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StarShip Sofa No 567 Doug Smith Dec 12, 2018

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Main Fiction: "A Bird in the Hand" by Doug Smith

This story originally appeared in Warrior Wise Woman 3 (Norilana Press, 2010.

Douglas Smith is a multi-award-winning author described by Library Journal as "one of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction". His fiction has been published in twenty-six languages and includes the urban fantasy novel The Wolf at the End of the World, the collections Chimerascope and Impossibilia, and the translated collection La Danse des Esprits. His writing guide, Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction, is a must-read for any short story writer.

Doug is a three-time winner of Canada's Aurora Award, and has been a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award, CBC's Bookies Award, Canada's juried Sunburst Award, and France's juried Prix Masterton and Prix Bob Morane.

His website is smithwriter.com and he tweets at @smithwritr.

Narrated by: Nikolle Doolin

Nikolle is a voice actor and a writer of fiction, scripts, and poetry. She has performed narrations for a number of popular and award-winning podcasts, such as The NoSleep Podcast, Tales to Terrify, and Far Fetched Fables. She also narrates classic literature in her own podcast Audio Literature Odyssey. To learn more about Nikolle, visit her website at nikolledoolin.com.

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StarShipSofa No 566 Dennis Mombauer Dec 05, 2018

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Main Fiction: "A Fear of Falling" by Dennis Mombauer

This story is original to StarShipSofa.

Dennis Mombauer currently lives in Colombo, Sri Lanka, as a writer of speculative fiction, textual experiments, and poetry. He also works as a freelance researcher on climate change adaptation, sustainable urban development, and autism spectrum disorder. He is co-publisher of a German magazine for experimental fiction, Die Novelle – Magazine for Experimentalism, and has published fiction and non-fiction in various magazines and anthologies. His German novel Das Maskenhandwerk (The Mask Trade) came out in 2017 (AAVAA Press). He can be found online at dennismombauer.com, and on Twitter via @DMombauer.

Narrated by: Tatiana Grey

Tatiana is a critically acclaimed actress of stage, screen, and the audio booth. She has been nominated for dozens of fancy awards but hasn’t won a single damned thing. She went to NYU and lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can find her at tatianagrey.com.

Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis

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StarShipSofa No 565 David Barr Kirtley Nov 28, 2018

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Main Fiction: "Veil of Ignorance" by David Barr Kirtley

Originally published in Lightspeed.

"David Barr Kirtley is the host of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast on Wired.com, for which he’s interviewed well over 300 guests, including Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Margaret Atwood, Richard Dawkins, Paul Krugman, Simon Pegg, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. His short fiction appears in magazines such as Realms of Fantasy, Weird Tales, Lightspeed, and Intergalactic Medicine Show, on podcasts such as Escape Pod and Pseudopod, and in books such as The Living Dead, New Cthulhu, The Way of the Wizard, and New Voices in Science Fiction. His story “Save Me Plz” was picked by editor Rich Horton for the 2008 edition of the anthology series Fantasy: The Best of the Year."

Narrated by: Paul Cram

Paul Cram is an American actor who performs in indie films and narrates short stories & the occasional audio book as time allows. His latest film role is in "Tuscaloosa” which had him as the lovable mental patient, Earl, which brought him alongside one of the women from the hit show "Stanger Things”. Keep an eye out for that film. Paul credits the library as the starting point for his acting career, so it's no surprise that he spends a lot of time there still researching roles; but even more important to Paul is that since 2013 he has been volunteering at his local library reading with people who speak english-as-a-second-language.When not on a movie set, recording booth, or at the library- Paul can be found deep-frying chicken wings & cream cheese wontons with his older sister, or arguing about pop culture with his brother around one of the 10,000 lakes of Minnesota. You can find Paul online at www.PaulCramActor.com.

Fact: Science News by J J Campanella

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StarShipSofa No 564 E. J. Swift Nov 21, 2018

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Main Fiction: "Weather Girl" by E. J. Swift

Originally published in Infinity Wars

E. J. Swift is the author of the Osiris Project trilogy (Osiris, Cataveiro and Tamaruq), a speculative fiction series set in a world radically altered by climate change. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Sunday Times EFG short story award and the BSFA award for short fiction, and has appeared in a variety of publications from Solaris, Salt Publishing, NewCon Press and Jurassic London. Swift also contributed to Strata – an interactive digital project by Penguin Random House. Her latest novel is Paris Adrift, a tale of bartenders and time travel in the City of Light.

Narrated by: Chloe Yates

As well as narrating, Chloë Yates writes odd tales. She has written many short stories and some poetry for the British Fantasy Award winning independent press Fox Spirit Books, and is currently working on bigger things for them. English born, she currently lives in the middle of Switzerland with her bearded paramour, Mr Y, and their disapproving dog, Miss Maudie. You can find her online and on Twitter.

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StarShipSofa No 563 Steve Pantazis Part 2 Nov 14, 2018

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Main Fiction: Switch, by Steve Pantazis (Part 2)

Originally published in Writers of the Future

Steve Pantazis is an award-winning author of fantasy and science fiction. He won the prestigious Writers of the Future award in 2015 and has gone on to publish a number of short stories in leading SF&F anthologies and magazines, including Nature and Galaxy’s Edge. When not writing (a rare occasion!), Steve creates extraordinary cuisine, exercises with vigor, and shares marvelous adventures with the love of his life. Originally from the Big Apple, he now calls Southern California home.

