Escape Pod 859: Pen Pal (Part 2 of 2)

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Fiction, Drama, Science Fiction

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🗓️ 20 October 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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(Continued from Part 1) Pen Pal By Grant Canterbury August 8, 2005 Meliari Thulissia General Delivery Tharsis Station Dear Thu, Well I officially graduated from high school! And I have been itching to get out into the world for a long time but right now honestly I am not liking the look of it. We had been planning to go to Disneyworld after graduation but we did Disneyland again instead. That was fine actually. Mom and Dad decided Florida was not such a great idea because gulguthroi. And I had to agree with them. It has gotten really bad. They have chameleon skin and they hide in shallow water which is everywhere down there, and they are basically eating up all of the wildlife in the Everglades. And also people. And especially folks who used to own skipperjacks, it seems. Apparently the deep soulful looks that made them popular at pet stores were more like, um, imprinting on future prey. And their big raspy tentacles also work okay at opening doors in the middle of the night. There are like thousands of people who have disappeared. Oh yeah, they made it illegal to own skipperjacks, of course. And so a bunch of pet stores, crooked or dumb, went and dumped theirs in the nearest creek. Christ.

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0:00.0	EscapePod Episode 859. Penpal. Part 2 of 2. By Grant Canterbury.
0:30.0	Hello and welcome to EscapePod your weekly science fiction podcast. I'm your host this week,
0:47.2	Tina Connelly, and I am here to bring you Part 2 of Penpal by Grant Canterbury. This story first
0:55.4	appeared in the science fiction anthology vintage worlds. Now we are bringing this story to you in
1:01.9	two parts. So if this is the first you've heard about this, stop this recording, and go listen to
1:08.0	last week's episode first. I promise it will make a lot more sense that way. Grant Canterbury is a
1:16.6	naturalist and writer who grew up exploring the wild landscapes of Alaska and the American West
1:22.4	and reading stories about speculative worlds of science fiction and fantasy.
1:28.0	His stories have been published in science fiction anthologies vintage worlds,
1:32.4	merrigan tales, and after oil too the years of crisis. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.
1:40.1	See canterbury.bloodsput.com for irregular commentary and project updates.
1:45.4	Your narrators this week are in order of appearance, Kitty Sarcosi, and Rachel Lackey.
1:52.2	Kitty is reading the part of Mary, and Rachel is reading the part of food.
1:57.6	Kitty Sarcosi is the speculative fiction writer, actor, and robot girlfriend.
2:02.8	Kitty is an alumnus of superstars writing seminar, a member of the apex writers group,
2:07.6	and the horror writers association. Several large cats allow her to live with them in Mary
2:12.9	at a Georgia. She enjoys tending the extensive gardens where she hides the bodies.
2:19.2	For a list of her publications, acting credits, or to engage her services on your next project,
2:24.1	go to kitty sarcosi.com.
2:28.5	Rachel Lackey plays Mrs. Humble and Penny in the comedy audio series,
2:32.5	Quiet and Bold, and is a regular reader for strange studies of strange stories.
2:37.2	The HP Lovecraft Literary Podcast. Since you enjoy short audio fiction,
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