TALL TALE TV - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Stories
1,378 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago -Are you a fan of science fiction and fantasy short stories? Do you love getting lost in a good book or audio drama? Tall Tale TV has you covered. With modern fiction from around the world, professionally narrated just for you, Tall Tale TV is your premier destination for bite-size audiobook adventure.
My name is Chris Herron, a professional voice actor, and Every Monday and Friday I professionally narrate short stories from around the world. From epic fantasy to space opera, steampunk to urban sci-fi, and everything in between. Most episodes are stand-alone short stories, but I also mix in book excerpts and episodic novels, and novellas for a variety of content.
But beyond that, I believe in bringing authors and readers together, which is why each episode includes detailed information about the featured author. In many cases, you'll have the opportunity to connect with them and discover even more of their amazing work.
Tall Tale TV was born out of a personal experience. When I went temporarily blind for a year, I turned to audiobooks and audio drama as an escape. Once my sight was restored, I decided to pay it forward and become an audiobook narrator myself. This podcast is my gift back to the community.
Don't miss out on this exciting journey of discovery and imagination. Tune in to Tall Tale TV at http://www.TallTaleTV.com and let me take you on a journey you'll never forget.
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Of Portals and Portents, Ch. 32 (book 4) - Sci-Fantasy Serialized Novel - by Lesley Herron
May 08, 2023 10:28 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBOf Portals and Portents, Ch. 32 (book 4) ep.622 Knowing what you're fighting for can make all the difference. Listen to the book four playlist here https://talltaletv.com/series-of-portals-and-portents/ 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-inter...
"Finding Georgia" - Urban Fantasy Short Story - by Chris Riley
May 05, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBFinding Georgia ep.621 It seems a lot of people go missing in the Aberdeen woods. Chris Riley lives near Sacramento, California, vowing one day to move back to the Pacific Northwest. In the meantime, he teaches special education, writes cool stories, and hides from the blasting heat for six months of the year. He has had over 100 short stories published in various magazines and anthologies, and across various genres. He is the author of the literary suspense novels The Sinking of the...
"Still Hungry" - Folklore Short Story - by Bob Reiss
May 01, 2023 10:27 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBStill Hungry ep.620 Something unnatural is sitting at table 9. Bob Reiss is the best selling author of 24 books of fiction and non-fiction. Still Hungry is from Bob's short story collection, "Still Hungry, Tales From the Shadows" published as an ebook by Vida press in 2022. Many of his novels are based on his travels as a journalist in remote parts of earth, for magazines including Outside, Smithsonian, Parade and Fortune. You can watch an interview of Bob on YouTube by Inspicio Arts...
"Rain Delay" - Fantasy Short Story - by Daniel M. Cojocaru
April 28, 2023 10:19 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBRain Delay ep.619 Two tennis players' lives are turned upside down when they realize it never rains when they play. Daniel M. Cojocaru (he, him) was born and grew up in Switzerland (of Romanian and Czech background). He studied English Lit in Zurich and later completed his PhD at Oxford University (St. Peter’s College). But, since everybody’s a critic, he decided to start writing fiction himself, whenever his kids let him. He teaches English in Switzerland. Recently he took a small step ...
"Checkpoint" - SciFi Short Story - by Joel Fishbane
April 17, 2023 10:11 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBCheckpoint ep.618 On a distant planet, an alien teenager falls for the human girl whose exiled family has come to live there. Joel Fishbane's novel "The Thunder of Giants" is available from St. Martin’s Press. His short fiction has been published in a variety of magazines, including On Spec, the Saturday Evening Post, the Massachusetts Review, and Witness. For more information, you are welcome to visit www.joelfishbane.net. ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube...
"No Do-Overs" - SciFi Short Story - by Andrew Rucker Jones
April 14, 2023 10:50 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBNo Do-Overs ep.617 Brainwashing, the latest in child rearing technology! Andrew Rucker Jones is a former IT dweeb and American expatriate living in Germany with his Georgian wife and their three children. His greatest literary achievement to date is authoring ninety-eight iCloud reminders for every household chore from cleaning sinks to checking smoke detectors. Author Website: http://selfdefeatistnavelgazing.wordpress.com/ Listen to more of his stories: https://talltaletv.com/tag/a...
