Escape Pod 997: Sanctuary, Part 2 of 2

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Escape Artists Foundation

Fiction, Drama, Science Fiction

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Author : Alexis Ames Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Sanctuary” first appeared in Kyanite Press, Winter 2020 Don’t miss “Sanctuary, Part 1” Sanctuary (Part 2) by Alexis Ames 3. Eilan slept for thirteen uneventful hours while I sat at the helm and wondered if it was possible […]

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0:00.0	EA is now on Twitch.
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0:18.3	and follow us to be notified when we go live, plus access VODs of past broadcasts. EscapePod Episode 997 Sanctuary by Alexis Ames, part 2 of 2. Hello and welcome to Escape Pod, your weekly science fiction podcast. I'm Valerie Valdez, your host for this episode.
1:15.5	Our story this week is Part 2 of Sanctuary by Alexis Ames. His story was originally published in Cyanite Press in the Winter 2020 issue.
1:26.5	Alexis Ames is a speculative fiction writer with works in publications such as
1:30.4	pseudopod, Luna Station Quarterly, and Radon Journal.
1:35.4	Our narrator, Eric Valdez, is a sound mixer, performer, and creative human, like you.
1:41.6	He lives with his family in a cozy house made of puns, coffee, and chaos.
1:45.7	Catch him making up silly songs on Saturdays on Twitch.tv slash the Kids Are Asleep,
1:51.2	or stare and wonder while he anxiously avoids posting on Blue Sky at Intensely Eric.
2:00.0	Now, get ready for an Android to go full dad mode because it's story time.
2:11.4	Sanctuary by Alexis Ames. Part 2 of 2.
2:19.9	Read by Eric Valdez.
2:23.0	3.
2:31.0	Island slept for 13 uneventful hours, while I sat at the helm and wondered if it was possible for an android to die of boredom.
2:39.0	I had the autopilot off because at least flying the ship gave me a task to focus on. Though as tasks went, it was far from challenging.
2:42.0	This area of space was truly a void.
2:46.0	There weren't even micrometeoroid clouds to avoid,
2:49.0	or random space junk to scan and analyze.
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