Episode 213: Beneath the Loveliest Tints of Azure by Jeff Samson(Edit to add note: We had numbered this as 228, but it should have been 213. We apologize for any inconvenience!)• Narrated by
Elie Hirschman• Audio production by
Jeremy Carter• Originally published in
Lore Vol. 2
(November 30, 2013)Jeff Samson brews Irish stout when he’s not writing science fiction and occasionally drinks it when he is. His work can be found in numerous publications, including Nature Magazine, Lore and Perihelion. This is his third story to appear in Cast of Wonders; check the show notes for a
link to his previous episodes. Jeff lives in New Jersey with his wife and children, and no cats.
Elie Hirschman has been involved in audio drama since 2004, with a variety of companies and podcasts, with roles as chief engineers, killer clowns and talking crows. He says his greatest achievement is to have worked with
Alasdair Stuart, the delightful head of the EA empire. It doesn’t get better than that. Follow him on
Twitter and at his
website.
“You sure picked a hell of a day to start.”
The guard stared up at Ted with a look somewhere between aggravation and indifference. He slouched over his desk, his belly spilling over a portion of its tidy surface. His chair creaked in protest as he swiveled lazily.
“I’m sorry?” Ted said, deepening his voice to match the guard’s husky bass.Click here to read the text of the storyClick here to listen to Episode 213Tags: Cast of Wonders, Elie Hirschman, history, imagination, imprisonment, Jeff Samson, Jeremy Carter, literature, ocean, punishment, regret, sea creatures, Young Adult fiction