The Historical Romance Sampler
Sep 21, 2026 · 32 min · 11 segments
E. H. Lupton joins the podcast to read a sample from their fantastical romance, DIONYSUS IN WISCONSIN. We talk about world-building, the class dynamics behind the myth of Dionysus, and why 1969 is…
the hall was growing dim as the sun began to creep toward the horizon and the elevator took an interminable time to come when ulysses called it the long hallway all linoleum and flickering fluorescent lights felt suddenly cold he frowned the elevator slid open and he stepped in In general, ghosts did not wander campus buildings.
There was no specific reason for this other than that students tended to be young and fairly healthy, so there weren't a lot of deaths.
Ulysses didn't know if that was indeed what was happening, but it felt like something was trying to get through to him.
There was a sense of tension in the atmosphere, like the breeze before a thunderstorm.
"'Also, call me Ulysses.' "'Really?' Sam pressed the button for the ground floor automatically, even though Ulysses had already pressed it.
"'Call me Sam.' The elevator doors creaked and shuffled closed, giving the sense that they really didn't want to, and the elevator took off again.
The elevator was getting noticeably cold now, and a very slow breeze stirred Sam's hair.
"'What about you?' business he smiled politely the sense of tension was getting stronger and something definitely smelled odd pungent like myrrh rather than old paper frost started to form on the inside of the elevator doors did you um get a new cologne or something his heart beat faster adrenaline hitting his bloodstream as he as his body realized something was happening and objected No, Sam said.
the hall was growing dim as the sun began to creep toward the horizon and the elevator took an interminable time to come when ulysses called it the long hallway all linoleum and flickering fluorescent lights felt suddenly cold he frowned the elevator slid open and he stepped in In general, ghosts did not wander campus buildings.
There was no specific reason for this other than that students tended to be young and fairly healthy, so there weren't a lot of deaths.
Ulysses didn't know if that was indeed what was happening, but it felt like something was trying to get through to him.
There was a sense of tension in the atmosphere, like the breeze before a thunderstorm.
"'Also, call me Ulysses.' "'Really?' Sam pressed the button for the ground floor automatically, even though Ulysses had already pressed it.
"'Call me Sam.' The elevator doors creaked and shuffled closed, giving the sense that they really didn't want to, and the elevator took off again.
The elevator was getting noticeably cold now, and a very slow breeze stirred Sam's hair.
"'What about you?' business he smiled politely the sense of tension was getting stronger and something definitely smelled odd pungent like myrrh rather than old paper frost started to form on the inside of the elevator doors did you um get a new cologne or something his heart beat faster adrenaline hitting his bloodstream as he as his body realized something was happening and objected No, Sam said.
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