{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9077c08c-f50e-4ce8-95d1-03fbe7cc72d1/6540ef616143f1001248f6ef?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"StarShipSofa 719 Jay O'Connell","description":"<p><strong>Main fiction: \"Other People's Things\" by Jay O'Connell</strong></p><p>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, construction worker, house-cleaner and burger flipper.</p><p>As RAH put it, specialization is for insects.</p><p>He lives in—and writes about—a world rapidly approaching the event horizon of the fabled SF singularity. He is fortunate to have a supportive spouse, two grown GLBTQ children, and so many wonderful friends along for the ride as we spiral into the beautiful and dangerous unknown.</p><p>This story originally appeared in <em>The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction</em>, Sept/Oct 2014.</p><p><strong>Narrated by: Mark Nelson</strong></p><p>Mark Nelson began audiobook narration in 2006, and now has over 180 titles at LibriVox, and recording as “Harry Shaw,” more than 100 for Audible. While Mark mainly records sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles, he has also ventured into the classics, including Hugo and Dostoyevsky.</p>","author_name":"Tony C Smith"}