Beating the June Gloom with finished audio fiction!

There's a lot going on in my world, and it's bringing a mixed bag of feelings that I'm lumping under "June Gloom." Some highlights—I turn 56 on Monday, my wife will have her doctorate a few days afterwards, two big trips I'm not sure how I'll pay for (yes I do—credit) are on my calendar, there's a huge "heat dome" over already-too-hot-for-humans Phoenix, and then there's the slew of general bullshit surrounding local, national, and global politics that directly impacts me and the people I love.

So... yeah. It's a lot. And audio fiction has provided a huge respite. At least thrice weekly over the last month or so, I've donned my noise-canceling headphones and escaped the world for a while—sometimes for an entire day. It helps, so thanks to all the creators who do this, most of whom will never recoup their investments to give you and me this great content.

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Let's get into it, shall we?

- Evo