Deep Sky Anchor: Recent Episodes
Mary E. Lowd
A podcast of bite-size sci-fi.
Speculative fiction short stories, written and read by Mary E. Lowd.
For even more stories, visit http://deepskyanchor.com.
Some things seem too good to be true.
A science-fiction story originally published in Queer Sci Fi's Innovation.
A badger-like alien wrestles with a larger universe than he'd imagined.
A Deep Sky Anchor original story.
Musings on the power of an accurate metaphor.
A science-fantasy story originally published in New Myths.
A sentient swarm finds a new home and way of life.
A science-fiction story originally published in All Worlds Wayfarer.
World after world is built, but who will live in them?
A science-fiction story originally published in Daily Science Fiction.
Buying a spaceship is harder when it has a mind of its own.
A science-fiction story originally published in Analog.
What happens when a screen saver comes to life...?
A science-fantasy story originally published in Bards & Sages Quarterly.
A roboticist helps a butterfly-alien become her true self.
A science-fiction story originally published in Empyreome.
A letter written as the world ends.
A science-fiction story originally published in Theme of Absence.
Never leave your 3D printer running unattended.
A science-fiction story originally published in Daily Science Fiction.
When a demon rides a unicorn, all hell breaks loose on an alien world.
A science-fantasy story originally published in Fantasia Divinity Magazine.
What do you do when your friendly feline ghost goes missing?
A fantasy story originally published in Fantasia Divinity Magazine.
Ariadella spins galaxies with her silk.
A science-fiction story originally published by Furvana.
Moira struggles to complete her greatest work of art before the source of her own talent consumes her.
A science-fiction story originally published in Abyss & Apex.
When a cat can control the minds of mice, she can make them sing for her.
A fantasy story originally published in Daily Science Fiction.
A little girl and her robo-nanny must find her missing robo-dog during the chaos of battle between the president of Earth and the queen of the moon.
A science-fiction story originally published in Galactic Goddesses.
The magical and the mundane meet when a mythical creature becomes a daily responsibility.
A fantasy story originally published in Theme of Absence.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a cat in sight of an empty box, must sit in it.
A Deep Sky Anchor Original Story.
Fear the love of a mega-dimensional nebula beast.
A science-fiction story originally published in Spaceports & Spidersilk.
No one will take this cat's claws.
A fantasy story originally published in Daily Science Fiction.
A metamorphosis.
A science-fiction story originally published in Daily Science Fiction.
An elephantine alien spends her recess playing board games alone, until a couple other students come back to the classroom early.
A science-fiction story originally published in Daily Science Fiction.
Phyllis takes her sister on a camping trip full of memories.
A fantasy story originally published in Fantasia Divinity.
Wendy's ready for a day of atmo-surfing with her friend Flooffle, but first, she's in for a big surprise.
A science-fiction story originally published in Renewal: Queer Sci-Fi's Fourth Annual Flash Fiction Contest.
A patron at the All Alien Cafe tells a tall tale of the pitfalls in looking for true love by constructing it.
A science-fiction story originally published in Luna Station Quarterly.
A simple doctor appointment goes terribly wrong.
A science-fiction story originally published in Daily Science Fiction.
A tired mother considers an impossible choice.
A science-fiction story originally published in Theme of Absence.
Jeko is the only elephantine sentient in a classroom full of canine and robotic students.
A science-fiction story originally published in Fantasia Divinity.
The squirrel-like Rikkita chases down the clues to the final phase of her heist.
A science-fiction story originally published in Fantasia Divinity.
Jordan is a Labrador Retriever with a dream.
A science-fiction story originally published in Allasso.
A reptilian alien with a hot temper keeps her cool around annoying humans.
A science-fiction story originally published in Daily Science Fiction.
Today, the ice rings melt.
A science-fiction story originally published in Theme of Absence.
Chirri's robot is malfunctioning.
A science-fiction story originally published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact.
Lee-a-lei hosts an unusual party and rite of passage for her daughter.
A science-fiction story originally published in Daily Science Fiction.
A Collie pup can never comprehend the depth and mystery behind a Siamese cat's eyes.
A furry story originally published in Dancing in the Moonlight.
If your spaceship is powered by a panda, you'd better keep the panda happy.
A science-fiction story originally published in Neo-Opsis.
Arellnor dives into the heart of a gas giant, hoping the rumors are true.
A science-fiction story originally published in Daily Science Fiction.
A mouse-like alien gets lost in the clouds of New Jupiter.
A science-fiction story originally published in Daily Science Fiction.
A mouse-like alien wants to fly with the avians.
A science-fiction story originally published in Daily Science Fiction.
Chirri gets her biggest order for a cake yet, from a surprising customer.
A science-fiction story originally published in Theme of Absence.
A bio-engineer and a roboticist bring offerings to the Doraspian emperor.
A science-fiction story originally published in Daily Science Fiction.
An intrepid pirate must rescue an ocean world from boiling under blaring sunlight.
A science-fiction story originally published by Furvana.
Sunny wants to stop for a snack, but the demons pouring out of a portal on the top of the Great Dane building will not wait.
A furry story originally published by Midwest Furfest.
A normal day on safari -- in a different world.
A fantasy story originally published by the Penn Cove Literary Arts Award.
Darkfoot attacks a moose in the dead of winter, and his relationship with his pack will never be the same.
A fantasy story originally published in Untied Shoelaces of the Mind.
A reptilian alien with her cool temper is clearly an ideal choice for babysitting the human captain's larval offspring.
A science-fiction story originally published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact.
Gloria, the Bernese Mountain Dog, would do anything for her masters, but she doesn't know how much she's already done.
A science-fiction story originally published in AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review.
Irudy struggles with her inner demons as she flies her cargo ship past the red giant that swallowed her home world.
A science-fiction story originally published in All Worlds Wayfarer.
The Dragon and Unicorn come calling.
A fantasy story originally published in Untied Shoelaces of the Mind.