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AD 039 – Christmas Gifts

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:12:12 +0000

We have two dramatic stories for the Christmas season tonight; tales of love and loss and an offer of a new chance for happiness.

“Jingle Bells” by Vixyy Fox
Read by Chris Hvidsten of the Outcast Novel Podcast

“An Older World” by Renee Carter Hall
Read by Peter Katt

Music cues by Infinity Squared

Sound effects used from the Freesound Project

Download or listen to the episode here.

AD 038 – “Rekindle the Sun”

admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:46:12 +0000

Sometimes matters of the heart can be as complex and unpredictable as the mechanics applied of astrophysics.

“Rekindle the Sun” by Mary E. Lowd

Read by Peter Katt

Music cues by Infinity Squared

Download or listen to the episode here.

AD 037 – Forty Thousand Dollars

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:24:24 +0000

In family drama, old wounds can run deep and those scars can affect a lifetime.

“Forty Thousand Dollars” by Threetails

Read by Christopher Williams

Music cues by Infinity Squared

Download or listen to the episode here.

The book, Basecraft Cirrostratus, mentioned in the show notes can be found here.

AD 036 – One with the Monsters

admin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:43:53 +0000

Join us for a dark tale of unlikely partners, thrust together unwillingly to face the dangers in the labyrinth, for the Minotaur King’s amusement.

Warning: This story is marked mature because it contains scenes of violence. This is not gratuitous and the story also has some very compelling drama.

”One with the Monsters” by A. Merc Rustad

Read by Chris Hvidsten of the Outcast Novel Podcast

Music cues by Infinity Squared

Download or listen to the episode here.

AD Extra 006 – Autumn Vignettes

admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:27:59 +0000

Extra episodes showcase something different from the normal stories here. These tales are not anthropomorphic, but fall into speculative fiction and dark fantasy genres. They are also timely, and fit the theme of Halloween and the colder autumn nights with the changing of the seasons.

“Adopting an Ancestor” by Will A. Sanborn

Read by Peter Katt

“Rediscovering Moonlight” by Will A. Sanborn

Read by Chris Hvidsten of the Outcast Novel podcast

Music cues by Infinity Squared

Download or listen to the stories here.

AD 034 – The Three Tailed Fox

admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:56:14 +0000

Tonight’s tale mixes Japanese mythology with world history, as mystical creatures who live along side but hidden from humanity, observe the ominous events unfolding before them.

“The Three Tailed Fox” by Night Fox

Read by Chr istopher Williams

Music cues by Infinity Squared

Download or listen to the episode here.

AD 033 – First Hunt

admin — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 06:08:28 +0000

High school sucks when you’re different from everyone else. It sucks more when you get punished for standing up for yourself. But when staying in control means the difference between life and death, maybe there’s another way.

“First Hunt” by Jim Lai

Read by Chris Hvidsten of the Outcast Novel Podcast

Music cues by Infinity Squared

Download or listen to the episode here.

AD 031 – Two Sides of The Same Coin

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:25:22 +0000

Humanity’s encounters with other races are as likely to be fraught with conflict as with harmony. Tonight’s stories, told from contrasting viewpoints, offer glimpses into the dynamics and drama of both the conquerors and the oppressors in those situations.

“Welcome Home” by Night Fox

Read by Chris Hvidsten of the Outcast Novel Podcast

“And the Sea Full of Stars” by Searska Grey Raven

Read by Stoker Bramwell

Music cues by Infinity Squared

The story “And the Sea Full of Stars” came from the anthology Different Worlds, Different Skins, volume 1. If you liked this story, you may be interested in that book.

Download or listen to the episode here.

AD028 – Map of Scars

admin — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:19:24 +0000

King Teelin of the nation of the wolf has served his people well in the four years since his father’s death, but now his charismatic and powerful older brother has returned to challenge him for the crown.

“Map of Scars” by Heath Pfaff

Read by Belic Bear

Music cues by Infinity Squared

Download or listen to the episode here.

Extra 005 – Bait and Switch Novel Excerpts

admin — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:46:30 +0000

Bait and Switch novel excerpts by Austen Crowder
Music cues by Infinity Squared

Download or listen to the episode here.

In Fenton’s world, some kids are toons. Some think the change is biological. Others think the change is social. But some kids turn into toons, and Fenton’s father just wants it to stop. He’s even built a Realist movement to ban toons from the real world, hoping that it will keep his own children from following in their estranged mother’s cartoon footsteps.

Tensions rise as the Realists lobby to get their ban set into law, and toons fight for their right to be themselves. Fenton’s father knows he can count on his two boys to stand behind him and his dream of building a safe, a toon-free reality. It’s just too bad that Fenton’s becoming a toon….

Bait and Switch is a coming-out story which uses the metaphor of Toon Town encroaching on the Real World. As Austen describes it, it’s Boys Don’t Cry meets Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It’s a moving story, with powerful drama. While the situation revolves around issues both personal and political, the story is never a manifesto. Instead characters on both sides of the fence come off as human and nuanced, as they try to do what they think is right.