Story Out: “The Lizard and the Rat”

Our own Andrew Dana Hudson has a short story out this week, an intense cli-fi caper set in the midst of a Delhi heatwave.

“The Lizard and the Rat” premiers on the StarShipSofa podcast, here and wherever you get your pods. The story is performed by excellent voice talent Andrea Richardson and begins around 00:06:40. Here’s a taste:

Delhi was silent but for the dripping of her suit. Kala felt at home in the empty place. She wove through maze-like slum-husks, shuffled across melting highways. She was a ghost, spectral in the silvery shedsuit. Even though the dehumidifier on her back left a trail of water, for once she didn’t fear being followed. She was protected—by superstition, the bright sun, and the “60C” glowing in the corner of her faceplate.

Please give it a listen, and if you want to give ADH your feedback, he can be found at www.andrewdanahudson.com.

(Thumbnail photo of the sunset over Connaught Place, Creative Commons by Ville Miettinen.)