The Panoptimom

by Erica L. Satifka, Galen Crowley (Narrator)

Listening time 12 minutes
Nadia wishes she had never taught her parents to use the Internet. It's too late now: they've already online-ordered the Panoptimom, the latest child-minding robot, to completely ruin Nadia's freedom. As child-minders begin to take over the school, Nadia's friends are smoothing down their fauxhawks into bobs and swapping out beers for lemonade. But Nadia is determined to outsmart these high-tech chaperones - even if it means getting herself grounded for the rest of eternity.

Genres: Science Fiction

Audible Audio

First published January 3, 2017

About the author

Erica L. Satifka is the author of over forty published short stories, which have appeared in such places as Clarkesworld Magazine, Shimmer, Interzone, and The Dark. Her debut novel Stay Crazy (Apex Publications). won the 2017 British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer, and her rural cyberpunk novella Busted Synapses was released in 2020 by Broken Eye Books. Originally from Pittsburgh, she now lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband/editor Rob and an indeterminate amount of cats.

Reviews

[Zoya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute short story and the narrator, Galen Crowley, was very engaging.