Pseudopod - "The Suicide Witch," by Vylar Kaftan | NARRATION & PRODUCTION by Rikki LaCoste

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The Suicide Witch
by Vylar Kaftan

“The Suicide Witch” originally appeared in Daily Science Fiction, July 2012. She says “I wrote this story for the Codex Halloween contest. Codex is an online group of professional writers, and every year we trade 'seeds' to spark new stories. My seed for this story was to write about a mortician who glues hair for special events. Clearly I have some funny ideas about how morticians live."

Read the text:
dailysciencefiction.com/fantasy/religious/vylar-kaftan/the-suicide-witch

About the Author:
VYLAR KAFTAN has published about 40 short stories in places such as Asimov’s, Lightspeed, and Clarkesworld. She’s the founder of a new literary-themed science fiction convention in the San Francisco Bay Area called FOGcon, which happens in March. She was nominated for a Nebula in 2011. Her novella which will be out in Asimov’s in the February issue – it’s an alternate history in which the Incan Empire survives into the 19th century, and bargains with America for a smallpox vaccine.

FOGcon:
fogcon.org

Vylar's Blog:
www.vylarkaftan.net

This narration appears on Pseudopod episode #328. The audio was narrated and produced by Rikki LaCoste.

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Pseudopod Website
pseudopod.org

Pseudopod Episode #328 Page
pseudopod.org/2013/04/05/pseudopod-328-the-suicide-witch/

Pseudopod Episode #328 Audio
media.libsyn.com/media/pseudopod/Pseudo328_TheSuicideWitch.mp3

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About the Story:
A witch/mortician enslaved to a Duke in a feudal-China-inspired fantasy world, seizes a chance to escape from bondage when the Duke's son comes to her for aid that only she can render.

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from Narration, Voice Acting, and Audio Production, track released April 5, 2013
Podcast: Pseudopod
pseudopod.org

Aired:
April 5th, 2013

Episode:
Pseudopod 328: The Suicide Witch
pseudopod.org/2013/04/05/pseudopod-328-the-suicide-witch/

Comments:
forum.escapeartists.net/index.php?topic=7044.0

Audio:
Produced by Rikki LaCoste
Hosted by Alasdair Stuart (podcast)

The image selected to represent this tale is "Ink print of a decorative brick depicting a woman cleaning and drying vessels" from the CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit, Northern Song Dynasty (A.D. 960 - 1127):
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_-_pictorial_brick_depicting_a_woman_cleaning_and_drying_vessels,_print_version.jpg