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Welcome to a whole new month, listeners.

I hope this podcast finds you extraordinarily well. It is issue one three three for

October 2017. And yes, we made it. We made it to a whole new month full of all new stories.

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The first story of the month is titled The Some of

Her Expectations. It is by Jack Skillingstead.

In 2001, Jack Skillingstead submitted a story to Stephen King's on writing contest.

He won and not long afterward began selling. story to

story to Stephen King's on writing contest. He won and not long afterward began selling regularly to major science fiction and fantasy markets.

To date, he has sold more than 40 stories to various magazines, years best volumes and original anthologies.

In 2003, His Story Dead Worlds was a finalist for the Theodore Sturgeon Award and in 2009 his novel

Life on the Preservation was a finalist for the Philip K Dick Award.

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