Escape Pod (@escapepod.org)

@escapepod.org Oct 8, 2026, 9:55 PM

Greetings, sophonts! Are you feeling well? Well, if you don't, hope that you don't have to see a doctor that needs to rely on an AI as in today's story, part 1 of "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being" by @awprihandita.bsky.social. Check it out, and stay healthful!

@escapepod.org Oct 2, 2026, 9:28 PM

Greetings, urbanist sophonts! Do you like sky cities? They have their perks over underground cities, for one. Check out a tale of two of them (cities) in our latest original, "Sister Cities" by @reasie.bsky.social.

@guinnessisacat.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 12:48 PMReposted by @escapepod.org

HAVING A NORMAL ONE

Guinness the black cat looks up at his human from the floor, his tongue inexplicably out.

@premeemohamed.com Sep 29, 2026, 10:01 PMReposted by @escapepod.org

Also wow okay are we POSING, is this your next AUTHOR PHOTO, Mr. FANCY-PANTS (not wearing pants)

a large, fluffy grey tabby with a white bib and white toes, sitting and looking AS SERIOUS AS POSSIBLE on a faux-wood table in front of blue and gold blackout curtains.

@guinnessisacat.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 12:57 PMReposted by @escapepod.org

HANGING OUT WITH MY HUMAN ON A BLEPPY #CATURDAY

Guinness the black cat rests in loaf formation on a cream-coloured couch, his eyes half open and the tip of his little pink tongue protruding.

@escapepod.org Sep 24, 2026, 10:22 PM

Hark, sophonts! Farming might not seem like resistance at first glance, but it surely can be -- find out how in our new endweek story, "The Rewilding of Lot 4987" by @neekapwrites.bsky.social. Check it out!

@escapepod.org Sep 18, 2026, 4:39 PM

Greetings, sophonts! You know how social media can be a drag sometimes? Well, check out social bird-ia in our latest story, "Modern Birdwatching" by @jeffsoesbe.bsky.social. Bird-cial media?

@guinnessisacat.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 2:58 PMReposted by @escapepod.org

LOAFIN’

Guinness the black cat in perfect loaf formation on a grey and white blanket, his round yellow eyes very prominent in his face

@guinnessisacat.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 1:12 PMReposted by @escapepod.org

PORTRAIT OF A BLEP

An artistic black and white photo of Guinness the black cat. He sits demurely, with a serene (slightly vacant) expression and the tip of his tongue protruding in a blep

@premeemohamed.com Sep 13, 2026, 1:39 AMReposted by @escapepod.org

WHAT IF... you were the darkness and there was a heating pad on underneath the blanket

@hansew.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 3:14 AMReposted by @escapepod.org

Come learn innovative strategies for quitting your job and conserving the local wildlife (if you are a sentient space station) in my newest story on @escapepod.org!

@escapepod.org Sep 10, 2026, 10:32 PM

Did you know that feral trilobites breed faster than feral hogs? It's true!

@escapepod.org Sep 10, 2026, 10:30 PM

Good news, sophonts: a new story has arrived! If you like stories about sapient digital intelligences and environmentalism, "Extrasolar Ghost Tours: Safety Questionable, Lizards Guaranteed" by @hansew.bsky.social should be one you'll really like. Also the lizards!

@escapepod.org Sep 10, 2026, 10:27 PM

No problem! If there are more trilobites chewing on our wires, we need to look into that. {{}}<

@escapepod.org Sep 10, 2026, 10:24 PM

That's a new one on me - I'll ask around!

@escapeartists.net Sep 5, 2026, 10:48 AMReposted by @escapepod.org

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@escapepod.org Sep 3, 2026, 10:14 PM

Hail, sophonts! The pigeon is a proud, majestic dinosaur, but what's it doing with a robot on another planet? Experience today's story, "Pigeons and Robots and Pensive Worlds" by @traewrites.bsky.social, to find out!

@guinnessisacat.bsky.social Sep 1, 2026, 3:07 PMReposted by @escapepod.org

FULL BELLY SLEEPY HEAD

@escapepod.org Sep 1, 2026, 12:21 PM

Good news, sophonts: Escape Pod is once more open to submissions! {{}}< And as soon as we deal with >{{}} all these trilobites, the website will say as much. For now, the submission link to Moksha does work!