Podcast Episode 43: The Piano Player Has Eight Arms

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Aaron: Hey there, listeners. It’s the Reckoning Press Podcast. I’m Aaron Kling, audio editor for Reckoning, and today we’re hearing “The Piano Player Has Eight Arms” from Reckoning 9, written and read by Idé Hennessy.

What’s there to do four thousand meters below the surface of the sea? If you’re thinking, “hit a cocktail lounge”, then buddy, you’re in luck. “The Piano Player Has Eight Arms” follows an average bartender trying her best to navigate a moody world where an octopus can work a keyboard but a finance manager still can’t tip 20%. I really enjoyed this story’s ending, but spoilers being what they are, you’ll just have to listen to find out.

Enjoy, everyone! Aaron out.

The Piano Player Has Eight Arms by Idé Hennessy.

A photo of Idé Hennessy, a white woman with brown eyes and long, blonde hair.

Author: Íde Hennessy

Íde Hennessy (she/they) lives in Humboldt County, California with her partner and three special needs cats who can see ghosts. Her writing has appeared in or is forthcoming in Apex’s Strange Machines anthology, Dark Matter INK’s The Off-Season: Coastal New Weird anthology, Cosmic Horror Monthly, King Ludd’s Rag, and more. She also writes lyrics for and performs with sci-fi-themed darkwave band Control Voltage. You can find her at idehennessy.com, on Bluesky as ideofmarch, and on Instagram and Twitter as ahennessyvsop.

Author: Aaron Kling

Audio Editor

Aaron Kling is a podcaster, fiction writer, and voice talent working out of the Midwest. He enjoys obsessing over worldbuilding, running tabletop campaigns, and talking to his partner, his friends, and himself.

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