Of Portals and Portents, Ch. 31 (book 4) - Sci-Fantasy Serialized Novel - by Lesley Herron
April 10, 2023 00:34 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBOf Portals and Portents, Ch. 31 (book 4) ep.616 Some things must be done alone. Listen to the book four playlist here https://talltaletv.com/series-of-portals-and-portents/ 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/ ---- L...
"The Schooner Redwing" - Historical Fantasy Short Story - by Andrew Kleinstuber
April 07, 2023 11:33 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBThe Schooner Redwing ep.615 A Shipwrecked crew goes missing. Andrew is an award winning fiction writer from Delaware where he owns and operates a small farm with his wife. His free time is spent as close to the water as possible, with a book in his hand, or writing stories that nobody wants to read. ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to s...
"The Doomsday Virus" - SciFi Horror Short Story - by Arthur Pitchenik
April 03, 2023 10:28 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBThe Doomsday Virus ep.614 The Doomsday Virus defies scientific credulity but has a speculative explanation. Arthur Pitchenik is a retired professor of medicine with many published research articles in top medical Journals on infectious diseases. ---- 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...
Of Portals and Portents, Ch. 30 (book 4) - Sci-Fantasy Serialized Novel - by Lesley Herron
March 27, 2023 09:51 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBOf Portals and Portents, Ch. 30 (book 4) ep.613 Monsters are made, not born. Listen to the book four playlist here https://talltaletv.com/series-of-portals-and-portents/ 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/ ---- List...
"Winter Star" - SciFi Short Story - by M. C. Tuggle
March 24, 2023 10:09 - 13 minutes - 18.8 MBWinter Star ep.612 There's no telling what you'll hear on shortwave radio. M. C. Tuggle is a life-long tinkerer and science geek now retired from the insurance industry, where he worked in project management and operations research. His science fiction, fantasy, and mystery stories have been featured in several publications, including Mystery Weekly, Hexagon Speculative Fiction, and Metaphorosis. The Novel Fox published his novella Aztec Midnight in 2016, a fantasy adventure based on...
"Duties of the Wind" - SciFi Short Story - by Dan Crawford
March 20, 2023 10:23 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MBDuties of the Wind ep.611 It helps to know what you're going to do with it before you steal it. Dan Crawford wrote three novels in the Nineties which led to a lot of "Whatever became of this guy" posts online. His short stories are often to be found in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and his poems, alas, can be listened to on YouTube. ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- Story Submissio...
"Mechanistry 5" - Steampunk Short Story - by Chris Herron
March 17, 2023 10:10 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBMechanistry 5 ep.610 Nalt has a surefire plan to graduate this time, nothing could possibly go wrong. Mechanistry 5 was written to celebrate Tall Tale TV's 6th anniversary! My first-ever Episode featured Nalt and Master Stokes, and I try (somewhat unsuccessfully) to write a new story in the Mechanistry universe every year. It's a fun little measure to track my progress as a narrator and celebrate the occasion. You can find the other episodes of Mechanistry here: https://talltaletv.com/...
"Learning Curve" - SciFi Short Story - by Andrew Rucker Jones
March 10, 2023 11:20 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBLearning Curve ep.609 In the future, the young must 'Juice' to stay relevant. Andrew Rucker Jones is a former IT dweeb and American expatriate living in Germany with his Georgian wife and their three children. His greatest literary achievement to date is authoring ninety-eight iCloud reminders for every household chore from cleaning sinks to checking smoke detectors. Author Website: http://selfdefeatistnavelgazing.wordpress.com/ Listen to more of his stories: https://talltaletv.com/...
Of Portals and Portents, Ch. 29 (book 4) - Sci-Fantasy Serialized Novel - by Lesley Herron
March 07, 2023 11:16 - 39 minutes - 54 MBOf Portals and Portents, Ch. 29 (book 4) ep.608 Desperation can give rise to the worst ideas. Listen to the book four playlist here https://talltaletv.com/series-of-portals-and-portents/ 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...
"The Right Answer" - Sci-Fi Short Story - by James A. Miller
March 03, 2023 11:17 - 21 minutes - 30 MBThe Right Answer ep.607 Trying to defend the human race is hard even when you're not black-out drunk. During the day, James A. Miller works as Director of Engineering helping his team to make the machines do what they are supposed to. At night, he spends time with his family and does his best to come up with fun and creative fiction. He is a first reader for Allegory e-zine and the UFO (Unidentified Funny Object) Anthologies. This story has been previously published in Alex Shvartsman'...
