Written and read by L. A. Young Text of the story: No one knows if it was an act of Mother Nature or Humanity, but it was both the strangest and most marvelous phenomenon to happen in recorded history. The tornados came before and after the floods, which tore away the sand dunes over and…
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Episode 5 of Earth Crew 2042, an episodic radio play by the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast that is a light-hearted love letter to 1970s sci-fi. While exploring the Plane of Temporal Wonders, Earth Crew 2042 meets Princess *cheep blehhh*, the younger sister of the Alactrian Empress, who has a plan to get them back to…
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Written by Joyce Chng Read by Hiromi Dames Text of the story: Landfill Maria had found the dragon on the beach. It was a giant oarfish, of course. Dragon sounded more mysterious. A shimmering serpent-shape, the dying oarfish was beautiful. The earthquake struck a week later. The landfill close to the beach spilled refuse into the sea….
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Written and read by Kimberly Rockwell Text of the story: Proper Introductions The terraformers declared victory: air calibrated, oceans obedient, soil productive. Success!The children disagreed. The planet had been reconstructed, but her soul remained, bereft of everything once familiar to her. They knew that this world’s essence responded not to machines, but to attention. Kindness strengthened…
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Written and read by Michelle Grey Text of the story: Dimensional Repair “So, do I just hit the start button?” she asked, wringing her clammy hands. “I’ve never been to a multidimensional healing spa before.” The healing chamber around her began to hum and the lights in the room sharpened. Suddenly, the bright lights shifted…
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Written and read by Nikita Text of the story: Cosmic Hope Looking at the earthrise from the far side of the moon, Niki felt herself gasp. She never thought she’d ever make it high enough to dangle her feet from Earth’s North Pole, much less the moon. Nothing mattered here. It didn’t matter how cold…
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Episode 4 of Earth Crew 2042, an episodic radio play by the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast that is a light-hearted love letter to 1970s sci-fi. Dear Diary, today has been another terrible day for the Empress of Alactria. Her younger sister has come to visit… Written, Directed, Produced, and Edited by L. Stephanie Tait Starring…
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Written and read by Lili Fox-Lim Text of the story: Flow State Sweat beaded on her temple, not just from the heat. The rhythmic crashing allowed her attention to find its habitual peace. A juicy wave on the horizon. Ale began to sprint. The juvenile edge of the wave walled up. Perfect. It peeled over….
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Written and read by Nadia Vazquez Text of the story: Happy Birthday She clutched the tiny bundle of chaos, tiptoeing toward the purple quilt that enveloped her brother. The creaky floorboards betrayed her. He opened his eyes. “Now that you’re seven, you can see,” she whispered, holding out the fuzzy, smelly chaos. “This is my…
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Episode 3 of Earth Crew 2042, an episodic radio play by the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast that is a light-hearted love letter to 1970s sci-fi. While taking a much needed rest on the casino planet of D329 Flamphis Gamma, Earth Crew 2042 must find a way to help one of their own remember who they…
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