Folded Space

Performed by Krystal HammondThis episode was sponsored by Navigator Karen PelczarScientist Alma will do anything to get back to her daughter Mari.Arthur H. Manners is a British writer with a background in space science. His work is published in places like Analog, Strange Horizons, Nature, and Pseudopod. His debut sci-fi novel -Inworld, described as having "echoes of Arrival and Interstellar", will be published by Saga Press (US) and Harper Voyager (UK) in Spring 2027. To pre-order and receive updates, follow his newsletter at https://arthurmanners.com, and find his socials via https://linktr.ee/arthurmannersKrystal Hammond is a narrator, writer, cancer survivor, and nonbinary queer human. They grew up in rural North Carolina, nurtured by a steady diet of local Blackbeard legends and Confederate ghost stories. These folktales and myths fostered a lifelong love of storytelling and all the drama that comes with it. They also hold a Master's degree in Biological Anthropology and adore ugly cats. You can learn more about their work at krystalhammond.com or find them on X at @thekmhammond.Audio production by Andrew Gibson.First reading by Nathaniel Matthews Lee.Music by Ardie Son.And art by grandfailure.Season One hosted and produced by Seth Williams.https://www.foldedspacepodcast.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/FoldedSpaceanAudioScienceFictionAnthology/https://bsky.app/profile/foldedspace.bsky.social/https://www.instagram.com/foldedspacepodcast/

Beth Goder is an archivist and author. Her stories have appeared in venues such as Escape Pod, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Flash Fiction Online, Apex, Strange Horizons, and Horton's The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy. She loves chocolate, hiking, and checking out too many books from the library. You can find her online at http://www.bethgoder.com.An Expression of Silence and Other Stories is Beth Goder’s debut collection of twenty-four speculative stories, accompanied by author’s notes with details about how she wrote them. Back her project here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bethgoder/an-expression-of-silence-a-short-fiction-collection This bonus episode is sponsored by Navigator Karen PelczarAudio production by Andrew Gibson.First reading by Nathaniel Matthews Lee.Music by Ardie Son.And art by Addison Smith.Season one hosted and produced by Seth Williams.https://www.foldedspacepodcast.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/FoldedSpaceanAudioScienceFictionAnthology/https://bsky.app/profile/foldedspace.bsky.social/https://www.instagram.com/foldedspacepodcast/

Performed by Anthony BabingtonSabtal has questions about the meaning of life and death.Beth Goder is an archivist and author. Her stories have appeared in venues such as Escape Pod, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Flash Fiction Online, Apex, Strange Horizons, and Horton's The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy. She loves chocolate, hiking, and checking out too many books from the library. You can find her online at http://www.bethgoder.com.An Expression of Silence and Other Stories is Beth Goder’s debut collection of twenty-four speculative stories, accompanied by author’s notes with details about how she wrote them.https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bethgoder/an-expression-of-silence-a-short-fiction-collection Anthony Babington is an aspiring voice actor, who looks just slightly off from how he sounds. From his secret volcano lair in Minnesota, he narrates podcasts and leases his soul to corporate America. He has work in Far Fetched Fables, Starship Sofa , Tales to Terrify and The Cursed Inn podcast. He can be found on Twitter at @AlephBakerThis episode was sponsored by Navigator Karen PelczarAudio production by Andrew Gibson.First reading by Nathaniel Matthews Lee.Music by Ardie Son.And art by grandfailure.Season One hosted and produced by Seth Williams.https://www.foldedspacepodcast.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/FoldedSpaceanAudioScienceFictionAnthology/https://bsky.app/profile/foldedspace.bsky.social/https://www.instagram.com/foldedspacepodcast/

Sam W. Pisciotta is a writer and visual artist. Find his short fiction in Tales to Terrify, Lightspeed, Asimov’s, Nightmare, PodCastle, and other publications. He is a graduate of the Odyssey writing program (2023) and a member of Clarion’s 2026 Novel Writing Workshop. Sam has an M.A. in Literary Studies from the University of Colorado. Powered on morning coffee and late-night tea, he splits his time between Colorado and New York. Connect at www.silo34.com and @silo34 on Instagram, and @swpisciotta on BlueSky Social.Folded Space is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License.Audio production by Andrew Gibson.First reading by Nathaniel Matthews Lee.Music by Ardie Son.And art by Addison Smith.Season One hosted and produced by Seth Williams.https://www.foldedspacepodcast.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/FoldedSpaceanAudioScienceFictionAnthology/https://bsky.app/profile/foldedspace.bsky.social/https://www.instagram.com/foldedspacepodcast/

First Publication: Asimov's Science Fiction (April/May 2012)Performed by Aven Shore"On a remote planet, Kendra is a humble hawker selling souvenirs. When a sale goes wrong, she must seek justice in a galaxy where there is a vast gulf — in all senses — between the locals who service the spaceports and the spacers who travel between the stars."Ian Creasey lives in Yorkshire, England. He has published seventy-odd short stories, mostly in the science-fiction genre with a few fantasy and horror. His work has appeared frequently in Asimov's Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact, and in numerous other venues. A collection of his short fiction, The Shapes of Strangers, came out from NewCon Press in 2019. More information can be found on his website at iancreasey.comAven Shore is an audiobook narrator, beekeeper, and friend to chickens. She lives and works from a home studio in the woods of rural Canada. Audio production by Andrew Gibson.First reading by Nathaniel Matthews Lee.Music by Ardie Son. And art by grandfailure.Season One hosted and produced by Seth Williams.https://www.foldedspacepodcast.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/FoldedSpaceanAudioScienceFictionAnthology/https://bsky.app/profile/foldedspace.bsky.social/https://www.instagram.com/foldedspacepodcast/

Matt Hornsby is based in Dublin, Ireland. His short fiction has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Uncharted, Metaphorosis, and several other publications. He is a graduate of the Odyssey Writers' Workshop. By day, he works in environmental policy.Folded Space is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License.Audio production by Andrew Gibson.First reading by Nathaniel Matthews Lee.Music by Ardie Son.And art by Addison Smith.Season One hosted and edited by Seth Williams.https://www.foldedspacepodcast.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/FoldedSpaceanAudioScienceFictionAnthology/https://bsky.app/profile/foldedspace.bsky.social/https://www.instagram.com/foldedspacepodcast/