You are listening to a Clarks World magazine podcast with your host and narrator Kate Baker.

Greetings Clarksville Citizens. I hope this podcast finds you very well.

We have a lot of stories this month, seven in total, and that's

thanks to you. So if you have supported us either with a donation, word of mouth,

Patreon, or our newest venture Joyride. Thank you. And more importantly,

thank you for spending the time with me and listening to each podcast. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to support

Clark's World you can go to the Support Us page on the Clark's World magazine

website and thank you so much. on the Clark's World magazine website.

And thank you so much in advance,

especially to the couple of people who went over to Joyride

after my big plea beginning of the month.

Every little bit helps.

Our current short story is titled No Vera There is by Dominica Vetsplas.

Dominica is a graduate of the Clarion West Writers Workshop

and holds a degree in mathematics from UC Berkeley.

Her work has appeared in Asimov Science Fiction, Hank, a Los Angeles review, and Fly Trap.

She's currently a math tutor in Berkeley, California. You can find

Dominica at her website W-W-W-D-O-M-I-N-I-C-A-P-H-E-T-T-E-T. I N I C A P H E T T T E P L A C E.

dot com.

I want you to sit back, relax, and let me tell you a story. What type of Sudoku puzzle are you?

Hmm, you are a black belt puzzle.

You are a black belt puzzle. You are practically insolvable. What type of heart do you have? A red-hot heart. it tastes like cinnamon.

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