Kevin Wabaunsee

Happy Birthday, Portraits of Decay. Today is release day. You’re birthed into the world for all to read.

Short Fiction | Escape Pod Escape Pod is open to submissions of science fiction short stories from September 1 - May 31.

Attention, sophonts! We've finished changing the locks and Escape Pod is now OPEN to all your amazing, amazing submissions!

Consult our submissions page if you want to refresh your minds on what we're looking for - ignore that "CLOSED" bit at the top - and we hope to see rad work from you all!

You could vote for Escape Pod maybe? 🚀

I had the honor of writing the 1,000th story to be featured on @escapepod.org

I remember the very first episode of Escape Pod going live almost 20 years ago.

We’ve both come a long way, and we’re both still here.

My thanks to @mightymur.bsky.social @valerievaldes.bsky.social @escapeartists.net

Escape Pod 1000: A Thousand Names for God and Infinite Mustard Kimo found God hiding out inside a dark nebula in the MACS0416_Y1 galaxy. He trapped God in an empty mason jar and duct taped the lid shut. God was not happy about any of it. “I wasn’t ‘hiding out.’”…

Sapients, behold: we've added an extra digit! Escape Pod episode ONE THOUSAND! Today we bring you "A Thousand Names for God and Infinite Mustard" by @mattfnwallace.bsky.social, a story about the age-old theme of finding God and what we're going to do to him once we find him.

'Portraits of Decay' Cover Reveal and Pre-Orders Announced Following up on our PR of April 1, 2025, Ruadán Books is delighted to share the cover for J.R. Blanes’ "Portraits of Decay." Pre-order now at ruadanbooks.com!

I'm ecstatic to announce the cover reveal of my debut novel, Portraits of Decay. www.einpresswire.com/article/8147...
Pre-orders are available now from the Ruadán Books' website ruadanbooks.com/product/port... for a 30% discount. First 200 get a free exclusive art card. Order Now!

New Officer on the Bridge | Escape Pod “Change is the essential process of all existence.” Or so Mr. Spock once said, and who are we to argue with that logic? Premee Mohamed is disembarking from our starship, and we wish her all the best…

Farewell, @premeemohamed.com, on whatever new adventures you may find yourself on! The trilobites have laid claim to your old lab, so don't worry about a thing!

Now then, we just need to take this intruder we found skulking around to the airlock for a quick jettison, and-- what

the intruder's WHAT

Short Fiction | Escape Pod Escape Pod is open to submissions of science fiction short stories from September 1 - May 31.

So, with the submissions portal open, go forth and submit! We want to see your brilliant, funny, strange, and/or uplifting science fiction stories!

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And last but not least, Escape Pod is piloted by our fearless leaders, @valerievaldes.bsky.social and @mightymur.bsky.social, who, as ever, have my deepest appreciation!

So, as the submission floodgates open, I wanted to extend a huge thank-you and express my appreciation for the hard work of our tireless associate editor team. You keep the ship flying!

Our Crew | Escape Pod CO-EDITOR: Mur Lafferty (she/her) Mur Lafferty is an author and pioneer podcaster who has been involved with Escape Artists since nearly the beginning (after Serah Eley Fed-Ex’d brownies to her as a…

I'm starting my second year as one of two assistant editors (along with @premeemohamed.com ), and I can say that nothing we do at Escape Pod would be possible without our brilliant crew of associate editors, both our returning veterans, and our team of new first readers.

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Short Fiction | Escape Pod Escape Pod is open to submissions of science fiction short stories from September 1 - May 31.

Today's the day! @escapepod.bsky.social is open to submissions! Don't forget to submit! We want to see your awesome, science-fiction short stories! We aim to provide personal feedback to the majority of our original short-fiction submissions.

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Me too!

*whispers* vote for Escape Pod

Thanks also to our amazing publishers for all their support and hard work in making Escape Pod possible in the first place, our social media manager for spreading the word every week, and all the rest of the Escape Artists crew handling the money and tech and other essential behind the scenes stuff.

Escape Pod is a Hugo finalist! Enormous thanks to everyone who voted for us, but also to the authors who trusted their stories to us, the narrators and hosts who brought them to life, our audio producers who made them sound great, and our associate and assistant editors for their diligent curation.

Whoa, what a rush! Congratulations to all of this year's Hugo finalists!

Also gonna note that Escape Pod could have little a nomination, as a treat, along with me and Mur as editors!

Huzzah! Happy birthday!

Short Fiction | Escape Pod Escape Pod is open to submissions of science fiction short stories from September 1 - May 31.

And don't forget to submit! We want to see your awesome, uplifting, funny and/or strange science-fiction short stories! With the associate editors' help, we aim to provide personal feedback to the majority of our short-fiction submissions.

escapepod.org/guidelines/s...

A huge thank-you to our associate editors! They really are essential to keeping our ship running.

Our newest associate editors joining us this year are Christine Amsden, @ajknights.bsky.social, @deuceofgears.bsky.social, @nikawrites.bsky.social, @mackycruz.bsky.social and Aahnix Bathurst.

Returning this year as associate editors are @phoebebarton.bsky.social, @marcustsong.bsky.social, @skumari.bsky.social, @filiphdz.bsky.social, and @ewenmaer.bsky.social.

One of my tasks in my new position as Assistant Editor is on-boarding and training our crew of associate editors, and let me tell you: we have an absolutely amazing crew of smart, thoughtful first readers, including our returning veterans and our brand-new class of associate editors.

Five years ago, I joined EP's staff of associate editors, and it's been a huge boon to my writing, but it's also given me a chance to meet and collaborate with the amazing folks who run Escape Pod, @podcastle.bsky.social, @pseudopod.bsky.social, @castofwonders.bsky.social, and @catscast.bsky.social.

Our Staff | Escape Pod CO-EDITOR: Mur Lafferty (she/her) Mur Lafferty is an author and pioneer podcaster who has been involved with Escape Artists since nearly the beginning (after Serah Eley Fed-Ex'd brownies to her as a��...

Today's the day! @escapepod.bsky.social is open to submissions! On this auspicious occasion, I want to take an opportunity to thank our dedicated crew of Associate Editors. Without the tireless efforts of our first readers, Escape Pod wouldn't be possible. (thread)

escapepod.org/our-staff/

Can't wait to see what comes in through the portal when @escapepod.bsky.social opens up again!

For original fiction we accept 1,500-6,000 words, but 2,000-4,000 is our sweet spot. For reprints, we accept 1,500-7,500. We aim to provide personal feedback for the majority of our original story submissions!

Short Fiction | Escape Pod Escape Pod is open to submissions of science fiction short stories from September 1 - May 31.

It's almost time! @escapepodcast reopens to submissions on September 1!

Send us your science fiction short-story submissions. We are a Hugo-finalist, SFWA-qualifying market that publishes stories for free in audio & print!

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I'm the newest assistant editor at Escape Pod! I'm thrilled to join @premeemohamed.com as assistant editor (along with all-star co-editors @mightymur.bsky.social and @valerievaldes.bsky.social), but it's big shoes to fill, replacing @benckinney.bsky.social!

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