P.A. Cornell is a Chilean-Canadian speculative fiction writer. A two-time finalist for the Nebula Award, her stories have been published in over seventy magazines and anthologies, including Lightspeed, Apex, and multiple “Best of the Year” anthologies. In addition to becoming the first Chilean Nebula finalist in 2024, Cornell has been a finalist for the Aurora and World Fantasy Awards, and in 2022 won Canada’s Short Works Prize. When not writing, she can be found assembling intricate LEGO builds or drinking ridiculous quantities of tea. Sometimes both. For more on the author and her work, visit her website pacornell.com.

This story originally appeared in Darkness Blooms, 2023.

Narration by: Robert A. K. Gonyo

Robert A. K. Gonyo is a theatre director, actor, sound designer, voiceover artist, podcaster, musician, and tour-guide residing in Queens, New York. He is the producer of Living Radio, a monthly series of new radio plays reimagining the news (livingradionyc.com); Go See a Show!, New York City's independent theatre podcast (goseeashowpodcast.com); and he runs Haunted Manhattan, New York City’s spookiest, most accurate, and most fun ghost tours (hauntedmanhattan.com). robertgonyo.com

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Marie Vibbert is a past Hugo and Nebula finalist with over 100 stories in pro publications from Analog to Zombies Need Brains. Her latest book is a novella, Multitude, wherein you can follow the hivemind of cephalopod aliens and explore the power of language, community, and hope.

This story originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction, June 2016.

Narration by: Ibba Armanas

Ibba Armanas is a two time EMMY-nominated Director/Producer for KLCS-PBS Los Angeles. A huge sci-fi fan and occasional narrator, she’s excited to be back on StarShipSofa after a decade of absence.

Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis

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Eric Del Carlo's short fiction has appeared multiple times in Analog, Asimov's, and Clarkesworld, as well as many other magazines and anthologies over the years. He returns to StarShipSofa with the first story he wrote in 2026. Eric lives in the States, in his native California.

"Traipsing the Else" is original to StarShipSofa.

Narration by: Brian Rollins

Brian Rollins is a voice actor and podcaster living in Colorado. You can hear him hosting the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast every Wednesday or narrating audiobooks like the Glen and Tyler adventure series, the Uncommon Bonds fantasy thriller series, and the David Rose paranormal fantasy saga. Recently, Brian began Tome Cast, a weekly classic fiction audiobook podcast where he reads books such as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Call of the Wild, and The Maltese Falcon. Brian is available to narrate your next audiobook and you can find him at TheVoicesInMyHead.com.

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