"Swarm X1048 - Ethological Field Report: Canis Lupus Familiaris, '6'" by F.E. Choe

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🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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"Swarm X1048 - Ethological Field Report: Canis Lupus Familiaris, ‘6’" by F.E. Choe, narrated by Wil Every week, I take you with me through space and time to fantastical worlds, futures dystopian and hopeful, even to the rareified air of the gods themselves. This week, we're going to stay right here on Earth, but our visit will be just as fantastic as any of our tales as it comes to us through the eyes of an alien intelligence. They are called SWARM X1048 and this is their ethological field report on Canis Lupis Familiaris, "6". Swarm X1048 - Ethological Field Report: Canis Lupus Familiaris, "6" by FE Choe is a Theodore A. Sturgeon Memorial Award finalist. It originally appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 210 in March 2024. Runner-up for the 2025 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award and reprinted in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction. F.E. Choe is a Korean-American writer whose work has been published in The Moth Magazine and Fractured Lit. She is a 2023 graduate of the Clarion West Writers Workshop and an Editor at 100 Word Story. Born in Toronto, Canada, she currently lives in South Carolina in the United States. To learn more about the author, please visit: https://www.fechoe.com/ It's Storytime was produced in 2025 by Traveler Enterprises, Inc., who holds the copyright. Our producer is Harris Lane Our Story Producer and Director is Gabrielle de Cuir. Our Content Editor is Michael Thomas Our Podcast is mixed, edited, and mastered by Alex Barton of PhaseShift AV Special thanks to Wes Stevens and Christopher Black. It's Storytime is recorded at Skyboat Media in the beautiful San Fernando Valley, California. If you'd like to support the show and get an ad-free feed, visit ⁠patreon.com/storytime⁠ I'm your Creator, Executive Producer, and host, Wil Wheaton. You can find me online at ⁠wilwheaton.net⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:33.6	Every week I take you with me through space and time to fantastical worlds, futures dystopian and hopeful, even to the rarefied air of the gods themselves.
1:44.9	This week, we're going to stay right here on Earth.
1:48.5	But our visit will be just as fantastic as any of our tales
1:52.3	as it comes to us through the eyes of an alien intelligence.
1:58.7	They are called Swarm X1048, and this is their ethylogical field report on Canis Lupus Familiaris 6.
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