StarShipSofa

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04.23.2024
StarShipSofa 731 Edward M. Lerner
Listen to the new Sofanauts: Just search in your favourite podcast app for us! Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts Main fiction: "Nothing to Lose" by Edward M. Lerner Edward M. Lerner is the author of eighteen SF novels and many shorter works....
04.10.2024
StarShipSofa 730 Paul Jessup
Main fiction: "The Glorious Tunnels of our Gravitydragons" by Paul Jessup Paul Jessup is a best selling video game designer, and award winning writer. He has several books out in the small press, with the latest ones being Glass House,...
03.27.2024
StarShipSofa 729 Eric Del Carlo
Main fiction: "Stone by Stone" by Eric Del Carlo Eric Del Carlo's fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Strange Horizons, and other venues. "Stone by Stone" is set in his recurring Redmarch universe. Other stories transpiring in this continuum have appeared...
03.13.2024
StarShipSofa 728 Neil Willcox
Main fiction: "Conscript Sally" by Neil Willcox Neil Willcox lives in south east England where he has (briefly) studied space science, picked fruit, tutored, and analysed data for insurance. He has most recently been published in voidspace, Hexagon, and Swords...
02.28.2024
StarshipSofa 727 Richard Kadrey
Main fiction: "Trembling Blue Stars" by Richard Kadrey Richard Kadrey is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series. Sandman Slim was included in Amazon’s “100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a...
02.14.2024
StarShipSofa 726 Rudy Vener
Main fiction: "Dwindling" by Rudy Vener Rudy Vener is a retired software engineer and the author of several stories that have appeared in Sci-Fi Shorts online magazine. He has been shortlisted for the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, and...
01.31.2024
StarShipSofa 725 Avra Margariti
Main fiction: "Side Effects May Vary" by Avra Margariti Avra Margariti is a queer author, Greek sea monster, and Rhysling-nominated poet with a fondness for the dark and the darling. Avra’s work haunts publications such as Vastarien, Asimov's, Strange Horizons,...
01.17.2024
StarShipSofa 724 Mark Kenneth Hoover
Main fiction: "Rubber Monkeys" by Mark Kenneth Hoover Kenneth Mark Hoover's fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Strange Horizons, and many others. He is a member of SFWA and WWA, and divides his time between...
01.03.2024
StarShipSofa 723 Michael Canfield
Main Fiction: "Landing Day" by Michael Canfield Michael Canfield has published more than thirty short stories, appearing in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, The Mammoth Book of Kaiju, Strange Horizons, and other places. This story originally appeared in Talebones #35, Summer...
12.20.2023
StarShipSofa 722 Rick Novy
Main fiction: "Throwing a Haymaker" by Rick Novy Rick Novy is an engineer, writer, and musician. In his free time, he enjoys working out, playing guitar, and cooking healthy meals. Rick lives in Arizona, spending time in both Tucson and...
12.06.2023
StarShipSofa 721 Alethea Kontis
Main fiction: "Sassi's Last Ride" by Alethea Kontis Alethea Kontis is a storm chaser, adventurer, and New York Times bestselling author of over 20 books and 50 short stories. She has received the Scribe Award, the Garden State Teen Book...
11.22.2023
StarShipSofa 720 Dominica Phetteplace
Main fiction: "Nice For What?" by Dominica Phetteplace Dominica Phetteplace writes fiction and poetry. Her work has appeared in Ecotone, Copper Nickel, PANK, The Los Angeles Review, Zyzzyva, Wigleaf, Best Microfiction and The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy. Her...
11.08.2023
StarShipSofa 719 Jay O'Connell
Main fiction: "Other People's Things" by Jay O'Connell Jay O’Connell is a graduate of Syracuse University, Clarion West, Launchpad, and the school of somewhat hard knocks. He’s worked as a software executive, UI/UX designer, business writer, illustrator, animator, graphic artist,...
10.25.2023
StarShipSofa 718 Lincoln Michel
Main fiction: "Red Oil" by Lincoln Michel Bio: Lincoln Michel's debut novel, The Body Scout (Orbit), was named one of the ten best SFF books of 2021 by The New York Times and one of the fifty best science fiction...
08.09.2023
Message from the Captain - My Health
My Health Little update on myself Treat me to a coffee as I won’t be doing much physically for a while: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tonycsmith Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07.26.2023
StarShipSofa 717 Karl El-Koura
Karl El-Koura lives with his family in Canada's capital city and works a regular job by day while writing fiction at night. This is his second appearance in StarShipSofa (his story "The Undertow Jackpot" was featured in issue #685). Visit...
07.12.2023
StarShipSofa 716 Tara Campbell
Main fiction: "The Orb" by Tara Campbell With a BA in English, an MA in German, and an MFA in Creative Writing, Tara Campbell has a demonstrated aversion to money and power. Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, she has also lived...
