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

Greetings Clarks World Citizens. It is already June. Can you believe it is already June?

That means the kids are almost out of school. My life is going to become a living hell until again they go back in September.

I do guess there are some good things to look forward to in the coming months like hot summer days sitting at the beach and cool glasses of lemonade.

Oh yeah and there is Worldcon in August. Those of you loyal listeners know what you need to do. Make sure you get

your vote in if you are attending this year at Worldcon for the Hugo's and the

Campbell Award and if you are supporting membership make sure you get to vote as well.

We've also got some really excellent news to share with you as well.

Three of the covers that Neil Clark chose for the Clark's World Season last year have been chosen as finalists for the Chesley Award, which is also given out at Reno.

I have always been drawn to the wonderful selections that

Neil makes for the art at Clark's World magazine. Hopefully we can get another ward under

that belt as well.

Now I notice some of you good boys and girls out there have been raiding us on iTunes.

Our numbers have gone way up and I want to thank you for sharing the input with the world as to how much

you love the podcast.

I really look forward to your feedback on the reading, the technical side of podcasting I really value your input so

thank you if you've rated us on iTunes as well and left comments either there or on our main

Clark's World site. So I'm gonna stop yammering and get on with this month's story.

Our first story for the month of June 2011 is Samirimus by Genevieve Valentine.

Genevieve's World Fantasy Award nominated short fiction has appeared in

running with The Pack, The Way of the Wizard, Teeth, Clark's World, Strange Horizons, and more.

Her first novel, Meccaneek, is now available from Prime Books.

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