PseudoPod 768: Perfidious Beauty

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Fiction, Arts, Books, Drama

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🗓️ 30 July 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Author : Eugie Foster Narrator : Jasmine Blake Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “Perfidious Beauty” was originally published in the anthology Embark to Madness Perfidious Beauty by Eugie Foster Beauty knelt over the cooling body of her husband, the prince. The elegant clock in the foyer, carved from […]

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, Alistair here. Just up front this one deals with sexual themes and imagery
0:05.7	Directly. It's a great story, but we're very aware that stuff like that is not gonna be suitable for a lot of people
0:12.1	So if this makes you uncomfortable, please skip ahead
0:15.3	Soodapod Episode 768 July 30th, 2021
0:28.9	This week's story, Perfidious Beauty, by UG Foster
0:33.6	Hey folks, welcome to Soodapod, the Weekly Horror Podcast, an Alistair, your host, and this week's story was originally published in the anthology in Bark to Madness
0:43.5	It is a piece by UG Foster. UG was an American short-fiction writer, columnist, and editor. Her stories were published in magazines and anthologies, including Fantasy Magazine, Realms of Fantasy, Orton Scott Cards, Intergalactic Medicine Show, and Inter-Zone
0:59.0	She won the 2009 Nebula Reward for her story, Sinner Baker Fabulous Priest, Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman Beast, and was nominated for multiple other Nebula, BSFA, and Hugo Awards
1:11.1	UG died on September 27th, 2014 of Respiratory Failure related to lymphoma at Emery University in Atlanta
1:21.0	Her story, when a dentist, he catches her, published the day before her death, was nominated for the 2015 Nebula Reward
1:27.6	In her memory, the UG Foster Memorial Award for short-fiction, or the UG, celebrates the best in innovative fiction
1:35.4	This annual award is presented at DragonCon, nation's largest fan-run convention
1:41.0	The UG honours stories that are irreplaceable, that inspire, enlighten, and entertain
1:46.7	It looks for stories that are beautiful, thoughtful, and passionate, and change us and the field
1:51.8	Recipient is the story that is unique and will become essential to the speculative fiction readers
1:57.6	Your narrator for this week is Jasmine Blake
2:00.1	Jasmine has been an avid enthusiast of fiction throughout her life, and is thrilled to be involved with this project
2:06.1	So, with that further ado, UG and Jasmine have a story for you, and they promise you it's true
2:20.8	Her fidious beauty, by UG Foster, narrated by Jasmine Blake
2:27.1	Beauty knelt over the cooling body of her husband, the prince
2:34.2	The elegant clock in the foyer, carved from ebony and teak, struck the midnight hour
2:41.2	The twelve tiny peels, the bowels of heaven tolling, or the dine of halberds
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