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February 12, 2025 78 mins

This week's guest, Carson Fredriksen, is a neurodivergent writer from Calgary, Alberta, who often enjoys rummaging through his dark, albeit unique, imagination to enhance his mundane life. His previous short stories have appeared in such online publications as CommuterLit, Rooster Republic Press, and Howling Wolf Press. In 2022, his short story (Your Biggest Fans) was named an ‘Honourable Mention’ in Tales from the MoonlitPath’s Halloween challenge. A full transcript can be found here

More from Carson Fredriksen here and here. Check out a free short story from him here. We talk Autism for service workers, B-shark movies, how families inspire horror stories, and Carson offers advice for aspiring writers with autism. 

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