Of Portals and Portents, Ch. 28 (book 4) - Sci-Fantasy Serialized Novel - by Lesley Herron
February 27, 2023 09:07 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBOf Portals and Portents, Ch. 28 (book 4) ep.608 Situations rarely play out as we expect them to. Listen to the book four playlist here https://talltaletv.com/series-of-portals-and-portents/ 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-intri...
"Marrak's Chest" - Sci-Fi Short Story - by Bob Johnston
February 24, 2023 11:19 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBMarrak's Chest ep.605 When a locked star drive gifts the crew with virtual immortality Marrak and Guin discover that they have a long time to consider whether or not some gifts might be better not given. Bob Johnston has been a science fiction and horror fan since childhood. He started scribbling after a too early introduction to the likes of Michael Moorcock, H P Lovecraft, and Algis Budrys and hasn't stopped since. A list of his published works, as well as a quartet of his stories, can...
"Gone Hunting" - Grimdark Fantasy Short Story - by C. W. Stevenson
February 20, 2023 11:06 - 32 minutes - 43.9 MBGone Hunting ep.604 Their village starving, a desperate hunting party sets off in search for food. Trailing their prey to the foot of Horn Forest, the trio find themselves faced with two choices: turn back in shame with nothing, or, venture into the woods of the hooved folk. A native of San Antonio, Texas, C. W. “Clint” Stevenson resides there with his wife, son, and their retinue of furry companions. New to the writing scene, he writes primarily science fiction, fantasy, and horror. In ...
"Three Girls in a Hut" - Fantasy Short Story - by Joe Giordano
February 17, 2023 03:23 - 12 minutes - 17.6 MBThree Girls in a Hut ep.603 If it seems too good to be true, it is. Joe Giordano was born in Brooklyn. He and his wife Jane now live in Texas. Joe’s stories have appeared in more than one hundred magazines including The Saturday Evening Post, and Shenandoah, and his short story collection, Stories and Places I Remember. His novels include, Birds of Passage, An Italian Immigrant Coming of Age Story, and the Anthony Provati thriller series, Appointment with ISIL, Drone Strike, and in June ...
"Mr. Cuddlekins’ Fortune" - Supernatural Short Story - by Andrew Rucker Jones
February 13, 2023 11:38 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MB"Mr. Cuddlekins’ Fortune" ep.602 The Devil by any other name is still the Devil. Andrew Rucker Jones is a former IT dweeb and American expatriate living in Germany with his Georgian wife and their three children. His greatest literary achievement to date is authoring ninety-eight iCloud reminders for every household chore from cleaning sinks to checking smoke detectors. Author Website: http://selfdefeatistnavelgazing.wordpress.com/ Listen to more of his stories: https://talltaletv.c...
"The Good, The Bad, and The Scaly" - Space Western Short Story - by Nikki Blakely
February 10, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 14.6 MBThe Good, The Bad, and The Scaly ep.601 Carson just wants to go home to his beloved Carabelle, and he’s not going to let anything get in his way. Not even an eight foot, mind-controlling lizard with a grudge. Nikki Blakely enjoys writing fiction of all shapes, sizes and genres from her home in the San Francisco Bay Area. By day she is a mild-mannered commercial loan underwriter, but by night (and on weekends) she is the creator of worlds, crafting stories that evoke smiles, tears, laught...
Of Portals and Portents, Ch. 27 (book 4) - Sci-Fantasy Serialized Novel - by Lesley Herron
February 06, 2023 10:54 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBOf Portals and Portents, Ch. 27 (book 4) ep.600 The decisions that are most important are often the ones that leave us hollow. Listen to the book four playlist here https://talltaletv.com/series-of-portals-and-portents/ 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.co...
"Can A.I. Write Like Terry Pratchett?" - AI written Short Story - by Chat GPT
February 03, 2023 11:05 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBCan A.I. Write Like Terry Pratchett? ep.599 I had Chat GPT try and write like Terry Pratchett, one of the greatest authors of all time. We see how it stacks up, and then discuss some of the implications of AI in creative fields. Watch this episode on YouTube to see the AI artwork and animation: https://youtu.be/9EnvKaOEVW4 Programs used to make this episode: Chat GPT (writing) https://chat.openai.com/ D-ID (Narration and animation) https://www.d-id.com/ Midjourney (art) https://m...
