Podcasts about bewildering stories

Why Fresh Hell Works: Dialogue that Sizzles and Makes You Laugh This week's Your Creative Table Read with Playwright Brian Cern and Actors Julie Brandon, Barry Wallace, and Izolda Trakhtenberg. Brian Cern, Playwright Brian Cern is a Twin Cities-based actor and playwright whose work has won numerous awards and contests throughout North America. A member of the Dramatists Guild, he received his training at Cardinal Stritch University, where his theatre and writing studies led him to a deep appreciation for the stories that unite us in the human condition. As parables, his work has been called “imaginative,” “beautifully soulful,” and “thought-provoking.” Of all the credits to his name, however, it is “Teaching Artist” for local children's theaters that he treasures the most. He lives with his wife and son in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota.       Julie Brandon as Mom Julie Brandon is s playwright, poet, short story writer and lyricist. Her work has appeared in Bewildering Stories, Altered Reality, Detangled Brain, Corner Bar Magazine, Poetica Magazine, Fresh Words, Mini Plays Review and many others. Julie's poetry collection, My Tears Like Rain, was published June 2024. Her short plays have been produced nationally. Julie's plays are available on  Broken Art Entertainment 2024 series Summer Vibes and The Future and on several Theatrical Shenanigans podcast shows. A short play will be produced by RubySky productions in 2025. Julie lives near Chicago, IL. Julie's New Play Exchange  https://newplayexchange.org/users/12443/julie-brandon For Theatrical Shenanigans - "Pulled From a Hat" https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/two-year-anniversary-special/ https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/mini-shenanigans-episode-3-can-you-get-there-from-here-by-julie-brandon/ Broken Art Entertainment -   Summer Vibes Anthology - The Astronomy Lesson and The Future Anthology - Someone's Lucky Day Barry Wallace as Dad Barry Wallace has worked in Knoxville, TN community and professional theatre for over 30 years as a director, music director, actor and playwright. His original full-length play, THE SNALLYGASTER, is part of Tennessee Stage Company's 2025 New Play Festival, and his short play, BLACK BALLOONS, won Best Screenplay at the 2022 "The Ten Show" Film Festival.   Social Media, etc: Facebook: @Barry.Wallace1 Instagram: @barrywallace NPX: https://newplayexchange.org/users/69726/barry-wallace   Izolda Trakhtenberg, Stage Directions Izolda Trakhtenberg is a playwright, scriptwriter, author, and voice actor who brings stories to life across stage, screen, and sound. Her plays Expiration Date (Off Broad Street Play Festival semifinalist) and A Slice of Democracy (produced by Nomad Theatre) challenge and engage audiences. She narrates corporate projects, animations, and commercials, with audiobook credits including The Ghost Next Door and Ocean City Lowdown. As host of The Your Creative Mind Podcast, she explores creativity's power to transform lives. A published author of fiction and non-fiction, her works include Die By The Sword, book one in the Cassie Belmont Tarot Card Thrillers. Izolda blends storytelling and communication expertise to create work that resonates long after the final word.   Connect with Izolda Website: https://IzoldaT.com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/izoldat.bsky.social. New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg     Ready to "wow" the people you speak with? Work with me. This episode is brought to you by my favorite productivity and well-being app, Brain.fm*, my book on how to become a stellar communicator, Speak From Within, and this podcast's host, Podbean (Get a one-month free trial of Podbean with this affiliate link. https://www.podbean.com/CreativeSolutions).  Leave me a voice message.   == BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/izoldat.bsky.social. This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset. (affiliate link) URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset It's also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you've been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!** Are you getting anything out of the show? I'd love it if you would buy me a coffee. Listen on These Channels Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Podbean | MyTuner | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | Deezer | Overcast | PodChaser | Listen Notes | Player FM | Podcast Addict | Podcast Republic |  

Today on Too Opinionated, we welcome back our good friend author Peggy Gerber to talk about her new book.  Peggy Gerber is the 2021 winner of The Open Contract Challenge and the author of two poetry chapbooks entitled, “Stumbling in CrazyTown” and “The Big Indignity.” When she is not busy writing poetry, she likes to indulge her love of speculative fiction by writing stories of time machines, friendly aliens, creepy glass dolls and other phantasmagoria. Her works have appeared in numerous publications including Daily Science Fiction, Better than Starbucks, Bewildering Stories and many anthologies. Peggy lives in Northern, NJ with her husband David and enjoys reading, traveling, playing with her grandkids and all things magical. Her new book, Once Upon A Time Machine is a journey through the eerie and enchanting, where ghosts linger, aliens visit, and time itself is a plaything. A collection of speculative fiction shorts from author Peggy Gerber, each page is an invitation to step into a world where the ordinary collides with the extraordinary.   Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

