Sci-Fi Snacks

It's our Birthday! Celebrate a whole year of science fiction short stories and snacks.This week's story: Birthdays, by Fred Saberhagen. Published in Galaxy MagazineThis week's snack: Birthday Cake Biscotti (it's amazing check out this whole blog!)To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley -----------------------------------------------------------Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

If you could live your life over and over, with all your memories could you stop the end of the universe? This week's story: Some Desperate Glory, by Emily TeshHugo Award Arthur C. Clarke Award Finalist!Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction Finalist!This week's snack: Chocolate (Devil's Food) Cake! IYKYKTo be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley -----------------------------------------------------------Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

Grounding your weird fiction with a throughline that cuts right through all the horror to the humanity at all has me crying while reading this week's award-nominated novelette.This week's story: Uncertain Sons, by Thomas Ha. Published in Uncertain Sons and Other Stories.Nebula Award Nominee (novelette)Philip K. Dick Award NomineeBritish Science Fiction Association Awards NomineeBram Stoker Awards Nominee in Long Fiction (for title novelette)Locus Recommended Reading ListNew York Public Library 'Best of 2025'This week's snack: Bread Machine Coffee CakeTo be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley -----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Some Desperate Glory by Emily TeshIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

When a farmhand robot appears at Tantie Merle's house as a gift, she doesn't realize she is on the precipice of change, for not only her life, but the world. This week's story: Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200, by R.S.A. Garcia Published in Uncanny Magazine • Nebula Awards 2024 — short story — winner• Eugie Awards 2024 — finalist• Ignyte Awards 2024 — short story — nomination• Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award 2024 — winnerThis week's snack: Carrot CakeTo be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley -----------------------------------------------------------Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

In which gym bros save their community and fall in love.This week's story: If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You, by John Chu. Published in Uncanny Magazine Hugo Awards 2023 — novelette — nominationNebula Awards 2023 — novelette — winnerIgnyte Awards 2023 — novelette — winnerLocus Awards 2023 — novelette — winnerThis week's snack: Snacky Clusters from Trader JoesTo be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley -----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

When medical information is controlled by a conglomerate, and knowledge behind a paywall can be the difference between life and death, one 'doctor' goes to great lengths to learn and know her alien patient. This week's story: Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being, by A. W. Prihandita. Published in Clarksworld Winner: 2024 Nebula Award for Best NoveletteFinalist: 2025 Ignyte Award for Outstanding NoveletteFinalist: 2025 Eugie AwardThis week's snack: Five Flavor Pound CakeTo be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley -----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal YouIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

What if the knowledge to your survival would cost you your friend? And what if that friend was a robot?This week's story: The Portmeirion Road, by Fiona Moore. Published in Clarksworld2024 BSFA Award Finalist for Best Short FictionThis week's snack: Airheads Xtremes Candy To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley -----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of BeingIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

In the gray space in between terraforming and colonization, an exorcism crew captain confronted by a human ghost has to grapple with his purpose.This week's story: What Any Dead Thing Wants, by Aimee Ogden. Published in Psychopomp Nebula Novelette FinalistThis week's snack: Animal Crackers and FrostingTo be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley -----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: The Portmeirion RoadIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

If humanity could send only a few select memories out into space, with the hopes of reaching intelligent life, what would you choose to send? This week's story: Patsy Cline Sings Sweet Dreams to the Universe by Beston Barnett. Published in Strange HorizonsSecond Place: Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award 2024This week's snack: Grilled Cheese Two WaysTo be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley -----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: What Any Dead Thing Wants (16,300 words)Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

An interesting and complex form intimidated me initially with this story, but after trusting the process I walk away from this with a deeply resonant experience contemplating life, loss, transformation, love, death and iteration. This week's story: We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read, by Caroline M. Yoachim Published in Lightspeed MagazineNominated, Short Story Hugos 2025 and Nebulas 2025Finalist for Eugie AwardsFinalist for Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award2nd place in Locus AwardsWON: Ignyte AwardsThis week's snack: Good and Plenty'sTo be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley -----------------------------------------------------------Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

