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

Greetings Clarks World Citizens. I hope this podcast finds you very well.

And before we begin our second story for the month of February 2014,

just a few reminders out there.

Award season is starting. Just a few reminders out there.

Award season is starting. And we'd like to make the announcement that Clark's World is no longer eligible for the semi-prozine, you go.

I implore you to nominate your other favorite semi-prosines.

And because we've gotten a lot of questions as to what we are eligible for, I will say that

the editors of the magazine are eligible for, I will say that the editors of the magazine are eligible

for the editor's short form category.

And also if you happen to be a Sifwa Associate or Active Member, nominations close on the

15th of February. And I believe World Fantasy is

taking nominations as well. So again if you are a member of this community

please use that voice, use that vote if you are a member of those particular conventions,

and vote for your favorites of 2013.

So our second story has actually been generating a lot of buzz on the website by

newcomer Natalia de Rethu. The piece is titled The 11 Holy Numbers of the

Mechanical Soul.

Now, Natalia is currently a PhD candidate at the School of Oriental and African Studies,

University of London.

Originally from Greece, she has lived and studied in the USA, the UK, and Indonesia for several years.

Natalia was the grand prize winner for the Prose of Spark Contest 3. Her short fiction and poetry have appeared,

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