Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast

“Unraveled” by Pauline Barmby Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: Pauline Barmby is an astrophysicist who believes that you can’t have too many favorite galaxies. She lives in London, Canada and hopes to someday visit her namesake main belt asteroid, minor planet 281067. Her fiction has appeared in Analog, Utopia Science Fiction and the Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction series. Find out more at her website, www.galacticwords.com.

“BetterMe” by Eric Fomley Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: Eric Fomley’s fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Daily Science Fiction, and Flame Tree Press. More of his stories can be found on his website ericfomley.com, or in his collections, starting with Flash Futures.

“Candidate 1143172 cover letter: Junior pot scrubber” by Emma Burnett Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: Emma Burnett is a researcher and writer. She has had stories in Nature:Futures, Mythaxis, Northern Gravy, Radon, Flash Fiction Online, Apex, Utopia, MetaStellar, Uncharted, Roi Fainéant, JAKE, and more. She’s pretty excited that her first book, Ex Partum, will be coming out in June 2026 with Atthis Arts.

“Stuck Above” by Jake Stein Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: Jake Stein lives in Portland, Oregon, where he concocts strange tales on his laptop and spends too much time at Powell’s Books. His stories have appeared in Lightspeed Magazine, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Aurealis, Kaleidotrope, and lots of other awesome publications. You can occasionally find him fumbling around bluesky at jakeiswriting.bsky.social, or check out his other stories at storiesbystein.wordpress.com.

“Stuck Above” by Jake Stein Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: Jake Stein lives in Portland, Oregon, where he concocts strange tales on his laptop and spends too much time at Powell’s Books. His stories have appeared in Lightspeed Magazine, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Aurealis, Kaleidotrope, and lots of other awesome publications. You can occasionally find him fumbling around bluesky at jakeiswriting.bsky.social, or check out his other stories at storiesbystein.wordpress.com.

“Discerning Magic” by Andrew Akers Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: 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 or facebook.com/AndrewAkersAuthor.

“A Silent Aria” by Sean MacKendrick Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: Sean MacKendrick splits his time between Colorado and Texas. When not writing fiction he writes code as a software engineer. His stories have appeared in Drabblecast, Amazing Stories, and Nature.

“Repeat After Me” by GT Korbin Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: GT Korbin is a queer, SFF-H author from Greece, currently living in Ireland to work in medical research. When she’s not writing, she likes to yell at fictional characters that aren’t her own for a change through playing video games. Her short stories have been previously published in the NoSleep podcast, Andromeda Spaceways, and various others.

“Soar Away and Never Sigh” by Katie Conrad Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: Katie Conrad is a writer and civil servant from Halifax, NS, where she lives with her partner and two adorable cats. Her work can be found in publications including Proton Reader, A Quiet Afternoon 2, and Through the Portal: Tales from a Hopeful Dystopia. You can read and subscribe to her serial fiction newsletter about a witch and her cat in a post-apocalyptic world at newsletter.katieconrad.ca

“This New Enchantment” by R. D. Simmons Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: R.D. Simmons was born in the shadow of a great cathedral on the northern edge of a fallen empire and currently lives in a city by the sea. He lurks around corners of the internet under the handle @barlbarian. His story ‘Knights and Knaves’ appeared on season 7 of the Flash Fiction Podcast in 2022.

“A Drink from the Doubtless Sea” by Michael Haynes Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: An ardent short story reader and writer, Michael Haynes has published two short story collections:, AT THE INTERSECTION OF LOVE AND DEATH and THREE THINGS CAMERON COULDN’T TELL YOU. His stories have appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and other publications. He lives in Colorado and enjoys photography, cooking, and travel. Find him online at http://michaelhaynes.info/.

“Intersecting Datafields” by Myna Chang Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: Myna Chang hosts Electric Sheep SF and publishes MicroVerse Recommended Reading. Her short fiction has appeared in more than one hundred venues. Her flash collection, The Potential of Radio and Rain, is available from CutBank Books. Find her at MynaChang.com or on Bluesky @MynaChang.

“The Old Observatory on the Hill” by J. Federle Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: J. Federle grew up in Kentucky in a brick house in front of the woods. Catholic school left her with a love of the macabre and an empathy for monsters, which she suspects wasn’t the intended effect. Her sci-fi and horror emphasize hope and human connection; unrelated, her favorite Trek episodes are the scary ones. Online, she’s @JFederleWrites, the odd author behind the Author-Oddity Newsletter.

“Galilean Crossing” by Pauline Barmby Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: Pauline Barmby is an astrophysicist who believes that you can’t have too many favorite galaxies. She lives in London, Canada and hopes to someday visit her namesake main belt asteroid, minor planet 281067. Visit her website at www.galacticwords.com.

“Soul Testing in Major Leage Baseball” by Larry Hodges Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: Larry Hodges, of Germantown, MD, has over 230 short story sales and four SF novels. He’s a graduate of the Odyssey and Taos Toolbox Writers Workshops, a member of Codexwriters, and a ping-pong aficionado. As a professional writer, he has 23 books and over 2300 published articles in over 220 different publications. He’s also a member of the US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, and claims to be the best table tennis player in Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association, and the best science fiction writer in USA Table Tennis!!! Visit him at www.larryhodges.com.

“The Circular Dilemma” by David Rich Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: David Rich holds two engineering degrees from MIT and lives in the Boston area with his family. His short fiction has been featured over the last several years in numerous literary journals including Bewildering Stories, Youth Imagination, Bards & Sages Quarterly, Eldritch Science, After Dinner Conversation, The Macabre Museum, Scarlet Leaf Review, The Corner Bar Magazine, Drunk Monkeys, The Lorelei Signal, and Underside Stories.

“Spirit World” by Karter Rowe Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: Karter Rowe is a New Weird/Science Fiction writer from rural southern Queensland in Australia. A high-school dropout, Karter holds a Bacherlor’s and a Graduate degree in Creative Writing with a Masters in progress. Karter makes a living through warehousing but loves working on his fiction whenever he gets the a spare moment.

“A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes” by J. D. Harlock Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: J. D. Harlock is an Eisner Award-nominated American writer, researcher, editor, and academic pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of St. Andrews, whose writing has been featured in Strange Horizons, Nightmare Magazine, The Griffith Review, Queen’s Quarterly, and New York University’s Library of Arabic Literature. You can find him on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, & Twitter.

“Grid” by Jaydn DeWald Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: Jaydn DeWald (he/they) is the author of two books, The Rosebud Variations and Sheets of Sound, both from Broken Sleep Books, as well as several limited-edition chapbooks including A Love Supreme, winner of the 2019 Quarterly West Chapbook Contest. They are Associate Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing at Piedmont University in Demorest, Georgia, and serve as managing editor for COMP: an interdisciplinary journal.

“The World is Raining” by Mira Singer Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: Mira Singer has been making up stories since before she can remember. She spent her childhood in New England sword fighting with friends and searching for magic, and currently roots in a tree house in the wilds of Yonkers. Previous fiction publications include “The World is Raining” and “They Live So Little and they Die So Fast” on Flash Fiction Magazine. She has a BA in Storytelling from Vassar and two MFAs in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence and Pine Manor. You can find more about her writing at https://dragonsathenaeum.weebly.com/ bluesky: @jesterbellart.bsky.social‬ insta: @jesterbellart