The Werewolf Next Door ep.782 S.J. Walker has published many short stories in dark fantasy, including 7 with Dragon Soul Press so far, among others. She has also sold stories to podcasts including Thirteen Podcast, Creepy Podcast, No Sleep, Flash Fiction Podcast, etc. She’s currently working on her debut novel. More TTTV Stories by S.J. Walker https://talltaletv.com/tag/s-j-walker/ ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- St...
Jun 27, 2025•21 min
The Theseus Collection ep.781 Andrew Akers is a forest ranger and fiction writer from Pennsylvania, USA. He is also a full SFWA member. His work has appeared in Book XI, The Daily Tomorrow, Metastellar, and many others. His debut novel, Tapestry, is expected in April, 2026. When he isn’t working or writing, Andrew runs marathons, plays Dungeons & Dragons, and raises his sons with his far more talented half, Kylie. More information about Andrew's stories can be found at www.andrew-akers.com o...
Jun 15, 2025•31 min•Ep. 781
Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 6 (book 1 NEW) ep.780 A short tempered toddler in full tactical gear NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the quality in line with the rest of the series. Listen to the new book one playlis...
Jun 09, 2025•41 min•Ep. 780
How the Dragons Lost the World ep.779 John E. DeLaughter is a retired planetologist living on a sailboat with Samantha the Eagle. His work has taken him to all seven continents where he has always met the nicest people. But no dragons. (Yet.) More TTTV Stories by John E. DeLaughter https://talltaletv.com/tag/john-e-delaughter/ ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to subm...
Jun 06, 2025•19 min•Ep. 779
The Noble Sport ep.778 This Story was written by Chris Herron. Hey, that's me! I set out to write a comedy, but some stories have a mind of their own. This story was originally published back in 2018, but I have always loved the story and wanted to record it again now that my acting skills are better. If you would like to listen to the original version, you can find it here: https://talltaletv.com/the-noble-sport/ ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: ...
Jun 02, 2025•21 min•Ep. 778
Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 5 (book 1 NEW) ep.777 Tornado Ravaged Trailer Park NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the quality in line with the rest of the series. Listen to the new book one playlist here https://tal...
May 26, 2025•33 min•Ep. 777
Time Heals ep.776 Andrew Newall is from Scotland and he hopes you enjoyed listening to “Time Heals”. Tall Tale TV also adapted another two of his stories, "Misterioso" and "Writer's Block". Since then, his work has appeared online in the magazines "Fictional Cafe" and "Kinda Weird" with comic strips published in "Oddball Magazine". "Time Heals" is a flash fiction piece which first appeared in the magazine "Theme of Absence" back in 2021. More TTTV stories by Andrew Newall: https://talltaletv.com...
May 16, 2025•10 min•Ep. 776
Canines, Reptiles and Other Biological Anomalies ep.775 Gareth D Jones is unofficially the second most widely translated science fiction short story author in the world, having been published in 35 languages. He’s a father of five, two of whom are also published authors, and lives in the UK where he writes science fiction, fuelled by copious amounts of tea. Author Website: www.garethdjones.co.uk More TTTV stories by Gareth D Jones: https://talltaletv.com/?s=gareth+d+jones ---- Listen Elsewhere -...
May 12, 2025•34 min•Ep. 775
A Faulty Dissertation ep.774 For Irene. Raine Fallfish is a poet and storyteller currently developing two collections of poetry and a video game. Her first poetry project, The Apocalypse of Cassandra , is a sonnet sequence chronicling the end of the world. Her second, an untitled collection of mini-epics, weaves together classical mythology and modern folklore to capture the essence of loss and desperation. One of these pieces, The Death of the Asphodel , is available to read for free on her web...
May 09, 2025•19 min•Ep. 774
Chinese Eye ep.773 Gustavo Bondoni is a novelist and short story writer with over four hundred stories published in fifteen countries, in seven languages. He is a member of Codex and a Full Member of SFWA. He has published six science fiction novels including one trilogy, four monster books, a dark military fantasy and a thriller. His short fiction is collected in Pale Reflection (2020), Off the Beaten Path (2019), Tenth Orbit and Other Faraway Places (2010) and Virtuoso and Other Stories (2011)...
May 05, 2025•38 min•Ep. 773
Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 4 (book 1 NEW) ep.768 Gummy Bears! NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the quality in line with the rest of the series. Listen to the new book one playlist here https://talltaletv.com/seri...
