StarShipSofa

Main Fiction: "Monkey Talk" by T. Lucas Earle. This story was first published in Electric Spec in July 2011. T. Lucas Earle is a writer, filmmaker, and musician. His fiction has appeared in Electric Spec, Colored Lens, Razor Literary Magazine, Baltimore Review , and New Myths . His dark comedy, Abduction , premiered in LA Shorts fest in 2013. His most recent film, in which he also plays the lead,...

Main Fiction: "Sleepers" by Sophie York. "Sleepers" first appeared in Deep Magic in August, 2018. Sophie York is a biomedical scientist and writer from Melbourne, Australia. When not working or translating the implications of research into fiction, she explores the world, documenting it with photographs and words. She was former editor-in-chief of SQ Mag , Australian speculative fiction ezine, whe...

Main Fiction: "In the Glow-Worm's Cave" by Robert D. Beech. This story is original to StarShipSofa. Robert Beech is a practicing psychiatrist and a faculty member at the Yale School of Medicine. He has published professional papers in a variety of scientific journals. Narrated by: Anthony Babington. Anthony Babington is a voice actor who looks just slightly off from how he sounds. From his secret...

Main Fiction: "Camp Cupid" by Lucy Stone. This story first appeared in House of Zolo’s Journal of Speculative Literature, vol. 1. Lucy Stone is a freelance writer, lexicographer, and mother of one. Her stories have appeared in many speculative journals, including Dreamforge Magazine , Electric Spec , House of Zolo , and Bards and Sages Quarterly . Her major preoccupations are folklore, romance, an...

Main Fiction: "Eventual Consistency" by Zero HP Lovecraft. This story was previously published at the author's website . Zero HP Lovecraft is in the room with us right now. He is a known antichrist-hater and woman-respect-maximalist. He believes that love and emotions are chemicals but, hypocrite that he is, he relies on chemicals to tell him his emotions are chemicals. But he will not perish like...

Main Fiction: "The Udon at Tashihara's" by Joachim Heijndermans. This story first appeared in Storyteller Magazine in July 2017. Joachim Heijndermans writes, draws, and paints nearly every waking hour. Originally from the Netherlands, he’s been all over the world, boring people by spouting random trivia. His work has been featured in a number of anthologies and publications, such as Mad Scientist...

Main Fiction: "Zest for Life" by N R M Roshak. This story was first published in Future Science Fiction Digest , March 2019. N. R. M. Roshak is an award-winning Canadian writer whose work includes short fiction, kidlit, nonfiction and translation. Her short fiction has appeared in Flash Fiction Online, On Spec, Daily Science Fiction, Future Science Fiction Digest, and elsewhere, and was awarded a...

Main Fiction: "Strangers When We Meet" by Shannon Phillips and Christian Chadwell This story is original to StarShipSofa. Shannon Phillips lives in Oakland, where she keeps two cats, three boys, and a husband. She likes old things, wild places, tall tales, and the people who tell them. Her website at joshannonphillips.com includes links to her other work. Christian Chadwell lives in Northern Kentu...

Main Fiction: "The Prey" by John Wolf This story was first published in Electric Spec , January 2020. John Wolf is a librarian lurking in the Pacific Northwest. When he’s not shelving books or processing holds, he likes making things up and putting them on paper. A graduate of Washington State University – Vancouver, John has been writing and publishing for 10 years. His work has appeared in Tough...

Main Fiction: "The Female of the Species" by Tara Campbell This story was first published in Luna Station Quarterly , November 2013. Tara Campbell ( www.taracampbell.com ) is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction editor at Barrelhouse. She received her MFA from American University. Previous publication credits include SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Wigleaf, Jellyfish Review, Booth,...

Main Fiction: "The Fire Eggs" by Darrell Schweitzer. This story was first published in Interzone #153, March 2000. Darrell Schweitzer is not a famous British author although this and several other of his stories appeared in the British magazine Interzone when it was edited by David Pringle. He has also appeared regularly in Postscripts and the subsequent Postscripts anthologies (also UK) and the s...

Main Fiction: The Prufrock Whisperer by Brian Rappatta This story was first published in Amazing Stories, Issue 4 , April 2020. Brian Rappatta (pronounced RAP puh tuh) once swore he would never set a story in his home town. Famous last words. He originally hails from Goshen, Indiana, where “The Prufrock Whisperer” takes place, but currently resides in South Korea. His previous ficti...