What if you went back to save your friends from a cult, but they didn't want to leave? This week's protagonist must face a mirror of her past life to learn how to move on.This week's story: The Mausoleum’s Children, by  Aliette de Bodard. Published in Uncanny MagazineNominated: Locus Awards 2024 Short StoryThis week's snack: Hot Tea and Crispy Dark Chocolate Crepe CookiesTo be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley -----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Patsy Cline Sings Sweet Dreams to the UniverseIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

Looking back to critique the present with uncomfortable satire. This week we dive into a layered retelling of a familiar Bible story to see what it says about people today.This week's story: Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge, by  James Morrow. Winner: Nebula Awards 1989This week's snack: Rainbow GoldfishTo be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley -----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: The Mausoleum’s ChildrenIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

Would you trust a random phone app to give you a better life if you just followed it's directions? Let's chat about shadowy-purposed tech this week!This week's story: Better Living Through Algorithms, by Naomi Kritzer. Published in Clarksworld 2023 Nebula Award Finalist for Best Short Story2024 Hugo Award Winner for Best Short Story2024 Finalist: WSFA Small Press AwardThis week's snack: Oreo Truffle BallsTo be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley -----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The DelugeIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

Join me for Season 3 where we talk about stories that have been nominated, and sometimes even won, some of the most prestigious prizes in SFF circles. You aren't going to want to miss this season! Follow the podcast to get the episodes as they drop, each Thursday starting on January 8th, 2026!

Every great sci-fi show has a Christmas Special, and Sci-Fi Snacks is no different! Join me as I eat my way through all the Little Debbie Christmas snacks and I gush about the amazing story, Carols on Callisto.To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: Carols on Callisto, by Deborah L. Davitt. Published in Escape Pod (Episode 711)This week's snack: All the Little Debbie Christmas Snacks!-----------------------------------------------------------Season 3's First Story: Better Living Through Algorithms by Naomi Kritzer.Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson This week's snack: Pizza Party Time!-----------------------------------------------------------Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: Who Walks With You, by Premee Mohamed. Published in GristThis week's snack: Walking Taco-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Snow Crash, a Novel by Neal StephensonIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: The Gernsback Continuum, by William Gibson.This week's snack: Candy ButtonsMentioned in the Episode: Fandom Wiki WebsiteEpisode 12:Time Portals and Selfishness: A Slightly Different Sunrise from Mercury, Nevada-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Who Walks with You Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: The Spiral Ranch, by Sarena Ulibarri. Published in Dream Forge MagazineThis week's snack: Popcorn Witch Hands-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: The Gernsback ContinuumIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: The Life of a Cyber Bar, by Arthur Liu, Translated by Nathan Faries. Published in Future Science Fiction DigestThis week's snack: Buccee's Ranch Oyster Crackers-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: The Spiral Ranch by Sarena UlibarriIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: One Night in Television City, by Paul D Filippo. Published in the Book Ribofunk: Stories This week's snack: Cheetos Hot Fries and Liquid Death-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: The Life of a Cyber BarIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: Salvage by A. A. Medina. Published in the Anthology Grimm, Grit and Gasoline: Dieselpunk and Decopunk FairytalesThis week's snack: Sheetz Gas Station Hotdogs-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: One Night in Television CityNovel for our final Episode: Snow CrashIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: A Notorious Intergalactic Criminal, by Maya Deane. Published in the Anthology, Embodied Exegesis: Transfeminine Cyberpunk FuturesThis week's snack: Caramel Crunch Coffee from SonicAlso mentioned in this week's episode: Craft in the Real World Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping by Matthew Salesses-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Salvage, by A. A. MedinaIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: After the Rain, by P.A. Cornell. Published in Escape PodThis week's snack: Lemon Bars-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story:  A Notorious Intergalactic Criminal, by Maya Deane. Published in the Anthology, Embodied Exegesis: Transfeminine Cyberpunk FuturesIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: The Electric Ant in its Natural Habitat, by Romie Stott. Published in Tractor BeamThis week's snack: Dirt Pudding!-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: After the Rain by P.A. CornellIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: Monstress #1, by Marjorie Liu and Illustrated by Sana TakedaThis week's snack: Monster Cookies-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: The Electric Ant in it's Natural HabitatIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here on my website https://www.lizjbradley.com Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: A Séance in the Anthropocene, by Abigail Larkin. Published in Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future AncestorsLearn about and support the NRDC hereThis week's snack: Cheese Slaw-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Monstress #1Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

