StarShipSofa 776 Sandra McDonald

About this episode

This episode features Sandra McDonald discussing her story 'Starpoop' and her experiences as a writer and military veteran.

Main fiction: "Starpoop" Sandra McDonald is an avid writer, reader, foster mom, and cat wrangler. A military veteran and veteran teacher, she is the author of several books and several dozen published short stories in magazines and anthologies. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and has won awards for stories that explore the intersections of gender, duty, and science fiction. You can sometimes find her on social media, but more likely she is stuck in a minivan in a school pickup line in Florida, scribbling story ideas on the back of store receipts. This story originally appeared in Lightspeed Magazine , July 2023. Narration by: Lucy Simpson Lucy Simpson is a caregiver, published poet, artist, and sometimes voice actor. She is wending her way through the byzantine maze that is her first novel with the invaluable assistance of the Ubergroup, which offers low-cost fine arts education for adults. Check out  theubergroup.org  for more.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tony C Smith

Guest: Sandra McDonald

Topics covered

• science fiction
• gender
• duty
• military
• writing
• narration

Keywords

• Sandra McDonald
• Starpoop
• science fiction
• writing
• military veteran
• Lucy Simpson
• Lightspeed Magazine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lightspeed Magazine, Ubergroup

Places: Florida

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