William is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Soleil Golden. Transcript: Joshua did whatever his clients asked of him – refurbish existing properties or rebuild them from scratch. He was trying to be better known among the Mercer Island crowd. The islanders were always looking to expand or rebuild their domiciles, which could […]

Judith (2) is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Dee Arbacauskas. Transcript: Judith began her evening wondering why she never got coffee anymore. First off was the obvious. Her face. But with the invention of the modern phone, and its many, many delivery apps, she no longer had an excuse. Of course, using […]

Lorea and Siobhan is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Katherine Cross. Transcript: Today is not Lorea’s day and so help whatever gods she believes in, it won’t improve tomorrow either. Vespa and Helios were the cutest couple when Helios first moved to town. Folks would find them together on Rainier rooftops and […]

Samael and Elijio is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Soleil Golden. Transcript: George solemnly regards the numbers in William’s ledger, line by line, until they find one that does not match the expected figure. They put the book down and pick up their coat and hat, calling for their carriage and driver. […]

Leviathan is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Trunk Slamchest. Content warning: Animal harm. Transcript: In the 1970s, the inlet by Whidby Island in Puget Sound was used to trap an orca pod whose members were netted and separated, calves torn screaming from their mothers. The orca were shipped across the United States […]

Naval Liaison is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Katherine Cross. Transcript: Shelly is exactly what the Navy wants out of a career woman. She bought a white picket house in East Bremerton with her husband who cares for her two dogs, Shiloh and Midnight. She has a home office where she reviews […]

Rachel is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Amber Ashe. Transcript: “Have you ever thought of presenting yourself as an exhibit?” Aaralyn asks Rachel, with a dash of mischievousness in her eyes. Rachel knows it is important to placate the client. The client keeps the gallery in business. The gallery’s purpose is to […]

Jotham is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Soleil Golden. Transcript: The thing about slander is that it only lasts a couple decades in leftist orgs. It matters forever. Nobody forgets a betrayal for a break-up or a threat made to the wrong person under duress. But the shockwaves only last a couple […]

Samael (2) is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Soleil Golden. Transcript: George Gataker spent two days on the road from London to Norwich where he had been sent to work. Night passengers might find a carriage and driver comfortable enough to risk attacks, pot-holes, and wheel-damage under the moon-sky with miles between […]

Judith (1) is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Dee Arbacauskas. Transcript: [Read as Judith] I have always been a terrible musician. I blame it on my terrible taste in music. My latest obsession is Taylor Swift, from albums sent to me on burned Compact Discs from Esther. I hate how music has […]

Aaralyn is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Amber Ashe. Transcript: Aaralyn despises the world because the world smells of smoke. She despises polite society because society smells like men. She spends her days in her laboratory reading the chemistry periodicals, and the magical works of Agrippa, trying to synthesize the two among […]

Lorea is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Katherine Cross. Transcript: When Lorea visits her collective, as they gather to discuss resource distribution, leftist gossip, and who petted the cutest cat that week, she is at a disadvantage. The structure is supposed to be flat, the hierarchy eliminated, which is difficult to do […]

Amanda and Penelope is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Trunk Slamchest. Transcript: Amanda doesn’t have to breathe anymore. It took over a year for her to stop trying and even now her autonomic nervous system will just start inhaling on its own, without her noticing until Simon, her partner in crime, starts […]

Cassandra is written by Alicia E. Goranson and read by Rachel K. Zall. Transcript: Cassandra sometimes thinks about her childhood if she had known she was a girl earlier than age nineteen, despite being openly queer, bisexual, actively crossdressing, and with her own pair of falsies she’d picked up at a convention. She remembers her […]

Samael (1) is written by Alicia E. Goranson, and read by Soleil Golden. Transcript: Jess didn’t know what to make of the elderly gentleman who entered her gas station at three in the morning. He was balding but his haircut was immaculate, as was his black suit and white shirt, fine enough not to need […]