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Escape Pod 894: The Uncool Hunters

Andrew Dana Hudson Escape Pod 2023 ♪ audio

The Uncool Hunters By Andrew Dana Hudson Before she settled down into publishing in Minneapolis, before she got taken for a ride by the Chicago AltNormLit scene, before she flared spectacularly out of Silicon Alley, and had her pilot shoot C&Ded by the...

Social SatireMentorshipMidwest USA

A Smell of Jet Fuel

Andrew Dana Hudson Lightspeed 2021 ShortStory Time Travel 5,217 words

"We met on the 107th floor of the South Tower. She was standing in quiet contemplation, watching fire spread through the building across the plaza, smoke and paper billowing out into that baby blue sky. I was nursing a thunderous hangover, neglecting my...

Near FutureDiasporaDarkly Comic

Content warnings 2

deathwar

Dad Died on Discord

Andrew Dana Hudson Lightspeed 2026

When we moved Dad to the care facility, his only complaint was the Wi-Fi. “Laggy,” he called it when he was having a good day. “Fucking piece of shit,” he called it the rest of the time. At first I was relieved. I’d been worried that he’d bristle at the...

Near FutureFatherhoodRestrained Prose

Content warnings 1

death-of-a-loved-one

Escape Pod 1017: The Love Pyramid: A Rocky Cornelius Consultancy

Andrew Dana Hudson Escape Pod 2025 ♪ audio

The Love Pyramid: A Rocky Cornelius Consultancy By Andrew Dana Hudson “What do you mean you aren’t fucking?” Rocky Cornelius demanded. “That’s terrible! This is going to throw your whole value prop out of whack!” The trio of button-cute narrative design...

Social SatireCorporate PowerAmerican Southwest

Escape Pod 941: The Concept Shoppe: A Rocky Cornelius Consultancy

Andrew Dana Hudson Escape Pod 2024 ♪ audio

The Concept Shoppe: A Rocky Cornelius Consultancy By Andrew Dana Hudson “This place is trash, garbágio, blechalicious,” Rocky Cornelius said appreciatively. “All we gotta do is, as they say, sublevel the vibe.” “Really? You think so?” The greengrocer,...

Social SatireCorporate PowerSatirical

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violence