Personal Highlights Hubris, 1.4 - Mirror, Mirror. A fantasy story, which gives us a point of view that we don’t traditionally see. An adventurer brings a broken magic mirror to Eliana, an artificer who fixes broken magical objects. The mirror only speaks Greek, and it turns out that he was only pretending to be broken, … Continue reading Audio Fiction Sunday 31st January 2021
Month: Jan 2021
Audio Fiction Sunday 24th January 2021
Personal Highlights Great & Terrible, Blood Lust. Driving is difficult enough, even without all the inner turmoil of dealing with immortality. Linnaeus the absolutely-not-demon also appears, scaring Jane, and causing her to swerve - which she, of course, has to explain to her mum with a lie. There’s also the issue of the detective who’s … Continue reading Audio Fiction Sunday 24th January 2021
A Selection of Microfiction
Inspired by a tweet by A.R. Olivieri from last month, I wanted to put together a list of ten of my favourite microfiction podcasts. Microfiction refers to shows which have short episodes, typically under 10 or 15 minutes long. Tal Minear, the creator of Sidequesting, has also put together a brilliant list of Microfiction podcasts … Continue reading A Selection of Microfiction
Audio Fiction Sunday 17th January 2021
Personal Highlights Hubris, 1.2 - Exit, Pursued by a Ghost. I've talked before about how ghosts are often very human in fiction podcasts, and this episode is no exception. It’s also not a surprise to see that Caroline Mincks was part of the group behind this episode! This 24 hour project's Group 2 episode features … Continue reading Audio Fiction Sunday 17th January 2021
Null/Void
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YMjLmTgF5DcArdXku5AME?si=wbpuyJU_RVOyZHA7Hcm1Xw (CW: Null/Void centres around the malicious mega corporation of Void Networks. Specific content warnings are in the show notes of each episode, and this post includes mentions of death and deadly accidents; in particular a deadly traffic accident, which happens in episode one.) Null/Void is a sci-fi series by Cole Burkhardt, which follows Piper … Continue reading Null/Void
Audio Fiction Sunday 10th January 2021
Personal Highlights This Planet Needs a Name, 1.05 - Recklessly and Perfectly Alive. (Note: I play Nessa in This Planet Needs a Name). With all the challenges of 2020, TPNAN went on hiatus for a few months, and returned in time for the beginning of the new year. After the revelations and conflict of the … Continue reading Audio Fiction Sunday 10th January 2021
We Know None
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LHfkAbHnYPrc5Ig0bvT9D?si=d7tk6inpTValw4NZLn69TA CW: We Know None deals with the investigation into a missing person. The show notes for each episode contain specific content warnings; and this post includes mentions of paranormal activities - especially hauntings, rotting food, and the police.(Note: I appear briefly in We Know None as Helen, in both episode four and six.) We … Continue reading We Know None