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Welcome to the 5th story for August 2024, issue 215.

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Our story is titled Canyon Dance and is by Rajiv Prasad.

Rajiv Prasad is a physician who lives with his wife, three kids, and a very cute dog in Northern California.

His stories have appeared in the magazine of fantasy and science fiction, Clark's

world, and several other markets.

He thanks you for reading the story.

And if you like what you hear you can go back to the

blinding light of resurrection, the flowers that we intend to share, and mirror view. So my dear

listener I hope you can sit back, relax, and let me tell you a story.

Had I remained on earth my raging alcoholism would have killed me real young, so I ran. As the migration arc cleared the atmosphere, the finality hit hard. I felt the memories of my

young life being erased, sneaking through the agave hedges of my Santa Fe neighborhood, the

binges under the Chicago skyscrapers, an ex-girlfriend and son I'd never known.

Anyway, for a moment I vanished in the rearview mirror, if you will, of the migration arc.

That's when I had my first moment of faith.

God took a seat right next to me.

The presence of other was more vivid than the foam of the sleeper pod pressing against my back.

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