Folded Space Podcast – S01, E01: Mother of All Bombs

Season One, Episode One

Mother of All Bombs

By Matt Hornsby, performed by Krystal Hammond

On an ocean world, Dr Ulvinne á Methet oversees as the warship Metsun Han gives birth.

Matt Hornsby is based in Dublin, Ireland. His short fiction has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Uncharted, Metaphorosis, and several other publications. He is a graduate of the Odyssey Writers' Workshop. By day, he works in environmental policy.

Krystal Hammond is a narrator, writer, cancer survivor, and nonbinary queer human. They grew up in rural North Carolina, nurtured by a steady diet of local Blackbeard legends and Confederate ghost stories. These folktales and myths fostered a lifelong love of storytelling and all the drama that comes with it.

They also hold a Master's degree in Biological Anthropology and adore ugly cats. You can learn more about their work at krystalhammond.com or find them on X at @thekmhammond.

Audio production by Andrew Gibson.

First reading by Nathaniel Matthews Lee.

Music by Ardie Son.

And art by grandfailure.

Season One hosted and edited by Seth Williams.