Playwright Julie Brandon's Hansel and Gretel like you've never heard before—tables turned, roles shifted, and a story reborn. What if Hansel and Gretel didn't go the way we all remember? In this episode of Your Creative Mind, we bring you the second installment of our play table read series with Hansel and Gretel: The Tables Turned by Julie Brandon. You'll experience the thrill of a fresh script performed for the first time, where unexpected twists and bold storytelling take center stage. After the read, I sit down with Julie and the actors to talk about the creative process—what shifted in performance, what surprised them, and what this experience revealed about the play. Whether you're a writer, performer, or someone who loves great storytelling, this episode gives you a front-row seat to the magic of live storytelling.  Julie Brandon, Playwright Julie Brandon is s playwright, poet, short story writer and lyricist. Her work has appeared in Bewildering Stories, Altered Reality, Detangled Brain, Corner Bar Magazine, Poetica Magazine, Fresh Words, Mini Plays Review and many others. Julie's poetry collection, My Tears Like Rain, was published June 2024. Her short plays have been produced nationally. Julie's plays are available on  Broken Art Entertainment 2024 series Summer Vibes and The Future and on several Theatrical Shenanigans podcast shows. A short play will be produced by RubySky productions in 2025. Julie lives near Chicago, IL. Julie's New Play Exchange  https://newplayexchange.org/users/12443/julie-brandon For Theatrical Shenanigans - "Pulled From a Hat" https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/two-year-anniversary-special/ https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/mini-shenanigans-episode-3-can-you-get-there-from-here-by-julie-brandon/ Broken Art Entertainment -   Summer Vibes Anthology - The Astronomy Lesson and The Future Anthology - Someone's Lucky Day   Lela Olson as Emma   Lela Olson caught the acting bug in kindergarten when she played the peddler in a class dramatization of Caps for Sale. She's been acting ever since on various stages in the Minneapolis area as a pastime. Favorite roles have included Hero (Much Ado About Nothing), Betsy Linder/Lindsey (Clybourne Park), and Marilla Cuthbert (Anne of Green Gables). Away from the stage, Dr. Olson has worked as a teacher, school principal, and nonprofit leader. She also enjoys traveling internationally and serving her community as a volunteer civil mediator. https://www.facebook.com/lelaolson9     Alan Fessenden as Christopher   Alan Fessenden is a writer, performer, creator living in Brooklyn, New York. He has performed on stages all over the country as an improviser, actor and clown and now hosts the original award wanting podcast They Just Keep Talking an eclectic mixtape of conversation. Alan has written and performed three solo shows and most recently completed work on his first full length clown show The HelpFulls; Now and Forever. He's also finished two novellas for a trilogy he's working on and is developing his first full length play.  (alanfessenden.com) https://www.instagram.com/alanfessenden/ https://www.tiktok.com/@alan_fessenden https://bsky.app/profile/tjkt.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@theyjust.keeptalk     Izolda Trakhtenberg as The Witch Izolda Trakhtenberg is a playwright, scriptwriter, author, and voice actor who brings stories to life across stage, screen, and sound. Her plays Expiration Date (Off Broad Street Play Festival semifinalist) and A Slice of Democracy (produced by Nomad Theatre) challenge and engage audiences. She narrates corporate projects, animations, and commercials, with audiobook credits including The Ghost Next Door and Ocean City Lowdown. As host of The Your Creative Mind Podcast, she explores creativity's power to transform lives. A published author of fiction and non-fiction, her works include Die By The Sword, book one in the Cassie Belmont Tarot Card Thrillers. Izolda blends storytelling and communication expertise to create work that resonates long after the final word.   Connect with Izolda Website: https://IzoldaT.com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/izoldat.bsky.social. New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset. (affiliate link) URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset It's also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you've been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!** Are you getting anything out of the show? I'd love it if you would buy me a coffee. 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In this revision of the classic story from Greek mythology, we have Pandora's viewpoint. Was she set up for failure? Did she have any other choice than to open the box?Matthew McAyeal is a writer from Portland, Oregon. His short stories have been published by "Bards and Sages Quarterly," "Fantasia Divinity Magazine," "cc&d," "The Fear of Monkeys," "Danse Macabre," "Scarlet Leaf Magazine," "Bewildering Stories," "Tall Tale TV," "Fiction on the Web," "Quail Bell Magazine," "MetaStellar," and "Kaidankai." In 2008, two screenplays he wrote were semi-finalists in the Screenplay Festival.​"Pandora Boxed" is adapted from Greek mythology. It was previously published by "Bards and Sages Quarterly," "Scarlet Leaf Review," "Tall Tale TV," "DM du Jour," "The Magazine of History & Fiction," "Short Kid Stories," and "cc&d".You can read "Pandora Boxed" at https://www.kaidankaistories.com.Website: kaidankaistories.comFollow us on: TwitterInstagramYouTubeFacebook