06.28.2023
StarShipSofa 715 Christopher Rowe
Main fiction: "The Unveiling" by Christopher Rowe Christopher Rowe's stories have been printed, reprinted, and translated around the world and he has been a finalist for many awards, including the Hugo, the Nebula, and the World Fantasy Award. He lives...
06.14.2023
StarShipSofa 714 William Meikle
William Meikle is a Scottish writer, now living in Canada, with over thirty novels published in the genre press and more than 300 short story credits in thirteen countries. He has books available from a variety of publishers including Dark...
05.31.2023
StarShipSofa 713 Jeff Somers
Main fiction: "I am the Grass" by Jeff Somers Jeff Somers (www.jeffreysomers.com) began writing by court order as an attempt to steer his creative impulses away from engineering genetic grotesqueries. He has published nine novels, including the Avery Cates series...
05.17.2023
StarShipSofa 712 Laird Barron
Main Fiction: "The Big Whimper" by Laird Barron Laird Barron, an expat Alaskan, is the author of several books, including The Imago Sequence and Other Stories; Swift to Chase; and Blood Standard. Currently, Barron lives in the Rondout Valley of...
05.03.2023
StarShipSofa 711 Ander Monson
Main Fiction: "In a Structure Simulating an Owl" by Ander Monson Ander Monson is the author of eight books, including the forthcoming I Will Take the Answer and The Gnome Stories from Graywolf. He edits the magazine DIAGRAM among other projects, and he directs the...
04.19.2023
StarShipSofa 710 Terry Bisson
Main Fiction: "Charlie's Angels" by Terry Bisson Terry Bisson is a science fiction writer and editor. Currently he is the series editor for PM’s Outspoken Author Series. He also writes the This Month in History feature in Locus Magazine. His...
04.05.2023
StarShipSofa 709 Gregory Norman Bossert
Main Fiction: "With Frank and Lucinda Brewer at the East Pole" by Gregory Norman Bossert Gregory Norman Bossert is an author and filmmaker based just over the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. He started writing in 2009 on a...
03.22.2023
StarShipSofa 708 Steve Rasnic Tem
Steve Rasnic Tem is a past winner of the Bram Stoker, World Fantasy, and British Fantasy Awards. His novel Ubo (Solaris Books), a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award, is a dark science fictional tale about violence and its origins,...
03.08.2023
StarShipSofa 707 Molly Tanzer
Molly Tanzer is the award-winning author of five novels, two collections, and many works of short fiction. She lives outside of Boulder, CO with her notorious cat, the Toad. Follow her on Instagram @molly_tanzer. This story originally appeared in Phase Change:...
02.22.2023
StarShipSofa 706 Eleanor Arnason
Main Fiction: "Mines" by Eleanor Arnason Eleanor Arnason published her first story in 1973. She is one of the flood of women writers who came into SF during the Second Wave of Feminism; and her work reflects the Second Wave,...
02.08.2023
StarShipSofa 705 David McGillveray
Main fiction: "Planet of Sarah" by David McGillveray David McGillveray was born in Edinburgh, Scotland but now lives and works in London. His fiction has previously appeared or is forthcoming in Interzone Digital, Shoreline of Infinity, Kaleidotrope, Space & Time...
01.25.2023
StarShipSofa 704 Ramez Yoakeim
Main Fiction: "Rockhoppers" by Ramez Yoakeim A one-time engineer and educator, Ramez Yoakeim’s work favors the darker side of speculative fiction but mostly he writes about hope, including "More Than Trinkets," named one of Tor.com’s Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction. You’ll find...
01.11.2023
StarShipSofa 703 José Pablo Iriarte
This story originally appeared in Uncanny Magazine, #40. José Pablo Iriarte is a Cuban-American writer, high school math teacher, and parent of two. Their fiction has been finalist for the Nebula, Hugo, Locus and Sturgeon Awards, longlisted for the Otherwise Award,...
01.01.2023
What Is Happening To StarShipSofa in 2023
What Is Happening To StarShipSofa in 2023Hey up, Just wanted to wish you all have MASSIVE and amazing Happy New Year for 2023. It truly means a lot to know you are still out there and still listening to my...
12.28.2022
StarShip Sofa 702 Rhiannon Rasmussen
Main Fiction: "An Elegy for the Bucephalus" by Rhiannon Rasmussen This story originally appeared in Unlikely Wonders (Robot Dinosaur Press, 2022). Illustrator and writer Rhiannon Rasmussen creates dark fantasy, horror, and science-fiction that juxtaposes humanity and queerness with elements of...
12.14.2022
StarShipSofa No 701 Gerri Leen
Main Fiction: "The Hunt" by Gerri Leen Gerri Leen lives in Northern Virginia and originally hails from Seattle. In addition to being an avid reader, she's passionate about horse racing, tea, and collecting encaustic art and raku pottery. She has...
12.01.2022
StarShipSofa No 700 Matthew Sanborn Smith
Main Fiction: "That Feeling You're Feeling" by Matthew Sanborn Smith Matthew Sanborn Smith was born and raised in New England and has spent so many years in Florida, even his Florida-born children are well into adulthood. His fiction has appeared...
