Cold Reads

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 6. 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 6 brings you "Three Episodes" by Robert Vaughan. This story was previously published in BlazeVox 2KX Magazine, Fall 2010 issue.

Robert Vaughan leads writing roundtables at Redbird- Redoak Writing. His prose and poetry can be found in numerous journals like Elimae, Necessary Fiction, and Metazen. His short fiction, “10,000 Dollar Pyramid” was a finalist in the Micro-Fiction Awards 2012. He is senior flash fiction editor at JMWW, and Lost in Thought magazines. He was the head judge for Wisconsin People & Ideas 2012 Fiction contest. His book, Flash Fiction Fridays, is at Amazon. His poetry chapbook, Microtones, is forthcoming ANY DAY NOW from Cervena Barva Press in Boston. His blog is One Writer's Life.

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 5. 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 5 brings you "Medicine and Meat" by Len Kuntz. This story was previously published in Wrong Tree Review.

Len Kuntz lives on a lake in rural Washington State. His writing appears widely in print and also online at such places as Word Riot, Troubadour 21, The Camel Saloon and also at lenkuntz.blogspot.com

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 4. 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 4 brings you "Night Depository" by Meg Tuite. This story was previously published in Fast Forward Press Anthology.

Meg Tuite's writing has appeared in numerous journals including Berkeley Fiction Review, MadHatter’s Review, Epiphany, JMWW, One, the Journal, Monkeybicycle and Boston Literary Magazine. She has been nominated several times for the Pushcart Prize. She is fiction editor of Santa Fe Literary Review and Connotation Press, author of Domestic Apparition (2011) San Francisco Bay Press, Disparate Pathos (2012) Monkey Puzzle Press, Reverberations (2012) Deadly Chaps Press, Implosion and other stories (2013) Sententia Books and has edited and co-authored The Exquisite Quartet Anthology-2011 and 2012 from her monthly column published in Used Furniture Review. Her blog: http://megtuite.wordpress.com.

That was "Night Depository" by Meg Tuite. This concludes Episode 4 of Cold Reads Next week I'll be reading a story by Len Kuntz.

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 3. 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 3 brings you "My Friend Avery" by CS DeWildt. This story is previously unpublished.

CS DeWildt is a liar. He wants to hurt you. His stories have been published all over. A collection of his short fiction is expected out this March through Martian Lit.

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 2. 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 2 brings you "Cheshire Cheese" by Stephen V Ramey. This story comes from his recently published collection GLASS ANIMALS, out now through Pure Slush Books. Stephen V. Ramey is an eclectic writer of very short fictions. He lives in beautiful New Castle Pennsylvania with his wife, the talented novelist and artist, Susan Urbanek Linville, and three ornery cats who see no value in writing, beyond getting the keyboard warm. From his warm keyboard, he edits the annual Triangulation Anthology from Parsec Ink, and the twitterzine trapeze. His first collection, Glass Animals, which includes the story, "Cheshire Cheese" has just been released by Pure Slush Books. Buy it. Read it. Keep it for future generations.

Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 1. 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 1 brings you "My Brother and Me and Silver Bullet" by Bud Smith. This is the opening story from his collection OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. The story was also published by Red Fez.

Bud Smith is a writer from Washington Heights, New York City where he lives with his wife Rae and a dog named Chainsaw. Together they have all acquired a metric ton of vinyl records bought for a dollar at a New Jersey flea market. In 2013, his first novel Tollbooth will be released from Piscataway House Publishing. He also edits for art meets lit anthology Uno Kudo which was created to raise money for charity through its sales. He also hosts the radio interview program The Unknown Show.