Warning, the story contains mature content that may not be appropriate for listeners under 13. Escape, episode 678, Blond, by Priya Shama. Oh, Hello and welcome to Escapeod your weekly science fiction podcast. I'm Vivia your host for this episode. I'm Vivia, your host for this episode.

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Blonde by Priya Sharma.

This story was first published by InterZone in 2015.

Priya Sharma's fiction has appeared in venues such as InterZone, Black Static, Nightmare, The Dark, and Tour.com.

She's been anthologized in many Best Of series with editors such as Ellen

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