The location of the Fallen Nation audiobook files changed, so until I go through and update the posts here, the links no longer work. However, you can listen to all of these through the plugin on this page at JamesCurcio.net.

On that note… I recently re-coded and designed that site, and put a ton of old content there, from writing to full music albums. Enjoy at your leisure.

This past year has held a lot of changes and challenges for me. I broke up with my girlfriend of five years, (see? I told you I’d finally mention it publicly- no details though guys, LJdrama is so 1998), I’m working a full-time day job, I’ve put my non-or-little-paying creative projects on hiatus until I figure out what benefit I was actually providing to myself or others with them, I broke my almost year-long healthy streak with nearly two months of constant sinus infections, I’m gearing up for a move though I’m not 100% sure where to yet. And I’m falling in love.

Also, that was a really long sentence. Sorry about that, guys.

So, if you were actually wondering why the Fallen Nation audiobook is on hold, or why I haven’t been running so many G-Spots lately, or so on, this is pretty much it. It’s not that I’ve taken myself totally out of the game- I yam who I yam- but I realize I need to pull in a bit for a while, and not overcommit as I have so much in the past. Build a base, and then make decisions about where and how I want to spend my time and energy.

I am, however, completely open to suggestions from the peanut gallery on this matter, though I (as always) reserve the right to completely ignore everyone. It does help to know the things that I’ve done that have had an effect. So far Join My Cult! still seems to be in the lead on that account, if the number of “you changed my life!” emails from strangers is the metric. This is something I might have to work through in therapy someday. Or perhaps you all need therapy.

Until next time…

–James Curcio

Just a quick announcement for those that have been following along here because I can’t contain myself-
You read the title right. The film rights to Fallen Nation: Babylon Burning have been optioned by Invictus Films & SB Productions. Expect many more updates to come!

This is a sneak peek at a sample from the soundtrack that will be used in a performance at Terra Extremitas, put on by the Foolish People. The script and soundtrack are based on some of the eschatological themes in Fallen Nation, and will serve as a bridge between that and a future project with the Foolish People, and many other creatives you may or may not have heard of…

The voices you will hear in this soundtrack will be the voices inside the actor’s head. The rest you will just have to imagine- or better yet, get your ass to the event.

Also, after the Terra Extremitas event in Amsterdam, we will be providing you with a version of this soundtrack with the actors lines added- which may or may not have video, depending on how the filming at the event goes. Enjoy!

Soundtrack Credits:

Writing: James Curcio, Jason Stackhouse.

Production & Art Direction: James Curcio.

Music: P. Emerson Williams (Choronzon, Veil of Thorns), James Curcio, Scott Landes (Collide, Mankind is Obsolete), Jon Siren (Mankind is Obsolete, Hate Dept).

The real end to this story was Patron bottles bursting clear blue spume out of ruptured plaster walls; bloody footprints on tiled floors; throat shredding screeching that blended fight and fuck. It was her daring stare as she dropped down on all fours on the broken glass, makeup a dripping mess, leather boots laced to her pared knees, begging for more.
There did come a day when he woke up and she wasn’t there. In the real story, the now dried rose she had given him was lost in the splintered ruins he turned their home into.
Since then, it was one long walk.

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In this special one hour G-Spot, James Curcio builds a fragmented narrative through excerpts from various shows that he produced / co-produced over the past seven years, wandering through it as if displaced in time, in a fever dream. Also included is an excerpt from Transmedia Litany, with Genesis P. Orridge & Joseph Matheny. All of the music and content that makes up this podcasts is home-grown, recorded in various home & psuedo-professional studios.

Some links you may want to check out after / while you listen: ZenseiderZ, the rough version of the MHB informercial (c2000), the Join My Cult! eBook, Fallen Nation: Babylon Burning eBook, order Fallen Nation on Amazon, Babalon.

We suggest you listen on headphones. Or while driving late at night. (Though we aren’t responsible if you drive off the road.)

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“…that’s all in the past now,” he was saying, “From there, it was like a ball rolling downhill, gathering momentum. Even gentle footfalls can start an avalanche, given the proper conditions. Once it gains enough velocity…anyone who stands in its way will be crushed. What you need to understand…is that the history of man is the history of an ongoing Reality War.” Suke hopped onto his shoulder and chittered. He batted her away and continued without missing a beat.
“What rises to the top? What sinks into obscurity? …I’m not just talking about Darwinism.”
“What are you rambling about?” Agent 506 called back from the driver’s seat, somehow able to make out his crackpot, spit-fire monologue over the deep hum of the engine. “Reality is not up for grabs. That’s the whole point: it’s real.”