Francis DiClemente is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who lives in Syracuse, New York. He is the author of multiple poetry collections, most recently The Truth I Must Invent (Poets' Choice, 2023) and Outward Arrangements: Poems (independently published, 2021). His writing has also appeared in Evening Street Review, Bewildering Stories, Narratively, The Millions, Artnet News, Film International, and in the books Air: A Radio Anthology (Books by Hippocampus, 2019), Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Inner Strength (2014), and Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak (Harper Perennial, 2009). He works full-time as a video producer at Syracuse University, and his blog can be found at francisdiclemente.com. Books  https://www.amazon.com/stores/Francis-DiClemente/author/B00APRKRKQ?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Social Media https://twitter.com/FranDiClem https://www.instagram.com/francisdiclemente/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4588547/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

What happens when a care dog doesn't care for something important to you? What accounts for the change and is there any way to bring your sweet dog back?Ed Ahern resumed writing after forty odd years in foreign intelligence and international sales. He's had four hundred fifty stories and poems published so far, and six books. Ed works the other side of writing at Bewildering Stories, where he manages a posse of eight review editors. He's also lead editor at The Scribes Micro Fiction magazine.https://www.twitter.com/bottomstripper https://www.facebook.com/EdAhern73/?ref=bookmarkshttps://www.instagram.com/edwardahern1860/Black lab photo by Heather Miller on UnsplashYou can read "The Care Dog" at https://www.kaidankaistories.com.Click here to learn about the 2023 Kaidankai contest for writers.Website: kaidankaistories.comFollow us on: TwitterMastodonInstagramYouTubeFacebookPlease donate any amount to the Kaidankai:Donate $25 US and a podcast episode will be dedicated to you.Donate $50US and get a t-shirt with the Kaidankai logoKo-Fi. https://ko-fi.com/kaidankaighoststoriesPayPal: https://paypal.me/whiteensokaidankai?country.x=JP&locale.x=en_US

This is a story about friendship, who you trust, and who comes through for you in your time of need. Sometimes, that's who you least expect.Tyler Marable studies creative writing at Google University. He enjoys good food, good beer, and good people. He is an African American and aims to write fiction with protagonists that are POC, but also aims to write fiction that appeals to all races and ethnic groups. He writes in many different genres, but this is the first horror story of his to be published. His fiction has appeared in The Scarlet Leaf Review, Fabula Argentea, and Bewildering Stories.You can read "Carpooler, LLC" at https://www.kaidankaistories.com.Follow us on: Twitter at: Japanese Ghost Stories @ghostJapaneseInstagram: WhiteEnsoJapanFacebook: Kaidankai: Ghost and Supernatural Stories YouTube: Kaidankai: Ghost & Supernatural StoriesHelp me pay the contributors for their work. Donate to the Kaidankai through Ko-Fi. Thank you! https://ko-fi.com/kaidankaighoststories

A little boy finds a call for help in a bottle and he rushes into action. Will he pay a price?Matthew McAyeal is a writer from Portland, Oregon. His short stories have been published by "Bards and Sages Quarterly," "Fantasia Divinity Magazine," "cc&d," "The Fear of Monkeys," "Danse Macabre," "Scarlet Leaf Magazine," "Bewildering Stories," "Tall Tale TV," "Fiction on the Web," "Quail Bell Magazine," and "MetaStellar." In 2008, two screenplays he wrote were semi-finalists in the Screenplay Festival. A version of this story was published by "Fantasia Divinity Magazine" in "Issue 22, May 2018" and "Echoes of the Past: 2018 Anthology." It has also been published by "Bewildering Stories," "Tall Tale TV," "Scarlet Leaf Review," "Short Kid Stories," and "Metastellar."You can read "Melody" at https://www.whiteenso.com/ghost-stories-2022Follow us on twitter at: Japanese Ghost Stories @ghostJapanese Instagram: WhiteEnsoJapanFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaidankai100/Help me pay the contributors for their work. Donate to the Kaidankai through Ko-Fi. Thank you!https://ko-fi.com/kaidankaighoststories

