Escape Pod

Author : Ann LeBlanc Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Across the River, My Heart, My Memory originally appeared in Fireside Magazine June 2021. Language, suggestions of violence. Hey everyone, Alasdair here – hope you’re doing okay. The summer months are upon us, which means two […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/07/14/escape-pod-845-across-the-river-my-heart-my-memory/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Jordan Chase-Young Narrator : Justin Thomas James Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks This story appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of The Colored Lens (October 15, 2020) The Vaulting Vandals of Termina Celeste (Part 2) by Jordan Chase-Young Our boots echoed through the fuselage as we hurried to the […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/07/07/escape-pod-844-the-vaulting-vandals-of-termina-celeste-part-2/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Jordan Chase-Young Narrator : Justin Thomas James Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks This story appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of The Colored Lens (October 15 2020). The Vaulting Vandals of Termina Celeste (Part 1) by Jordan Chase-Young Back then, we liked to scour the docks of Termina Celeste […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/06/30/escape-pod-843-the-vaulting-vandals-of-termina-celeste-part-1/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Caroline Diorio Narrator : Sandy Parsons Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 842: Love and Supervillains is an Escape Pod original. Language, graphic sexual situations, blood and gore, more language. Love and Supervillains By Caroline Diorio The gals here at the Raleigh Women’s Asylum for […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/06/23/escape-pod-842-love-and-supervillains/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Jeff Hewitt Narrator : Scott Campbell Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 841: Deepo 12 is an Escape Pod original. Deepo 12 By Jeff Hewitt Nothing made Deepo 12 feel more alive than doing its job. Its actuators sighed as another cassette slid from its […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/06/16/escape-pod-841-deepo-12/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : John Wiswell Narrator : Karen Bovenmyer Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums The Tyrant Lizard (and Her Plus One) first appeared in Drabblecast in August 2021. Alien Invader or Assistive Device? first appeared in Robot Dinosaurs in April 2020. Crude language, violence, gore, and death. The Tyrant […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/06/09/escape-pod-840-the-tyrant-lizard-and-her-plus-one-alien-invader-or-assistive-device/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Arturo Sierra Narrator : Roberto Suarez Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 839: Universal Archive of Human History: FAQ is an Escape Pod original. Universal Archive of Human History: FAQ By Arturo Sierra The Gran Gliese Universal Archive of Human History contains over 5.7×1035 books […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/06/02/escape-pod-839-universal-archive-of-human-history-faq/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Maxine Moore Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (Issue 172, January 2021), and is a finalist for the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Novella Contains harsh language Don’t miss Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma, Part 1 […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/05/26/escape-pod-838-philia-eros-storge-agape-pragma-part-4-of-4/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Maxine Moore Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (Issue 172, January 2021), and is a finalist for the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Novella Contains harsh language Don’t miss Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma, Part 1 […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/05/19/escape-pod-837-philia-eros-storge-agape-pragma-part-3-of-4/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Maxine Moore Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (Issue 172, January 2021), and is a finalist for the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Novella Contains harsh language Don’t miss Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma, Part 1 […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/05/12/escape-pod-836-philia-eros-storge-agape-pragma-part-2-of-4/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Maxine Moore Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (Issue 172, January 2021), and is a finalist for the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Novella Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma (Part 1 of 4) By R.S.A. Garcia […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/05/05/escape-pod-835-philia-eros-storge-agape-pragma-part-1-of-4/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Renan Bernardo Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in World Science Fiction #2: Reloading the Future (July 2021) Anticipation of Hollowness by Renan Bernardo Having an obsolete best friend meant I had to put up with constant warnings about […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/04/28/escape-pod-834-anticipation-of-hollowness/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Ife J. Ibitayo Narrator : Mofiyinfoluwa Okupe Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 833: The Heroine Kokofe is an Escape Pod original. Mild gore. The Heroine Kokofe By Ife J. Ibitayo Kokofe awoke an hour before