The Ape That Would Not Die! by Megan R. Engelhardt

The classic big game expedition to darkest Africa with a holiday twist. What could possibly go wrong?
Quite a lot, actually.
Richard Elen of Radio Riel reads.

Author Megan Engelhardt is short, round, and merry. A lapsed librarian, a displaced farm girl, and a toddler wrangler, she lives an hour away from the Sasquatch Triangle of Ohio. She tweets as @MadMerryMeg.

Reader Richard Elen is a recording engineer, writer, and designer based in Cambridge, England. He is Technical Director of internet radio station Radio Riel, and co-host/editor of Designing Worlds, a weekly online TV show about design and designers in virtual environments. He also creates marketing materials for clients in the consumer and professional audio fields.

This story first appeared in Zombie Kong, an anthology edited by James Roy Daley, in January of 2012.

Theme song – Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore Machina

Osgoode's Chorus by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com

Story Music by Kevin MacLeod, classical guitar pieces by Jon Sayles.

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