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Guest Editorial: Fanzines by Mur Lafferty 02:33

StarShipSofa Interrogations: Gene Wolfe 08:50

Main Fiction: Bridesicle by Will McIntosh 01:00:00

Fact Article: Observation Deck by Cheryl Morgan 01:47:00

Narrator: Amy H. Sturgis

Bridesicle by Will McIntosh is a nominee for Nebula Best Short Story 2009

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StarShipSofa delivers science fiction short stories from today best authors. This audio science fiction magazine podcast has played the very best of today’s sf, fantasy and horror. Writers from Michael Moorcock, Joe Haldeman to Bruce Sterling and Ted Chiang have all been narrated and played on this podcast.

This week StarShipSofa podcasts all Nebula Short Story nominees for 2008

StarShipSofa has, in one day, done what no other SF podcast has done before. In another unprecedented move, StarShipSofa has put out all seven Nebula Short Story 2008 nominees, all available as free audio podcasts for your listening pleasure. Tony, who helms the podcast, says, “The Nebula’s are a very special event in the SF world and I wanted the StarShipSofa to mark this occasion by doing something unique for this year’s awards. “I wanted to put out all the stories nominated in one day so people can, straight away, have them downloaded back to back… sitting on their iPod and, for the next few hours, submerge themselves in SF stories of the very best calibre. All for free. “Things are changing rapidly in this medium and this is one example of StarShipSofa pushing the boundaries of normal podcasting in both terms of quality and accessibility. “It’s what the StarShipSofa was built for.”

Link to the Nebula Awards site

Below are the links to all seven stories direct via iTunes. If you don’t use iTunes… check out each individual postings at StarShipSofa.

Super-fast iTunes download links:

Nebula Nominee Kij Johnson -26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss

Nebula Nominee Ruth Nestvold – Mars: A Traveler’s Guide

Nebula Nominee Mike Allen -The Button Bin

Nebular Nominee Jeffery Ford – The Dreaming Wind

Nebula Nominee Nina Kiriki Hoffman – Trophy Wives

Nebula Nominee James Patrick Kelly – Don’t Stop

Nebula Nominee Gwyneth Jones -Tomb Wife

Aural Delights No 78 Nebula Nominee Gwyneth Jones

Tomb Wife

By

Gwyneth Jones

First Published:  F&SF Aug07

Narration: Mark Douglas Nelson

Link to the Nebula Awards  site

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Aural Delights No 77 Nebula Nominee James Patrick Kelly

Don’t Stop

By

James Patrick Kelly

First published: Asimov’s, Jun07 Audible

Narration: James Patrick Kelly

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Aural Delights No 76 Nebula Nominee Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Trophy Wives

By

Nina Kiriki Hoffman

First Published: Fellowship Fantastic

Narration: Julie Davis

Link to the Nebula Awards  site

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Aural Delights No 75 Nebula Nominee Jeffrey Ford

The Dreaming Wind

by

Jeffrey Ford

First Published: The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, Viking, Jul07

Narration: Lawrence Santoro

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Aural Delights No 74 Nebula Nominee Mike Allen

The Button Bin

by

Mike Allen

First Published: Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly, Oct07

Narration: Mike Allen

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Aural Delights No 73 Nebula Nominee Ruth Nestvold

Mars: A Traveler’s Guide

By

Ruth Nestvold

First Published F&SF, Jan08

Narration: Ray Sizemore

Link to the Nebula Awards  site

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Aural Delights No 72 Nebula Nominee Kij Johnson

26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss

By

Kij Johnson

First Published:  Asimov’s, Jul08

Narration: Diane Severson

Link to the Nebula Awards  site

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