P.A. Cornell is a Chilean-Canadian speculative fiction writer. A two-time finalist for the Nebula Award, her stories have been published in over seventy magazines and anthologies, including Lightspeed, Apex, and multiple “Best of the Year” anthologies. In addition to becoming the first Chilean Nebula finalist in 2024, Cornell has been a finalist for the Aurora and World Fantasy Awards, and in 2022 won Canada’s Short Works Prize. When not writing, she can be found assembling intricate LEGO builds or drinking ridiculous quantities of tea. Sometimes both. For more on the author and her work, visit her website pacornell.com.
This story originally appeared in Darkness Blooms, 2023.
Narration by: Robert A. K. Gonyo
Robert A. K. Gonyo is a theatre director, actor, sound designer, voiceover artist, podcaster, musician, and tour-guide residing in Queens, New York. He is the producer of Living Radio, a monthly series of new radio plays reimagining the news (livingradionyc.com); Go See a Show!, New York City's independent theatre podcast (goseeashowpodcast.com); and he runs Haunted Manhattan, New York City’s spookiest, most accurate, and most fun ghost tours (hauntedmanhattan.com). robertgonyo.com
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