In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Courtney Floyd presents "Secrets of the Kath' by Fatima Taqvi. The full text of the story is available here.

Soft Shoulder speaking softly / quick-stop-tongued lanky cur dog / lisping languid in jeans

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Zach Ozma's “Soft Shoulder (Excerpt)” with a reading by the poet.

The way I see it, this story is full of symbolic touchstones, visual elements with layers of meaning that are not always obvious, or even accessible, to the reader.

Splinters, old and new. How else can the skin remember the tree? If it hurts, that is the point.