Shining Moon Episode 26: When the Fic is Quick II

Amanda Helms (she/her) is a biracial Black/white fantasy, science fiction, and sometimes horror writer whose stories have appeared in FIYAH, Lightspeed, Nature: Futures, and other fine venues. She lives with her family in Colorado. Though all of them are natives, none ski or snowboard, proving that such creatures indeed exist. Find her at amandahelms.com, on Instagram @amandaghelms, or Bluesky @amandaghelms.bsky.social. Vylar Kaftan has published over fifty short stories in magazines such as Asimov’s, Lightspeed, and Clarkesworld. Her alternate history novella “The Weight of the Sunrise” won the Nebula and Sidewise awards. Her queer psychic thriller “Her Silhouette Drawn in Water” is available through Tor.com.  Aimee Picchi is a journalist by day and Nebula-nominated science fiction and fantasy writer by night. Her short fiction has been published in Nightmare Magazine, The Deadlands, Apex and Podcastle, among other fine publications. She’s a former classical musician (viola) who graduated from University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. She lives in Burlington, Vermont with her family. You can find her online at aimeepicchi.com or on Twitter at @aimeepicchi. Stories in this episode:Amanda Helms“Shopping at the Soul Patch Consignment Store” Worlds of Possibility, August 2023. https://www.juliarios.com/introducing-the-august-2023-issue-of-worlds-of-possibility/ “Sunnyside Daycare Employees’ Chat Log, Post Alien Takeover,” Small Wonders Magazine, 2022  https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/sunnyside-daycare-employees-chat-log-post-alien-takeover/  Vylar Kaftan“Scar Stories,” Bandersnatch  anthology, 2007. https://vylarkaftan.com/bibliography/2007-2/scar-stories/ “What President Polk Said,” Phantom, https://vylarkaftan.com/bibliography/2009-2/what-president-polk-said/ Aimee Picchi“9 Lies You Tell Yourself about Ghost Hunting” https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/9-lies-you-tell-yourself-about-ghost-hunting/ “Advanced Problems in Word Math,” Daily Science Fiction, January 3rd, 2020 https://dailysciencefiction.com/fantasy/other-worlds-fantasy/aimee-picchi/advanced-word-problems-in-portal-math “Four Years Minus Twelve Days” by Samantha Murray , Lightspeed Mar. 2023 (Issue 154). “The Third Martian Dick Temple” by Sheila Marie Borideux, Daily Science Fiction, May 23rd, 2018 "Don't tell me that the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." -- Anton Chekov Piano music for closureThank you for listening to Shining Moon! You can reach the host, Deborah L. Davitt, at the following social media platforms:www.facebook.com/deborah.davitt.3 Bluesky: @deborahldavitt.bsky.socialwww.deborahldavitt.com