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Patreon - please support us. Goal is 500 - we are at 380 Main Fiction: "The Armor Embrace" by Doug C. Souza Originally published in Writers of the Future, Vol 33. Doug C. Souza had quite a year in 2017. One of the highlights--besides meeting the other twelve finalists--was when Kevin J. Anderson pulled him aside just before the Writers of the Future awards ceremony to tell Doug that he had request...

Please think about supporting us on Patreon Main Fiction: "On the Ship" by Leah Cypess Originally published in Asimov's. Leah Cypess wrote her first short story – in which the narrator was an ice cream cone – at the age of six, and sold her first piece of fiction while in high school. She has degrees in biology, journalism, and law, and has traveled to Iceland, Israel, Jordan,...

 Main Fiction: "What You Can Change" by Michael Haynes Originally published in Kazka Press Michael Haynes lives in Central Ohio. An ardent short story reader and writer, Michael’s stories have appeared in publications such as Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Nature. He’s the chair of the Cinevent classic film convention and enjoys photography, geocaching, and travel. He...

Main Fiction: "Elegy for a Young Elk" by Hannu Rajaniemi Originally published in Subterranean , reprinted in Invisible Planets Hannu Rajaniemi was born in Finland. At the age of eight he approached the European Space Agency with a fusion-powered spaceship design, which was received with a polite “thank you” note. Hannu studied mathematics and theoretical physics at University of Oulu and Cambridge...

A story from March 2008 Aural Delights No 17 Alastair Reynolds Main Fiction: Sledge Makers Daughter by Alastair Reynolds Narration: Diane Seversonn Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Fiction: “You Don't Know My Heart” by Spider Robinson My Favorite Shorts collection by Spider Robinson   Narrated by: Veronica Giguere Veronica Giguere (V.) is a storyteller of the spoken and written word. An audiobook narrator and science fiction author, she is the voice, producer, and one of four coauthors of The Secret World Chronicle podcast novel series (www.secretworldchronicle.com...

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Patreon Support for us. Main Fiction: ““An Incident in the Literary Life of Nathan Arkwright” by Allen Steele Originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction, September-October 2017 Allen Mulherin Steele, Jr. became a full-time science fiction writer in 1988, following publication of his first short story, "Live From The Mars Hotel" (Asimov's, mid-Dec. `88). Since then he has become a prolific au...

  !!!SUPPORT US!!! Main Fiction: "How I Killed Your Mother" by Evan Dicken Originally published in Cosmic Roots By day, Evan Dicken studies old Japanese maps and analyzes medical research data at the Ohio State University. By night, he does neither of these things. His work has most recently appeared in: Escape Pod , Pseudopod , and The Overcast , and he has stories forthcoming from publisher...

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Support StarShipSofa at Patreon for AD free shows Interview: Ian McDonald, author of River of Gods, The Dervish House, Luna: New Moon, Luna: Wolf Moon, with Jeremy Szal   Main Fiction: "The Odour of Sanctity" by Ian Creasey Originally published in Asimov's Ian Creasey lives in Yorkshire, England. He has published seventy-odd short stories in various magazines and anthologies. On his webs...

  Patreon Support Main Fiction: "Spare Parts" by Shawn Mansouri Originally published in L0w L1f3 Anthology Shawn Mansouri is a former biologist and fan of the darker side of fiction. When he's not twitching from too much caffeine, or arguing with the post office about smashed books and magazines in his mailbox, he reads slush for Grimdark Magazine and blogs, occasionally, at Carved in Sand: F...

Main Fiction: "Bodies of Evidence" by Alan Baxter Originally published in In Your Face Alan Baxter is a British-Australian author who writes supernatural thrillers and urban horror, rides a motorcycle and loves his dogs. He also teaches Kung Fu. He lives among dairy paddocks on the beautiful south coast of NSW, Australia, with his wife, son, dogs and cat. He’s the multi-award-winning author of sev...

Support on Patreon Patreon RSS   Main Fiction: "This Chance Planet" by Elizabeth Bear Originally published on Tor.com Elizabeth Bear was born on the same day as Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, but in a different year. She is the Hugo, Sturgeon, Locus, and Campbell Award winning author of 30 novels (The most recent is THE STONE IN THE SKULL , an epic fantasy from Tor) and over a hundred short stories...