Hello everyone, James Barnett here, the creator and producer of the Night's End podcast. Just a couple of things before we start this mammoth episode. We are now open for Halloween submissions on the Night's End website, www.nightsendpodcast.com. We won't be accepting as many as last year so the competition will be stiff. So, if you currently have or intend on writing a Halloween tale that you would like to hear in an audio format, send them on through before the closing date of  the 29th of August. We look forward to reading your submissions. Now, we have a top-secret project that we are working on that will be dubbed “secret project”, yeah, imaginative, I know. If you are a writer that is a fan of Gothic Horror and classic ghost stories, your favourite writers are M.R. James, Shirley Jackson & Henry James, amongst many more, and you write stories in this style, then we want you! Head on over to www.nightsendpodcast.com to submit to the “secret project”. Lastly, before we begin, a content warning for the upcoming story, The Xomog Effect. This story contains content that may be unsuitable to some listeners. Such as self-harm, PTSD, physical assault, murder, and mental illness. If you are affected by any of this content, we suggest you listen only until the end of the pre-story with Jimmy Horrors and then wait until next week. Thanks for listening, and stay horrific, everyone. ---------------- You've been listening to the Night's End podcast which is a production of Dissonance Media. A Marine veteran attempts to pull his life together and spend time with his kid.  Before long, people start acting strange, raving about Xomog and all its benefits. What is Xomog? Will he get to the bottom of these strange occurrences?   This radio play was written by A.L. Hodges. You can find more of his work at Bewildering Stories, The JJ Outre Review, The Horla Magazine, and Tall Tale TV as well as here on the Night's End. See Below for Links: http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue824/angel_locket.html http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue857/bitter_mercies1.html https://thejjoutrereview.com/splatter-punks/ http://www.horla.org/the-forgotten-place-by-a-l-hodges/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m9MZer1lw8&t=65s   Riley was performed by PhoenixFire from the PhoenixFire Narrations YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/phoenixfirenarrations Delivery Man was performed by Harlan Guthrie from the audio drama Malevolent - https://www.malevolent.ca/ Dr Sanderson was performed by Yig from The Horror of Yig YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIALNS5zEOSfdqHUTrVCIg Danny was performed by David Martinez Greeter & Announcer 2 was performed by Kate Weigand Hal was performed by Scott Davidson Preacher was performed by Alvan Bolling III, the host of The Ghost Light Theater podcast. Pedestrians 1 & 2 were performed by Jess and Eric Carrier from the Prairieland Paranormal podcast - https://www.prairielandparanormalpodcast.com/ Receptionist was performed by Rebecca Struzyna from the podcast, The West London Witch – Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. Instagram: @the_west_london_witch Sam was performed by R.E. Rule from Tiny Tales podcast - www.tinytalespodcast.com Sheriff was performed by Alexis Whiteside Officer 1 & Announcer 1 was performed by James Barnett – www.jamesbarnettcreative.com Officer 2 was performed by Bryan Jeans Announcer 3 was performed by Jamie Petronis from the podcast, The Cellar Letters – www.thecellarletters.com Announcer 4 was performed by Erika Ventura - You can check out some of her artwork on Instagram www.instagram.com/efventu or you can visit her artist page at www.facebook.com/BioArtsy    Jimmy Horrors was performed by James Barnett. This episode was edited and produced by James Barnett. If you aren't already aware, Night's End has released a horror-themed apparel line called, Stay Horrific. There are horror-themed t-shirts, mugs, dresses, socks, all the good stuff. Go and check it out now. Support the Night's end on Patreon to receive bonus content and merch: www.patreon.com/nightsendpodcast Or support us by purchasing directly from our shop: www.nightsendpodcast.com/shop Donations: www.ko-fi.com/nightsendpodcast   And as always, stay horrific, everyone.

Raikou and Shi-ten Doji is a Japanese tale of demons, warriors and mountain lairs. The deep forest hides many horrors, but four warriors are willing to face them to save beautiful maidens and get revenge.Ed Ahern resumed writing after forty odd years in foreign intelligence and international sales. He's had over three hundred stories and poems published so far, and six books. Ed works the other side of writing at Bewildering Stories, where he sits on the review board and manages a posse of six review editors.https://www.twitter.com/bottomstripper https://www.facebook.com/EdAhern73/?ref=bookmarkshttps://www.instagram.com/edwardahern1860/You can read today's story and all the stories featured on kaidankai at https://www.whiteenso.com/100-stories.html. If you'd like to participate in kaidankai, please send your story here: https://www.whiteenso.com/kadankai-submit.html.

In Edward Ahern's short story Penance a developer turns an old church into a nightclub in this story of sin, confession, capitalism and good ol' spirituality.Ed Ahern resumed writing after forty odd years in foreign intelligence and international sales. He's had over three hundred stories and poems published so far, and six books. Ed works the other side of writing at Bewildering Stories, where he sits on the review board and manages a posse of six review editors.https://www.twitter.com/bottomstripper https://www.facebook.com/EdAhern73/?ref=bookmarkshttps://www.instagram.com/edwardahern1860/