11.16.2022
StarShipSofa No 699 Peter Adrian Behravesh
Main Fiction: "The Moon and Mahasti" by Peter Adrian Behravesh Peter Adrian Behravesh is an Iranian-American musician, writer, editor, audio producer, and narrator. For these endeavors, he has won the Miller and British Fantasy Awards, and has been nominated for the Hugo, Ignyte, Stabby, and...
11.02.2022
StarShipSofa No 698 Ekaterina Sedia
Main Fiction: "Whale Meat" by Ekaterina Sedia Ekaterina Sedia resides in the Pinelands of New Jersey. Her critically-acclaimed and award-nominated novels, The Secret History of Moscow, The Alchemy of Stone, The House of Discarded Dreams, and Heart of Iron, were published by Prime Books. Her short stories appeared in Analog,...
10.19.2022
StarShipSofa No 697 Naomi Kanakia
Main Fiction: "The Leader Principle" by Naomi Kanakia Naomi Kanakia is the author of YA novels (HarperTeen and Little, Brown), literary short stories (West Branch, Gulf Coast), science fiction stories (Analog, Asimov's, F&SF;), poetry (Cherry Tree, Vallum), essays (LitHub and the...
10.05.2022
StarShipSofa No 696 Ian Creasy
Main Fiction: "After the Atrocity" by Ian Creasy Ian Creasey lives in Yorkshire, England. Several of his stories have previously been podcasted at StarShipSofa, most recently "The Language of Flowers" in episode 542, June 2018. A collection of his science-fiction...
09.21.2022
StarShipSofa No 695 Genevieve Williams
Main Fiction: "The Singing Bowl" by Genevieve Williams Genevieve Williams is a writer, librarian, and musician living in Seattle. Her short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Analog, and other publications including Asimov's Science Fiction, which is where "The Singing...
09.07.2022
StarShipSofa No 694 Emily Taylor
Main Fiction: "Walk in Darkness" by Emily Taylor Emily Taylor’s short fiction has appeared in such venues as Asimov's, Ecotone, and Terrain. Originally from New York where she received an MFA from The New School, she now lives in Columbus,...
08.24.2022
StarShipSofa No 693 Lavie Tidhar
Main Fiction: "Gubbinal" by Lavie Tidhar Lavie Tidhar is author of Osama, The Violent Century, A Man Lies Dreaming, Central Station, Unholy Land, By Force Alone, The Hood and The Escapement. His latest novels are Maror and Neom. His work...
08.09.2022
StarShipSofa No 692 Cara Hoffman
Main Fiction: "The Apiarist" by Cara Hoffman Cara Hoffman is the author of three New York Times Editors' Choice Novels and a founding editor of The Anarchist Review of Books. Her latest book, Ruin, is published by PM Press. She...
07.27.2022
StarShipSofa No 691 Maurice Broaddus
Main Fiction: "Voice of the Martyrs" by Maurice Broaddus A community organizer, teacher, and Afrofuturist, Maurice Broaddus's short stories have appeared in such places as like Lightspeed Magazine, Black Panther: Tales from Wakanda, Weird Tales, Magazine of F&SF;, and Uncanny...
07.13.2022
StarShipSofa No 690 Jeffrey Ford
Main Fiction: "Not Without Mercy" by Jeffrey Ford This story originally appeared in Conjunctions #67, Fall 2016 Jeffrey Ford is the author of the novels The Physiognomy, Memoranda, The Beyond, The Girl in the Glass, The Cosmology of the...
06.29.2022
StarShipSofa No 689 Zandra Renwick
Main fiction: "Just Another Date Night on the Highway Out of Town" by Zandra Renwick This story originally appeared in PULP Literature #32, 2021. Zandra Renwick's award-nominated fiction has been translated, performed on stage, and optioned for TV. Stories under...
06.15.2022
StarShipSofa No 688 Chris R. Young
Main Fiction: "Hellscraper" by Chris R. Young This story is original to StarShipSofa. Join Chris on a haphazard journey through his own head as he encounters idiot villains, talking animal detectives, quirky multi-dimensional office staff, time traveling thugs bent on plagiarism,...
06.01.2022
StarShipSofa No 687 Dominica Phetteplace
Main Fiction: "Digital Witness" by Dominica Phetteplace This story originally appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, May/June 2020. Dominica Phetteplace is a writer and math tutor. Her work has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, F&SF;, Lightspeed, Uncanny, Tor.com, and Clarkesworld, among other places. Her...
05.18.2022
StarShipSofa No 686 Misha Burnett
Main Fiction: "The Irregular" by Misha Burnett. This story first appeared in Pulp Modern, Vol 2, Issue 8, January 2022. Misha Burnett has little formal education, but has been writing poetry and fiction for around forty years. During this time...
05.04.2022
StarShipSofa No 685 Karl El-Koura
StarShipSofa new editor: Nick Mamatas Main Fiction: "The Undertow Jackpot" by Karl El-Koura. This story first appeared in Issue 3 (August 2016) of Compelling Science Fiction. Karl El-koura is a writer from Canada. Narrated by: Will Stagl. Will Stagl lives...
04.20.2022
StarShipSofa No 684 Nathan McCann
Main Fiction: "Cobalt Blue" by Nathan McCann. This Story is original to StarShipSofa. Nathan McCann lives in California. His wife makes pottery in the garage and his dog sleeps on the floor a lot. This is his first published story. He can be...

