The Tiny Bookcase
288 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 hours ago -The Tiny Bookcase is a short story writing and interview podcast. In each episode, our hosts (Nico & Ben) and the guest write a story using a shared prompt then read it for their own entertainment, and hopefully yours! Support the podcast on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/thetinybookcase?fan_landing=true
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Episodes
# 177: Swell
June 28, 2024 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBBen and Nico exhibit two new short stories, written to the prompt "Swell". Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 176: Mug
June 17, 2024 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBBen and Nico present two freshly brewed stories served in a "Mug". Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 175: Gas
June 03, 2024 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBFill up your tank with two new stories from Ben and Nico, written to the prompt 'Gas'. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
#175: Gas
June 03, 2024 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBFill up your tank with two new stories from Ben and Nico, written to the prompt 'Gas'. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 174: Rainbow
May 14, 2024 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBSomewhere, over the frontier of Bibliomancy, Ben and Nico write a pair of tales for the prompt "Rainbow" Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 173: Menu
May 06, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBJoin Ben and Nico as they peruse an inscrutable "Menu" of oddities and alternate realities. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 172: Bad Manners
April 27, 2024 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBNico's voice has returned! So he and Ben tell a pair of tales about breaches of etiquette. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 171: Interview with Jeremy Szal
April 07, 2024 06:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBBen and Nico interview the brilliant Jeremey Szal, space-opera author of The Common trilogy. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 170: Interview with Teika Marija Smits
April 01, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBBen and Nico chat with Teika Marija Smits, author of Waterlore and writer of powerfully introspective works of speculative fiction. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 169: The Glass Egg
March 18, 2024 05:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBBen and Nico get back to writing short stories with the prompt 'The Glass Egg'. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 168: Interview with Stephen Aryan
March 11, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBBen and Nico are joined by award-winning novelist Stephen Aryan, author of The Judas Blossom- the first instalment in a Persian-inspired historical fantasy trilogy, Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 167: (Novella pt.4) The End
March 04, 2024 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBBen and Nico read a final excerpt from their co-written work-in-progress and discuss the month of Novella writing. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 166: (Novella pt.3) The Middle
February 23, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBBen and Nico discuss how the writing is going on their co-authored Novella and read out an excerpt from Chapter One. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 165: (Novella pt.2) The Beginning
February 16, 2024 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBBen and Nico read an excerpt from the beginning of their co-written Novella and discuss the difficulties and successes they've experienced so far in the process. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 164: (Novella pt.1) The Drill
February 05, 2024 11:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBBen and Nico compare notes on Novellas and put their heads together for the upcoming Dwarven Tales project. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 163: Haunt
February 02, 2024 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBBen and Nico write to the prompt 'Haunt', producing vastly different stories and a damn good time. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 162: Wife
January 22, 2024 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBBen and Nico explore the prompt "Wife" with two stories focusing on the long-term binding of two people. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 161: Monkey
January 15, 2024 05:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBBen and Nico swing through the tree canopy to pluck stories from the air for the prompt: "Monkey". Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 160: Runes
January 08, 2024 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBNew Year, New Season! Ben & Nico welcome you to Season EIGHT of the Tiny Bookcase Podcast with two stories written for the prompt "Runes". Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
#159: Stories of Season Seven
January 01, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Support the Show.