Bella and Julian are archaeologists who work on a troublesome project—a gothic church that crypts have been badly flooded and require urgent repair. Following the clues in the medieval manuscript The Imp's Chronicles, they discover a crash-landed spaceship which carries ancient evil ready to destroy life on Earth. Valeriya Salt is a multi-genre author from the United Kingdom. She studied History of World Culture and earned her Master's Degree in Art Expertise at the St. Petersburg University of Culture and Arts. Born in Belarus, she's lived for many years in Ukraine and Russia before settling down in the north of England. Apart from creative writing, she has a passion for travels, arts, history, and foreign languages. Her short stories and essays have appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines, including The Copperfield Review, Bewildering Stories, and Strange Fiction ‘Zine SF&F. Facebook: www.facebook.com/saltandnovels Twitter: https://twitter.com/LSalt1 Blog: www.saltandnovels.wordpress.com Pinterest: www.pinterest.co.uk/saltandnovels LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/l-salt-36bbaa177/ ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to submit? Submission guidelines can be found at TallTaleTV.com ---- About Tall Tale TV ---- My name is Chris Herron, and I narrate audiobooks. In 2015, poor control of my diabetes left me legally blind for the better part of a year. The doctors predicted an 80% chance I would never see again, but I changed the way I was living and through sheer willpower beat the odds. During this time I couldn't read or write. Two things that I had been turning to for comfort since I was a small child. With the sheer amount of stress I was under, this was devastating. My wife took me by the arm, lead me into the local library, and read out titles of audiobooks to me. I chose the audiobook versions of books I had loved such as the Disc World series, Name of the Wind, Harry Potter and more. They brought my favorite stories to life in ways I never thought possible and helped me through the darkest time of my life. Once my vision recovered, I maintained a love for audiobooks. I decided I would turn my focus from being a writer to becoming a narrator. I devised Tall Tale TV as a way to help out all the amazing authors in the writing communities I had come to love before my ordeal. I created Tall Tale TV to help aspiring authors by providing them with a promotional audiobook video. A way to showcase their skills with the written word. They say the strongest form of advertisement is word of mouth, so I provide a video to a platform of readers to help get people talking. Help them spread the word. Click the share button and let the world know about this author. ---- legal ---- All images used in this video are either original or Royalty and Attribution free. Most stock images used are provided by http://www.pixabay.com . Image attribution will be declared only when required by the copyright owner. All stories on Tall Tale TV have been submitted in accordance with the terms of service provided on http://www.talltaletv.com or obtained with permission by the author. Common Affiliates are: Amazon, Smashwords

While enjoying the county fair, Bo is captivated by a mysterious beauty in a bizarre mask who turns out to be more than she appears. You’ve been listening to the Night’s End podcast which is a production of Dissonance Media. The Girl at the Fair was written by A.L. Hodges. You might recognize his name from previous episodes. He is also the author of ‘Finding a Lost Pen’ from season 1 and, ‘The Infestation’, a Patreon exclusive episode. For more from A.L. Hodges, you can find more of my work at Bewildering Stories, The JJ Outre Review, The Horla Magazine, and Tall Tale TV. See Below for Links: http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue824/angel_locket.html   http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue857/bitter_mercies1.html https://thejjoutrereview.com/splatter-punks/   http://www.horla.org/the-forgotten-place-by-a-l-hodges/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m9MZer1lw8&t=65s   This episode was narrated by Michael Payne This August, look for Mike Payne in the Automobilia anthology: https://www.omicronworld.com/spekulative-stories.   Jimmy Horrors was performed by James Barnett. This episode was edited and produced by James Barnett.   Support the Night’s end on Patreon to receive bonus content and merch: www.patreon.com/nightsendpodcast Or support us by purchasing directly from our shop: www.nightsendpodcast.com/shop Donations: www.ko-fi.com/nightsendpodcast   And as always, stay horrific everyone.

Travis interviews author Gabriela Houston about her debut novel, The Second Bell. This standalone fantasy novel from Angry Robot follows a young striga fighting to harness the power of her second heart, while her mother sacrifices everything to stop her. Gabriela and Travis discuss Slavic folklore, the portrayal of women in fantasy, and how to make time for writing when time for yourself is hard to come by. Want us to read your message on the podcast? Find out more here. About Gabriela Houston: Gabriela was born and raised in Poland, brought up on a diet of mythologies and fairy tales. She spent her summers exploring the woods, foraging and animal tracking with her family. At 19, Gabriela moved to London to study English Literature and obtained a Masters degree in Literatures of Modernity. She has worked as an assistant editor and as a freelance writer. Gabriela's short stories have been selected for the Editor's Choice Review by Bewildering Stories and have been featured on the Ladies of Horror Fiction podcast. She lives in London with her husband and two children. Find Gabriela on Twitter, YouTube, or at her website gabrielahouston.com. Find Us Online: Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Support Us: Become a Patron Buy Us a Coffee Music: Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no This episode of The Fantasy Inn podcast was recorded in the unceded territory of the S'atsoyaha (Yuchi) and ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Eastern Cherokee Band) peoples. The blog post accompanying this episode can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com, along with fantasy book reviews, author interviews, and more fantasy content.

