Escape Pod.

Summer Flashback, episode 737,

to the Knife Cold Stars,

by A Merck Rustard. I'm going to do. Hello everyone. Welcome back to Summer School. This is the third week of postmodern punks,

June-based exploration of all things Cyberpunk. This third and final story in my first trilogy for you is called To the Life Cold Stars and comes to us from episode

480. It was written by Merck-Feyn-Wulfmore, read by Matt Weller and originally hosted by Rachel K Jones.

Merck-Wulfmore is a queer non-binary writer who lives in Minnesota and is a

nebula awards finalist.

Their stories have appeared in Light Speed, Fireside, Apex, Uncanny, Nightmare, and several years best anthologies.

You can, and sure to find Merck on Twitter or their website. They have a story in Do Not Go

Quietly and Unlocking the Magic, as well as several other anthologies released later last year.

Matt Weller is the servant to a lovely family in eastern Pennsylvania.

After his wife and kids go to sleep at night, he sometimes

re-watches old episodes of X-files and Netflix, and other times retires to his basement booth where he records

noises that get played on the internet. Rumor has it, he also makes delightful chocolate chip cookies.

Oh, and in October 2014, he beat Metroid 2 for the first time since 1991.

High 5, dude.

Matt had the honor of producing for a skateboard from 2010 to 2016.

He's also a graphic designer, an amateur voice actor, an amateur father,

and he narrates a growing catalogue of books for ACX.

This is an extraordinarily good story folks coming to you from an extraordinarily good pedigree.

This is a fantastic story folks coming to you from three of the very best creatives who have ever walked these hallow tools

...