Apr 28, 2025•35 min
Power Unlimited ep.771 Master storyteller and linguist Joseph Carrabis (was/could be/might have been) weaves wildly imaginative stories. With a sharp sense of humor, he creates multi-dimensional characters, reaching beyond the boundaries of the laws of physics by combining advanced mathematics, quantum physics, cybernetics, and neuroscience. Outside of writing, Joseph spends his time with his wife, Susan, reading, listening to and playing music, and walking his dog. He runs a monthly forum, Roun...
Apr 26, 2025•16 min•Ep. 771
The Shrieking Horror ep.770 Andrea M. Pawley lives and writes in Washington, D.C.. She plans to start her own city quadrant as soon as the space-time continuum rips, and a new direction becomes available. Andrea attended Clarion West in 2017 and currently volunteers as the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association Mentorship Program Coordinator. Her stories have appeared in Clarkesworld, Asimov's Science Fiction, and Cosmic Horror Monthly. Andrea’s slightly odd takes on writing, art, and W...
Apr 21, 2025•40 min•Ep. 770
On the Surface ep.767 Linda Griffin knew as soon as she learned to read that she wanted to be a "book maker" when she grew up and wrote her first story at the age of six. She retired as fiction librarian for the San Diego Public Library to spend more time on her writing and has had stories published in numerous journals and ten novels published by the Wild Rose Press. Website: https://www.lindagriffinauthor.com/index.htm ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV We...
Apr 11, 2025•26 min•Ep. 769
Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 3 (book 1 NEW) ep.768 Best Day Ever NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the quality in line with the rest of the series. Listen to the new book one playlist here https://talltaletv.com/ser...
Apr 09, 2025•38 min•Ep. 768
The Soldier and the Dragon ep.767 Julius is a writer located in Cleveland, Ohio. He loves three things in this world more than anything else, his wife, his dog, and writing in that order. Although, his wife would argue the dog comes first. ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to submit? Submission guidelines can be found at http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- About Tall Tale ...
Apr 04, 2025•13 min•Ep. 767
Who Answers My Call ep.766 Robin Rose Graves has previously appeared in 100 Foot Crow, Eye to the Telescope, Dark Matter Magazine and Simultaneous Times Podcast. She is an editor at Android Press and a frequent contributor to the Galactic Journey. She runs the Science Fiction Booktube channel, the Book Wormhole. Her first book is forthcoming in November by Graveside Press. The Book Wormhole: https://www.youtube.com/c/thebookwormhole ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/T...
Mar 30, 2025•9 min•Ep. 766
Five Finger Stories ep.765 Rick Danforth is an author from Yorkshire, England, where he works as a Systems Architect to fund his writing habit. His short fiction can be found in Hexagon, Translunar Traveller's Lounge, and many other places. Three of his stories have been shortlisted for BSFA awards. He one day hopes to introduce himself as an author without feeling awkward about it. More TTTV stories by Rick Danforth: https://talltaletv.com/tag/rick-danforth/ ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: ...
Mar 24, 2025•38 min•Ep. 765
Time Transfusion ep.764 Y. Len’s spoken English is barbed with foreign accent and writing needs second look due to often missing/misplaced articles and imposter words from several other languages. In 2020, Y. Len received an honorable mention from the Writers of the Future contest and, in 2021, saw the first story published on paper in the Wight Christmas: Holiday Horror and Seasonal Subversion collection. In 2022, another short story appeared in The Bull magazine. Five more short stories appear...
Mar 21, 2025•21 min•Ep. 764
Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 2 (book 1 NEW) ep.763 Over-Sized Pizza Toppings NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the quality in line with the rest of the series. Listen to the new book one playlist here https://tallta...
Mar 18, 2025•40 min•Ep. 763
The Binder Room ep.762 Tony Rauch has four books of short stories published – “I’m right here” (spout press), “Laredo” (Eraserhead Press), “Eyeballs growing all over me . . . again” (Eraserhead Press), and "What if I got down on my knees?" (Whistling Shade Press). He has been interviewed and/or reviewed by the Prague Post, the Oxford Univ student paper in England, Rain Taxi, the University of Cambridge paper, MIT paper, Georgetown University paper, the Savanna College of Art and Design paper, an...
