Jul 13, 2021

Headspace by Beth Cato. Narrated by Steve Quinn. Hosted by J.S. Arquin.

#SciFi #cats

The creature entered the light.

"Damn," Akiko muttered.

The ginger kitten had an odd, ambling gait that showed the sharp jut of its hips. God, the thing was half dead, and way too small. A runt, maybe, or just plain wasting away. Its...

Jun 28, 2021

A Shiver on the Web by Kai Hudson. Narrated by J.S. Arquin. 

#Fantasy 

“You wish to become a priestess?”

Cara almost sneered. Wish wasn’t quite the term she would use. “Father said it’s the only way. With Mother gone and my brothers off to the war, my sisters need food. Clergy get extra rations during...

Jun 3, 2021

Under Our Skin by Owen Leddy. Narrated by Rebecca Lee. Hosted by J.S. Arquin. #Scifi #bodyhorror #cyborg #power

Mei is staring off toward the horizon, and I follow her gaze. From our vantage point in the Berkeley hills, we can see out across the bay to San Francisco. Out by Mission Bay, the prismatic glass corpmind...

May 19, 2021

The Gallian Revolt as Seen From the Sama Sama Laundrobath by Brenda Kalt. Narrated by J.S. Arquin.  #Sci-Fi #Revolution #Fromthemargins

On the afternoon Imperial Blessing landed in Chemical Town, Ter Zamora watched from the door of the Sama-Sama Laundrobath as two Registered crew members climbed steep Pernam Way....

May 5, 2021

What More Could You Want by Alexandra Grunberg. Narrated by Marie Andrascik. Hosted by J.S. Arquin.  #Fantasy #Family #Growingpains 

Valerie and Gillian knew their daughter Bernadette was impressionable. When Valerie would go to parent-teacher conferences, she knew that the teacher’s report on Bernadette’s behavior...