The Analytical Engine of Hester Watts, Grand Mistress of the Unseen by Laura Duerr

Smoke and mirrors, or the real thing? Maria Rose narrates. 

Author Laura Duerr is a writer and social media coordinator from Vancouver, Washington, where she lives with her husband, their rescue dog, and too many cats. She is a lifelong Pacific Northwest resident and has a BA in Creative Writing from Linfield College. Her other stories have appeared in Escape Pod, Shoreline of Infinity, and Mad Scientist Journal.

Narrator Maria Rose is a graphic designer, writer, astrologer, classicist. Sometimes saturnine, mostly eccentric. You can hear her work in "Messengers of the Right" from University of Press Audiobooks.

Theme song: Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore Machina

Story music: Ghost Processional, Ghost Dance by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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