Our Problem Child: Langerfeld the Moon. Science Fiction Our Problem Child: Langerfeld the Moon by Marilyn K. Martin. A pair of scientists are tasked with keeping the war-damaged Moon in orbit and are buffeted by feelings about the Moon as an emotional touchstone based on thousands of years of legends and mythology. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "Keystone Chronicles." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Marie Boyko and produced by Andrew Cai...
Dec 07, 2016•13 min
Dirt Moon. Science Fiction, Space Opera, Military Dirt Moon by Dan Koboldt. A squad of military commandos lands on a dirt moon, thinking it deserted. Before long, they realize it's not, and whatever lives there is hunting them. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "Hyperpowers." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Ryan Marshall and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Nov 18, 2016•12 min
Grid Drop. Science Fiction, Climate Grid Drop by William Huggins. A group of humans decides that we have done enough damage to the biosphere and must leave the planet to heal for 500 years. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "Hyperpowers." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Keely Rew and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Nov 08, 2016•24 min
Midnight on Addison Street. Fantasy/Horror/Humor Midnight on Addison Street by Wendy Nikel. A seedy politician who believes his life is in danger consults an unusual source for answers about who's behind it. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "It's Come to Our Attention." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Keely Rew and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Sep 27, 2016•13 min
Surplus Army. Fantasy Surplus Army by Pauline J. Alama is about--garbage. Just because you don't see it in your own neighborhood doesn't mean it's not there. The author's novel, "The Eye of Night," is available on Amazon, and she has had several stories in Sword and Sorceress and other venues. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "It's Come to Our Attention." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Keely Rew and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Mar 24, 2016•15 min
Wolf Call. Fantasy, Humor Three of the author's favorite things come together in "Wolf Call" by Adele Gardner: werewolves, Elvis, and sushi. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "Ain't Superstitious." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Keely Rew and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Feb 09, 2016•19 min
O Shades, My Woe. Dark Fantasy O Shades, My Woe by Eric J. Guignard is about the vengeful effects of a great wrong, brought about by a dark chapter in the legends of King Arthur. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "Ain't Superstitious." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Russ Rew and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Dec 23, 2015•21 min
Styx of Norway. Dark Fantasy, Humor Across the Styx of Norway by Jacob M. Lambert is about a Native American wanting to see the Aurora Borealis. The journey takes him through an emotional gauntlet, one filled with voices--and memories--of the past. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "Ain't Superstitious." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Keely Rew and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Nov 17, 2015•17 min
Wind Chimes. Dark Fantasy, Humor Wind Chimes by Sean O'Dea is about a group of suburbanites who meddle with the forces of Feng Shui, creating fluctuating prosperity and strife within a cul-de-sac. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "Ain't Superstitious." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Ryan Marshall and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Sep 27, 2015•22 min
Jacked. Science Fiction Jacked by Steve Coate is about an employee who wakes up to find himself in handcuffs with no clue what he's done wrong. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "Only Disconnect." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Keely Rew and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Aug 12, 2015•19 min
A Rock in the Air. Science Fiction A Rock in the Air by Neil James Hudson is about a man who is thrown forward in time by the atomic explosion at Hiroshima at the end of the war. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "The Time It Happened." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Keely Rew and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Jul 03, 2015•20 min
False Footfall. Science Fiction What really happened with Apollo 11? False Footfall by Martin Clark describes a classic case of cognitive dissonance--the gap between what we know to be true and what the world is telling us. Martin is the author of an on-going series of supernatural noir novellas, originally published by Eggplant Literary Productions (now sadly defunct), which have passed into the tender care of Tickety-Boo Press. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "The Ti...
May 04, 2015•22 min
Going Viral. Science Fiction A near-future science fiction about two researchers who discover the universal cure for cancer, their struggle to prove it, and how they deal with the fame it brings them. Author and genetic biologist Dan Koboldt hosts a weekly blog, "Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy," and is represented by Jennie Goloboy of Red Sofa Literary Agency. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "The Time It Happened." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. S...
