Out today is a new episode of The BCS Audio Vault: 019: The Nine-Tailed Cat by Michael J. DeLuca, a short lush tale of a jealous lover set in an alternate post-colonial Central America.

It’s introduced by the author, explaining the origin of the story’s setting and the post-colonial resonance of several of its symbols, both those apparent or subtle and more insidious.

To hear new episodes of The BCS Audio Vault, including stories by Saladin Ahmed, Marissa Lingen, M. Bennardo, and Chris Willrich and introductions by Aliette de Bodard, Rajan Khanna and Lou Anders, subscribe to The BCS Audio Vault via RSS feed or look for it on iTunes.