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 well. It's now July 1st, 2013. And as of this podcast, Neil's

Kickstarter, The Cyborg anthology, The Cyborg, Anthology Edded by The Cyborg, has been funded and now we're trying to get to those

stretch goals the last of which includes an audio book version produced by yours

truly so again if you were thinking about contributing,

I believe there's about 11 days left at this point,

so please, we would love to see your support.

And as with any first of the month, it is my... We would love to see your support.

And as with any first of the month,

it is my opportunity and duty to inform you,

don't wait on those Hugo ballots.

And now for our first story for the month of July 2013. The piece is titled

Pockets Full of Stones by Vaja Shandras Sakara. Vaja lives in Colombo Sri Lanka.

His works has appeared or is forthcoming in Apex magazine

Idiomancer and through the gate. He has been nominated for a reasoning award. He is at

underscore V. A. J. R. A. A. A. R. A. A.

on Twitter, where he flouts all social convention by not talking very much.

So, sit back, relax, and without further ado, let me tell you a story.

The ghost of my grandfather race flickered when he talked about first contact.

He was a decade younger than me now unrinkled in black-haired far from grandfatherly.

Beside me, Hadil gestured for a pause. My grandfather's

ghost stopped talking his features losing expression. The rich brown of his skin faded

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