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A podcast where I read some of my short stories to the world.

Rob Edwards


    • Dec 10, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
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    Episode 51: Christmas with Doctor Deathray

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 30:56


    Tis the season to join a cantankerous ex-super-villain and hear his take on Christmas Carols. Join me, won't you?

    Episode 50: Ten years!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 30:22


    It's the 50th episode and tenth anniversary episode, as I read another chapter of Improbably cause and a few fragments of other stories.

    Episode 49: Ops and Ostentation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 54:54


    From Inklings Press's new anthology Tales from Alternate Earths 3, my story Ops and Ostentation.

    Episode 48: Improbable Cause Chapter 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 20:30


    Just how sick is Duncan Bliss? And why is his memory playing tricks on him?

    Episode 47: Improbable Cause chapter 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 16:04


    Duncan must deal with the implications of the strange events on Eagle 4.

    Episode 46: Improbable Cause chapter 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 26:04


    The next chapter of my novella Improbable Cause!

    Episode 44: Storycastrob the novellist!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 31:43


    Hear the first two chapters of my debut novel, The Ascensions Machine!

    Episode 43: Here be pirates!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 37:09


    Here's a sneak peek at Inklings Press's next anthology, Tales from the Pirate's Cove. My story, Boarding School, features pirates in spaaaaaaaace. Get the book at mybook.to/piratecove

    Episode 42: Toby and Natalie's first adventure?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020


    I try to write a story in an hour based on a random prompt.

    Episode 41: Channel update

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019


    I give a quick update about why my channel has been quieter recently.

    Episode 40: Deathray's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019


    Another Doctor Deathray monolgue!

    Episode 39: Virtue's Pirate

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019


    I read my latest Inklings story, Virtue's Blade, and talk pirate stories with fellow Inklings author Brent A Harris

    Episode 38: The start of something improbable

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019


    I read chapter one of my new novella-in-progress, Improbable Cause. Listen to the next chapter on my Patreon!

    Episode 37: Home from Holmes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019


    A friend from work has been bugging me to record a Sherlock Holmes story, so... there, Ivan, happy now? Listen to my reading of the Holmes classic The Adventure of the Copper Beeches.

    Episode 36: A Chancey Fate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019


    A complete fantasy western by me: Jack King was a gambler, gunslinger and celebrity, but when a goblin homesteader comes to kill him, he must face the mistakes he made in his youth.

    Episode 35: Red Tide Rising

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019


    My second reading from Gunsmoke and Dragonfire, this time it's Red Tide Rising by Sara Codair

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    Episode 34: Lonesome

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019


    A weird west story from the upcoming anthology Gunsmoke and Dragonfire

    Episode 33: Secret War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019


    My reading of the wonderful Secret War by Leo McBride, originall in Inklings Press's Tales from Alternate Earths

    Episode 32: Law Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018


    To celebrate the release of the anthology Somebody, Save Me! I read my story from the book, a superhero tale called Law: Three.

    Episode 31: Professor Spitfire

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2018


    In a bite-sized podcast, I read a short story featuring rebooted TV, talk shows and alternate timelines.

    Episode 30: Paint by Numbers part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018


    First episode of a two-part story. He's a clone warrior in a clone species, but something has gone wrong - he's too tall!

    Episode 29: Interview at Equinox

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018


    A brand new complete story from me and an interview with fellow Inklings author Stephen Hunt

    Episode 28: Podcast in a cave

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018


    This month, a reading of Jeff Provine's story from Tales from the Underground, the wonderfully creepy The Thing Inside the Cave. Follow Jeff on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JeffProvine

    Episode 27: Mesozoic Lament

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018


    In this episode, stories to celebrate the approach of Tales from Alternate Earth volume 2! A piece of falsh fiction from me, and a Sidewise nominated story from AE1, Twilight of the Mesozoic Moon.