#158: Interview with Halla Williams
December 18, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBBen & Nico dig down into the workflow and inspiration of on-sub novelist Halla Williams. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 157: Tongues with Halla Williams
December 11, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBTongues wag as Ben & Nico tell stories with on-sub novelist Halla Williams. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 156: Short
December 04, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBA pair of short tales from Ben and Nico for the apt prompt, 'Short'. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 155: Interview with Chloe Yates
November 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 154: Susurration with Chloë Yates
November 20, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBThree tales arrive like whispers on the wind, including one written by all-around excellent person and writer Chloë Yates. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 153: Interview with Mark Wells
November 13, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBMark Wells, author of Cambridge Gothic, talks Ben and Nico through his past and his writing process - with excellent results! Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 152: The Chill with Mark Wells
November 06, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBCambridge Gothic author Mark Wells joins Ben and Nico as the three write to "The Chill". Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
#151: Interview with Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
October 30, 2023 00:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBPrepare to be amazed as Oghenechovwe gives us heapings of wisdom and dollops of advice. Note from the Editor: Please excuse Oghenechovwe's mild connectivity issues. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 150: Submission with Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
October 23, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBSubmit yourself to an hour of stories and discussion, as Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki joins Ben and Nico for the prompt: 'Submission'. Note from the Editor: Please excuse Oghenechovwe's mild connectivity issues. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 149: Interview with Dr Amber Logan
October 16, 2023 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBEditing, Karate, and Anime - we talk all around the houses with Dr. Amber Logan, author 'The Secret Garden of Yanagi Inn'. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 148: Prosperity with Dr. Amber Logan
October 09, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBAmber joins Ben and Nico from Kansas, and stories are told that take you on a journey from a barren future, through spooky small-town America, to a land of legendary nightmares. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 147: Interview with Timothy Michael Cooper
October 02, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBTimothy walks Ben and Nico through the Actor and Writer strikes going on in the States and gets grilled on his storytelling processes. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 146: Savage with Timothy Michael Cooper
September 25, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBTimothy Michael Cooper has written for Jimmy Fallon, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Amy Schumer - now he's joined Ben & Nico to tell a story for the prompt "Savage". Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
#145: The Heart
September 18, 2023 05:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBBen and Nico follow their hearts to a pair of tales which examine madness, time, and love. Support the show
# 145: The Heart
September 18, 2023 05:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBBen and Nico follow their hearts to a pair of tales which examine madness, time, and love. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 144: Interview with RJ Barker II
September 11, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBRJ Barker, author of the Tide Child trilogy and the brand new novel 'Gods of the Wyrdwood', returns to the Bookcase for a good chinwag. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
#144: Interview with RJ Barker II
September 11, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBRJ Barker, author of the Tide Child trilogy and the brand new novel 'Gods of the Wyrdwood', returns to the Bookcase for a good chinwag. Support the show
# 143: Ben and Nico - The Interview
September 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBOur hosts point their questions at themselves for an introspective check on their current inspirations and creative processes. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 142: Traitor
August 28, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBBen & Nico root out betrayal to discover the prompt "Traitor". Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 141: Boundaries
August 21, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBBen and Nico stray over the boundaries of sanity with two new stories and a hefty workshop session. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
#140: The Edge
August 14, 2023 04:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBBen and Nico disprove the rumour they're the same person by recording in the same room! Hear two real genuine humans tackle the prompt "The Edge". Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
#139: Interview with Anna Stephens
August 07, 2023 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBAnna Stephens, author of the 'Godblind' trilogy, answers Ben & Nico's questions as we explore exactly how awesome writing can be. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
#138: Roar with Anna Stephens
July 31, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBThe epic Anna Stephens, author of the Godblind and Songs of the Drowned trilogies, joins Ben and Nico to tell stories for the prompt 'Roar' and a couple of surprises are revealed. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
#137: Interview with Miles Fischer
July 24, 2023 04:00 - 43 minutes - 30.3 MBBen and Nico go deep in conversation with Miles Fischer of the YouTube channel 'Dates and Dead Guys'. History à la Miles unfurls for them! Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 136: Wingman with Miles Fischer
July 17, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBBen and Nico are joined by the historical host of the YouTube channel 'Dates and Dead Guys' for a sweet mix of fiction and non-fiction befitting the prompt 'Wingman'. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
# 135: Interview with Dave Wragg
July 10, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBBen and Nico have their funny bones tweaked and their brain muscles prodded as they embark on a conversational journey like no other with author Dave Wragg. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
#134: Bitching with Dave Wragg
July 03, 2023 04:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBBen and Nico are joined by author Dave Wragg, the mighty pen behind the Articles of Faith and Tales of the Plains book series. Together they assault the prompt "Bitching". CONTENT WARNING: Torture, Zoophilia Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.