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Content warning. This story contains graphic description of a birth and a dead infant.

Escape pod. Episode 824. Citizens of Elsewhere. By Cameron Hurley.

Hi there, and welcome to escape pod. I'm your host and co-editor, Merlaferty.

And even though the Hugo Awards just happened two months ago, we're back in award season again.

Thanks, COVID. We had a list of all the amazing original short stories escape pod featured last year

on our site at escapepod.org. So if there was one that stuck out to you as being memorable and

awesome, consider it for best short story. Escape pod itself is eligible for best semi-prozane,

and espidivia and I are eligible for best editor short form. If you're a member of World Con,

or of CIFWA, please consider us when you fill out your Hugo or Nebula Ballot.

Today's story is a citizen of Elsewhere by Cameron Hurley. Cameron is the author of the

Star's Religion and the Geek Feminist Revolution, as well as the award-winning God's War Trilogy

and the World Breaker saga. Hurley is one of the Hugo Award, Kitchie Award, and Sydney J.

Bounds Award for Best Newcomer. She was also a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award,

the Nebula Award, and the Gamel Warning Star Award. She posts regularly at Cameron Hurley.com.

That's Cameron with a K. It's narrated by Alicia Contas. Alicia is a princess storm chaser and

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