"The Unexamined Life" - Sci-Fi Short Story - by John Willems
January 30, 2023 11:09 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBThe Unexamined Life ep.598 Is the Unexamined Life worth living? This government agency will look into it. John Willems is a practicing attorney in West Virginia who writes speculative fiction on the side. He lives in Charleston, WV with his wife, Rachel, and his son, Francis. He's been published in Synthetic Reality Magazine and in Literally Stories and in addition to recently publishing a science fiction novella "Beer Run" with Solstice Publishing, he is currently trying to market a you...
"Two Robots" - Sci-Fi Short Story - by Joe Dunnigan
January 27, 2023 11:21 - 9 minutes - 13.1 MBTwo Robots ep.597 Two judgment bots reminisce about all those they executed. While studying for his undergraduate degree, Joseph was a finalist in the Beacon Essay Contest and presented his essay to a panel of judges. This sparked his love for storytelling. Recently, he decided to take up the pen once again and explore his passion. Joseph has had two works previously published in Fairfield Scribes Literary Magazine issues #19 and #20. ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://...
Of Portals and Portents, Ch. 26 (book 4) - Sci-Fantasy Serialized Novel - by Lesley Herron
January 25, 2023 11:10 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBOf Portals and Portents, Ch. 26 (book 4) ep.596 Vel gets one step closer to the kids, while Errik slides several steps back from his goal. Listen to the book four playlist here https://talltaletv.com/series-of-portals-and-portents/ 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://t...
"The Last of Mr. Benjimen" - Fantasy Short Story - by Rick Kennett
January 20, 2023 11:10 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBThe Last of Mr. Benjimen ep.595 Witnesses at an inquiry into a ship wreck relate the weird and contradictory final moments of one of the passengers. Rick Kennett has five books on Amazon - two novels: The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea and Presumed Dead. A novella: In Quinn's Paddock. And two collections: The Dark and What It Said and Thirty Minutes for New Hell, which now includes an additional new story, The Gods in their Galleries. And in addition to the anthology War of the Worlds...
"Night Lights" - Horror Short Story - by Joe Prosit
January 16, 2023 09:32 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBNight Lights ep.594 When the lights come on at night, the demons come out. Joe Prosit writes sci-fi, horror, and psycho fiction. “Machines Monsters and Maniacs” is a self-published collection of sixteen of his short stories. You can find it on Amazon or at his website, at www.JoeProsit.com. If you’re an adept stalker, you can find him on one of the many lakes and rivers or lost deep inside the Great North Woods. Or you can just follow him on Twitter, @joeprosit. ---- Listen Elsewhe...
"Solaris" - Sci-Fi Short Story - by Emma Scoble
January 13, 2023 11:21 - 13 minutes - 18.8 MBSolaris ep.593 After a space station cuts contact, clues lead to a horrifying discovery. Emma Scoble is a young author from Ontario, Canada. She can be found watching anything sci-fi and deleting two words for every word she types. ---- 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 ...
Of Portals and Portents, Ch. 25 (book 4) - Sci-Fantasy Serialized Novel - by Lesley Herron
January 09, 2023 11:06 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBOf Portals and Portents, Ch. 25 (book 4) ep.592 Out of the ashes, new opportunities arise. Listen to the book four playlist here https://talltaletv.com/series-of-portals-and-portents/ 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/ ...
"Hazards of Faster-Than-Light Travel" - Sci-Fi Short Story - by David Rogers
January 06, 2023 11:22 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBHazards of Faster-Than-Light Travel ep.591 Beware the unknown. David Rogers' interests include all forms of science fiction, fantasy, and the generally weird and strange, from Poe to Stephen King, Shirley Jackson to Ursula K. Le Guin and N. K. Jemisin. David's poems, stories, and articles have been published by various outlets, including Star*Line, Third Flatiron, and Daily Science Fiction. His collection of short fiction, Emergency Exits, is available from Amazon. His novel The Artifact...
"Christina" - Short Story - by W. M. Pienton
January 02, 2023 11:10 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBChristina ep.590 A sudden power to heal is a double-edged sword. Ever since reading John Bellairs when he was ten or eleven, W. M. Pienton wanted to be a writer. He worked as a ghostwriter and wrote for the local paper, The Sturbridge Villager. For about a year, he worked as a freelance writer. He has a self published novel, "Swampscott Fitzgerald" available on Amazon. ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com ...