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“Steel tube frame, four-link rear suspension, did the front end with discs. They usually work great, but I should prolly bleed the lines again…The paint job, as you can see, is a camouflage bee pattern.” He cracked his thick knuckles a number of times, then continued. “Thought that up while drinking JD… Thought you’d approve. Even spray-painted on your bee logo. Yeah, I know, I’m a fuckin’ redneck. Get over it. Up front here, I pulled the old bench seats and dropped in a set of captain’s chairs. Made this here console outta wood panelin’ from my kitchen.” He swept one massive, greasy hand towards a remarkably well-crafted, oak paneled center console, with two cup holders, an ashtray, and independent cigarette lighter.
The console was covered in diagrams and etchings, seemingly drawn in everything from pen, pencil and marker to tiny wood awls. Within these diagrams were fuel and distance calculations, phone numbers, IP addresses, web sites, and brief philosophical statements in a seemingly endless, hypnotic sprawl.
“Sitting wedged into the oversized radio hole, is a first generation in-dash, state-of-the-art DVD player.” The device he pointed towards was mounted with a deck of cards and a matchbook. “The DVD player is nice, even still have the remote. I keep meanin’ to get a real mounting bracket for it, but…well, you know how it is. Besides, I don’t play cards. Only prollem with the player, well the reverse don’t work. So if ya miss something ya like, ya gotta go all the way ’round.”

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He pulled out a notepad and frantically took notes. When the list was complete, he said, “Alright, bitch. Don’t you dare tell me how a bunch of good-fer-nothings like yerselves came on fifty big ones, I don’t need to be an accessory to God-knows-what…and in return I won’t tell you what I done with my sexretary last night,” he grinned and hung up the phone.

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So it really did happen, then. It wasn’t just the delusions of a fragmented mind. Or…at least not all of it. The cult, the rants, the hallucinogens, the cross-dressing… All these were like billiard balls leading to the ward, on account of the one thing she hadn’t done. Well, she remembered proclaiming some schizophrenic suburban kid a “prophet,” when floored on acid at some nightclub. Jesus was sure she didn’t actually have anything to do with that live grenade said “prophet” later mismanaged in the restaurant.

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Despite quite a few emails and phone calls from people telling me they were working on something, or telling me… I’m not entirely sure what… we have yet to receive any final submissions for this contest. There are still 10 days left in the initially speculate time-line, however I may extend it if no decent submissions come in in that time.

For those who missed it, here’s the details, files, and contest info at Greylodge.org.

Adam Trevino plodded up the stairs to his apartment, brooding at the way his sidearm thumped his ribs as he climbed. Might as well fret about the gun; its weight, suddenly uncomfortable, the vast legal machinery dedicated to keeping it in the holster. Better that than to contemplate the empty pocket in his overcoat, where his credentials used to be. Better to walk the streets, dreaming dimly.
His suspension was in its third day. It wouldn’t be reviewed for two more, and in all likelihood, he would be stripped of rank. Orphaned.

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This section of Fallen Nation: Babylon Burning was written by James Curcio, co-written by Jason Stackhouse and read by P. Emerson Williams. Music is provided by Babalon, Marz233 and the 233project, Dan Stone, Barbara Smith, and James Curcio.

From the journals of Dr. Fein, part 2.

I spent two hours trying to conjure money from an ATM before choosing the right PIN. Occasionally I give the audience at home a quick wave. Even cameras have a grainy universe which demands respect.
It seems I can transfer myself between different “selves.” I’m not exactly sure what this means yet. Focusing on the selection of desired probably outcomes, using whatever methods present themselves to weigh
the odds in my favor. I have noted that the simple execution of will provides the tipping point. I present myself with a numerical code device—a combination lock or keypad, a rubic’s cube. And I try to watch myself
select the right answer.
Results have been mixed, yet exhilarating. I may be able to exploit
this principle without losing ego integrity. (Dying, alone and quite mad.)

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The original chapter of Join My Cult! excerpted in this episode written by James Curcio, co-written by Ari & Jason Stackhouse and read by P. Emerson Williams. Music is provided by Babalon, subQtaneous.

From the journals of Dr. Fein.

12/17/02 17:49:31 The Journal of Dr. Fein, M.D.,
Ph.D.
I find myself resistant to morning. Waking before
the alarm, I hide next to my wife and play dead. Slow
breaths, deep. Eyes closed. Relax the facial muscles,
don’t clench, you’re asleep. I wonder what I will do
when the alarm rings. Call out today? I could, I could
just stay right here. I could choose sleep. But then
tomorrow? The day after?

Shower, dress. Match tie, because appearance is
important. Kiss wife, still maybe—sleeping. Coffee,
bagel, long for a cigarette and congratulate self on
quitting. Think about fixing the door (creaks) and
drive away.
Routine. Structure. My life is together. I am the
one in control…

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The original chapter of Join My Cult! excerpted in this episode written by James Curcio, co-written by Ari & Jason Stackhouse and read by P. Emerson Williams. Music is provided by Choronzon, subQtaneous.