Endosymbiont on the Air

Dearly Beloved You All:

As you might recall from this post, I'm very passionate about read-aloud fiction. For that reason, I'm especially proud to announce that the distinguished Escape Pod podcast has produced a performance of my novella, Endosymbiont. (If you're a reader more than a listener you can read an online copy of the story here or pick up a hardback of the Seeds of Change anthology)

It's the story of a very opinionated, sometimes foul-mouthed young woman who's trying to cope with brain cancer when she discovers that she's in a hospital for the dead. Things get stranger as the story goes one. It was inspired by two patients I encountered as a first year medical student (another post on that upcoming) and on my father's struggle with cancer. It was also the first bit of fiction I ever published.

In a way, Endo never felt like my story; rather, it felt like the story of cancer survivors I encountered. I made up my mind then to donate any money I might make off of the story to cancer treatment and research. So the cash that Escape Pod paid to me has gone to the American Cancer Society. If you'd like to get involved, I'd encourage you to visit their website at www.cancer.org.