My friend and fellow horror writer G.A. Miller happened to post about this recent Business Insider piece about printed steak as an off the cuff Facebook post. I read it and Terry Bisson‘s short story, They’re Made Out of Meat came instantly to mind.
The two things don’t have much in common besides a challenge to our way of thinking about meat – actually, our way of thinking about things in general, I would say.
They’re Made Out of Meat won the Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 1991. Deservedly so!
So the Business Insider piece got me thinking about the story, and when I Googled the title to remind myself who wrote it, this interview from 2012 with Terry Bisson discussing They’re Made out of Meat on The Truth podcast popped up. It’s a great listen.
You can read Bisson’s iconic short story and five other tales in the collection: They’re Made Out of Meat and 5 other All-Talk Tales for $2.99. Worth it.
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