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Author : Xander M. Odell Narrator : Sean D. Sorrentino Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 933: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Ink is a PodCastle original. Rated R Ink by Xander M. Odell A woman stood at the tattoo parlor’s door. Small, damp from the storm, hair disheveled and slightly askew. […]
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Author : Anna Kahn Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 932: Carina is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Carina by Anna Kahn “I’ve had a baby. Still feels strange that you don’t know that — I’ve been looking forward to telling you. She’s called Sophie, which […]
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Author : Kelsey Hutton Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Originally published in Zooscape, Issue 23, April 15, 2025 Rated PG Birds of Fortune by Kelsey Hutton Water droplets still glistened on each of the griffin’s feathers, catching light on dark brown wings and […]
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Author : Natalie Zutter Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 930: Parsley Girl, Parsley Girl, Let Down Your Trichobezoar is a PodCastle original. content notes for pregnancy loss, post-natal depression, and second-person narration Rated PG Parsley Girl, Parsley Girl, Let Down Your Trichobezoar by Natalie Zutter […]
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Author : A. T. Greenblatt Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Devin Martin Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously ran as episode 558 and first published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Rated PG A Place to Grow By A. T. Greenblatt Lillian was wearing one of her uncles’ old suits again. Her family always wore suits […]
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Authors : Rachel Gutin, Christina Trujillo and Toshiya Kamei Narrators : Jess Lewis, Sandra Espinoza and Amal El-Mohtar “Peppermint Tea” previously published by Baffling Magazine “Ghosts” previously published in Gingerbread House Literary Magazine. This story was originally titled “Recipe” “Last Word” is a #PodCastleOriginal! Rated G Peppermint Tea by Rachel Gutin Simi huddled in […]
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Author : Jay Kang Romanus Narrator : John Chu Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 927: The One Who Carries Abinakhee Has Died is a PodCastle original. Content note for drowning Rated PG The One Who Carries Abinakhee Has Died by Jay Kang Romanus I’m leaning in to kiss a […]
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1Author : Tony Pi Narrator : S. Qiouyi Lu Host : Graeme Dunlop Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously ran as episode 423 and first published in Fantasy Magazine Rated PG-13 The Gold Silkworm by Tony Pi When I first became keeper of the Spirit of Grass, she and I made a pact to never turn […]
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Author : Audris Candra Narrator : Zilla Paramita Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 925: The Immortal Rabbit is a PodCastle original. Content notes for homophobia, violence, the death of a spouse, and second-person narration Rated PG-13 The Immortal Rabbit By Audris Candra Your most painful death […]
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Author : Leah Ning Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 924: Reverent is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Reverent by Leah Ning It’s the smell of gravity that tells me Father’s been to my rooms: empty and metal-sweet, the way you’d think a black hole would […]
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Authors : Tim Pratt and Heather Shaw Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 923: The Sun Globe is a PodCastle original. Rated G The Sun Globe Heather Shaw & Tim Pratt Grace Morley was singing “Silver Bells” under her breath — it was part of the […]
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Author : Anita Harris Satkunananthan Narrator : Chang Yiun Yee Host : Eric Valdes Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published by GiGaNotosaurus Rated PG A Long Tango Across A Canopy of Whispering Leaves By Anita Harris Satkunananthan The return of the last Festival King was not mere rumour. Half a dozen heralds from […]
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Authors : Cat Rambo and Jeff VanderMeer Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously ran as episode 146 and first published by Subterranean Press. Read the text here! Graphic Surgical Detail Rated R Read the full text here! The Surgeon’s Tale by Cat Rambo and Jeff VanderMeer Down […]
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Author : Jennifer R. Donohue Narrator : Heather Thomas Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published in issue #3 of Gamut, on March 1, 2024 Content warnings for gore and traumatic birth Rated R Auguries By Jennifer R. Donohue She screamed the first time, so loud that the old man […]
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Authors : B. Morris Allen, David McGuire and Courtney Floyd Narrators : Hugo Jackson, Steve Anderson and Kaitlyn Zivanovich Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 919: FLASH FICTION EXTRAVAGANZA: Possibilities is a PodCastle original. The Only Map is Memory and CoverLetter_Version5 are rated PG. Valfierno is rated PG-13. The Only Map […]
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Author : Diana Dima Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 918: Waterways is a PodCastle original. Content warning for self-harm and coercive control Rated PG Waterways by Diana Dima When his father died and left him the boat, he thought to himself, […]
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Author : Amal El-Mohtar Narrator : Marguerite Croft Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously ran as episode 139 and originally published in Steam-Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories. Rated R We unfortunately do not have the rights to publish the full text of this story, but it is available to read in full […]
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Author : Ruth Joffre Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Dean Kidd Discuss on Forums PodCastle 916: Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush is a PodCastle original. Rated G Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush by Ruth Joffre Yesterday, I was a bird. A slender-billed curlew, to be exact. My girlfriend helped […]
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Author : Leah Ning Narrator : Amanda Ching Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published in Monster Lairs (Dark Matter INK, October 2023) Rated PG-13 The Hunter, the Monster, and the Things That Could Have Been by Leah Ning You find the dying woman-thing in an alley, […]
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Author : Eden Royce Narrator : Laurice White Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 914: The Magnolia Returns is a PodCastle original. Rated PG The Magnolia Returns By Eden Royce The Magnolia blooms out of nowhere at any time of year it chooses, bringing its dilapidated wooden slats and rickety […]
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wow
wait, is he saying "fantasy fiction?" I thought he was saying "fancy fiction" this whole time lol... I just started seriously wondering what was so fancy about it when it hit me, he's actually been saying "fantasy" this entire time.
You go Girl! Good story!
🤢🤮 get over the wokery podcastle. Y'all used to have entertaining stories that EVERYONE could enjoy.
stupid pronoun bullshit and COVID fear mongering. pass.
gay shit is shitty
gay shit is gay
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Drag is for pedos, pass
garbage. hot garbage
ohhhhhh piss of fear porn!
gag
🧡👏
Hilarious and epic!
This story was incredible, I don't comment on a lot of these, but this was incredibly touching.
not a very good recording 😢
I love fantasy of all kinds, and can honestly say that I have yet to find a story here I have not liked at least a little, and have found several I loved well enough to burn audio CDs for the car (those being #1, Come Lady Death, #11, Fourteen Experiments in Postal Delivery, and #14, The Grand Cheat, just so far). I also love Escape Pod, but some of their stories are a bit... dark... for my "happily ever after" soul. Still, though, keep up the great work!
Hit and miss. After an exciting start, the stories seem to be revealing themselves to be less about heroic fantasy characters and engaging adventures, and more about symbolically discussing the ills of society through the viewpoint of women. While fantasy and Sci Fi stories are known for being a venue where clever folks can talk about such things, it takes some one of the talent level of Ray Bradbury to do so with out sounding preachy. And unfortunately, as this podcast is proving, there are not many Ray Bradburys in the world.
When I first heard that Escape Artists were going to launch PodCastle I was dubious. I'm more of a scifi guy and fantasy just isn't my bag. Plus, some of the fantasy stories that made it on to Escape Pod turned me off. I just wasn't all that excited about PodCastle. Until I heard the first story, that is. Lady Death had me riveted in it's elegance and suspense. If PodCastle can keep putting out yarns of that caliber then I'm in for the long haul!