Mar 14, 2015•21 min
Damfino Plays for Table Stakes by Ben Solomon. Fantasy. The real story behind the St. Valentine's Day Massacre? Ben Solomon's passion for the tough-guy world of early gangsters and PI flicks led to the creation of his website at thehardboileddetective.com. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "Abbreviated Epics." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Bill Patterson and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Feb 05, 2015•11 min
Thanks, But We Ate Already. Fantasy. When you become a couple, sometimes it's impossible to keep both families happy at the holidays. See more of Juliana Rew's work on her website, julianarew.com. Story read by Keely Rew and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Dec 21, 2014•11 min
Blade Between Oni and Hare. Fantasy. Inspired by the Japanese fable, "White Hare of Onaba." Author Siobhan Gallagher lives in south Texas and grew up in Arizona. She has a political satire piece coming up in Saturday Night Reader, and in December there'll be a podcast of her Unidentified Funny Objects story, "All I want for Christmas..." from Toasted Cake. Her author website is defconcanwrite.blogspot.com. This fable features kickass girl samurai Kazuko, and first appeared in the anthology, "Abb...
Dec 04, 2014•17 min
On a Train With a Coyote Ghost. Fantasy. A young Jewish girl journeys into wartime Russia to find a magic broth to help her people. Author Robin Wyatt Dunn lives in California. More of his work is available at his website robindunn.com and on thirdflatiron.com. This story is about a girl on a mission to save her grandmother, bound for Russia by train, accompanied by her coyote ghost. It was inspired by a painting by Barbara Sobczynska and first appeared in the Third Flatiron Anthology, "Abbrevia...
Nov 16, 2014•16 min
The Abstract Heart by Martin Clark. Science fiction. A cocky AI expert discovers love is just an obsession for beginners. Author Martin Clark is from south-west Scotland and writes supernatural noir novellas. More of his work is available on Eggplant Productions and on ThirdFlatiron.com. This story is set in the near future, where software can simulate, even replicate, the responses of the deceased. The creator of one such "ghost in the machine" wants to make it both sentient and self-aware. Thi...
Aug 05, 2014•20 min
From Here to the Northern Line by Edoardo Albert. Science fiction. A boy and his dad enjoy the benefits of trainspotting as a hobby. Edoardo Albert is, on paper at least, a surprisingly exotic creature: Italian, Sinhala and Tamil by background, he grew up in London among the polyglot children of immigrants (it was only when he went to university that he actually got to know any English people). He avers that he once reduced a reader to helpless, hysterical laughter. Unfortunately, the piece that...
Apr 23, 2014•15 min
In the Blood by Ken Altabef. Science fiction. Ladies and gentlemen! Presenting Matthew, the Boy Genius in Brother Dill's Traveling Circus and Roadside Carnival. Ken Altabef's "Way of the Shaman," his 5-part series of epic fantasy novels, is published by Blueberry Lane Books. You can preview this work and others at the author's website, www.wayoftheshamanONLINE.com. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron Anthology, "Astronomical Odds," and is read by Russ Rew and produced by Andrew Cairn...
Apr 09, 2014•15 min
Eurydice in Capricorn, by Neil James Hudson. Science fiction. A Martian astronomer does the colony's horoscope. More of Neil James Hudson's work is available from neiljameshudson.net and Amazon.com. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron Anthology, "Redshifted: Martian Stories." It is read by Christine Guzy and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Feb 10, 2014•24 min
Hogmanay Y2K or: Pay It Backward, by Juliana Rew. Science fiction. If you could fix the changing climate, would you do it, or leave well enough alone? More of Juliana Rew's work is available from julianarew.com and Amazon.com. Story read by Keely Rew and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Dec 20, 2013•8 min
Concerning That Whole God Thing, by Curtis James McConnell. Science fiction. What would you do if you had an infinity globe in the basement? Now, you can factor either the existence or absence of God into the infinity globe scenario and develop your own ideas about how that changes things. This story appeared in the anthology, "Universe Horribilis," from Third Flatiron (ThirdFlatiron.com). More of Curtis James McConnell's work is available from Alfiedog.com and Amazon.com. Story read by Russ Rew...
Oct 12, 2013•15 min
The Sun Greeter, by Marilyn K. Martin. Science fiction. A know-it-all documentarian from the distant future goes back to the ancient past and tries to shoehorn an ancient man's beliefs into her preconceived notions of what is "generally accepted or believed" in her time. This story appeared in the anthology, "Lost Worlds, Retraced," from Third Flatiron (ThirdFlatiron.com). More of Marilyn K. Martin's work is available on Amazon.com. Story read by Keely Rew and produced by Andrew Cairns.
Sep 01, 2013•19 min
