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. Escape Pot, episode 724, the season of the storm, by Jonathan Edelstein. Oh, Hello and welcome to Escape Pod your weekly science fiction podcast.

I'm Vivia your host for this episode.

Our story this week is The Season of the Storm by Jonathan Edelstein.

This is an Escape Pot Original.

Jonathan Edelstein was born in 1971, is married with Cat, and lives in Queens.

In addition to a previous publication in Escape Pod, The Starsmith,

episode 538, his work has appeared in beneath

seasless skies, strange horizons, daily science fiction, and elsewhere.

His literary heroes include Chinua Achebe, Ursula Le Gwyn and Bernard Cornwell.

And when he isn't writing, he practices law and hopes someday to get it right.

Your narrator this week is Maxine Moore. Maxine is a creative who has

dabbled in a variety of fields, including theater, radio, photography, and now voice acting.

She can often be found watching movies and arguing about them,

drinking tea, traveling, or enjoying a good book.

She lives with her husband in the Washington, D.C. area. Now, get ready to collect some alien

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