Escape Pod Escape Pod 1031: The Anatomy of Miracles (Flashback Friday)
Feb 5, 2026
David D. Levine, Hugo and Nebula-winning author and narrator, provides a primary narrated reading and brings vivid character to the story. The tale follows a miracle worker exiled on an alien world and a young woman, Lucy, tied to transdimensional physics. Short scenes explore longing for home, ethical choices about bridging worlds, and a spontaneous trans-dimensional reunion.
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Asking Across Dimensions With Art
- Lucy suggests asking beings in other dimensions for permission using universal art or feelings rather than words.
- Her parents debate practicality, but the idea reframes trans-dimensional ethics as a question of consent.
Listening For Stillness Unlocks Solutions
- The miracle worker finds solution-channels by listening for stillness, not problems, revealing a counterintuitive search method.
- Movement-for-stillness becomes the trade that unlocks his masters' desired translocations.
Prototype Hums In The Lab
- Lucy notices a new prototype in her father's lab that should open a bridge to another dimension.
- She teases him and keeps living her routine while the machine quietly hums, foreshadowing her role in the breakthrough.
