<p><br></p><p>This story originally appeared in <em>Wild &amp; Wishful, Dark &amp; Dreaming: The Worlds of Alethea Kontis</em> (2016).</p><p>Alethea Kontis is an actress, storm chaser, and <em>New York Times</em> best-selling author. She has received the Scribe Award, the Garden State Teen Book Award, and is a two-time winner of the Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award. She was twice nominated for both the Andre Norton Nebula and Dragon Award. Alethea narrates stories for multiple award-winning online magazines and does freelance work for Writing the Other. Born in Vermont, Alethea currently resides on the Space Coast of Florida where she watches K-dramas with her teddy bear, Charlie. Together they are ARMY, VVS, and Black Roses.</p><p><strong>Narration by: Will Stagl</strong></p><p>Will Stagl lives in Tucson Arizona and is a proud member of the StarShipSofa team. This month you’ll likely find him tearing through some fantasy epic at a local café or waiting for the next sci-fi TV show to air.</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa">http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>