Widowed, grieving Lissie is about to get a Christmas presence. Contact info for LindaAnn LoSchiavo: AMAZON Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/LindaAnn-LoSchiavo/e/B084WSGD5K/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1 AMAZON link: "A Route Obscure and Lonely" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1942007299/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tpbk_p1_i3 She has created 3 spooky video-versions of three poems in her book "A Route Obscure and Lonely." All are short & family friendly. Link: "Unquiet House" ― in Bewildering Stories, Issue # 827, October 7, 2019 http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue827/unquiet_house.html You Tube Link: Unquiet House ― as a video-poem https://youtu.be/UMadnzzvS-4 You Tube Link: "The Son-in-law from Hell" ― as a video-poem https://youtu.be/rFTwFpBIGnE Link: "Poe and His Women" ― in Bewildering Stories, Issue # 829, October 21, 2019 http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue829/poe_women.html You Tube Link: Poe and His Women ― as a video-poem https://youtu.be/A9GESJlwCeQ Poems are from the Elgin Award nominee "A Route Obscure and Lonely" speculative poetry by LindaAnn LoSchiavo [Wapshott Press; 62 pgs]. Buy on Amazon ― https://www.amazon.com/Route-Obscure-Lonely-Poetrylandia/dp/1942007299 ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to submit? Submission guidelines can be found at TallTaleTV.com ---- About Tall Tale TV ---- My name is Chris Herron, and I narrate audiobooks. In 2015, poor control of my diabetes left me legally blind for the better part of a year. The doctors predicted an 80% chance I would never see again, but I changed the way I was living and through sheer willpower beat the odds. During this time I couldn't read or write. Two things that I had been turning to for comfort since I was a small child. With the sheer amount of stress I was under, this was devastating. My wife took me by the arm, lead me into the local library, and read out titles of audiobooks to me. I chose the audiobook versions of books I had loved such as the Disc World series, Name of the Wind, Harry Potter, and more. They brought my favorite stories to life in ways I never thought possible and helped me through the darkest time of my life. Once my vision recovered, I maintained a love for audiobooks. I decided I would turn my focus from being a writer to becoming a narrator. I devised Tall Tale TV as a way to help out all the amazing authors in the writing communities I had come to love before my ordeal. I created Tall Tale TV to help aspiring authors by providing them with a promotional audiobook video. A way to showcase their skills with the written word. They say the strongest form of advertisement is word of mouth, so I provide a video to a platform of readers to help get people talking. Help them spread the word. Click the share button and let the world know about this author. ---- legal ---- All images used in this video are either original or Royalty and Attribution free. Most stock images used are provided by http://www.pixabay.com . Image attribution will be declared only when required by the copyright owner. All stories on Tall Tale TV have been submitted in accordance with the terms of service provided on http://www.talltaletv.com or obtained with permission by the author. Common Affiliates are: Amazon, Smashwords

Symbiosis bites.Written by Edward Ahern (https://twitter.com/bottomstripper)Narrated by Justin Fife (https://twitter.com/justinbfife)Edited by Karl HughesWith music by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)and Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by Freesound.org (https://freesound.org/) and Zapsplat.com (https://www.zapsplat.com/)The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)Ed Ahern resumed writing after forty odd years in foreign intelligence and international sales. He’s had over two hundred fifty stories and poems published so far, and six books. Ed works the other side of writing at Bewildering Stories, where he sits on the review board and manages a posse of six review editors.https://twitter.com/bottomstripperhttps://www.facebook.com/EdAhern73/?ref=bookmarkshttps://www.instagram.com/edwardahern1860/You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaverYou can join our book club and movie club and chat about the podcast over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaverT-shirts and mugs are available at www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaverThe Other Stories is a production the story studio, Hawk & Cleaver, and is brought to you with a Creative Commons – Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Don’t change it. Don’t sell it. But by all means… share the hell out of it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode of the Prismatica Magazine Podcast features the story “The Sea of Faith” by K. Noel Moore and is read by Ellie Mars.K. Noel Moore (they/them) is a writer of fiction (mostly genre) and poetry from Atlanta. Their work has previously been featured in Twist In Time Magazine, Homology Lit, Bewildering Stories, and many more; their most recent book, the fantasy novella Incendiary Devices, was released in December.Theme Song:Odyssey Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)All other music also by Kevin MacLeod.Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

If you’re one of the country’s commuting public, it’s likely that you’ve been stranded at least once in your life, and almost always the cause of your troubles is brought about by some form of flooding that cannot, or would not, be explained by public works officials. Author Nikki Alfar offers a bizarre tale on being stranded, in this episode's featured story “ADRIFT ON THE STREET FORMERLY KNOWN AS BUENDIA”, narrated by veterinarian and animal lover Karen Vigo. It first appeared in the Philippines Free Press (2007), and then again in Bewildering Stories. The Bewildering Stories editors loved it so much that it became one of the recipients of the site’s most signal honor, the 2010 Mariner Award. This episode was originally released in March 2011. A lot of the things mentioned in the end may or may not have come to pass. For more accurate updates, follow us on Facebook@PakingganPilipinas or Twitter@pakingganpinas. Hosted and produced by Elyss Punsalan. Story used with permission from the author.