"Broken Dolls" - Horror Short Story - by Melissa R. Mendelson
December 30, 2022 11:54 - 12 minutes - 17.3 MBBroken Dolls ep.589 A tragic event is more than it seems. Melissa R. Mendelson is a Poet and Horror, Science-Fiction and Dystopian Short Story Author. Her stories have been published by Sirens Call Publications, Dark Helix Press, Altered Reality Magazine, Transmundane Press, Owl Canyon Press, Wild Ink Publishing, and The Yard: Crime Blog. Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3jG2qpU (associate link) Other TTTV stories by Melissa R. Mendelson: https://talltaletv.com/tag/melissa-r-men...
"The Continuing (Superpositional) Adventures Of Schrödinger’s Cat" - SciFi Short Story - by David A. Hewitt
December 26, 2022 11:28 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBThe Continuing (Superpositional) Adventures Of Schrödinger’s Cat ep.588 Erwin Schrodinger's famous thought experiment in quantum theory proposed that a cat sealed in a dangerous iron box can be considered both dead and alive, until an observer opens the box to check. But "alive" vs. "dead" is only the beginning of the story for this unpredictable feline. This story was originally published in the Winter 2021 issue of Underland Arcana. David A. Hewitt was born in Germany, grew up near Chi...
"An Extremely Wrong Number" - SciFi Short Story - by Nils J Rasmussen
December 23, 2022 11:47 - 13 minutes - 18 MBAn Extremely Wrong Number ep.587 Things start to spiral quickly after replying to a wrong number text. Nils is the lead singer of the Canadian electro-punk band, Uncle Outrage. He's been writing science fiction on the side as a hobby with a few that have been published in various magazines in the past ten years. His literary idol is Robert Sheckley. Uncle Outrage has a few music videos you can check out on YouTube with a small but extremely devoted fanbase from all around the world. Ch...
"Green to the East" - SciFi Short Story - by Jason P. Burnham
December 05, 2022 11:20 - 26 minutes - 36 MBGreen to the East ep.586 Technological advances aren't necessarily a good thing. Jason P. Burnham loves to spend time with his wife, kids, and dog. His work has appeared in Mixtape:1986, Nature: Futures, and Strange Horizons, among others. You can find him on Twitter at @AndGalen. Other TTTV stories by Jason P. Burnham https://talltaletv.com/tag/jason-p-burnham/ ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com ...
"Alt Choice" - SciFi Short Story - by Tyler S. Harris
December 02, 2022 11:24 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBAlt Choice ep.585 If you could see the outcome of changing the past, would you? Tyler grew up in Phoenix, where he enjoyed playing basketball, singing in the school choir, and writing anything from essays to rap lyrics. He is currently an assistant professor living in Michigan. Though his primary career is in academia, he continues participation in the passions from his childhood; he plays intramural basketball and continues to write science fiction (unfortunately, he retired from rap). ...
Of Portals and Portents, Ch. 24 (book 4) - Sci-Fantasy Serialized Novel - by Lesley Herron
November 29, 2022 09:33 - 39 minutes - 54 MBOf Portals and Portents, Ch. 24 (book 4) ep.584 Even the best laid plans can go awry. Listen to the book four playlist here https://talltaletv.com/series-of-portals-and-portents/ 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/ ...
"Great Hairy Boats" - Viking Fantasy Short Story - by Gustavo Bondoni
November 21, 2022 11:42 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBGreat Hairy Boats ep.583 When dealing with Vikings being the smartest person isn't always a good thing. Gustavo Bondoni is a novelist and short story writer with over three hundred stories published in fifteen countries, in seven languages. He is a member of Codex and an Active Member of SFWA. His latest novel is a dark historic fantasy entitled The Swords of Rasna (2022). He has also published five science fiction novels, four monster books, and a thriller entitled Timeless. His short ...
"Abominable" - Cryptid Short Story - by Michael A. Clark
November 18, 2022 11:33 - 12 minutes - 17.2 MBAbominable ep.582 Even Bigfoot deserves legal representation. "Michael A. Clark’s work has been published in Galaxy’s Edge, Liquid Imagination, Mystery Weekly Magazine, Tales from the Moonlit Path, Cosmic Horror Magazine, AnotherRealm, White Cat Publications, History Through Fiction and Black Hare Press. His stories have also appeared in the anthologies Colp and Thuggish Itch, Burning Love and Bleeding Hearts, Ab Terra and Beware the Bugs/Word Balloon Books. Clark was born in Los Angele...