Narrated by: Brian Rollins

Brian Rollins was born in California and grew up in and around the Western US. He currently resides in Highlands Ranch, CO where he works as a voice artist primarily focused on audiobooks. He is probably best known for being the voice of the Glen and Tyler series of audiobooks, written by JB Sanders. You can hire Brian to narrate your next audiobook at TheVoicesInMyHead.com

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StarShipSofa No 562 Steve Pantazis (Part 1) Nov 07, 2018

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Main Fiction: Switch, by Steve Pantazis (Part 1)

Originally published in Writers of the Future

Steve Pantazis is an award-winning author of fantasy and science fiction. He won the prestigious Writers of the Future award in 2015 and has gone on to publish a number of short stories in leading SF&F anthologies and magazines, including Nature and Galaxy’s Edge. When not writing (a rare occasion!), Steve creates extraordinary cuisine, exercises with vigor, and shares marvellous adventures with the love of his life. Originally from the Big Apple, he now calls Southern California home.

Narrated by: Brian Rollins

Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis

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StarShipSofa No 561 Adam Rakunas Oct 31, 2018

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Main Fiction: "To Plant a Tree" by Adam Rakunas

This story is original to StarShipSofa.

Adam Rakunas is the author of the Philip K. Dick Award-nominated WINDSWEPT and its sequel, LIKE A BOSS. His short fiction has appeared in Futurismic.com, the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and StarShipSofa. A former Southern Californian, he and his family now live in the Pacific Northwest. Find him online at giro.org and on Twitter @rakdaddy.

Narrated by: Kate Lechler

When she’s not teaching or editing, Kate Lechler writes about genetically-engineered unicorns from a lawn chair in her carport in Oxford, MS. She is a graduate of the Taos Toolbox workshop and her work has appeared in Podcastle, Fireside Fiction, and Metaphorosis, among other places. Find her at katelechler.com, or @katelechler on Twitter.

Fact: Science News by J J Campanella

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StarShipSofa No 560 James Sallis Oct 24, 2018

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Main Fiction: "New Teeth" by James Sallis

Originally published in Analog.

While mostly wandering around the house, Jim sits down from time to time to write books like Drive, from which the Nic Refn film derived; or to translate a novel by Raymond Queneau; to publish five poetry collections and three of musicology; to write the six-volume Lew Griffin cycle; or to work on his regular books column for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. New novel is Sarah Jane, out next year, along with a much expanded new edition of an early book of criticism, Difficult Lives. In the sixties, in London, he helped edit New Worlds. He still doesn't know what he wants to be when he grows up.

Narrated by: Ant Bacon

Ant Bacon has worked as an actor and voice over artist in TV, film, stage and commercials for almost 20 years. As of Sept 2018 he is a (very) mature student studying a media production course. When Ant isn't working he can either be found baking in the kitchen, getting overly competitive in a pub quiz or in the gym trying to undo the toll of the previous two activities. If you'd like to say hi he is on Twitter; @antbacon

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StarShipSofa No 559 Donald Jacob Uitvlugt Oct 17, 2018

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Main Fiction: "The Sands of Rubal-Khali" by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt

This story originally appeared in Cirsova #4 (November 2016).

Donald Jacob Uitvlugt lives on neither coast of the United States, but mostly in a haunted memory palace of his own design. In addition to previous appearances in StarShipSofa #481 and Far Fetched Fables #176, his short fiction has appeared in numerous print and online venues, such as Cirsova magazine and the anthology Fearful Fathoms II. Donald strives to write what he calls "haiku fiction", stories that are small in scale but big in impact. If you enjoyed "In the Sands of Rubal-Khali" let him know at his blog: haikufiction.blogspot.com or via Twitter: @haikufictiondju.

Narrated by: Deanna Sanchez

Deanna Sanchez is a voiceover artist and actress who has performed professionally for 14 years. She has voiced various commercials, industrials, and characters, and specializes in the “sexy voice” of powerful female roles. An avid fan of science fiction since her grandfather gave her a copy of Heinlein’s Tunnel in the Sky when she was 9, she feels greatly privileged to help bring this story to life. While pursuing a voice talent and acting career, Deanna also consults in Geographical Information Systems and develops custom mapping applications for real estate and other industries. Her background in IT management does not prevent her from owning multiple old computers, some with Windows 98 still running. Three-dimensional visualization of spatial data is a favorite pastime, and she has spent many hours translating real-Earth elevation data into unique 3-D worlds. Deanna’s voice over demo can be heard at the Lambert Studios website, an outstanding full service recording studio.

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StarShipSofa No 558 D.A. Xiaolin Spires Oct 10, 2018

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Main Fiction: "Suvu and Swashbuckling Love" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires

This story originally appeared in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine (December 4, 2017).

Annie Sheng, aka D.A. Xiaolin Spires, counts stars and sand, residing currently in Hawai'i. You can find her embarking on olfactorial odysseys as she inhales plumeria blossoms, lychee and poi. Her work appears or is forthcoming in publications such as Clarkesworld, Analog, Fireside, Terraform, Nature: Futures, Grievous Angel, Reckoning, Galaxy's Edge, LONTAR, Andromeda Spaceways, Mithila Review, Issues in Earth Science, Factor Four and elsewhere, including anthologies of the strange and delightful. You can find her on her website daxiaolinspires.wordpress.com or on Twitter: @spireswriter.

Narrated by: Stephanie Morris

Stephanie is a recipient of the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship Award and a graduate of the 2017 Clarion West Writers Workshop. Her short fiction has appeared in FIYAH, Apex Magazine, Nightmare, and Pseudopod. She is a regular podcast reader for Uncanny Magazine and has narrated short fiction for the Escape Artists podcasts, StarShipSofa, and Far Fetched Fables. You can find her on Twitter at @smaliamorris.

Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H Sturgis

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