Our first piece of audio fiction for May is "Whose Face This Is I Do Not Know" written by Cat Rambo and read by Kate Baker.
Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 56 - Whose Face This Is I Do Not Know by Cat Rambo [38:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (7223)
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Cat Rambo lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest. Her works have appeared in such places as Asimov's, Tor.com, and Weird Tales. Her collection, Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight, was a 2010 Endeavour Award finalist. She has served as the fiction editor of Fantasy Magazine.
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www.kittywumpus.net
This story was interesting in that it initially had me wondering where we'd end up.
[Spoiler alert]
With gender ambivalence, mutability, instability and furriness all having a part, I was leaning towards the werewolf/supernatural for a bit until the good doctor and his lab made their appearance.
With the creepiness factor escalating in the last quarter of the piece I was suddenly struck with a moment of deja vu, having recently seen Splice.
Thankfully that didn't play out, and I was left with one thought after the story closed:
Evolve or die.
Socially, morally, or as a species, take your pick.
On another note, I'm almost ready to become a minion. This is the best speculative fiction on the web IMO.
Cheers!