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Podcast: Witch Trails
By: Oliver Smith
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Oliver Smith
Issue: 15 April 2019

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Oliver Smith’s “Witch Trails,” as read by the poet.


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© Copyright 2019 By: Oliver Smith
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Oliver Smith
About Oliver Smith
Oliver’s poetry has appeared in many venues, including Spectral Realms, Star*line, Illumen, and Rivet. A collection of his short stories, Stars Beneath the Ships, has been released by Ex Occidente Press, and much of his previously published writing is available in Basilisk Soup & Other Fantasies. His website is at https://oliversimonsmithwriter.wordpress.com/.
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