Welcome to Sudapod, the weekly horror podcast.

The stories we present here are full-blooded, although on occasion, the protagonists are

not by the time the show is over.

Consider this your one-morning.

Sudapod Episode 802 for March 18th, 2022, laughter among the trees by Susan Palombo.

I'm your host, Carissa Sluss, an assistant editor at Cast of Wonders, a sister podcast

to Sudapod and our other escape artist siblings.

At Cast of Wonders, we feature stories of the Fantastic, aimed at a young adult audience.

So far this year we've produced an original story about two love-loan cephalopods living

in separate aquariums who find a way to be together on Valentine's Day.

And our latest story is a multi-dimensional tale of magic gone wrong that fans of Terry

Pratchett would surely enjoy.

Check us out at www.castofwonders.org or on Twitter at Cast of Wonders.

Come say hello.

The author of today's story is Susan Palombo.

Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Susan Palombo is a writer, editor, and teacher based

in Toronto, Canada.

Susan uses her writing to explore the intersectional nature of identity, sexuality, race, and power

in the liminal spaces created by cultural fusion.

Her work is also greatly influenced by the natural world and her love of the forest.

We recommend you catch our original story, Tara's Mother's Skin, which was episode 718

here on Sudapod, and her essay Death and Wednesday over on the Deadlands, which is a personal

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