Crosstalk, Elysium by Carolyn Zhao (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine Clarkesworld 2026

This episode features "Crosstalk, Elysium" written by Carolyn Zhao. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhao_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

Space Opera Guilt Unreliable Narrator

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Dread AI Fiction Unsettling Fragmented Deep Space Far Future Consciousness Trauma Dark Melancholic Literary SF Belonging First Person Identity Voice Driven Science Fiction

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