Ai Jiang | Ashes like the Leaves of Tea, Lava like Honey
Mother whispered to us about the beings on Earth she regretted creating; the ones whose only merits are their minds, but their minds rot so easily. | © 2024 by Ai Jiang. Read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn...
3 Loka 202421min
Jae Steinbacher | The Ex Hex
Talis had a problem. They’d copied the spell incorrectly, in a fury, after seeing photos of their ex with a new date in “their” spot. | © Jae Steinbacher. Narrated by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more abo...
23 Syys 202435min
Sagan Yee | Two Motes in the Zeugma Dark
Every date followed the same pattern. After the dinner and drinks, and the long moonlit walk along the canal, Jules would casually remark that the hangar was not far from here, and would they like to ...
19 Syys 202437min
"GaaS" by Meg Elison + "The Mote in Bird's Eye, or Note Attached to a Frozen Corpse Retrieved from Deep Space" by Jon Lasser
This month's Lightspeed Science Fiction Short Shots episode features "GaaS" by Meg Elison (© 2024 by Meg Elison), narrated by Alison Belle Bews and "The Mote in Bird's Eye, or Note Attached to a Froze...
12 Syys 202421min
Osahon Ize-Iyamu | We the People Excluding I
We were in the mines when the world was falling apart. I remember, the earth was cracking, and the plants were going limp, and the world looked dark blue, less full of life. | © 2024 Osahon Ize-Iyamu....
9 Syys 202437min
Gabriela Santiago | Reconstructing “The Goldenrod Conspiracy,” Edina Room, Saturday 2:30-3:30
Can someone get the doors? Thanks. Please remember we’re on an honor system for chairs—if you’ve eaten today, please leave them for someone who hasn’t. We don’t need another fainting incident. | © 202...
5 Syys 202441min
"The Terrible Secret of The Immortal Bards" by Adam-Troy Castro + "A Superior Knot" by Ash Huang
This month's Lightspeed Fantasy Short Shots episode features "The Terrible Secret of The Immortal Bards" by Adam-Troy Castro (© 2024 by Adam-Troy Castro), narrated by Stefan Rudnicki and "A Superior K...
3 Syys 202421min
Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe | Child of the River
Mother used to say I am a child of the river. I never understood her. I thought I would be a child of the wind, like her. | © 2024 by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe. Narrated by Mirron Willis. Learn more about y...
27 Elo 202430min
