Contrary to the (thankfully) diminishing belief that science fiction is a predominantly male genre, women have been at the forefront of sci-fi and speculative fiction since before it became a popularized literary category. Sisters of Sci-Fi is a bi-monthly podcast that examines the immense amount of science fiction written by women since the 1600s. In order to cover as many writers as possible, over this enormous expanse of time, rich with options, the show is formatted like a sort of book club,…
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Written and read by Kimberly Rockwell Text of the story: Proper Introductions The terraformers declared victory: air calibrated, oceans obedient, soil productive. Success! The children disagreed. The planet had been reconstructed, but her soul remained, bereft of everything once familiar to her. They knew that this world's essence responded not to machines, but to attention. Kindness strengthened…
Written and read by Michelle Grey Text of the story: Dimensional Repair "So, do I just hit the start button?" she asked, wringing her clammy hands. "I've never been to a multidimensional healing spa before." The healing chamber around her began to hum and the lights in the room sharpened. Suddenly, the bright lights shifted in color, shooting blades of rainbow prisms across the room.As the rainbow…
Written and read by Nikita Text of the story: Cosmic Hope Looking at the earthrise from the far side of the moon, Niki felt herself gasp. She never thought she'd ever make it high enough to dangle her feet from Earth's North Pole, much less the moon. Nothing mattered here. It didn't matter how cold the air got, how little sunlight was able to make its way here. The craters, the darkness, the…
Episode 4 of Earth Crew 2042, an episodic radio play by the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast that is a light-hearted love letter to 1970s sci-fi. Dear Diary, today has been another terrible day for the Empress *squeak french r* of Alactria. Her younger sister has come to visit... Written, Directed, Produced, and Edited by L. Stephanie Tait Starring the voice talents of: Blerg- Nadia Vazquez Bob- Kimberly…
Written and read by Lili Fox-Lim Text of the story: Flow State Sweat beaded on her temple, not just from the heat. The rhythmic crashing allowed her attention to find its habitual peace. A juicy wave on the horizon. Ale began to sprint. The juvenile edge of the wave walled up. Perfect. It peeled over. Yes. The tunnel of water enclosed her, in darkness. Then, silence. Stars. Ale tensed. Familiar…
Written and read by Nadia Vazquez Text of the story: Happy Birthday She clutched the tiny bundle of chaos, tiptoeing toward the purple quilt that enveloped her brother. The creaky floorboards betrayed her. He opened his eyes. "Now that you're seven, you can see," she whispered, holding out the fuzzy, smelly chaos. "This is my emotional support time loop." "How does it work?" he asked. "Touch it,"…
Episode 3 of Earth Crew 2042, an episodic radio play by the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast that is a light-hearted love letter to 1970s sci-fi. While taking a much needed rest on the casino planet of D329 Flamphis Gamma, Earth Crew 2042 must find a way to help one of their own remember who they are. Written, Directed, Produced, and Edited by L. Stephanie Tait Starring the voice talents of: A13x1s- Dawn…
Written and read by Kimberly Rockwell Text of the story: Mitigation Translation When the alien transmission arrived, every senior analyst agreed on one thing: it was a threat. The syntax was sharp. The cadence hostile. The verbs clearly aggressive. But the youngest linguist in the room saw the anomaly—a single word that refused to align. "Trixdadhl" didn't fit. It didn't match. She reran the…
A short story about a new life for a weapon of war long after they were abandoned on a foreign planet. This is a microfiction from a longer short story by L. Stephanie Tait. Written and read by L. Stephanie Tait Text of the story: Transformation The last thing she'd remembered was destruction. But as her system rebooted, after so many centuries of inactivity, she looked down. And saw the flowers…
Episode 2 of Earth Crew 2042, an episodic radio play by the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast that is a light-hearted love letter to 1970s sci-fi. The members of Earth Crew 2042 encounter a ship run by supercomputer 01000101 and it's impudent humanoid inhabitants. Are they friendly, or is there something else, something... nefarious afoot? Written, Directed, Produced, and Edited by L. Stephanie Tait…