Ed lost his dad, when he was 10yrs of age. His mom single handedly raised 3 children. Ed feels that he was the beneficiary of his mom's story of empowerment and determination. He strives to model his mom, as a parent. Ed used this podcast interview as the opportunity to publicly thank his mom for her sacrifices and her love for her family. He shares these nuggets of life wisdom: - it's ok to make mistakes, as we are human - let's strive to forgive ourselves and learn from our mistakes Ed Ahern often detours into literary fiction, but he’s best known as an innovative genre writer and poet. He’s tucked away several awards and honorable mentions for several of his published seventy-nine short stories, seventy-one poems and three books. The stories have appeared in ten countries and, counting reprints, a hundred sixty-three publications. His stories can be listened to through Audible and the New York Public Library. He started writing fiction at sixty-seven, and poetry at seventy. His editorial skills are based on a degree in journalism from the University of Illinois and extensive experience at the Providence Journal. Ed’s been honing the skills for several years at Bewildering Stories, where he serves on the review board and as review editor with a staff of five. (Bewildering Stories is widely known for the author-friendly quality of its critiques.) Ed also serves as the newsletter editor for the Connecticut River Salmon Association. He’s a member of several writing groups, including the Fairfield Scribes, where he’s known for his tough-love comments. He has his original wife, but advises that after almost fifty years together they are both out of warranty. Two children and five grandchildren serve as affection focus and money drain. His work career after university has been an enjoyably demented hopscotch game. U.S. Navy officer (diver and bomb disarmer); reporter for the Providence Journal; intelligence officer living in Germany and Japan; international sales and marketing executive at a Canadian paper company (twenty- three years, seventy four countries visited, MBA from NYU); same job for the company that also owns the New England Patriots; and retirement into writing to make up for lost time. https://www.amazon.com/Witches-Bane-Edward-Ahern/dp/162989253X  https://www.amazon.com/Ed-Ahern/e/B07D1SHRBQ%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share  http://www.bewilderingstories.com/bios/ahern_bio.html  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5260562.Edward_Ahern  https://www.pw.org/content/edward_ahern  http://www.fairfieldscribes.com/edward-ahern.html tags:  Edward, Ed, Ahern, literary, fiction, innovative, writer, poet, short, story, poem, book, Bewildering, Stories, Connecticut, River, Salmon, Association, Fairfield, Scribes, Witches, Bane, storiesthatempower.com, stories that empower, empowering stories, empowerment stories, stories of empowerment, stories of empowering others, self empowerment stories, stories empower, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, uplift, uplifting, upliftment, hope, light, Sean

It's common to build a picture in our minds about new neighbours based on the sounds that come through the walls - but what if this eavesdropping becomes the stuff of vivid sexual fantasy? In this episode, Ali and Emma discuss a variety of reactions to noisy neighbours when they listen to Paulette Smythe's 'When B Moved In' narrated by Alex Neal. About The Author PAULETTE SMYTHE lives in Melbourne where she teaches English to migrants and refugees. Her writing has previously been published in Antipodean SF, Bewildering Stories, Verandah and Eureka Street. 'When B Moved  In' is published in the Spineless Wonders' anthology of sound-themed microlit, Shuffle edited by Cassandra Atherton. About the actor ALEX NEAL  graduated QUT Acting in 2017, and has been living and working in syd for 4 months.  In that time he has completed a TVC for ESS super and is currently working  on an AFTRS short film and will appear in the Australian film, Danger Close. Credits Presenters: Ali Morris and Emma Walsh Producer: Bronwyn Mehan Theme music: James Seymour Production Assistant: Hannah Oakshott Coffee Pod|cast has been produced with the support of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and we wish to also acknowledge the support of Little Fictions by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund and the City of Sydney Matching Grants program.  

How do you move on from the death of someone you love? Story written by Kate Aton-Osias, and read by Elyss Punsalan. Hosted and produced by Elyss Punsalan. This episode was originally released in July 2010. Story used with permission from the author. "Ghost Between Moments" first appeared in the fiction webzine Bewildering Stories, and was later on included in the magazine’s Editor’s Choices. You can find more stories from Kate Osias in her new book "Heroes, Villains, and Other Women".

