Twigging Onto Twig

Dante and Tommy welcome an old friend (or enemy, we'll see) back into the narrative, and once and for all settle the location debate! We are finishing off Arc 3: Lips Sealed. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-3-lips-sealed/3-10/ Discussion question: Let's assume the already named Lambs got to rename their project to align with how they'd like to develop rather than how they're being developed. What would each pick?

Tommy and Dante are reading a single chapter this episode, but it's a big one with a lot going on. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-3-lips-sealed/3-09/ Discussion question (continued from last time): Which one of the Lambs' abilities would you want to have? Bio fact source: Herbst CT, Prigge T, Garcia M, et al. Domestic cat larynges can produce purring frequencies without neural input. Curr Biol. 2023;33(21):4727-4732.e4. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.09.014

Dante and Tommy are joined by Alexandra, host of several Doof podcasts including Decomposing Worm and Do the Write Thing, as they discuss Lips Sealed 3.7 and 3.8. We've gone from monster of the week to monster of the day, and we're loving it. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-3-lips-sealed/3-07/ Check out Alexandra's stuff: https://www.doofmedia.com/do-the-write-thing/https://www.doofmedia.com/decomposing-worm/ Also check out the documentary Mucky Secrets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJMZ6reOB0E Discussion question: Which one of the Lambs' abilities would you want to have?

Schedules? What are those? Anyway, tune in to hear what Dante and Tommy think about Skitter's cameo in Twig as they discuss Lips Sealed 3.5 and 3.6. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-3-lips-sealed/3-05/ Discussion questions (continued from last time):

Dante and Tommy have a quick chat about Lips Sealed 3.3 and 3.4. This is their shortest episode to date, but there's still plenty to talk about. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-3-lips-sealed/3-03/ Discussion question (expanded from last time): besides Sylvester, what cartoon characters (Looney Tunes or otherwise) are the Lambs based on? Bonus discussion question: Tell us your favourite use of faking someone's death in fiction.

Happy belated New Year! Dante and Tommy begin reading Arc 3: Lips Sealed. This is virgin territory for Tommy, and to be honest Dante doesn't remember much of what happens next either. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-3-lips-sealed/3-01/ Discussion question: Besides Sylvester, which Looney Tunes characters are the other Lambs based on?

The long awaited second half of the coversation from last time! Dante and Tommy are joined by Jenny from Pale in Comparison to talk about all the characters in these two chapters. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-2-cat-out-of-the-bag/2-11/ Discussion question (continued from last time): If you were in the Lambs' position (or alternatively, in Mauer's position), how would you have handled the situation with the crowd in these chapters? Bonus discussion question: Would you want to know your own expiration date? Double bonus discussion question: Discuss among yourselves how this story will end (and don't tell us, if it involves spoilers) Check out Jenny's podcast, Pale in Comparison: https://www.doofmedia.com/paleincomparison/

Dante and Tommy are joined by Jenny from Pale in Comparison, as they attempt to discuss two highly dense and highly disparate chapters within a single episode. The attempt was not entirely successful, as we ended up needing to split our discussion into two episodes anyway! Stay tuned for the second half of our conversation in the near future. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-2-cat-out-of-the-bag/2-11/ Discussion question (continued from last time): If you were in the Lambs' position (or alternatively, in Mauer's position), how would you have handled the situation with the crowd in these chapters? Check out Jenny's podcast, Pale in Comparison: https://www.doofmedia.com/paleincomparison/ Also check out Kimberly Dauber and Loren Sherman's company's production, Congratulations, Dear Stranger: https://www.hearmeoutproductions.com/hmop-presents/congratulations-dear-stranger/

Dante and Tommy plot, scheme, and strategize as they talk about Cat Out of the Bag 2.9 and 2.10. Will Twig see an increase in readership now that Pale is finished? Will we emerge as the new global superpower in Wildbow podcasting? Does this description totally misrepresent the conversation we had? Only one way to find out! Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-2-cat-out-of-the-bag/2-09/ Discussion question: If you were in the Lambs' position (or alternatively, in Mauer's position), how would you have handled the situation with the crowd in these chapters? Totally legit contest (continued): Send us ideas for what nursery songs we should use to introduce the Monster Corner section, or any other section. Or, you can send in a sound byte if you want to. Fan art of Whiskers, made by Spinagon using Stable Diffusion: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1147647506692456458/1147647687441784842/view.png Bio fact citation: Bruemmer CM, Rushton SP, Gurnell J, et al.: "Epidemiology of squirrelpox virus in grey squirrels in the UK" (2010) https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/epidemiology-of-squirrelpox-virus-in-grey-squirrels-in-the-uk/1AF7B40D8BC92F8C6FA57B2E5E7D76A7