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StarShipSofa episodes:

StarShipSofa 731 Edward M. Lerner

StarShipSofa 730 Paul Jessup

StarShipSofa 729 Eric Del Carlo

StarShipSofa 728 Neil Willcox

StarshipSofa 727 Richard Kadrey

StarShipSofa 726 Rudy Vener

StarShipSofa 725 Avra Margariti

StarShipSofa 724 Mark Kenneth Hoover

StarShipSofa 723 Michael Canfield

StarShipSofa 722 Rick Novy

StarShipSofa 721 Alethea Kontis

StarShipSofa 720 Dominica Phetteplace

StarShipSofa 719 Jay O'Connell

StarShipSofa 718 Lincoln Michel

Message from the Captain - My Health

StarShipSofa 717 Karl El-Koura

StarShipSofa 716 Tara Campbell

StarShipSofa 715 Christopher Rowe

StarShipSofa 714 William Meikle

StarShipSofa 713 Jeff Somers

StarShipSofa 712 Laird Barron

StarShipSofa 711 Ander Monson

StarShipSofa 710 Terry Bisson

StarShipSofa 709 Gregory Norman Bossert

StarShipSofa 708 Steve Rasnic Tem

StarShipSofa 707 Molly Tanzer

StarShipSofa 706 Eleanor Arnason

StarShipSofa 705 David McGillveray

StarShipSofa 704 Ramez Yoakeim

StarShipSofa 703 José Pablo Iriarte

What Is Happening To StarShipSofa in 2023

StarShip Sofa 702 Rhiannon Rasmussen

StarShipSofa No 701 Gerri Leen

StarShipSofa No 700 Matthew Sanborn Smith

StarShipSofa No 699 Peter Adrian Behravesh

StarShipSofa No 698 Ekaterina Sedia

StarShipSofa No 697 Naomi Kanakia

StarShipSofa No 696 Ian Creasy

StarShipSofa No 695 Genevieve Williams

StarShipSofa No 694 Emily Taylor

StarShipSofa No 693 Lavie Tidhar

StarShipSofa No 692 Cara Hoffman

StarShipSofa No 691 Maurice Broaddus

StarShipSofa No 690 Jeffrey Ford

StarShipSofa No 689 Zandra Renwick

StarShipSofa No 688 Chris R. Young

StarShipSofa No 687 Dominica Phetteplace

StarShipSofa No 686 Misha Burnett

StarShipSofa No 685 Karl El-Koura

StarShipSofa No 684 Nathan McCann