Marie Vibbert is a past Hugo and Nebula finalist with over 100 stories in pro publications from Analog to Zombies Need Brains. Her latest book is a novella, Multitude, wherein you can follow the hivemind of cephalopod aliens and explore the power of language, community, and hope.

This story originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction, June 2016.

Narration by: Ibba Armanas

Ibba Armanas is a two time EMMY-nominated Director/Producer for KLCS-PBS Los Angeles. A huge sci-fi fan and occasional narrator, she’s excited to be back on StarShipSofa after a decade of absence.

Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis

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Eric Del Carlo's short fiction has appeared multiple times in Analog, Asimov's, and Clarkesworld, as well as many other magazines and anthologies over the years. He returns to StarShipSofa with the first story he wrote in 2026. Eric lives in the States, in his native California.

"Traipsing the Else" is original to StarShipSofa.

Narration by: Brian Rollins

Brian Rollins is a voice actor and podcaster living in Colorado. You can hear him hosting the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast every Wednesday or narrating audiobooks like the Glen and Tyler adventure series, the Uncommon Bonds fantasy thriller series, and the David Rose paranormal fantasy saga. Recently, Brian began Tome Cast, a weekly classic fiction audiobook podcast where he reads books such as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Call of the Wild, and The Maltese Falcon. Brian is available to narrate your next audiobook and you can find him at TheVoicesInMyHead.com.

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Kit (formerly Ekaterina) Sedia is a critically acclaimed writer of speculative fiction and noir, and a World Fantasy Award winning editor. He is the author of several novels and a short story collection, featuring stories originally published in venues such as Asimov’s, Analog, and Clarkesworld. His translations from Russian have appeared in The Big Book of Classic Fantasy and The Big Book of Modern Fantasy. He also co-wrote a script for Yamasong: March of the Hollows, a fantasy feature-length puppet film voiced by Nathan Fillion, George Takei, Abigail Breslin, and Whoopi Goldberg.

Kit currently resides in the Pinelands of New Jersey, where he teaches biology at a state university, and runs a rescue for medically needy cats. He is a communist and an abolitionist. Free Palestine.

This story originally appeared in Spicy Slipstream Stories, 2008.

Narration by: Will Stagl

Will Stagl lives in Tucson, Arizona and is a proud member of the StarShipSofa team. He’s like to kick off the the autumn by inviting any listeners interested in narration to contact him at williamstagl@gmail.com to join our stellar team of volunteer voice actors.

Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis

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