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EP237: Roadside Rescue

By Pat Cadigan. Read by Stephen Eley. First appeared in Omni, July 1985. “That’s a long time to wait.” The navigator’s smile widened. He was very attractive, holo-star kind of handsome. People who work for aliens, Etan thought. “Perhaps you’d care to wait in my employer’s transport. For that matter, I can probably repair your vehicle, which will [...]

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By Geoffrey A. Landis. Read by Stephen Eley. First appeared in Asimov’s, December 2008. Turns out, you know, that old dharma bum never made it off the wheel of karma. He had too many attachments, to the road, to words; and if you love the things of the world of Mara too much you fall back into [...]

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By Jay Lake. Read by Mike Boris (of Mike Boris Audio). First appeared in Lone Star Stories, February 2009. I am called Dog the Digger. I am not mighty, neither am I fearsome. Should you require bravos, there are muscle-boys aplenty among the rat-bars of any lowtown on this raddled world. If it is a [...]

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By Lavie Tidhar. Read by Stephen Eley. First appeared in The West Pier Gazette & Other Stories, 2008. It was afternoon, after school has ended for the day. Sash has been working in the hydroponics gardens, helping the adults with the delicate work of picking the buds. It was flowering time, and the ganja plants were at the [...]

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This week Escape Pod presents three flash stories: Alloy By Marissa Lingen. Read by Electra Allenton. First appeared in Nature, September 2007. Flare By Kyle Deas. Read by Stephen Eley. My Grandfather’s River By Brenda Cooper. Read by Anna Eley. First appeared in Nature, August 2006. Rated PG. Can get a bit sad in places. Referenced Sites: Cybrosis — A podcast novel by P.C. Haring

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By Jeffrey R. DeRego. Read by Stephen Eley. I duck through the door behind her. The place is jammed with customers. “You have any money? I didn’t think to ask Miss Jennifer for any.” TK answers, “don’t worry, just tell me what you want.” “Large with extra sugar and cream.” TK grins and focuses her attention on the line of [...]

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By Jeffrey R. DeRego. Read by Stephen Eley. I duck through the door behind her. The place is jammed with customers. “You have any money? I didn’t think to ask Miss Jennifer for any.” TK answers, “don’t worry, just tell me what you want.” “Large with extra sugar and cream.” TK grins and focuses her attention on the line of [...]

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This week Escape Pod presents three flash stories: Alloy By Marissa Lingen. Read by Electra Allenton. First appeared in Nature, September 2007. Flare By Kyle Deas. Read by Stephen Eley. My Grandfather’s River By Brenda Cooper. Read by Anna Eley. First appeared in Nature, August 2006. Rated PG. Can get a bit sad in places. Referenced Sites: Cybrosis — A podcast novel by P.C. Haring

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By Mur Lafferty. Read by Alasdair Stuart. Special Closing Music: “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” by Twisted Sister. “Who’s there?” the voice asked, rough and unpleasant. Robert and Lydia glanced at each other. “The Paranormalists, Mr. Scrooge. You called us a couple of hours ago,” Robert said. “Took you long enough,” the voice said. The door clicked as Scrooge unlocked [...]

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By James Patrick Kelly. Read by Kathryn Baker. Special Closing Music: “Podsafe Christmas Song” by Jonathan Coulton. First appeared in Asimov’s, December 2002. “They’re uploads, Jennifer.” When I first met Mel, I thought the sleepy voice was sexy. “How can they move in with us when they’re not anywhere?” “They bought a puppet to live in,” I say. [...]

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By S. Hutson Blount. Read by Eugie Foster. Sponsored by SleepPhones - Pajamas For Your Ears From beneath the camouflage of kindling on her back came Grandma Thinkbox’s quiet voice. “You should have something hot to drink, child. Do not make yourself sick.” “Yes, nainai. As soon as I check on Pig.” After Comrade Liu had been evacuated with the [...]

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By Jeff Spock. Read by Geoff Michelli. Hosted by Norm Sherman (The Drabblecast). Closing music: “Heartache Over Innsmouth” by Norm Sherman. Sponsored by SleepPhones - Pajamas For Your Ears “I have done over fifteen hundred dives,” I said, and let that sink in. The number was astronomical for a guy my age, even for a professional. “I have [...]

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By Hannu Rajaniemi. Read by Peter Piazza; courtesy of Starship Sofa. Guest introduction by Paul Graham Raven of Futurismic. First appeared in Interzone, October 2008. Before the concert, we steal the Master’s head. The Necropolis is a dark forest of concrete mushrooms in the blue Antarctic night. We huddle inside the utility fog level attached to the [...]

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by Katherine SparrowNarrated by Sarah Tolbert, Kate Baker, Nate Periat, and Steve EleyThe story first appeared in Fast Ships, Black Sails edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer.You could feel their heat. Not a metaphor, I don’t mean that, I mean literally the room grew warmer when they were in it. They were both so [...]

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by Lavie Tidhar narrated by Sarah Tolbert This story originally appeared in Aeon #14. The diner stood off the highway outside a small town optimistically called Hope. Hope was being stuck in the middle of the Northwest and wishing you were someplace, anyplace else. And Hope was also the name on the tag pinned to the dead woman [...]

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by Marjorie James read by Steve Eley Editor’s note:  this is a sequel to EP007.  Listen to it here. Flies buzzed around the edges of the huge stone block, gathering at the rivulets of blood that ran down to the floor. A bit of what looked like it might be intestine hung off one corner, drawing special attention. [...]

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by Nick Mamatas read by Kathryn Baker The trouble with knowing everything there is to know, Stephanie Dowling decided instantly, because that’s how clever she was, was that when there was something unknown out there, she had nobody to consult. And there was something unknown out there, nibbling away at the edge of the economy, and screwing with [...]

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by Garth Nix read by Geoff Michelli Recently appeared in By Blood We Live. They were the usual motley collection of freelance vampire hunters. Two men, wearing combinations of jungle camouflage and leather. Two women, one almost indistinguishable from the men though with a little more style in her leather armour accessories, and the other looking like she [...]

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by Joanne Merriam read by Rachel Swirsky Practically the first thing she did when she took in the alien was to give him a new name. He looked at her outstretched hand long enough to annoy her, and then grasped it with his four opposable fingers and hung on limply until she wrenched her hand out of [...]

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by Robert J. Sawyer read by Mike Boris “Damned social engineers,” said Boothby, frowning his freckled face. He looked at me, as if expecting an objection to the profanity, and seemed disappointed that I didn’t rise to the bait. “As you said earlier,” I replied calmly, “it doesn’t make any practical difference.” He tried to get me again: “Damn [...]

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