMvKllSkG8uJulGDQw ************* Reader’s Labyrinth Podcast Platforms: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/readers-labyrinth/id1591620250 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HMYvyGjhSX75LueeYMhuB ************** Leave a REVIEW on APPLE PODCASTS. FOLLOW on SPOTIFY *************** SHOUTOUTS Many thanks to UNPACKING THE BOX PODCAST with host/creator Linnea aka "the wolf" Find her here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/linnea-38/episodes/Kids-Money-Matters-e1ptt2h Follow her on Twitter: @unpackingthebox Thanks to the guys at SESSION ZERO PODCAST https://sessionzero.buzzsprout.com/ Find them on Twitter: @sessionZer42043

Frank and Soren sit down and discuss “The Nest” an 80s horror trope romp in the awful ways of pulp back then. At the end, Soren lets us in some questions been bubbling around in people’s heads about his podcast.  Shoot Frank an email, let him know what you thought: asorrowfullife@gmail.com Soren Narnia has been a guest on Reader’s Labyrinth now 5 times! He has his very own playlist now: Go check it out!  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY-uJEaOQVkhTTPrsJer3pQks6qhzybHo ****************** Did you know Reader’s Labyrinth is available on Spotify AND Apple Podcasts? Yup, well, it is!  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/readers-labyrinth/id1591620250 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HMYvyGjhSX75LueeYMhuB ******************** Questions Submitted by Listeners of “Knifepoint Horror” for Soren Narnia.  Questions Submitted by Mandey Brown  ********************* *No TIME STAMPS this time kids. Got to stick around till the end!**  1. Is “cleanse” really about serial killers? 2. Was the protagonist in “digs” caught in a time warp? Or maybe just the apartment complex? 3. Was pretty much everyone in “drop-ins” dead? 4. Do YOU think Winthrop did it? 5. Were the prophetic marbles in “family” based on anything in particular? Or did you just make that up? 6. Why are there so many laundromats everywhere? Did something happen to you in a laundromat? Sleep, cleanse, etc 7. I’m assuming you’ve played the Thousand Steps game from “Tears of Sisyphus.” Where’s the weirdest place you’ve ever ended up because of it? 8. Is there any plan to reprint some of your books that are out of print? I know you offer PDFs of some, but HYPOTHETICALLY what about those of us who have a dedicated shelf full of physical Soren Narnia books that we’ve highlighted and dogeared and written notes in to death and we want to fill in all the holes? HYPOTHETICALLY Other Questions:  ****************** 9. What are you afraid of? Not existentially, I mean, are you scared of bugs, lightning, poorly cooked shellfish?  10. Also, what movies have scared you the most? 11. How do you come up with your stories? It would be interesting to hear how your process goes, from how the initial idea sparks to how you further develop it into a story. Concrete examples would be great. 12. Do you have an opinion on the perception that your stories have become less scary over time? Is this a deliberate choice or a natural, less conscious evolution as a writer? How much do you prioritize keeping the “horror” in “Knifepoint Horror?” 13. Do you like the idea of film adaptations of the stories? I know there are a few film versions and that the stories are open licensed so the filmmakers don’t have to acquire rights from you, but have you ever been approached about participating in a [feature length] film adaptation of any of the stories or even an anthology type series of several of them? 14. Do you prefer to voiceover your own work or the work of others? 15. Do you do anything different when narrating your own work as opposed to when you narrate someone else’s writing? 16. Are there any stories from Knifepoint and Snowy Nights that you had trouble choosing where to place? 17 What is your favorite dinosaur? No, I’m not trying to be cute. 18 What advice would you give to people wanting to write in a similar style to you and what techniques helped you develop your work best?