Hey everyone!

You might remember that we did a special edition of To Bargain With Mortals for Fae Crate's October book last year, and I wanted to come in and give y'all a heads up that if you weren't a subscriber or missed the box at the time, this edition is now for sale in their archives/leftover shop!

Book Boxes like Fae Crate always order more books than necessary for their subscriber base to account for damages, lost shipments, various kinds of mailing errors, and then once they wait out the necessary timeline they can put the extras on sale generally. That's what this is. Which means there's a limited stock here, so grab it while you can!

Find it here :)

Now that you know about our next book - The Archaeology of Falling Worlds by Megan Chee - I'm delighted to introduce you to Megan's other published works! She has more than a dozen short stories published in various magazines, and here I've collected the ones you can access free online.

Megan's earliest credited publication was in 2015 and she's been publishing with regularity since 2021. This sampling is a really fantastic look at the things she excels at in her writing: the vibrancy of her worlds, her humor, her ability to balance the fantastical and mundane, and just how much she's able to pack into such a small space. In Spring 2027 you'll find all these skills and more in Archaeology. But for now...

First, I’ll link her website here where she has everything linked by publication year, and below you'll find specifically the ones you can read for free on the publication sites and which ones have audio versions.
(audio versions link to spotify but should be available wherever you listen to podcasts)

Fantasy:

The God of Minor Troubles

(this is also available to listen to on Wil Wheaton’s podcast, It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton)

The Cat of Lin Villa

(audio version available in link)

Incense

Our Exquisite Delights

Sci-Fi:

Everyone Hates the Auditor

(audio version available on Lightspeed Magazine's podcast)

The Worms that Ate the Universe

An Otherworldly Cat Tells You the Secrets of the Universe

(audio version available on Lightspeed Magazine's podcast)

The Giants Among Us

(audio version available on Clarkesworld Magazine podcast)

Horror:

The Museum of Cosmic Retribution

(audio version available on Nightmare Magazine podcast)