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In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Sarah Pinsker's "In Joy, Knowing the Abyss Behind." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Sarah, 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.
Sarah Pinsker's fiction has appeared in Asimov'sF&SFLightspeedUncanny, and numerous other magazines and anthologies. She won the Sturgeon Award for her first Strange Horizons story and the Nebula for her novelette "Our Lady of the Open Road." She lives with her wife in Baltimore, Maryland. Find her online at sarahpinsker.com and on twitter @sarahpinsker.
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