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The old Swamp Witch is dead. What hope does her apprentice, Reed, have of filling such big shoes?

Instructions for a Swamp Witch Funeral is by JA Logwood
JA Logwood can be found lurking in the woods of New England where she's raising feral children and friendly goats with her wife. She adores speculative fiction, cozies of any genre and all things queer. Her work has appeared in A Coup of Owls, Rat Bag and Pulp Literature.
Find her at @jalogwood.bsky.social

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Special thanks to our Biosphere Patreon supporter Shanella!

War-forged but vulnerable, wise with the memories of another life, another body, a tiny alien returns to its own kind. But can it keep the pieces of itself long enough to share the tale of its lost progenitor? Should it even try?

Homecoming by Proxy is by Erin Cullen
Erin Cullen is a neuroscience researcher and speculative fiction writer based in New York City. Erin’s writing has appeared in various magazines and anthologies plus scientific journals even experts only look at for the pictures. Erin is nominally on BlueSky @erinrcullen.bsky.social but more often coming up with excuses to be offline and outdoors.

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J. M. J. Brewer, author of the unsettling "Anemone" (Season 1, Episode 7) joins us for a fascinating conversation about trauma, pain, and its expression in fiction.

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Make sure to also check out our most recent written interview with Toshiya Kamei:
https://www.patreon.com/BiomeSpec/posts/interlude-1-161022506/

Special thanks to our Biosphere Patreon supporter Shanella!

How does Biome pick the stories we publish? What's the value of prizes and recognition?
Your host and Biome editor Alex Zoubine discusses the value of curation and prizes in Sci-Fi and literature more broadly
Check out the Biome submissions portal here if you're curious: https://biomespec.wordpress.com/submissions/
Learn more about the Hugo Awards in Science Fiction: https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2026-hugo-awards/
Learn More about the Nebula Awards here: https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2025/
And of course, check out the official Nobel Prize website here: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/

Check out our recent interviews with some of our Season 1 authors:
Jordan Hirsch: https://www.patreon.com/BiomeSpec/posts/interlude-1-161200342/
M.D. Smith IV: https://www.patreon.com/BiomeSpec/posts/interlude-1-m-d-162930361/
Grigory Lukin: https://www.patreon.com/BiomeSpec/posts/interlude-1-165750671/
Toshiya Kamei: https://www.patreon.com/BiomeSpec/posts/interlude-1-161022506/

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Season 2 launches September 29th
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