Of Portals and Portents, Ch. 23 (book 4) - Sci-Fantasy Serialized Novel - by Lesley Herron
November 17, 2022 09:27 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBOf Portals and Portents, Ch. 23 (book 4) ep.581 Sometimes you just have to embrace the knife in your back. Listen to the book four playlist here https://talltaletv.com/series-of-portals-and-portents/ 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-interlud...
"Star Status" - Sci-Fi Short Story - by Zelda C. Thorne
November 11, 2022 11:27 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBStar Status In a world where personal rating is everything, one man stops caring. Zelda C. Thorne is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy. Find out more at www.zeldacthorne.com This story originally appeared on the Reedsy prompts website. ---- 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://...
"A Dull Knight in the Life of an Old Dragon" - Fantasy Short Story - by Keith Ahrens
November 07, 2022 11:29 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MBA Dull Knight in the Life of an Old Dragon ep.579 A dull knight with a sharp blade vs. a cranky old lizard with an agenda. Let the hilarity ensue... Keith Ahrens is a retired paramedic and new author of The Underhill Chronicles (Books 1&2 currently out) published by Aethon Books. He is currently finishing Book 3 and also trying to sell a new series. Please see his website: https://www.keithahrensthewriter.com/ ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTal...
"The Tread of Angels" - Supernatural Short Story - by Bob Johnston
November 04, 2022 10:31 - 14 minutes - 19.9 MBThe Tread of Angels ep.578 When angels take an interest in your plans they may leave your options open, but good advice is always worth taking. Bob Johnston lives in Scotland where he writes, works, and enjoys riding through the wonderful countryside. In 'The Tread of Angels' he has adopted a deliberately stilted conversational style, wondering just how he would speak to an angel if such a terrifying thing ever happened to him. He has had stories published recently by Sci Phi Journal and...
Of Portals and Portents, Ch. 22 (book 4) - Sci-Fantasy Serialized Novel - by Lesley Herron
October 31, 2022 10:07 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBOf Portals and Portents, Ch. 22 (book 4) ep.577 Sometimes you just need to escape a situation. Listen to the book four playlist here https://talltaletv.com/series-of-portals-and-portents/ 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-intrigu...
"Godsmith" - SciFi Short Story - by Pat O'Malley
October 28, 2022 10:59 - 14 minutes - 20 MBGodsmith ep.576 A tour guide at the Museum of Scientific Curiosities recounts the history of their newest exhibit; the failed mechanical god built by a 19th-century 'magnetic healing' group on orders of luminous beings from higher planes of reality. Pat O’Malley lives in New York where he loves to write the kind of absurd/weird fiction that he and his friends would love to read. His short stories have appeared in print and online publications such as The Weird & Whatnot, Mystery Tribune,...
"Darkness of the Night" - Fantasy Short Story - by Julia LaFond
October 14, 2022 10:54 - 11 minutes - 15.7 MBDarkness of the Night ep.575 What would you do to get someone back? Julia LaFond is a geoscience/astrobiology PhD candidate at Penn State University. She’s had short stories published via Alternative Holidays (B Cubed Press), Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, and Caustic Frolic. In her spare time, Julia enjoys reading and gaming. Website: https://jklafondwriter.wordpress.com/ Other TTTV stories by Julia LaFond: https://talltaletv.com/tag/julia-lafond/ ---- Story Submission ---- Got ...
"Super-Commodities" - Superhero Short Story - by Andrew Rucker Jones
October 10, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MBSuper-Commodities ep.574 Even superheroes find union negotiations difficult. Andrew Rucker Jones is a former IT expert and American expatriate living in Germany with his Georgian wife and their three children. He quit his day job to become an author, and he has yet to regret it. You can read his blog at http://selfdefeatistnavelgazing.wordpress.com/. Other TTTV stories by Andrew Rucker Jones: https://talltaletv.com/tag/andrew-rucker-jones/ ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short sto...
"Magic Tassels" - Fantasy Short Story - by Joseph Carrabis
October 07, 2022 10:31 - 10 minutes - 14 MBMagic Tassels ep.573 A young boy returns home with magic tassels. Joseph Carrabis has been everything from a long-haul trucker to a Chief Research Scientist and holds patents covering mathematics, anthropology, neuroscience, and linguistics. He created a technology in his basement that was in use in over 120 countries and was selected as an International Ambassador for Psychological Science in 2010. Now he spends his time writing fiction based on his experiences. Other TTTV stories by ...