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Michael: Welcome back to the Reckoning Press Podcast! It's me, Michael J. DeLuca, your once-and-future host, taking over for audio editor emeritus Aaron Kling, who as one of his last contributions to Reckoning produced and narrated this episode's story, "New Niches" by Jackie Roberti.
"New Niches" was a favorite from Reckoning 9, and it made the shortlist for ECO25, the Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction anthology edited by Marissa Van Uden. It's a story about seeking solitude, seeking reprieve from the horrors, and finding something more—not just reprieve, but relief. It's about the complexity and contradictory nature of climate "solutions"—in this case, offshore wind. Maybe it's a story about "touching grass"? I can't say I completely understand that expression, but I'm trying to. I think it's about letting nature restore you to yourself, something we all desperately need.
Here's hoping this quiet, contemplative story does a little of that for you.
New Niches by Jackie Roberti
15 Apr 2026
Podcast Episode 50: The Pelican in its Piety
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Michael: Welcome back to the Reckoning Press Podcast! I'm Michael J. DeLuca, publisher of Reckoning and erstwhile podcast host, back to introduce a story I've had the privilege to narrate for you, "The Pelican in its Piety" by S.L. Harris, which appeared in Reckoning 9. This recording was produced by Reckoning's audio editor, Aaron Kling, who'll be back hosting for the next episode.
This story is a particularly important one for me in the way it addresses the ethical impacts of certain patterns of authority in American Christianity and Catholicism in particular, which were instrumental in making me into the environmental justice activist I am. I read it and feel seen. Maybe you will too?
I should prepare you: this piece leans further into the horrific than most Reckoning fare. Kids and animals in jeopardy.
I hope you get as much out of it as I did.
The Pelican in its Piety
2 Mar 2026
Podcast Episode 49: Fixing the System in Tilt Town
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Aaron: I'm Aaron Kling, audio editor for Reckoning. How's it going,everybody? Today, we've got a world on wheels with "Fixing the System in Tilt Town" from Reckoning 8, written by Kat Murray and read by Anna Pele. This one is a voyage, listeners. Despite occurring in a relatively small setting, Murray takes us through a period of dramatic change in the life of our main character. See the workings of a civilization that knows only sacrifice and exclusion. Watch how high of a price people are willing to pay. Wonder, alongside our character, what it would take to live a different life, a decent one. Will luck be on our character's side? Is luck even needed? Story's rolling right on in just a moment.
"Fixing the System in Tilt Town" by Kat Murray
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