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Main Fiction: "Love in the Time of Disconnect" by Hayley Stone This story is original to StarShipSofa. Hayley Stone is an award-winning writer, editor, and poet from California. She has published short fiction in Apex Magazine and Fireside Fiction , and is the author of the weird western cult hit Make Me No Grave , most recently a finalist for the Laramie Book Awards. Find a complete list of...

Main Fiction: "The Message" by Michael D. Burnside This story is original to StarShipSofa. Michael D. Burnside is a graduate of Ohio University. By day, he earns a living as a systems analyst, helping customers figure out what they need from their software. His interests include gaming, science, computer technology, history, politics, and, of course, writing. His fiction writing includes steampunk...

Main Fiction: "The dataSultan of Streets and Stars" by Jeremy Szal This story first appeared in Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction (October 2018). Jeremy Szal was born in 1995 and was raised by wild dingoes, which should explain a lot. He spent his childhood exploring beaches, bookstores, and the limits of people’s patience. He’s the author of over forty science-fiction short stories. His...

Main Fiction: "Seven Letters" by Aimee Ogden This story is original to StarShipSofa. Aimee Ogden is a former science teacher and software tester; now she writes stories about sad astronauts and angry princesses. Her short fiction has also appeared in Analog, Fireside, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and her novella Local Star is forthcoming from Interstellar Flight Press. Narrated by Summer Brooks. S...

Main Fiction: "The Callisto Stakes" by Doug C. Souza. This story first appeared in Asimov's (September 2018). You can find Doug C. Souza at  dougcsouza.com  and  dougscifi@gmail.com . He loves hearing from readers of his work, so don't ever hesitate to send him a question or comment. Just watch out; he's been known to write a few paragraphs when responding--especially if it's a ques...

Main Fiction: "No Body Enough" by Dantzel Cherry This story first appeared in Future Science Fiction #2 (April 2019). When Dantzel Cherry is not raising her daughter or teaching Pilates and dance, she is writing. Dantzel's short fiction has appeared in Fireside , Future SF , Cast of Wonders , Galaxy's Edge , and other magazines and anthologies. She lives in Lehi, Utah with her husband, daughter, a...

Main Fiction: "Bringing Down the Mast" This story first appeared in The Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Vol. III . Floris M. Kleijne is the author of more than two dozen short stories in  Daily Science Fiction ,  Galaxy’s Edge ,  Factor Four , and numerous other publications. He lives in a 200-year-old house in the Dutch river district, but does most of his writ...

Jeremy Szal’s debut STORMBLOOD, a dark space opera about alien DNA that makes users permanently addicted to adrenaline and aggression, comes out on June 4 from Gollancz in all formats, including audiobook, and he would love it if you pre-ordered a copy. Stormblood Amazon UK Stormblood Audiobook Stormblood Main Fiction: "Crystal Ash" This story is original to StarShipSofa. Atalanti Evripidou is a s...

Main Fiction: “Like a Bird from the Sky" by Alexis Ames This story is original to StarShipSofa. Alexis Ames is a writer living in Colorado who first picked up a pen when she was eleven years old and hasn’t put it down since. Science fiction is her preferred genre –- more specifically, exploring the changing relationship between humans and technology. Her work has previously appeared in publication...

Main Fiction:     “You and Me and Mars" This story first appeared in Luna Station Quarterly #31 (September 2017). Sandy’s recent stories can be found in Zooscape, Alternative Apocalypse , and an upcoming edition of Analog Science Fiction and Fact . When not writing Sandy works as an anesthetist in Georgia and is an associate editor at Escape Pod . More information and links to stories ca...

Main Fiction:     “Soovien Hungered in the City of Spiders" by Sean Robinson   This story is original to StarShipSofa. Sean Robinson lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. In other lives he's been a spelunker, fire breather, and cow herd. You can find him online at SeanRyanRobinson.com and on Twitter (infrequently) @Kesterian . Narrated by Tatiana Grey Tatiana is a criticall...

Douglas Smith is a multi-award-winning Canadian 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 thirty-four countries, including Amazing Stories, InterZone, Weird Tales, Baen's Universe, On Spec, and Cicada . His books include the novel The Wolf at the End of the World , the collection...

Main Fiction: "I'm Not Robert" by A.T. Sayre This story first appeared in Bewildering Stories (July 2017) A.T. 's work has previously appeared in Phantaxis Magazine , Andromeda Spaceways , and Analog Science Fiction and Fact . A more detailed list of his publications can be found at atsayre.com/fiction Narrated by: Will Stagl Will Stagl lives in Tucson, Arizona with his wife Susan and daughter, Vi...

