PodCastle 388: The One They Took Before
Show Notes
Rated PG
The One They Took Before
by Kelly Sandoval
Rift opened in my backyard. About six feet tall and one foot wide. Appears to open onto a world of endless twilight and impossible beauty. Makes a ringing noise like a thousand tiny bells. Call (206) 555-9780 to identify.
Kayla reads the listing twice, knowing the eager beating of her heart is ridiculous. One page back, someone claims they found a time machine. Someone else has apparently lost their kidneys.
The Internet isn’t real. That’s what she likes about it. And if the post is real, the best thing she can do is pretend she never saw it.
After all, she’s doing better. She sees a therapist, now. She’s had a couple of job interviews.
She calls the number.
About the Author
Kelly Sandoval
Kelly Sandoval lives in Seattle, where the weather is always happy to make staying in and writing seem like a good idea. She shares her home with her understanding husband, chaos tornado preschooler, and too many cats. Her interactive novel, Runt of the Litter, is available from Choice of Games. Find her on twitter @kellymsandoval or visit her website at kellysandovalfiction.com.
About the Narrator
Eleiece Krawiec
Eleiece Krawiec, a Louisiana transplant since 1985, lives in the New Orleans, Louisiana metropolitan area, and is a legal assistant. In 2007 “on a whim” she decided to give voice-acting a try, and she’s been involved in it and narration ever since. Her experience ranges from voicing roles for a variety of audio dramas, beginning with her initial voicing role as Captain Cortez in Starship Excelsior: A Star Trek Fan Production, as well as a second captain in that series, Skipper Sam Cox. Eleiece continues to voice roles for two other Star Trek based audio dramas: Outpost – A Star Trek Fan Production, and Endless Vigilance: A Star Trek Fan Production. She has voiced roles for a variety of non-Star Trek based audio dramas, including Misfits Audio, 19 Nocturne Boulevard, and Darker Projects. And, owing to her love of reading aloud, she has narrated any number of stories for several podcasts, including Drabble Cast, The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine, and Escape Pod.
