“I have cockroaches for teeth,” Bilal said to his date, on the phone. “Just … thought you should know sooner than later.”

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Wen-yi Lee's “Wildlife Encounter.”

Don’t be afraid if you swelter—the sunbird has that effect.

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Kat Kourbeti presents Mário Coelho's "Ootheca." For the story's content warnings, please see the text of the story, here.