Steve Eley is an American speculative fiction

Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...

 author and former podcaster. He edited and produced Escape Pod

Escape Pod (podcast)

Escape Pod is a magazine-style podcast launched on 12 May 2005 which presents stories in the genre of science fiction. It has been called "the world's leading science fiction podcast". Until his retirement in May 2010, the podcast was hosted by founder Steve Eley and edited by Jeremiah Tolbert...

, a science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 podcast

Podcast

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, and produced Pseudopod

Pseudopod (podcast)

Pseudopod is a podcast launched on 11 August 2006 which presents horror genre short stories. It is part of Escape Artists, Inc. which also podcasts Escape Pod and PodCastle. Pseudopod is currently edited by Shawn M. Garrett and hosted by Alasdair Stuart...

, a horror

Horror fiction

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

 podcast, and PodCastle, a fantasy fiction podcast that debuted on April 1, 2008. These podcasts are produced under a Creative Commons

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 license by his company Escape Artists Inc and are supported by the private donations of their audiences. Eley lives in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

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In 1994–1995 Eley was one of a group of students who produced a manifesto about the Invisible Pink Unicorn

Invisible Pink Unicorn

The Invisible Pink Unicorn is the goddess of a parody religion used to satirize theistic beliefs, taking the form of a unicorn that is paradoxically both invisible and pink...

 on alt.atheism

Alt.atheism

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. Eley is usually credited as the primary author, and this quote is attributed to him:

"Invisible Pink Unicorns are beings of great spiritual power. We know this because they are capable of being invisible and pink at the same time. Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them."

External links

• escapepod.org, Eley's science fiction podcast
• pseudopod.org, Horror fiction podcast
• podcastle.org, Fantasy fiction podcast