Season 2 is Now Loading!Our first story is A Séance in the Anthropocene. Read it now to be ready when the first episode of season 2 drops on Thursday, September 4th.And until then... keep on snackin' ;)

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: A Slightly Different Sunrise from Mercury, Nevada, by Íde Hennessy. Published in Strange HorizonsThis week's snack: Cheetos Puffs and a Sweet Rose Wine-----------------------------------------------------------Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: Didn't Earn It, by K.W. Onley. Published in FIYAH Magazine This week's snack: Nerds Gummy Clusters-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: A Slightly Different Sunrise from Mercury, NevadaIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: How It Feels to Be Swallowed by a Black Hole by Gretchen Tessmer Reprinted in Small Wonders MagazineFirst published in Nature: Futures, 2018, by Springer Nature..This week's snack: Spaghetti Pretzels-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Didn't Earn ItIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: Dix Dayton and the Miner from Mars, by Liz A. Vogel Published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact January/February 2022This week's snack: Dee's Nuts Dill Pickle Peanuts-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: How It Feels to Be Swallowed by a Black HoleIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!This week's story: Fuck Them Kids, by Tatiana Obey. Published in FIYAH Issue 32 Spacefaring Aunties Fall 2024 This week's snack: Sour Patch Kids-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Dix Dayton and the Miner from MarsIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: With Her Serpent Locks, by Mary Robinette Kowal. Published in Uncanny Magazine This week's snack: Twin Snakes Gummies-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Fuck Them KidsIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: On the Night Shift, by Zohar Jacobs. Published in Asivmov's Science Fiction March/April 2025Relevant Story Details (Awards, ETC)This week's snack: Skittles-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: With Her Serpent LocksIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: Curlews by Cecilia Ananías Soto. Published in Strange HorizonsThis story is one of five winners of the Stop Copaganda short story contest, run in collaboration with Fight for the Future, Rightscon, and COMPOST Magazine.This week's snack: Deviled Eggs (enjoy this reddit thread of all the variations you can try!)-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: On the Night ShiftIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: Twenty Thousand Last Meals on an Exploding Station by Ann LeBlanc Published originally in Mermaids Monthly. This cyber-mermaid time-loop story, was also selected for WE’RE HERE: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction of 2021This week's snack: Grocery Store Single Serving Mini Pie-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: CurlewsIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: My Mother's Daughter, by C. M. Lockhart . Published in FIYAH #32 Spacefaring Aunties This week's snack: Hermit Bars (this is not my exact recipe, which I am guarding as a family secret, but it will get you close if you don't add the walnuts.)-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Twenty Thousand Last Meals on an Exploding StationIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: Five Views of the Planet Tartarus, by Rachael K. Jones Published in Lightspeed MagazineNominations: Nebula Award for Best Short Story, Hugo Award for Best Short StoryThis week's snack: Junior Mints-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: My Mother's DaughterIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley This week's story: Why Don't We Just K*ll the Kid in the Omelas Hole, by Isabel J. Kim. Published in Clarksworld Issue 209Winner: 2024 BSFA Award for Best Short FictionWinner: 2024 Nebula Award for Best Short StoryWinner: 2025 Locus Award for Best Short Story2025 Hugo Award Finalist for Best Short Story2025 Finalist: Theodore A. Sturgeon Memorial Award"Required" pre-reading: Those Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. LeGuinThis week's snack: Krispy Kreme Donut Dots-----------------------------------------------------------Next Week's Story: Five Views of the Planet TartarusIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

I’m Liz J. Bradley, a science fiction author and poet who adores short fiction and snacks. Each episode of Sci-fi Snacks is a short and sweet (or salty!) discussion of what I loved, what I learned, and what I snacked on while reading new-to-me short science fiction. Hop on board and listen anywhere you consume podcastsLet's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley