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<p>Rosita boils with fury and has nowhere to put it. So when a hurricane comes bearing down on her beloved city, she does the only logical thing: she steals her dads' airship and flies straight into it.</p><p>Vote (for free) for your favorite Season 1 story here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/157737523">https://www.patreon.com/posts/157737523</a> and drop us a line at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Storm Chaser is by Toshiya Kamei</strong></p><p>Toshiya Kamei (she/they) is a queer Asian writer who takes inspiration from fairy tales, folklore, and mythology.</p><p>This story originally featured in Worlds of IF Magazine: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://worldsofifmagazine.com/">https://worldsofifmagazine.com/</a></p><p></p><p>Special thanks to our Biosphere Patreon supporter Shanella!</p>

<p>New Orleans has always had its share of darkness. Tarantulena and her cat, Bright Eyes, have seen it all. When poison starts felling the city's finest families, the witch sets her trap - and something older and more evil takes notice.</p><p>Vote (for free) for your favorite Season 1 story here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/157737523">https://www.patreon.com/posts/157737523</a> and drop us a line at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Bright Eyes and the Lantern Path is by M. D. Smith IV</strong></p><p>M.D. Smith IV of Huntsville, Alabama, writer of over 350 flash stories, has published digitally in Spillwords, Flash Fiction Magazine, Flash Phantoms, and many more. Retired from running a television station, he lives with his wife of 64 years and three cats.</p><p>Find more of his work at: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://mdsmithiv.com/">https://mdsmithiv.com/</a></p><p>If you loved this story and want to read another Bright Eyes story, check out:</p><p>"They Don’t Walk Alone" here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://literallystories2014.com/2026/03/29/sunday-whatever-they-dont-walk-alone-by-m-d-smith-iv/">https://literallystories2014.com/2026/03/29/sunday-whatever-they-dont-walk-alone-by-m-d-smith-iv/</a></p><p></p><p>Special thanks to our Biosphere Patreon supporter Shanella!</p>

<p>Strange growths appear where violence has happened. Everyone can see them. Not everyone wants to. This is a story about what we do with the things we can't pretend away.</p><p>Join us on Patreon and get early access to all episodes: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/c/biomespec/">https://www.patreon.com/c/biomespec/</a> and drop us a line at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Anemone is by J. M. J. Brewer.</strong></p><p>J. M. J. Brewer is a staunch supporter of nature conservation. His cats are named after lyrics in John Prine, Guy Clark, and Little Feat songs. You can find more of his fiction at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://jmjbrewer.com">jmjbrewer.com</a>.</p><p></p><p>Special thanks to our Biosphere Patreon supporter Shanella!</p>

<p>Ship-heart-girl. Hero. Legend. They're making a movie about her and she's earned every frame of it. So why does Alice - new and naive - feel like a threat?</p><p>Join us on Patreon and get early access to all episodes: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/c/biomespec/">https://www.patreon.com/c/biomespec/</a> and drop us a line at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p></p><p><strong>The Girl Who Shouted ‘Yes!’ at the Heart of Her Ship is by River S.</strong></p><p>River is a YouTuber and writer far too obsessed with giant machines and the fragile people who pilot them. Their analysis on the mecha genre can be found on their YouTube channel Pyramid Inu. Currently they are working on a novel that combines their love of mecha angst, realpolitik, and weird fiction.</p><p></p><p>Special thanks to our Biosphere Patreon supporter Shanella!</p>

<p>Contaminated pods get destroyed. No exceptions. That's what she wrote. That's what she's transmitting to Harlan, hundreds of years from Earth, along with one quiet addition: she was wrong.</p><p>Join us on Patreon and get early access to all episodes: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/c/biomespec/">https://www.patreon.com/c/biomespec/</a> and drop us a line at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p></p><p><strong>The Pull of the Dough is by Nicholas Packwood</strong></p><p>Nicholas Packwood has taught narrative design in Game Design at George Brown Polytechnic, Toronto since 2009 and been program coordinator for Screenwriting &amp; Narrative Design since 2015. Currently on hiatus, he appears to be taking refuge in Quaker body horror.</p><p></p><p>Special thanks to our Biosphere Patreon supporter Shanella!</p>