    Episode 26: Summoning Perfect Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018


    Two new stories by Jane Jago and Christopher Keene and I tell you why I love audiobooks, with examples

    Episode 25: A twist of darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018


    Two new stories by Geoff Habiger and Sam Kates, and I discuss some beloved audio drama

    Episode 24: The Next Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018


    In a new format for the podcast, I read stories by Claire Buss and E.M. Swift-Hook and discuss my favourite Big Finish audio plays.

    Episode 23: Council of War

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018


    In the FINAL CHAPTER (of the podcast version) of Writ in Blood and Silver, Matt, Wessex and Brodan take the fight to Volnark's forces directly.

    Episode 22: Writ in Tears and Steel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018


    In (the new) Chapter 11, we get a big reveal! Matt finally learns the secret of the prophecy, and in the process realises that the situation is much worse than they had realised.

    Episode 21: Sword and Sorcery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2018


    In Chapter 11 of Writ in Blood and Silver, Matt tries to go a day without using his magic.

    Episode 20: Emperor of the North

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2017


    We take a break from Writ in Blood and Silver, for a special tale of snow and ice inspired by Finland, which celebrates 100 years of independence this year

    Episode 19: Going South

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2017


    In Chapter 10 of Writ in Blood and Silver, Matt trains too hard, talks to himself, and comes to a decision.

    Episode 18: When the pupil is ready

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2017


    In Chapter 9 of Writ in Blood and Silver, Matt faces off against a minion of the Demon single-handed.

    Episode 17: Swings and Roundabouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2017


    In Chapter 8 of Writ in Blood and Silver, Matt learns more about Arthur Wessex, the demon Volnark and encounters another of the demon's minions.

    Episode 16: "I know Kung fu!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2017


    In Chapter 7 of Writ in Blood and Silver, Matt learns some self defense, ninja-wizard style!

    Episode 15: Wisdom of the Camel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2017


    In chapter 6 of Writ in Blood and Silver, Matt has to come to terms with a new discovery about himself, and what better way than over a pint and a conversation about cooking?

    Episode 14: A River in Egypt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2017


    In chapter 5 of my urban fantasy novel, Matt recovers from the day before and comes to terms with life surrounded by demons...

    Episode 13: Demon Drink

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2017


    Can Matt survive his encounter with the Man in Red? And if he does, how is he going to explain all this to Kate?

    Episode 12: MiR

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2017


    In chapter 3 of my urban fantasy novel, Matt deals with the new information he's learned, and goes out looking for proof.

    Episode 11: Passenger Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017


    In Chapter 2 of my urban fantasy novel, Writ in Blood and Silver, Matt learns more about Prof Arnie and City Man, and the dangers lurking beneath London.

    Episode 10: A new project begins!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This is chapter 1 of my new podcast epic, an Urban Fantasy set in 90s London called Writ in Blood and Silver!

    Episode 9 - Dare the Lair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2017


    A reading of my story The Lair of the Thunderlord from Inklings Press's anthology Tales of Wonder.

    Episode 8: Story for a Prince

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2016


    A mini episode of the podcast, where I read a short story I wrote at age 11. If you enjoy it, I encourage you to visit http://www.rnib.org.uk/donations-and-fundraising/donate-now to make a donation to the RNIB.

    Episode 7: Tales from Alternate Earths

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2016


    My story from the Inklings Press anthology Tales from Alternate Earths

    Hit for Six: Tales of Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2016


    Another complete story, from the anthology from Inklings Press called Tales from the Universe

    It's a Five - Lords of Negative Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2013


    But What is it Four?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2011


    Swashing the bucklers! Working the fields! Visiting the castle!

    Three with every purchase

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2011


    A writer challenged! Helicopter! Westhaven deleted scene!

    Rob's Storycast: Twice Upon a Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2011


    Infiltration! Murder in the Dark! A Really Big Map!

    Rob's Storycast: the Untold Secret Origin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2011


    Giant spaceships! Romance in a coffee shop! Lizards attack!

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