Support on Patreon Grab Patreon RSS Feed   Main Fiction: "The Frost Giant's Data" by Dan Abnett Originally published in Cosmic Powers Dan Abnett is a seven-times New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning comic book writer. He has written over fifty novels, including the acclaimed Gaunt’s Ghosts series, the Eisenhorn Cycle, volumes of the million-selling Horus Heresy series, The S...

SUPPORT Me on Patreon Patreon RSS Feed https://www.patreon.com/rss/districtofwonders?auth=856099cb6709a8965b71f7ecd79667ab Paste this into your podcatcher of choice. I use Pocket Cast Main Fiction: "Ark of Bones" by Jeremy Szal Original to StarShipSofa. Jeremy Szal is a Mediterranean-blooded mongrel who was born in 1995 in the outback of Australia, where he was raised by wild dingoes. His science-...

Main Fiction: "Places" by Suyi Davies Okungbowa Originally published in Mothership Zeta Suyi Davies Okungbowa is a storyteller who writes freelance from Lagos, Nigeria. His (mostly speculative) fiction has been published or is forthcoming in Fireside, Podcastle, The Dark, Mothership Zeta, Omenana; and the anthologies Lights Out: Resurrection and A World of Horror; amidst other places. His nonficti...

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/districtofwonders Main Fiction: "Claim Jumpers" by Doug Souza Originally published at Visions V: Milky Way Doug C. Souza lives smack dab in the middle of California where he writes speculative fiction. His stories have been published in Asimov’s , The Writers of the Future Vol. 33, and many other short fiction publications. When he’s not writing, Doug enjoys teachi...

Main Fiction: "In a Green Dress, Surrounded by Exploding Clowns" by Robert JeschonekOriginally published at Galaxy's EdgeRobert Jeschonek is an award-winning author whose fiction, comics, essays, and non-fiction have been published around the world. His stories have appeared in Galaxy's Edge, Escape Pod, Fiction River. He has written Doctor Who and Star Trek fiction and Batman and Justice Society...

Main Fiction: "A Book By It's Cover" by Colleen AndersonOriginally published in MirrorshardsColleen Anderson has been twice nominated for the Aurora Award in poetry, and longlisted for the Stoker Award. She has co-edited Tesseracts 17, and Playground of Lost Toys  which was nominated for a 2016 Aurora Award. She is currently editing for Alice Unbound. New or forthcoming works are in Grievous Angel...

Main Fiction: "The Verdant Gene" by Marcelle DubeOriginally published in Fiction River: MoonscapesMarcelle Dubé writes science fiction, fantasy, and mystery fiction. Her short stories have appeared in magazines and award-winning anthologies, and her novels include the Mendenhall Mystery series and Backli’s Ford, an A’lle Chronicles novel. She grew up near Montreal and after trying out a number of...

Main Fiction: "Horror on Habitat Seven"This story is original to StarShipSofaZach Chapman grew up on a ranch just north of San Antonio, Texas where he could see the cows grazing in the pasture from his bedroom window. In 2011 he graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word with a degree in English, where he won the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) English Award for cr...

Main Fiction: "This Is The Ice-Age"Originally published in MythspringClaude Lalumière is the author of Objects of Worship, The Door to Lost Pages, Nocturnes and Other Nocturnes, and Venera Dreams: A Weird Entertainment. His first fiction – “Bestial Acts” – appeared in Interzone in 2002, and he has since published more than 100 stories, several of which have been translated into French, Italian, Po...

Main Fiction: "Needle in a Timestack" by Robert SilverbergOriginally published in Asimov'sRobert Silverberg has been a professional writer since 1955, and is widely known for his science fiction and fantasy stories. He is the winner of four Hugo, six Nebula awards, and three Locus awards. He was named to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 1999, and was designated as a Grand Master by the Science...

Support StarShipSofa on PatreonMain Fiction: "How Interesting: A Tiny Man" by Harlan EllisonOriginally published in Realms of FantasyHarlan Ellison has written or edited 75 books; more than 1700 stories, essays, articles, and newspaper columns; two dozen teleplays, for which he received the Writers Guild of America most outstanding teleplay award for solo work an unprecedented four times; and a do...