Today's episode is a sci-fi short called,”Constellation,” that originally appeared in the online speculative fiction magazine Bewildering Stories. http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue199/constellation.html Story By... Podcast is a production of Fiddling Around Productions, LLC and copyright 2018. Theme music is provided by Nalani Proctor (nalaniproctor.com), and used with permission. “Magic Forest” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Edited by Lewayne L. White Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"“The Sickness” by Valjeanne Jeffers (Originally published in Griots: Sisters of the Spear.) The Bini warriors crouched in the high grass of the savanna. They'd passed the Fula borders a mile back, and now were a hundred yards from the Adobe mud city. At the forefront they were armed with sword and shield, behind them the archers readied their bows. General Chinua led the army. To his right was Nandi, a tall woman with braided hair, high cheekbones and full lips and her ebony-skinned husband, Sula, his head shaved in the traditional Bini custom. To Chinua's left was Nandi's older brother, Tomi. A wide gateway led into the Fula kingdom. It was deserted. Valjeanne Jeffers is a graduate of Spelman College, a member of the Carolina African American Writer’s Collective (CAAWC) and the author of ten books: Including her Immortal series, and her most recent Mona Livelong: Paranormal Detective series. Her first novel, Immortal, is featured on the Invisible Universe Documentary time-line, and her novella, The Switch II: Clockwork, was nominated as best eBook novella of 2013 by the eFestival of words. Her writing has been published in numerous anthologies including The City: A Cyberfunk, 60 Black Women in Horror Fiction, Steamfunk!, Genesis Science Fiction Magazine, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (as Valjeanne Jeffers-Thompson), Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology, Liberated Muse I: How I Freed My Soul, PurpleMag, Drumvoices Revue, 31 Days of Steamy Mocha, Griots II: Sisters of the Spear, Possibilities, Black Gold, and most recently Fitting In: Historical Accounts of Paranormal Subcultures and Sycorax's Daughters. Valjeanne is also one of the screen writers for the horror anthology film 7 Magpies (in production). Preview or purchase her novels at vjeffersandqveal.com. Support her on Patreon at patreon.com/ValjeanneJeffers. “The Heartless Boy” by Ed Ahern (Originally published in Strangely Funny II.) Tom Willman was born experiencing no strong feelings, in fact no feelings at all. No love or affection. No hate or dislike. Certainly no fear. The closest he came to emotions were pleasing or displeasing sensations. Tom’s parents, desperate for a smile, had him tested for a litany of diseases, but he proved to be uncaringly above average. They quit trying to show Tom affection by the time he was six, and by the time he was ten were providing only what was legally required of them. Ed Ahern resumed writing after forty odd years in foreign intelligence and international sales. He has his original wife, but advises that after 49 years they’re both out of warranty. He works the other side of writing at Bewildering Stories, where he sits on the review board and manages a posse of five review editors. Ed’s had 140 stories and poems published so far, and a series of articles on fly fishing. His collected fairy and folk tales, The Witch Made Me Do It, was published by Gypsy Shadow Press. His novella The Witches Bane was published by World Castle Publishing, and his collected fantasy and horror stories, Capricious Visions, was published by Gnome on Pig Press. Ed’s currently working on a paranormal/thriller novel tentatively titled The Rule of Chaos. Visit his website at swampgasworks.com and at Twitter as @bottomstripper. About the Narrators: Aminat Badara is a budding writer and aspiring on-air-personality. She loves reading and has a weird penchant for collecting hardcover notebooks and mugs. When she's not writing or trying to be superhuman, she's either looking for Xs to solve, seeing movies, or getting her heart broken by Arsenal FC. Every once in a while, she puts up posts on meenahsthoughts.wordpress.com. You can find her on Twitter as @09_Eleven. Anthony Babington is a voice in the internet’s head, who looks almost, but not quite, exactly how you expect him to. Having escaped from the sinister forces of Texas, he has retreated to an ingeniously disguised bunker in a secure, undisclosed location in Burnsville, Minnesota. His life goal is to someday annoy Norm Sherman into letting him voice a part on Escape Pod,... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Podcast : Ad AstralEpisode: Dream GirlWith all the fun of the fair: alien cabaret acts, romance and sinister undercurrents collide when the star-travelling Carnival of Delights comes to planet Leopani and changes the life of one young man forever.***Written and narrated by DJ BurnhamVoices: Jules Lawrence, Miles Jefcoate, Becky Jefcoate and Simon Taylor.Music: Nick Pynn, Dharksthar, Jules Lawrence, Jon Wood and Nick Harperhttp://www.nickpynn.co.ukhttp://www.myspace.com/jules_saxmanhttp://www.myspace.com/dharkstharhttp://www.myspace.com/jonwoodmusichttp://www.harperspace.comMany of the special effects come from:http://www.freesound.orgA full list of details and credits can be found in the shownotes for this episode at http://www.adastralpodcast.comDream Girl first appeared on Bewildering Stories.com Issue 239 in April 2007 and then in Test Drive (Volume 1 of the collected stories of DJ Burnham) in July 2007. Ad Astralhttp://www.adastralpodcast.comDJ Burnhamhttp://www.djburnham.comAd Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.http://www.adastralpodcast.com