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Escape pod. Episode 851. Time bomb time. By C. C. Finley.

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Hello, and welcome to Escape pod. I'm your host and co-editor, Mer Lafferty.

This week, we bring you Time bomb time by C. C. Finley.

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C. C. Finley is the author of five books and dozens of stories. They won the World Fantasy Award

for their work as editor of the magazine of fantasy and science fiction, and their stories have

been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, Sidewise, and Sturgeon awards. They're married to novelist

Ray Carson, and they live in a sprawling old house in Ohio with several cats.

It's narrated by Heather Thomas. Heather slings jewelry by day, but is an aspiring voice actor by night.

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