Pseudopod 436: Flash On The Borderlands XXV: Simulacra“The strategic problem is, of course, that simulacra are reassuring only when viewed from outside. They do not provide an existential model for how to be in the world. One can appreciate the brilliance of the embalmer’s work, but one would not want to be its object.”
“Decadent Naturalism” by Charles Bernheimer; introduction to
A HAVEN by J.K. Huysmans in
THE DECADENT READER.
“Worm Within” by Cat Rambo“Worm Within” was originally printed in “
Clarkesworld” 2008. It is reprinted in Cat’s fantasy story collection, EYES LIKE SKY AND COAL AND MOONLIGHT. “I hope it unsettles YOU. I meant it to be unsettling — in an enjoyable way.
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CAT RAMBO writes and edits in the Pacific Northwest. Her most recent book is
NEAR + FAR, science fiction stories, from
Hydra House. Listeners are invited to check out
THE WORLD REMAINS MYSTERIOUS.
Your reader –
Julie Hoverson – the writer and producer of such audio dramas as
19 Nocturne Boulevard and
Fatal Girl (both available at
19 Nocturne Boulevard.com), has now turned her hand to audiobooks and can be found on audible.com narrating such diverse pieces as Jake Bible’s
Dead Mech Apex Trilogy (third book coming soon) and several novellas that are part of Brian MacLellan’s
Powder Mage series, most recently
MURDER AT THE KINNEN HOTEL.
“The LED bug kicks feebly, trying to push itself away from the wall. Its wings are rounds of mica, and the hole in its carapace where someone has tacked it to the graying boards reveals cogs and gears, almost microscopic in their dimension. The light from its underside is the cobalt of distress.”
"Lullabies For A Clockwork Child” by Shane Halbach“Lullabies For A Clockwork Child” is seeing its first publication on Pseudopod.
SHANE HALBACH lives in Chicago with his wife and two kids, where he writes software by day and avoids writing stories by night. His fiction has appeared on
Escape Pod, Redstone SF, Daily Science Fiction, and elsewhere. He blogs regularly at
Is This Thing On?.
Your reader –
Pete Milan – is a writer and voice actor. Pete can be heard in the horror audio drama
PHANTOM CANYON from Pendant Audio, available wherever audiobooks are sold. Visit
Pete Milan: Cosmopolitan Jackadandy for more from him.
“You are not Jack, but I will tell you of Jack, so you can know.
Jack was beautiful and strong. Jack had curly hair and shining brown eyes, and when we walked, he held my thumb and swung our arms just to feel them move.
You will not look like Jack. Every child is different. You are both my sons, but you are different.”
“Used” by Sandra Odell“Used” is appearing here for the first time anywhere.
SANDRA ODELL (usually) lives with her family in Washington state. Her work has appeared in
Pseudopod, Jim Baen’s UNIVERSE, Crossed Genres, and
Ideomancer. She is a
Clarion West 2010 graduate, and is currently plotting world domination. Or her second novel, whichever comes first.
Your reader –
Matt Arnold – last appeared on Pseudopod reading Episode #223
Murdock The Nobody. We also believe he is still involved with
Penguincon 2015.
She says her name is Cindy. Small, Clairol blonde, buxom Cindy with a blue, winged heart tattoo under her left collarbone. I introduce myself as Steve, buy her another what-she’s-having. She traces circles around the knuckles of my right hand with the sweat from her glass. There is a band of pale skin at the base of her ring finger.”
The Parsec Awards Nomination page can be found
hereSounds in this episodes:
“Ticks” for story 1 can be found
here.
“Static” for story 1 can be found
here“Interstitial Clockwork” for story 2 can be found
here
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