Hello everyone, Alistair here. It is very, very good to be back.

Before we dive into this though, just a word of warning. This story is very good and very

strong stuff. If violence is one of the things that makes you extremely uncomfortable, consider

proceeding with caution into this one. Thank you.

Sudapod Episode 864 May the 5th, 2023. This week's story, all the ways to hollow out a girl

by Gwandel and Keast, narrated by Rose Hoffelik, audio production by Chelsea Davis.

Hi everyone, how have you been? It's been four, six weeks, I think, since I was lost here,

both Margaret and I got covered for a fortnight and then had another fortnight recuperating from

it and we're still not fully back, but we are very much on the way. This was our first time

and I would recommend it to precisely nobody. Please, if you can, avoid it as much as possible.

So, for my first story back, we have a piece by Gwandel and Keast. Gwandel and is the three-time

bramstalker award-winning author of several books, including The Rust Maidens,

reluctant to mortals, and her smile will untether the universe, pretty Mary's all in a row,

the invention of ghosts, and bone-set and feathers. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared

in Nightmare magazine, Taw's Night Fire, Bastarian, Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy,

Interzone and Lamplight, as well as Flame Tree Publishing's Gothic Fantasy series, among others.

Originally from Ohio, she now resides on an abandoned Taw's farm outside of Pittsburgh,

with her husband, their Calico cat, and not nearly enough ghosts. You can also find her online

at Facebook and Twitter. This week's narrator is Rose Hotholic. Rose is a gamer and caretaker of

maybe too many cats. Rose's work brings disparate parts into a cohesive whole while her love of

esculent art is peppered throughout. Through collaboration with a diverse range of clients and varied

industries, she explores function, encourages interaction, and successfully differentiates narratives

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