Kenneth Schneyer | Winding Sheets
Gallam didn’t look at the clothes the family provided until he had already prepared the body. “Prepared” was putting it mildly: the man was covered in wounds—blade wounds? Bite wounds? Gouges, rips, p...
14 Okt 202417min
"The Life You've Given Me, Rusty" by P.A. Cornell + "Hot Hearts" by Lyndsie Manusos
This month's Lightspeed Science Fiction Short Shots episode features "The Life You've Given Me, Rusty" by P.A. Cornell (© 2024 by P.A. Cornell), narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Hot Hearts" by Lyndsi...
10 Okt 202421min
"Zekelo's Barterhouse & Emporium" by Patrick Hurley + "Caesura" by Ashlee Lhamon
This month's Lightspeed Fantasy Short Shots episode features "Zekelo's Barterhouse & Emporium" by Patrick Hurley (© 2024 by Patrick Hurley), narrated by Stefan Rudnicki and "Caesura" by Ashlee Lhamon ...
7 Okt 202423min
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 Okt 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 202437min
