{"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/febace9c-b968-49a0-bfdc-3ca20702c843?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"StarShipSofa No 633 Alexis Ames","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6112ae920252fa86ccc84ffe/6112afa4d6c7ff0012729680.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Main Fiction: </strong> <strong>“Like a Bird from the Sky\" by Alexis Ames</strong></p><p>This story is original to StarShipSofa.</p><p>Alexis Ames is a writer living in Colorado who first picked up a pen when she was eleven years old and hasn’t put it down since. Science fiction is her preferred genre –- more specifically, exploring the changing relationship between humans and technology. Her work has previously appeared in publications such as&nbsp;<em>Pseudopod</em>, <em>Kyanite Press</em>, and&nbsp;<em>The New Accelerator</em>. She can be found on Twitter at <a href=\"https://twitter.com/alexis_writes1?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@alexis_writes1</a>, and a list of her current and upcoming stories can be found on her blog at <a href=\"https://alexisames.home.blog/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">alexisames.home.blog</a>.</p><p><strong>Narrated by Rish Outfield</strong></p><p>Rish Outfield is a writer, voice actor, and audiobook narrator. He can be heard co-hosting the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://dunesteef.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://player.fm/series/dunesteef-that-gets-my-goat\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">That Gets My Goat</a>&nbsp;podcasts, where he and Bigg Anklevich entertainingly waste much of their time. He also features his own stories on the&nbsp;<a href=\"http://rishoutcast.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rish Outcast</a>&nbsp;podcast. He once got a job because of his Sean Connery impersonation… but has lost two due to his Samuel L. Jackson impression.</p><p>Fact: Science News by <a href=\"https://www.uvulaaudio.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">J J Campanella</a></p>","author_name":"Tony C Smith"}