Hey everybody. It is time for our yearly Flash Fiction contest judged by you, the

listeners. So if you want to be part of this either as a judge or an author, you want to register at our forums at escape pod.org and check out all the information there.

Submission window will be open from April 1st through April 15th. We can't wait to see what you have submitted and we also

can't wait to see what you guys decide are the best ones. So check it out

more information at escape pod.org. Escape POD, episode 722, his stainless steel heart, by Jeff Reynolds. I'm going to Hello and welcome to Escape Pod your weekly science fiction podcast.

I'm Divia, your host for this episode.

Our story this week is His stainless steel heart by Jeffrey Reynolds. This is an escape

pod original. Jeffrey Reynolds is a writer from Maryland who works for Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, home of New Horizons

and Parker Solar Probe.

He's only a software licensing analyst though and doesn't do any of the really cool stuff like building space probes or

meeting Brian May. His work has previously appeared in Daily Science Fiction and

Andrometer Spaceways magazine.

Your narrator this week is Dominic Rabran.

Dom is an artist living in Silver Spring, Maryland.

He also runs a show online called Dom Sketchcast, where he makes art while listening to music and interviewing

creative people. Find out more at D-O-M-R-A-B-R-U-N.com. Now, get ready to stay swoon because it's story time. His stainless steel heart by Jeffrey Reynolds

It was at the rest-stop in tally that Victor ran into trouble his His fault, really.

He'd been driving along all swoon, meditating in an isolationist haze that provided him a good

feeling, kept his thoughts clear. Didn't even have to get high.

It was a natural vibe for a motoring king.

The ancient Buick purred like an avalanche of love,

eating the miles.

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