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In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Jei D. Marcade's "The World in Evening." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Jei, here.

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Anaea Lay lives in Chicago, Illinois where she writes, cooks, plays board games, reads too much, and questions the benevolence of the universe. Her work has appeared in many places including Apex, Penumbra, Lightspeed, Daily Science Fiction, and Nightmare. She lives online at anaealay.com.
Jei D. Marcade is a graduate of the 2011 Clarion West Writers' Workshop. Ey is currently installed in the American Rust Belt with a hydrobot and a hedgehog, making monsters and poking ghosts.

Maggie Ivy is a freelance illustrator and artist originally from the Ozark area, currently living and working in Santa Monica. You can find more of her work at MaggieIvy.com.
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