004: The Squeaky Wheel, by Sara Kate Ellis

"The Squeaky Wheel" by Sara Kate Ellis

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About the Author: Sara Kate Ellis is a 2011 Lambda Emerging Writers Fellow and the winner of the 2015 Defenestrationism short fiction contest. Her stories have appeared in The Red Penny Papers, Ideomancer, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, and Crossed Genres.

She lives in Tokyo with her partner and her cat, Tom, and likes Soba.

About the Audio: The story is read by Nicole Brown and Faith Gregory. Intro and outro are by Faith Gregory. The intro music is "Boom Boom Box," and the outro is "I Was Three," both by Ben Bunker.

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This story contains snakes, insects, bullying, urination, references to child sexual abuse, and potentially upsetting depictions of psychiatric treatment.

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This podcast is released in 2016 under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Lisence. You can duplicate it to share, but only in its entirety and without alterations, and you may not duplicate it for profit.

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Thumbnail art is by Rachel Kalner, and is released jointly by Kalner and by Solarpunk Press under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Details and high resolution copies of the art are available at solarpunkpress.com.

003: Out of the Storm, by Ian O'Reilly

"Out of the Storm" by Ian O'Reilly

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About the Author: Ian O’Reilly is a freelance writer from the UK, where he seems to tinker with imaginary worlds for a living. His work has been published in Third Flat Iron Anthologies, Voices of Imagination, and he is a somewhat sporadic reviewer for the British Fantasy Society. He remains interested in alternate realities, feral futures, and improbable myths.

About the Audio: The story is read by Brekton Drougas, Nicole Brown and Faith Gregory. Intro and outro are by Faith Gregory. The intro music is "Boom Boom Box," and the outro is "I Was Three," both by Ben Bunker.

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TRIGGER WARNINGS:

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This story contains ocean travel, assault, and gun violence.

We include trigger warnings to make or work as accessible as possible. If you notice elements of the story you feel should have been forewarned and weren’t, or if there’s anything inadequate or misleading about the way we presented the information, please let us know so we can get better at giving adequate warning. 
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This podcast is released in 2015 under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Lisence. You can duplicate it to share, but only in its entirety and without alterations, and you may not duplicate it for profit.

The story “Out of the Storm” is copyright 2015 Ian O'Reilly, and may not be duplicated outside the context of this publication without her permission.

Thumbnail art is by B Myers, and is released jointly by Myers and by Solarpunk Press under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Details and high resolution copies of the art are available at solarpunkpress.com.

002: The Daisy Haunt, by Claudie Arseneault

"The Daisy Haunt" by Claudie Arseneault

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About the Author: Claudie Arseneault is a French Canadian asexual writer in her late twenties, hailing from Quebec City. Her writing swings between a high fantasy saga and several solarpunk projects, the latest of which is editing Wings of Renewal: A Solarpunk Dragon Anthology.

When she’s not typing away at her keyboard, she can be found playing her favorite games, blazing through a book, or obsessing over squids and hot air balloons.

About the Audio: The story is read by Katie Formosi and Faith Gregory. Intro and outro are by Nicole Brown. The intro music is "Boom Boom Box," and the outro is "I Was Three," both by Ben Bunker.

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This story contains supernatural elements (ghosts, haunting), breaking and entering, violation of personal boundaries, and some sexual content.

We include trigger warnings to make or work as accessible as possible. If you notice elements of the story you feel should have been forewarned and weren’t, or if there’s anything inadequate or misleading about the way we presented the information, please let us know so we can get better at giving adequate warning. 
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This podcast is released in 2015 under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Lisence. You can duplicate it to share, but only in its entirety and without alterations, and you may not duplicate it for profit.

The story “The Daisy Haunt” is copyright 2015 Claudie Arseneault, and may not be duplicated outside the context of this publication without her permission.

Thumbnail art is by Vondell Swain, and is released jointly by Swain and by Solarpunk Press under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Details and high resolution copies of the art are available at solarpunkpress.com.

001: Riley Marigold and the Winged Lizards of Tel Aviv, by Kayla Bashe

"Riley Marigold and the Winged Lizards of Tel Aviv" by Kayla Bashe

Episode 1 of Solarpunk Press Podcast

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About the Author: Kayla Bashe is currently a student at Sarah Lawrence College, where she studies theater, creative writing, and history. She’s a graduate of the Alpha Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Workshop for Young Writers. Additionally, several of her plays have been produced by local theater companies. Her lesbian mystery novel Graveyard Sparrow is available from Torquere Press, and her story A Muse Afire was featured in the first issue of Vitality Magazine.

About the Audio: The story is narrated by Nicole Brown. Character voices, as well as the intro and outro, are read by Faith Gregory.

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This story contains violence towards teenage children, and a mild portrayal of an abusive environment.

We include trigger warnings to make or work as accessible as possible. If you notice elements of the story you feel should have been forewarned and weren’t, or if there’s anything inadequate or misleading about the way we presented the information, please let us know so we can get better at giving adequate warning. 
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This podcast is released in 2015 under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Lisence. You can duplicate it to share, but only in its entirety and without alterations, and you may not duplicate it for profit.

The story “The Winged Lizards of Tel Aviv” is copyright 2015 Kayla Bashe, and may not be duplicated outside the context of this publication without her permission.

Thumbnail art is by Vondell Swain, and is released jointly by Swain and by Solarpunk Press under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Details and high resolution copies of the art are available at solarpunkpress.com.