Mar 14, 2025•13 min•Ep. 762
Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 1 (book 1 NEW) ep.753 Paragon of Manliness NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the quality in line with the rest of the series. Listen to the new book one playlist here https://talltaletv....
Mar 04, 2025•40 min•Ep. 761
The Climb and the Fall ep.760 A man finds himself climbing the same structure over and over again in different lives. Andrew Akers is a forest ranger and fiction writer from Pennsylvania, USA. His work has appeared in Book XI, Black Cat Weekly, Stupefying Stories, Black Hare Press, Fabula Argentea, and Cloaked Press. When he isn’t working or writing, Andrew is running marathons, playing Dungeons & Dragons, or raising his son with his far more talented half, Kylie. Learn more at www.andrew-ak...
Feb 28, 2025•45 min•Ep. 760
Launch Today, Begin Again ep.759 R.L. Farr, the author of LAUNCH TODAY, BEGIN AGAIN, lives in a fishing community on a small island that often appears closer to realms of drakons and seal-women than to the mainland of the present-day world. Recently one of Farr's short stories has appeared in The Writers' Journal and an ecological essay in From The Ground Up . ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- Story Submission ---- Go...
Feb 24, 2025•16 min•Ep. 759
Perchance to Dream ep.758 James Rumpel is a retired high school math teacher who enjoys spending some of his free time trying to turn a few of the odd ideas circling his brain into actual stories. He has had nearly 200 different works published in one form or another but still enjoys the process of writing the most. His pirate adventure/escape room in a book, ESCAPE, is currently available on Amazon through DarkMyth Publishing. James lives in Wisconsin with his wonderful wife, Mary. More TTTV St...
Feb 14, 2025•15 min•Ep. 758
Short Short Stories ep.757 Melissa R. Mendelson is a Horror, Science-Fiction and Dystopian Author. She is also a Poet. She has had both short stories and poetry published online and in print. She recently recreated and re-released her Sci-Fi novel, Waken. Her prose poetry collection, This Will Remain With Us was published last year by Wild Ink Publishing. She is currently working on three projects that were left unfinished in 2020. She hopes to have two Horror novels, Lizardian and Porcelain rel...
Feb 10, 2025•13 min•Ep. 757
Forget it Kovics, It's Swaroon ep.756 Hala Dika is a poet and writer. Besides TallTaleTV, her work has appeared or is upcoming in Mobius Blvd., Schlock!, Lovecraftiana, Black Cat Weekly, Spaceports and Spidersilk, Aphelion, and Phantasmagoria. You can connect with her via her Amazon Author's Page and Twitter: https://twitter.com/adventurebard https://www.amazon.com/author/haladika More TTTV Stories by Hala Dika https://talltaletv.com/tag/hala-dika/ ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www...
Feb 03, 2025•32 min•Ep. 756
Submerged ep.755 S.J. Walker has published many short stories in dark fantasy, including 7 with Dragon Soul Press so far, among others. She has also sold stories to podcasts including Thirteen Podcast, Creepy Podcast, No Sleep, Flash Fiction Podcast, etc. She's currently working on her debut novel. More TTTV Stories by S.J. Walker https://talltaletv.com/tag/s-j-walker/ ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- Story Submissio...
Jan 31, 2025•11 min•Ep. 755
Semuul and Clycestra ep.754 Brian Mahon is a former biologist, a submariner, father, incredibly poor violinist, and occasional writer. He loves the speculative because there’s enough real world to deal with. When he’s not writing, he splits his remaining energies fighting age, mastering the concept of time, doing laundry, fixing poorly maintained small engines, and doing more laundry. He can be reached through his website, www.mahanimalism.net . ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.yo...
Jan 27, 2025•12 min•Ep. 754
Of Risk and Relativity, Ch. 32 (book 5) ep.753 It's About Time. Listen to the book five playlist here https://talltaletv.com/series-of-risk-and-relativity/ or listen to book one http://talltaletv.com/series-monsters-mushrooms/ listen to book two http://talltaletv.com/series-of-tyrants-and-teakettles/ Listen to book three http://talltaletv.com/series-of-bandits-and-bad-magic/ Listen to book 3.5 https://talltaletv.com/series-an-interlude-of-intrigue/ Listen to book four https://talltaletv.com/seri...
Jan 21, 2025•43 min•Ep. 753
