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By Will McIntosh

Read by: Amy H. Sturgis of StarShipSofa


Originally published in: Asimov's -- Download and read the text


Guest Host: Ben Phillips of Pseudopod


"Aw, I know you're awake by now. Come on, sleeping beauty. Talk to me." The last was a whisper, a lover's words, and Mira felt that she had to come awake and open her eyes. She tried to sigh, but no breath came. Her eyes flew open in alarm.

An old man was leaning over her, smiling, but Mira barely saw him, because when she opened her mouth to inhale, her jaw squealed like a sea bird's cry, and no breath came, and she wanted to press her hands to the sides of her face, but her hands wouldn't come either. Nothing would move except her face.

Rated PG

Show Notes:

    
• Starship Sofa is the first podcast ever to be nominated for a Hugo award, in the "Best Fanzine" category. If you're eligible to vote in the Hugos, you have less than a month left to put in your vote! Please consider Starship Sofa - it's a fantastic show on its own merit, and it's a HUGE credibility booster for all podcasts if it wins!

    
• The Escape Pod Flash Contest ends soon! It runs June 1- July 4, stories must be under 500 words. More information at the link.

    
• Editor's note: Thanks so much to Dave Thompson and Peter Wood for taking on this project of securing all five Hugo stories during the hiatus of Escape Pod. Most of the work was done before I joined, and this wouldn't have happened without them stepping up.