Escapeod, episode 685. A vocabulary of remorse by Dan Sal Chury I'm Hello and welcome to Escape Pod your weekly science fiction podcast. I'm Benjamin C. Kinney your host for this episode. This is my first time up front here,

but I've been part of the pod for more than two years, working under the hood as assistant

editor helping choose which stories make it to your ears every week. You might recognize

my voice from our listener feedback discussions, but we've moved those into

retirement so you'll hear me up here at the front once in a while.

Our story for this week is vocabulary of remorse by Dancel Cherry, narrated by Alora Senguta. This story was first published in the

Science Fiction and the Medical Humanities Contest Short Story Collection,

The Practical Guide to the Resoracted in February 2017.

When Dancsel Cherry isn't raising her daughter or teaching Pilates in dance, she's writing.

Her baking hours follow no rhyme or reason.

Dancsel's short fiction has appeared in Fireside, Cast of Wanders, Galactyl's reason. town near Houston with her husband, daughter, and obligatory cat.

You can follow her on Facebook, Twitter at D-A-N-T-Z-E-R-Y for her website Dansel Cherry.com.

Elora San Gupta is a currently Boston-based

biomedical engineer who often disguises herself as a voiceover

narrator and photographer, among other roles. She has a great love of animals,

miniatures, miniature animals, books and comics exploring TV cartoons etc.

Alora is happiest when she's traveling the world with her family or friends,

but can also be delighted to sit home with her pets and some arts and crafts and or Netflix.

Now get ready to listen closely because it's story time. A vocabulary of remorse by Dancil Cherry narrated by Elora San Gupta.

Dear Liam, I love you. I'm sorry.

Well, Mrs. Rojas, the good news is that it's contagious.

I can safely state that pneumonia has never had such a positive outcome before.

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