An excerpt from "Be Free or Die" by Cate Linberry, the amazing story of Robert Smalls's escape from slavery to become a Union hero and Congressman.

Be Free or Die - Nonfiction Narration

This scene from Vernor Vinge's seminal novella "True Names" features an exchange between protagonist Roger Pollock - the techno-warlock known as Mr. Slippery - and Victoria - his Federal Agent handler - in the Other Plane.

True Names - Sci-fi Male/Female Narration

Meet the hacker team from Mikhail Voloshin's "Dopamine": Jason, the past-his-prime investor, Moshen, the web developer, Mike, the sysadmin in training, and protagonist Danny, the engineer and leader. What could go wrong with a group whose experience is mainly playing Dungeons & Dragons in Jason's yacht?

Daniel J. Casper