The Amazing Exploding Women of the Early Twentieth Century

<p>"The Amazing Exploding Women of the Early Twentieth Century," published in <em>Apex Magazine,</em> issue 122, February 2021.</p> <p>Read it here: <a href= "https://apex-magazine.com/the-amazing-exploding-women-of-the-early-twentieth-century/"> https://apex-magazine.com/the-amazing-exploding-women-of-the-early-twentieth-century/</a></p> <p>A.C. <span class="il">Wise</span>’s fiction has appeared in publications such as <em>Apex</em>, <em>Uncanny</em>, <em>Clarkesworld</em>, and multiple Year’s Best anthologies. Her work has won the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, as well as twice being a finalist for the Sunburst Award, twice being a finalist for the Nebula Award, and being a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. She has two collections published with Lethe Press, and a novella published by Broken Eye Books. Her debut novel, <em>Wendy, Darling</em>, is forthcoming from Titan Books in June 2021, and a new collection, <em>The Ghost Sequences</em>, is forthcoming from Undertow Books in Fall 2021. In addition to her fiction, she contributes review columns to Apex and The Book Smugglers. Visit her at her <a href= "http://www.acwise.net/">website.</a></p> <p>A storyteller of many forms, Aly Grauer has been known to perform onstage, on podcasts, at ren faires, and at world-class theme parks. Of late, she is the audio editor for <em>Skyjacks: Courier’s Call</em>, where she also performs as June Hymnal. Aly is also a writer, teaches dialect lessons, provides narration for audiobooks, and occasionally creates small roleplaying games. Aly and her husband Drew live in Chicago, IL where they both serve as heated furniture for their two cats, Queen Felicia and Wedge.</p> <p>This <em>Apex Magazine</em> podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Theme music by Alex White. Other music in this podcast includes "Melodie Victoria," "Almost New," "Frogs Legs Rag," and "Reawakening," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Learn more at <a href= "https://inco