dawn, crusty-eyed and groggy. She wobbled to her feet and […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/04/21/escape-pod-833-the-heroine-kokofe/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Phoenix Alexander Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 832: Mouthfeel is an Escape Pod original. Mouthfeel by Phoenix Alexander 2050 After she left him, he found cells of hers between my bristles; grew a new her. But she wasn’t the same. […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/04/14/escape-pod-832-mouthfeel/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Michelle Tang Narrator : Lalana Dara Host : S.B. Divya Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 831: Vi’Hun Heal is an Escape Pod original. Infertility and mild gore. Vi’hun Heal By Michelle Tang The entrance panels, currently assuming the appearance of Earthian saloon doors, slid open. I rippled a […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/04/07/escape-pod-831-vihun-heal/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Jennifer Hudak Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie The Cat Lady and the Petitioner by Jennifer Hudak Laurie stands in front of a door. It’s old but solid, as many old things are. Whatever paint once covered it has long since worn away, and the wood […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/04/01/catscast-1-the-cat-lady-and-the-petitioner/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Lia Swope Mitchell Narrator : S. Kay Nash Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums “Rena in the Desert” was previously published in Asimov’s (March/April 2020) Contains harsh language Rena in the Desert by Lia Swope Mitchell It had to be a trick, Rena knew it. Even as […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/03/31/escape-pod-830-rena-in-the-desert/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Shari Paul Narrator : Mercerdes Modeste Host : Premee Mohamed Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 829: Wild Meat is an Escape Pod original. Hi folks! Our audience spans the globe, and this week’s author, narrator, and host are all from the Caribbean. We’re bringing you a hilarious story […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/03/24/escape-pod-829-wild-meat/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Maurice Broaddus Narrator : Hollis Monroe Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums City of Refuge originally appeared in Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology, November 2020. Contains harsh language, violence, and drug use City of Refuge By Maurice Broaddus Hope was a fickle bitch. Mercurial and quixotic, […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/03/18/escape-pod-828-city-of-refuge/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Raymond Roach Narrator : Sandy Parsons Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 827: The Wrong Side of the Sky is an Escape Pod original. Brief description of death and disposal of a body. The Wrong Side of the Sky By Raymond Roach There’s an old […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/03/10/escape-pod-827-the-wrong-side-of-the-sky/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Kristen Koopman Narrator : Sofia Quintero Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 826: This Is Our Get-Along Brainship is an Escape Pod original. Contains harsh AI language This Is Our Get-Along Brainship by Kristen Koopman The brainship Coraje spent its captain’s first walkthrough determinedly ignoring […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/03/03/escape-pod-826-this-is-our-get-along-brainship/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Mur Lafferty Narrator : Abra Staffin-Wiebe Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Fourth Nail originally appeared in Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology, November 2020. Cursing. Fourth Nail By Mur Lafferty Regina Phillips’ job on the orbital station God’s Eye was that of a nighttime systems engineer. She […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/02/24/escape-pod-825-fourth-nail/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Kameron Hurley Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums Citizens of Elsewhen originally appeared in Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology in October 2020. Contains graphic description of birth, a dead infant, and harsh language. Citizens of Elsewhen by Kameron Hurley Soldiers are citizens […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/02/17/escape-pod-824-citizens-of-elsewhen/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Avi Burton Narrator : M. Darusha Wehm Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 823: Build-A-Body is an Escape Pod original. Gender/body dysphoria and depersonalization. Build-A-Body By Avi Burton When I was eighteen, I ordered a body off the internet. It was actually kind of easy. […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/02/10/escape-pod-823-build-a-body/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Tina Connolly Narrator : Bria Strothers Host : S.B. Divya Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums Lions and Tigers and Girlfriends, Oh My! originally appeared in Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology in October 2020. Lions and Tigers and Girlfriends, Oh My! by Tina Connolly day 183 dear permanent record of […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/02/03/escape-pod-822-lions-and-tigers-and-girlfriends-oh-my/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Matthew Claxton Narrator : Trendane Sparks Host : S.B. Divya Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 821: Payday Weather is an Escape