#12 - Floaty Hand, by Brandon Martinelli

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Sometimes the true value of a pet isn't always readily apparent. About the Author: Brian chooses to not have a social media presence, and instead requests you follow him via his smoke signals and dead drops About the Narrator: Hannah Knight is an artist, cat lover, and mother to a rambunctious toddler.

An unlikely romance in the summer of '77. https://upbeattales.com/episodes/2024/hither-hills/ About the Author + Narrator: Laura Buchwald is a New York City-based writer and editor who has spent a lot of time in New Orleans, which partially inspired her first novel. The Coat Check Girl comes out October 15 as the first of a three-book series. It will be available for pre-order on July 16 from your local bookstore or wherever books are sold. Support independent bookstores! https://laurabuchwald.com/ https://peoplewhodothings.art/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095294176611

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Recently sacked and single, Walt is about to learn what it truly means to be cursed. https://upbeattales.com/episodes/2024/bills-bones/ About the Author: Mike Jack Stoumbos lives with his wife, puppy, and parrot, and enjoys finding hope and humor in speculative fiction. His stories have appeared in collections from Writers of the Future, Zombies Need Brains, WordFire Press, and others. mikejackstoumbos.com https://www.amazon.com/Murderbugs-Arthropod-Mike-Jack-Stoumbos-ebook/dp/B0D2RQPYGH About the Narrator: Eddie Knight has been a technical leader in organizations ranging from financial services to software security, enabling him to gain the wealth of experience and insight that he brings as a speaker, author, and strategist.

A priest, a scribe, and a whore walk into a pub— but none of them is in the mood for a joke. Read Now in Mythaxis Magazine Issue 17! About the Author Emma Burnett is a researcher and writer. She has had stories in Apex Magazine, Radon, Utopia Magazine, MetaStellar, Milk Candy Review, Elegant Literature, The Stygian Lepus, Roi Fainéant, Rejection Letters, and more. Website Bluesky About the Narrator Hannah Knight is an artist, cat lover, and mother to a rambunctious toddler.

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A surprise awaits Earth's first extraterrestrial visitors. https://upbeattales.com/episodes/2024/its-a-girl/ About the Author: Stetson Ray lives in a heavily fortified compound near Sugar Creek, Tennessee. About the Narrator: Eddie Knight has been a technical leader in organizations ranging from financial services to software security, enabling him to gain the wealth of experience and insight that he brings as a speaker, author, and strategist.

When you're serving on a faster-than-light ship, there are limits to how hard you should work on cleaning duty. https://upbeattales.com/episodes/2024/floaty-hand/ About the Author: Brandon Martinelli was born severely left-handed on the West Coast. He works a regular job, and some of his free time goes towards writing. About the Narrator: Eddie Knight has been a technical leader in organizations ranging from financial services to software security, enabling him to gain the wealth of experience and insight that he brings as a speaker, author, and strategist.