Coming up… Main Fiction: “The Firewall and the Door” by Sean McMullen Entanglement technology had brought the final frontier as close as the living room. All we had to do was get an uncrewed probe out to whatever was to be explored, and the entangled telepresence established in its computers would provide practically instant […]
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StarShipSofa No 340 Ben H. Winters
Coming up… Cover Art by Jim Burns Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis 02:10 Introduction: “Dead Man’s Hand” anthology, edited by John Joseph Adams 20:00 Main Fiction: “The Old Slow Man and His Gold Gun From Space” by Ben H. Winters Whether Caleb and Crane came out to California separate and partnered up […]
StarShipSofa No 338 Alan DeNiro
Coming up… Main Fiction: “The Philip Sydney Game” by Alan DeNiro This narration of “The Philip Sydney Game” was created by and appears courtesy of Audible. The complete Audible audiobook of “Tyrannia and Other Renditions” – in which this narration first appeared – may be downloaded from www.audible.com/StarShipSofa. Several years ago, I started writing […]
StarShipSofa No 337 Brad Torgersen
Coming up… Main Fiction: “Ray of Light” by Brad Torgersen My crew boss Jake was waiting for me at the sealock door. I’d been eight hours outside, checking for microfractures in the metal hull. Tedious work, that. I’d turned my helmet communicator off so as not to be distracted. The look on Jake’s face spooked me. “What’s happened?” I […]
StarShipSofa No 336 Ron Collins
Coming up… Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H. Sturgis 02:30 Main fiction: “Bugs” by Ron Collins 15:30 Dr. Caulder kept talking, but John could scarcely follow along. The government needed authorization. Would he sign a waiver? Of course, Jesus Christ, of course. His hospital gown disappeared. A nurse sprayed his chest with shaving creme. Carol’s beautiful […]