Pod original. Cursing and peril. Payday Weather By Matthew Claxton We wound our way up the curving canyon roads in overloaded pickups and hatchbacks, corners taken too […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/01/27/escape-pod-821-payday-weather/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Maria Haskins Narrator : Roderick Aust Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Tony Roomba’s Last Day on Earth originally appeared in Diabolical Plots, November 2020. Tony Roomba’s Last Day on Earth By Maria Haskins It’s Tony Roomba’s last day on Earth. After two years of working undercover as a […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/01/20/escape-pod-820-tony-roombas-last-day-on-earth/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Sam Schreiber Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums “Christmas at the Hilbert Astoria” first appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine (November/December 2020) This story contains harsh language (swearing) Christmas at the Hilbert Astoria (Part 2 of 2) by Sam Schreiber “So. Let me […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/01/13/escape-pod-819-christmas-at-the-hilbert-astoria-part-2/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Sam Schreiber Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums “Christmas at the Hilbert Astoria” first appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine (November/December 2020) This story contains harsh language (swearing) Christmas at the Hilbert Astoria (Part 1 of 2) by Sam Schreiber “You’ll have to […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/01/06/escape-pod-818-christmas-at-the-hilbert-astoria-part-1/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Kiya Nicoll Narrator : Lalana Dara Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 817: A Dragon in Two Parts is an Escape Pod original. Includes chronic pain, mention of suicide, and language. In the United States, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 800-273-8255. Wikipedia’s list of […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/12/30/escape-pod-817-a-dragon-in-two-parts/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Erik Grove Narrator : Karlo Yeager Rodriguez Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 816: Merely Players is an Escape Pod original. Death and loss. Merely Players by Erik Grove Jester stopped his bicycle in front of the thrift store window and looked through the glass […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/12/23/escape-pod-816-merely-players/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Helen De Cruz Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : S.B. Divya Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 815: Mathematical Revelations is an Escape Pod original. Mathematical Revelations By Helen De Cruz I have never had a Mathematical Revelation in my life. I am presently thirty-eight years and three […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/12/16/escape-pod-815-mathematical-revelations/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Christopher Noessel Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 814: Oddments, Pasha’s Autodiary of 07 MAR 2032 is an Escape Pod original. Oddments, Pasha’s Autodiary of 07 MAR 2032 By Christopher Noessel I woke you up two hours before, so you would […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/12/09/escape-pod-814-oddments-pashas-autodiary-of-07-mar-2032/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Beth Cato Narrator : Sandra Espinoza Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums A Consideration of Trees originally appeared in Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology in October 2020. Mentions of death, child endangerment, and physical child abuse. John Carpenter’s The Thing trailer Rise by Public Image Limited Kurt […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/12/02/escape-pod-813-a-consideration-of-trees/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : DaVaun Sanders Narrator : Laurice White Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in the Dark Universe anthology (November 2015) Contains violence and harsh language The First Doom (Part 3) by DaVaun Sanders The Dubious’s bay doors didn’t budge as the hopper drew close. […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/11/25/escape-pod-812-the-first-doom-part-3-of-3/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : DaVaun Sanders Narrator : Laurice White Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in the Dark Universe anthology (November 2015) Warning for violence and gore The First Doom (Part 2) by DaVaun Sanders Kyria awoke with a start. An alarm chimed faintly in the […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/11/18/escape-pod-811-the-first-doom-part-2-of-3/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : DaVaun Sanders Narrator : Laurice White Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in the Dark Universe anthology (November 2015) Contains violence and harsh language The First Doom (Part 1) by DaVaun Sanders Kyria Grazheen faced down every hollow-eyed stare in the mess hall […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/11/11/escape-pod-810-the-first-doom-part-1-of-3/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Iona Datt Sharma Narrator : Deepti Gupta Host : S.B. Divya Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Heard, Half-Heard, in the Stillness was originally published in Anathema Magazine in July 2020. Heard, Half-Heard, in the Stillness By Iona Datt Sharma Ekta’s Dadi could tell the future. She didn’t read the tea […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/11/04/escape-pod-809-heard-half-heard-in-the-stillness/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Authors : Ash Beker, Summer Fletcher and Alasdair Stuart Narrators : Imogen Harris, Marty Perrett, Wilson Fowlie, Peter Adrian Behravesh, Kaitlyn Zivanovich, Mur Lafferty, M. M. Schill, Alex Hofelich, Shawn Garrett, Scott Campbell, Kat Day, Graeme Dunlop and Alasdair Stuart Audio Producers : Marguerite Kenner, Ciaran ‘Zalia’ Roberts, Lillian Boyd and Peter Wood Artist : […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/10/30/witching-hour/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Lina Munroe Narrator : Joniece Abbott-Pratt Host : Brent Lambert Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 808: Win Again is an Escape Pod original. Win Again by Lina Munroe “I want a do-over!” Zira crumpled her opponent’s collar in her fist and twisted it tight around his neck. Glasses […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/10/28/escape-pod-808-win-again/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Alex Jennings Narrators : Bria Strothers and Eric Luke Host : Brent Lambert Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums T _ ME originally appeared in Electric Velocipede #20, Winter 2010. Some cursing; physical and mental peril. T _ ME By Alex Jennings The portable classroom was larger than Joan Ellen had expected. […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/10/21/escape-pod-807-t-_-me/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Anjali Patel Narrator : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Host : Brent Lambert Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 806: Bright Lights Flying Beneath the Ocean is an Escape Pod original. Contains harsh language. Bright Lights Flying Beneath the Ocean by Anjali Patel [Draft] (no subject) – 2:23 AM My dearest Tasha, […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/10/14/escape-pod-806-bright-lights-flying-beneath-the-ocean/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : LP Kindred Narrator : Eden Royce Host : Brent Lambert Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Open 27 Hours originally appeared in Issue 10 of Speculative City. Cursing. Grief, death, and loss hinted. Open 27 Hours By L.P. Kindred “It had pops of habanero-like spice immediately calmed by the subdued dulce of […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/10/07/escape-pod-805-open-27-hours/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Kel Coleman Narrator : Hollis Monroe Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums Delete Your First Memory for Free was originally published in FIYAH Magazine Issue 17 (January 2021). Delete Your First Memory for Free by Kel Coleman The bus jerks to a stop and I tighten my […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/09/30/escape-pod-804-delete-your-first-memory-for-free/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Tim Pratt Narrator : Sandy Parsons Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums A Princess of Nigh-Space originally appeared in Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology” in October 2020. KB Wagers http://www.kbwagers.com/ Cloverfield https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield A Princess of Nigh-Space By Tim Pratt There was a business card stuck in the crack […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/09/23/escape-pod-803-a-princess-of-nigh-space/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Christopher Mark Rose Narrator : Tad Callin Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums “Sentient Being Blues” first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of Asimov’s Death of a child, also contains some violence and harsh language. Sentient Being Blues by Christopher Rose I got a pickaxe for […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/09/16/escape-pod-802-sentient-being-blues/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Hal Y. Zhang Narrator : S. Kay Nash Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Hard Mother, Spider Mother, Soft Mother first appeared as part of the Futures chapbook series published by Radix Media. Hard Mother, Spider Mother, Soft Mother By Hal Y. Zhang “Did you see the report […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/09/09/escape-pod-801-hard-mother-spider-mother-soft-mother/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : N.K. Jemisin Narrator : Laurice White Hosts : S.B. Divya and Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Give Me Cornbread or Give Me Death originally appeared in A People’s Future of the United States in February 2019. Includes mature content for language and violence. Give Me Cornbread or Give Me Death […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/09/02/escape-pod-800-give-me-cornbread-or-give-me-death/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Ian Creasey Narrator : Pippa Alice Stephens Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums “No Strangers Any More” originally appeared in Analog (July/August 2016) No Strangers Any More (Part 2 of 2) by Ian Creasey Royal Roundup — “ROSE’S NEW BOYFRIEND? Just days after the end of her […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/08/26/escape-pod-799-no-strangers-any-more-part-2/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Author : Ian Creasey Narrator : Pippa Alice Stephens Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums “No Strangers Any More” originally appeared in Analog (July/August 2016) No Strangers Any More (Part 1 of 2) by Ian Creasey One of a princess’s many duties is to make polite conversation and avoid […] <p><a href="https://escapepod.org/2021/08/19/escape-pod-798-no-strangers-any-more-part-1/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>