Sci-Fi Snacks
I’m Liz J. Bradley, a science fiction author and poet who adores short fiction and snacks. Each episode of Sci-fi Snacks is a short and sweet (or salty!) discussion of what I loved, what I learned, and what I snacked on while reading new-to-me short science fiction. Hop on board and listen anywhere you consume podcasts
12. Time Portals and Selfishness: A Slightly Different Sunrise from Mercury, Nevada
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This week's story: A Slightly Different Sunrise from Mercury, Nevada, by Íde Hennessy. Published in Strange Horizons
This week's snack: Cheetos Puffs and a Sweet Rose Wine
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11. Fragility in Zero Gravity: Didn't Earn It
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This week's story: Didn't Earn It, by K.W. Onley. Published in FIYAH Magazine
This week's snack: Nerds Gummy Clusters
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Next Week's Story: A Slightly Different Sunrise from Mercury, Nevada
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10. The Voiceless and a Snack Fail: How It Feels to Be Swallowed by a Black Hole
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This week's story: How It Feels to Be Swallowed by a Black Hole by Gretchen Tessmer Reprinted in Small Wonders Magazine
First published in Nature: Futures, 2018, by Springer Nature..
This week's snack: Spaghetti Pretzels
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Next Week's Story: Didn't Earn It
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09. Worldbuilding Details and Writing for Fun: Dix Dayton and the Miner from Mars
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This week's story: Dix Dayton and the Miner from Mars, by Liz A. Vogel Published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact January/February 2022
This week's snack: Dee's Nuts Dill Pickle Peanuts
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Next Week's Story: How It Feels to Be Swallowed by a Black Hole
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08: Spaceship Racing and Sticky Kids: F' Them Kids
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This week's story: Fuck Them Kids, by Tatiana Obey. Published in FIYAH Issue 32 Spacefaring Aunties Fall 2024
This week's snack: Sour Patch Kids
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Next Week's Story: Dix Dayton and the Miner from Mars
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07: Mythology and Misdirection: With Her Serpent Locks
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This week's story: With Her Serpent Locks, by Mary Robinette Kowal. Published in Uncanny Magazine
This week's snack: Twin Snakes Gummies
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Next Week's Story: Fuck Them Kids
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06: Climate Change and The Underdog: On The Night Shift
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This week's story: On the Night Shift, by Zohar Jacobs. Published in Asivmov's Science Fiction March/April 2025
Relevant Story Details (Awards, ETC)
This week's snack: Skittles
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Next Week's Story: With Her Serpent Locks
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05: Dystopian Apps and Building Community: Curlews
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This week's story: Curlews by Cecilia Ananías Soto. Published in Strange Horizons
This story is one of five winners of the Stop Copaganda short story contest, run in collaboration with Fight for the Future, Rightscon, and COMPOST Magazine.
This week's snack: Deviled Eggs (enjoy this reddit thread of all the variations you can try!)
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04: Time Loops and Dysfunctional Family: Twenty Thousand Last Meals on an Exploding Station
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This week's story: Twenty Thousand Last Meals on an Exploding Station by Ann LeBlanc Published originally in Mermaids Monthly. This cyber-mermaid time-loop story, was also selected for WE’RE HERE: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction of 2021
This week's snack: Grocery Store Single Serving Mini Pie
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Next Week's Story: Curlews
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03: Breaking Generational Curses and Pizza Parties: My Mother's Daughter
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This week's story: My Mother's Daughter, by C. M. Lockhart . Published in FIYAH #32 Spacefaring Aunties
This week's snack: Hermit Bars (this is not my exact recipe, which I am guarding as a family secret, but it will get you close if you don't add the walnuts.)
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Next Week's Story: Twenty T...
02: Twist Endings and Junior Mints: Five Views of the Planet Tartarus
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This week's story: Five Views of the Planet Tartarus, by Rachael K. Jones Published in Lightspeed Magazine
Nominations: Nebula Award for Best Short Story, Hugo Award for Best Short Story
This week's snack: Junior Mints
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Next Week's Story: My Mother's Daughter
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01: Allegory and Building on the Science Fiction Cannon: Why Don't We Just K*ll the Kid In the Omelas Hole
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This week's story: Why Don't We Just K*ll the Kid in the Omelas Hole, by Isabel J. Kim. Published in Clarksworld Issue 209
Winner: 2024 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction
Winner: 2024 Nebula Award for Best Short Story
Winner: 2025 Locus Award for Best Short Story
2025 Hugo Award Finalist for Best Short Story
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I’m Liz J. Bradley, a science fiction author and poet who adores short fiction and snacks. Each episode of Sci-fi Snacks is a short and sweet (or salty!) discussion of what I loved, what I learned, and what I snacked on while reading new-to-me short science fiction. Hop on board and listen anywhere you consume podcasts
Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley
