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

Greetings Clark's World Citizens. I hope this podcast finds you well. As you've probably noticed, these

podcasts will probably go up just a little bit late this month, number two and number three, usually on the 14th and 21st.

The all-encompassing reason is that Neil Clark suffered a heart attack at ReaderCon this year.

It was a very scary situation for both him and his family,

but I'm happy to say that he's on the mend.

And as podcast director, I would like to thank each and every one of you

who sent well wishes via Twitter or Facebook or sent emails or helped with the Clark's World Table at ReaderCon this year.

You guys are amazing. I am so happy to have you guys as as

listeners. The outreach of support through this has been completely amazing.

So thank you from the bottom of my own heart. So our second story for the month of July, issue number 70, is entitled The Switch by Sarah Stanton.

Sarah Stanton grew up in Perth, Western Australia.

Halfway through university, she abandoned a promising career

and not having much of a career when she transferred from an upper performance course into a Chinese language major.

Three years, two exchange programs and one potential firework accident later.

She has settled in Beijing as a freelance

translator and editor specializing in contemporary literature.

As a writer, she has been published in a variety of magazines and indie projects including Voiceworks, Hunger Mountain, Asia, Cha Journal and Dot Dash.

She's also the recipient of the

Talais Prize and was recently shortlisted for the James White Award. She can be found at the Duck Opera.com.

So without further ado,

let me tell you a story.

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