Cold Reads

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 16. Cold Reads is a weekly podcast read by Nathaniel Tower. Each week, Nathaniel invites an author to send his or her wildest, funniest, most twisted story. Without reading the story ahead of time, Nathaniel records an audio version, trying to maintain his composure as the author takes the audience on a wild ride.

Week 16 brings you Lex Talionis by JP Reese

JP Reese has poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, book reviews, and writer interviews published or forthcoming in many online and print journals such as Metazen, Blue Fifth Review, A Baker's Dozen, Unshod Quills, and The Pinch. Reese is an Associate Poetry Editor for Connotation Press: An Online Artifact, www.connotationpress.com and an editor for Scissors and Spackle, www.scissorsandspackle.com. Cervena Barva Press has scheduled Reese's second poetry chapbook, Dead Letters, for publication in 2013. Her published work can be read at Entropy: A Measure of Uncertainty, jpreesetoo.wordpress.com.

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 15. Cold Reads is a weekly podcast read by Nathaniel Tower. Each week, Nathaniel invites an author to send his or her wildest, funniest, most twisted story. Without reading the story ahead of time, Nathaniel records an audio version, trying to maintain his composure as the author takes the audience on a wild ride.

Week 15 brings you Key Meeting by Matt Potter. Key Meeting originally appeared in gorge: Pure Slush Volume 4.

Matt Potter is an Australian-born writer who keeps part of his pysche in Berlin. Matt has been published in various places online, and was a regular contributor to 52 / 250 A Year of Flash. He had his work performed as part of This Berlin Life in Berlin in March 2011.Matt is also the founding editor of Pure Slush and was nominated for the Preditors and Editors Readers Poll's Best Magazine / e-zine Editor in 2012.

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 14. Cold Reads is a weekly podcast read by Nathaniel Tower. Each week, Nathaniel invites an author to send his or her wildest, funniest, most twisted story. Without reading the story ahead of time, Nathaniel records an audio version, trying to maintain his composure as the author takes the audience on a wild ride.

Week 14 brings you "Insertion Hole" by Susan Tepper.

Susan Tepper is the author of four published books of fiction and poetry. Her current title "From the Umberplatzen" (Wilderness House Press, 2012) is a novel in flash. Tepper has been nominated nine times for the Pushcart. Her novel "What May Have Been" (co-authored with Gary Percesepe) was nominated for a Pulitzer in 2011. www.susantepper.com

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 13. Cold Reads is a weekly podcast read by Nathaniel Tower. Each week, Nathaniel invites an author to send his or her wildest, funniest, most twisted story. Without reading the story ahead of time, Nathaniel records an audio version, trying to maintain his composure as the author takes the audience on a wild ride.

Week 13 brings you "Sex for the Living" by Gessy Alvarez.

Gessy Alvarez grew up in New York City where from grade six to eight someone threatened to kick her ass on a daily basis. Being weird saved her most of the time. Her fiction has appeared in Bartleby Snopes, Camroc Press Review, Black Heart Magazine, Connotation Press, Thrice Fiction, Pank, and other publications. Every week, Gessy calls her mother to reassure her that she is not writing a memoir.

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 12. Cold Reads is a weekly podcast read by Nathaniel Tower. Each week, Nathaniel invites an author to send his or her wildest, funniest, most twisted story. Without reading the story ahead of time, Nathaniel records an audio version, trying to maintain his composure as the author takes the audience on a wild ride.

Week 12 brings you "Daddy's Teeth" by Tawnysha Greene. Daddy's Teeth originally appeared in the December 2012 issue of PANK.

Tawnysha Greene is currently a Ph.D. candidate in fiction writing at the University of Tennessee. Her work has appeared in various literary journals including Bellingham Review and Raleigh Review and is forthcoming in Weave Magazine.

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 11. Cold Reads is a weekly podcast read by Nathaniel Tower. Each week, Nathaniel invites an author to send his or her wildest, funniest, most twisted story. Without reading the story ahead of time, Nathaniel records an audio version, trying to maintain his composure as the author takes the audience on a wild ride.

Week 11 brings you "Medusa Panties" by David Sklar

David Sklar grew up in Michigan, where the Michipeshu nibbled his toes on the days when Lake Superior felt frisky. His work has appeared in such places as Strange Horizons, Paterson Literary Review, and Gressive Press’s Scheherazade’s Façade anthology. David lives in New Jersey with his wife, kids, and cat, and he works as a freelance writer and editor. For more about David and his work, please visit http://davidwriting.com

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 10. Cold Reads is a weekly podcast read by Nathaniel Tower. Each week, Nathaniel invites an author to send his or her wildest, funniest, most twisted story. Without reading the story ahead of time, Nathaniel records an audio version, trying to maintain his composure as the author takes the audience on a wild ride.

Week 10 brings you "Don't Forget to Wipe" by Mark Slade

MARK SLADE LIVES IN WILLIAMSBURG,VA WITH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. HE HAS APPEARED IN WORDHAUS MAGAZINE, BLOOD MOON RISING MAGAZINE, ANTHOLOGIES YOU CAN'T KILL ME--I'M ALREADY DEAD, TALES OF THE UNDEAD--SUFFER ETERNAL, HELL WHORE 2, SURREAL GROTESQUE AND CHICAGOLAND MAGAZINE. HE RUNS THE STORY PODCAST DARK DREAMS. http://darkdreamspodcast.blogspot.com/

Warning: This is the most vulgar and potentially offensive episode to date. Enjoy!

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 9 Cold Reads is a weekly podcast read by Nathaniel Tower. Each week, Nathaniel invites an author to send his or her wildest, funniest, most twisted story. Without reading the story ahead of time, Nathaniel records an audio version, trying to maintain his composure as the author takes the audience on a wild ride.

Week 9 brings you Easy Pickings by Daniel William Gonzales.

Daniel William Gonzales is a 35 year old writer from Port Orchard, WA. He edits and manages the literary magazine The Surreal Grotesque.

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 8 Cold Reads is a weekly podcast read by Nathaniel Tower. Each week, Nathaniel invites an author to send his or her wildest, funniest, most twisted story. Without reading the story ahead of time, Nathaniel records an audio version, trying to maintain his composure as the author takes the audience on a wild ride.

Week 8 brings you The Worst Gosh Darn Drive-Through Experience I Ever Had at Whataburger by Justis Mills

Justis Mills edits First Stop Fiction. He is currently at work on a trilogy featuring business attire.

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 7. Cold Reads is a weekly podcast read by Nathaniel Tower. Each week, Nathaniel invites an author to send his or her wildest, funniest, most twisted story. Without reading the story ahead of time, Nathaniel records an audio version, trying to maintain his composure as the author takes the audience on a wild ride.

Week 7 brings you "Stiff Willy" by Mary Ann Back

Ms. Back, of Mason, Ohio, was awarded the 2009 Bilbo Award for creative writing by Thomas More College. Her writing has appeared in many publications, including: Short Story America, Every Day Fiction, Apollo’s Lyre, Eclectic Flash, 50 to 1, Flashes in the Dark.