Mário Coelho read by Bernie Jean Schiebeling, produced by Aaron Kling
Aaron: We’re here again with the Reckoning Press Podcast. I’m Aaron Kling, audio editor for Reckoning, bringing you a story written by Mario Coelho, and read by Reckoning’s Bernie Jean Schibeling. “We Will Not Dream of Corals” is, at its core, revenge by way of a wish. Coral, a creature which has carried the brunt of climate change for decades, adapts a lifestyle that enables it to work symbiotically with humans and directly target infrastructure perpetuating its destruction. For our reader, Bernie Jean Schiebeling, the central wish of the story is summed up in the lines, “You could have had a good life. […] You could have had time, so much time, to do what you love[….]” Corals, after all, are builders, and in his direct addresses to readers, Coelho asks what future we want to build.
Enjoy the read, everybody!
“We Will Not Dream of Corals” by Mário Coelho
Author: Mário Coelho
Mário Coelho lives in Portugal and drives a crap car which frequently explodes. He mostly writes SFF with a focus on Weird Fantasy, plus a few forays into literary fiction. When he’s not creating allegories about his sleep paralysis or generalised misanthropy, you can find him obsessing about the eventual death of his cats.
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Author: Bernie Jean Schiebeling
Bernie Jean Schiebeling (she/they) is calling on you to join the struggle for liberation and peace alongside Palestinian, Jewish, Native American, and oppressed peoples everywhere. Set aside the catharsis of short-term activism and binary thinking: embrace community, embrace longevity, embrace the possibility of change. Work together, form coalitions based in trust and respect. Rest together, and help the garden grow more than salt.
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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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