Hey folks, Alasdair here with a quick introduction to a new crew member behind the scenes at EA. Sam Ferree is a nonprofit professional who volunteers with EA, and with his help we’re launching our very first year-end campaign. Over to you, Sam. Hi, this is Sam Ferree, Escape Artists Foundation’s newish Development Assistant. I […]
EA is thrilled to congratulate PodCastle for winning the 2025 Ignyte Award for Outstanding Fiction Podcast. Congratulations also to EA alums Suyi Okungbowa Davies and Shingai Njeri Kagunda for their Ignyte wins. The Ignyte Awards, founded in 2020, celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscapes of science fiction, fantasy, and horror by […]
Hello friends! Escape Artists has always relied on the generous support of our audience members to bring free, accessible speculative audio fiction to millions of people worldwide. To ensure our financial sustainability as we enter our third decade, and to continue paying all of the creatives and crew vital to our mission, we’re making some […]
The numbers have been crunched and we’re thrilled to announce that EA successfully reached its $7,000 fundraising goal for our 2024 year-end campaign! Our grand total was $7,158. This was our first matching drive and we’re hugely delighted to have succeeded at this milestone. Thank you so much to everyone who spread the word, shared, […]
Hello, everyone! As we edge closer to the end of the year (whoa!), it’s time for Escape Artists Foundation’s annual end-of-year fundraising campaign! This year, several of EA’s most generous supporters have pledged to match every donation between now and the end of 2024 up to a current total of $7000 USD! This means that between […]
The Gingerbread House by Jenny Hart The air has only just begun to smell of autumn as I head for Gingerbread Cottage, where I am to house sit two cats for the winter. I have packed warm clothes and antihistamines, and the emailed instructions are both simple and strange. Feed the cats and clean up […]
The Invention of a Cat by Carolina Valentine The haunting had started at 2 a.m., and my local Joann didn’t open until nine. I was in the parking lot at 8:30, and while several Joann employees passed by my car on the way to the doors, I kept scrolling on my phone, feigning disinterest, instead […]
Queen of the Mouse Riders by Annie Reed Gurgling yowls echoed off the tiled floor in Sarah’s bathroom. Bounced off the ceiling, gaining strength, and intruded on what was turning out to be a very, very nice dream featuring the star of a movie she’d watched just before bed. In the dream, the star turned […]
This month’s CatsCast episode is The Best Way to Procure Breakfast by Dana Vickerson. It’s available on the Escape Artists Premium Content feed on Patreon for patrons at the Premium Content level or above; it’s also in our premium content repository for those who donate five dollars a month by any means. We’ll be back […]
Blood Water by J.A. Bryson The blood on Zip’s hands is dried the color of rust and sticks like clay under her fingernails. Mostly, it isn’t hers. Mostly, it belongs to the man she shivved, the one who mistook her for an easy mark. Zip is gray-eyed and hunger-slight. She’s a lot of things – […]
Kindly, Stop for Me by K.M. Veohongs I rise from my spot by the window in Room 126 of the Sunny Glades Home for Health and Rehabilitation. The sun set an hour ago, so it’s no great loss. My front paws extend, claws out, before I shift my weight forward and kick out each hind […]