Dante and Tommy are back to talk about Cat out of the Bag 2.7 & 2.8! Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-2-cat-out-of-the-bag/2-07/ Discussion question (continued from last time): Tell us about a story in which the characters' abilities are simultaneously an advantage and a disadvantage. Bonus discussion question: Tell us the full official name of the academy in Radham. Totally legit contest: Send us a sound byte to use for the Monster Corner (or any other segment). The winner gets to hear their sound byte in future episodes! Bio fact citation: Joanna Wolfe, Javier Luque, & Heather Bracken-Grissom: “How to become a crab: Phenotypic constraints on a recurring body plan” (2021) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bies.202100020

Dante and Tommy are joined by Pale in Comparison co-host Malia to discuss Cat out of the Bag 2.5 & 2.6. Also, have we mentioned that Sy wants badges? Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-2-cat-out-of-the-bag/2-05/ Follow Malia's stuff: https://www.doofmedia.com/paleincomparison/ https://www.doofmedia.com/2023/08/16/pale-comflections-fan-art-contest-16-closure/ Support aid efforts in Maui: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-stronghttps://mauiunitedway.org/disasterrelief Other relevant links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BRP4wcSCM0

Dante and Tommy are back to talk about Cat out of the Bag 2.3 & 2.4, the chapters in which we meet Reverend Mauer! Also, it seems that circumstances have conspired to turn our Wednesday podcast into a Saturday podcast, but at least we're back to being biweekly (for now). Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-2-cat-out-of-the-bag/2-03/ Discussion question (continued from last time): Tell us what other body parts correspond to features of the Academy.

Dante and Tommy start the second arc of Twig! These are some very talk-heavy chapters, which give us a lot to talk about as well. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-2-cat-out-of-the-bag/2-01/ Discussion question: Tell us what other body parts correspond to features of the Academy. Also, here's the image of the character from Legion that the Gorger reminded Tommy of: https://swsca-production.s3.amazonaws.com/ckeditor_assets/2019/06/14/devil-with-the-yellow-eyes-before-contacts.jpeg

Dante and Tommy are joined by Jacob and Sophie from the Ottawa Wildbow Fan Meetup Group to talk about the final chapter of Arc 1, Taking Root 1.x (Enemy), and many other things besides. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-1-taking-root/1-x-enemy/ Discussion questions: Also check out our guests' recommendations:

Dante and Tommy discuss Taking Root 1.11 & 1.12. Many revelations have been made, and the arc draws to a close. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-1-taking-root/1-11/ Discussion question: tell us an interesting obscure or niche mnemonic device that you know.

The triumphant return of Dante and Tommy, who talk about Taking Root 1.9 and 1.10. The action ramps up and the stakes are ever higher as we approach the end of the arc and face off against the Bad Seeds. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/2015/03/31/taking-root-1-9/ Discussion questions (plural): Come up with a Monster that the academy might have in their arsenal to clean up their messes Tell us the theme song for the Lambsbridge gang, or any character in Twig.

Dante and Tommy are back to discuss life as a new parent, and also talk a little bit about Taking Root 1.7 & 1.8. Also, please disregard Dante's cat shouting in the background - she has already been fed. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-1-taking-root/1-07/ Discussion question: Tell us about your favourite use of cloning technology in fiction.

Tommy is taking some time off, so instead of our usual content we bring you our "demo" episode, a conversation about a short story by Wildbow called Boil. Note: although we have a spoiler warning for Twig and other Wildbow works, we don't really spoil anything in this conversation. Read along with us: https://wildbow.wordpress.com/2013/12/10/sample-boil-1/

Dante and Tommy read Taking Root 1.5 & 1.6. We meet one of the culprits, and learn about mind-altering parasites. Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-1-taking-root/1-05/ Discussion question: tell us your favourite terrifying parasite fact, or invent your own!

Dante and Tommy read Taking Root 1.3 & 1.4. The plot thickens! Read along with us: https://twigserial.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/taking-root-1-3/ Discussion question: Tell us what questing party roles you would give to each of the Lambsbridge orphans!