Main Fiction: Elysium Fields by Aaron Moskalik This story is original to StarShipSofa. Aaron Moskalik starts his day writing speculative fiction in Southfield, Michigan before swiveling his chair to his Work From Home station. He has published stories in Nature and Perihelion Science Fiction, among others. To view all his published works, visit aaronmoskalik.com . Narrated by Anthony Babington. An...

Main Fiction: "Gravity Pulls Down" by Adam Fout This story is original to StarShipSofa. Adam Fout is an addiction / recovery / mental health blogger and a speculative fiction / nonfiction writer in North Texas. He blogs at adamfout.com. He is a graduate of the 2020 Odyssey Writing Workshop and was a finalist in the F(r)iction Spring 2020 Nonfiction Contest. His nonfiction appears in december, J Jo...

Main Fiction: "Love" by Eve Tushnet This story first appeared in Third Order Magazine (08 December 2008). Eve Tushnet is the author of one nonfiction book and two novels: Amends (2015) and Punishment: A Love Story (2019). 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 singl...

Main Fiction: "The Radiant Web" by Mia Moss This story is original to StarShipSofa. Mia Moss is a speculative fiction author, runner, and baker. She currently lives in the Bay Area in a warehouse guarded by feral cats, where she is hard at work on her debut fantasy novel. She would be delighted to share her cookies and gin. You can follow her on Twitter @ladyglitterpunk or subscribe to her ne...

Main Fiction: "Wolves" by Edward Ashton This story first appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact (October 2019). Edward Ashton lives in a cabin in the woods (not that C abin in the Woods) with his wife, a variable number of daughters, and an adorably mopey dog named Max. He is the author of the novels Three Days in April and The End of Ordinary, as well as of short stories which have appeared...

 Main Fiction: "Where Parallel Lines Meet" by Melanie Rees This story is original to StarShipSofa. Melanie Rees is an Australian speculative fiction author. She has published over 100 stories and poems in markets such as Apex, Natures, Daily Science Fiction, and Cosmos. More information on her work can be found www.flexirees.wordpress.com or on Twitter @FlexiRees.  Narrated by Summer Brooks. Sum...

Main Fiction: "The Colonizers" by J. Weintraub This story first appeared in Chasm Magazine (Autumn, 1995). A member of the Dramatists Guild, J. Weintraub has had short plays and radio dramas produced throughout the United States and in Australia, New Zealand, India, and Germany. His fiction, poetry, and essays have been published in all sorts of literary reviews, general magazines, and scholarly j...

Main Fiction: "Fingers" by Frederick Gero Heimbach This story originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact (January 2019). Frederick Gero Heimbach lives a pulp fiction life and takes notes. His family lives with him, warily, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is the author of two novels of satirical alternate history. Find his science fiction and horror stories at  Analog Science Fiction an...

Main Fiction: "Child of the Universe" by Christian Riley This story is original to StarShipSofa. Chris Riley lives near Sacramento, California, vowing one day to move back to the Pacific Northwest. In the meantime, he teaches special education, writes cool stories, and hides from the blasting heat for six months of the year. He has had more than 100 short stories published in various magazines and...

Main Fiction: "A.I. Family Values" by Ben Spillers This story is original to Starship Sofa Narrated by Rish Outfield. Rish Outfield is a writer, voice actor, and audiobook narrator. He can be heard co-hosting the  Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine  and  That Gets My Goat  podcasts, where he and Bigg Anklevich entertainingly waste much of their time. He also features his own stor...

Main Fiction: "Battle Borne Dreams Never Die" by Paul Alex Gray This story previously appeared in Broadswords and Blasters (July 2019). Paul Alex Gray writes linear and interactive fiction starring sentient black holes, wayward sea monsters, curious AIs and more. His work has been published in Nature Futures , Andromeda Spaceways , PodCastle , and others. Paul grew up by the beaches of Australia,...

Main Fiction: "Transference" by Jay Caselberg This story first appeared in Transtories (2011). Jay Caselberg is a writer based somewhere in the wilds of Europe. His work, poetry, short fiction and novels, has appeared in many places around the world and been translated into several languages. Sometimes, he even gets shortlisted for awards.  Narrated by Mark Kilfoil. Mark “the Encaffeinated ONE” K...

Main Fiction: "The Lizard and the Rat" by Andrew Dana Hudson This story is original to StarShipSofa. Andrew Dana Hudson is a speculative fiction writer and sustainability researcher. His stories have appeared in  Lightspeed ,  Slate Future Tense ,  Terraform ,  MIT Technology Review ,  Little Blue Marble , and more, as well as numerous books and anthologies. He is a m...