Main Fiction:  "The Midwives" by Jude Reid This story first appeared in the SFF World anthology Dying Worlds (December 2019). Jude Reid lives in Glasgow, Scotland, and writes in the narrow gaps between work, wrangling her kids, and trying to wear out a border collie. When she's not writing she's studying for her black belt in Tae Kwon Do, running from zombies, climbing inadvisibly large mount...

Main Fiction: "Burnover" by K.D. Julicher This story first appeared in  Intergalactic Medicine Show (June 2018). K.D. Julicher lives in Nevada, where she collaborates with her husband on stories and children. She has a passion for bears, hats, and bug fixes. Her work has appeared in Writers of the Future , Deep Magic , and Intergalactic Medicine Show . Narrated by R.M. Ambrose R.M. Ambrose is...

Main Fiction: "An Infinite Number of Idiots" by Robert Jeschonek This story first appeared in Galaxy's Edge #39 (July 2019). Robert Jeschonek is a USA Today bestselling, envelope-pushing author whose fiction and comics have been published around the world. His stories have appeared in past episodes of StarShipSofa, as well as Galaxy's Edge, Fiction River, Pulphouse, Escape Pod, and many other publ...

Main Fiction: "A Taste of Eden" by Colleen Anderson   This story originally appeared in Worlds of SF, F & H (January 2018). Colleen Anderson edits and writes fiction and poetry. Her work has appeared in over 250 publications with some recent and new works in  Polu Texni, On Spec, Thrilling Words Really System  and  Nameless . Her collection,  A Body of Work  is pu...

Main Fiction: "Top Tier" by Harold R. Thompson This story is original to StarShipSofa. Harold R. Thompson has written non-fiction and short science fiction and fantasy for a variety of print and online magazines. He is also the author of the “Empire and Honor” series of historical adventure novels, which include Dudley’s Fusiliers , Guns of Sevastopol , and Sword of the Mogul . He lives in Nova Sc...

Main Fiction: "The Face of Heaven" by David Kavanaugh Dave Kavanaugh’s short fiction has appeared in Nature , Andromeda Spaceways , and StoryShop . His fantasy novel Age of Omicron was released by Fiction Vortex Press in 2018. You can find him on Twitter at @DaveFiction or read more at DaveKavanaugh.com . Narrated by Eric Luke. Eric Luke is the screenwriter of the Joe Dante film Explorers , which...

Main Fiction: "Captured Carbon" by Geoffrey W. Cole This story first appeared in Cli-Fi: Canadian Tales of Climate Change (Exile, 2017). Geoffrey W. Cole's award-winning short fiction has appeared in such publications as Reckoning , Clarkesworld , EscapePod , New Worlds , and Imaginarium 2012: The Year's Best Canadian Speculative Writing . His stories have been translated into Catalan, French, Hun...

Main Fiction: "The Ice Queen of Europa" by Russell Hemmel This story first appeared in The Martian Wave on   April 30, 2019  Russell Hemmell is a French-Italian transplant in Scotland after several years of East Asia, passionate about astrophysics, history, and Japanese manga. Winner of the Canopus Awards for Excellence in Interstellar Writing. Recent work in Aurealis , Flame Tree Press...

Main Fiction: "Ice in the Dark" by Joachim Heijndermans This story first appeared in Nebula Rift in 2016. 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 about toys, comics and film. A graduate of the Kubert School in New Jersey, he works as a graphic designer and cartoon...

Main Fiction: "Permanent Residency" by Filip Wiltgren By day, Filip Wiltgren is a mild-mannered communication officer and lecturer. By night, he turns into a frenzied ten-fingered typist, clawing out jagged stories of fantasy and science fiction, found in lairs such as Analog , Intergalactic Medicine Show , Grimdark , Daily SF , and Nature Futures . He can be found at wiltgren.com Narrated by Chey...

Main Fiction: "Color of the Flame" by Stephen Case This story originally appeared in Mythic (March 1, 2017). Stephen Case is a historian of astronomy and author living and lecturing in the prairies south of Chicago. His work has appeared most recently in Beneath Ceaseless Skies ,  Shimmer , and  Intergalactic Medicine Show . His debut novel,  First Fleet,  is Lovecraftian horro...

Main Fiction: "Retrieval Attempt" by Matt Hornsby This story is original to StarShipSofa. Matt Hornsby lives in Ireland and works in public policy, after previous stints as a scrap metal dealer and as an English teacher in Japan. His other published work can be found in Metaphorosis and Electric Spec , and you can follow him on twitter at @Matth0rnsby . Narrated by: Mark Kilfoil Mark "the Encaffei...