Nearly True Stories

When someone we love dies, where do we go? In this fourth pre-season episode of Nearly True Stories, we share a previously unpublished story by J. Chris Rock about a young boy whose father, reeling from the loss of his wife, begins to suffer from Electrohypersensitivity (EHS). In his search to hide from the world and his own grief, the father moves his son into the radio-silent shadow of a radio telescope in the low hills of West Virginia.

Submit your short fiction for consideration on Nearly True Stories at [email protected]. Simultaneous submissions accepted and a feature on the podcast does not preclude premiere publication in print or elsewhere.

A young man waits for his life to begin while watching everyone around him, including his wife, move on. And there are bugs. Lots and lots of bugs.

In these first few episodes, I'm reading my own short fiction—published or not (this one was published in Barrelhouse many years ago).

If you would like to submit your own short fiction, send it to [email protected].

Submissions will be considered not only on their story and writing quality, but also in how well they will come to life in this audio format. So give a listen to this and a few following episodes to get a sense of that, then send in your work.

I can't wait to read it.

-Chris

A father visits his son's art opening and realizes the bond they share is deeper than genetics, or maybe that genetics speak in surprising ways.

In these first few episodes of Nearly True Stories, I'm reading old stories of my own, published or not (this one is in the not category).

If you would like to submit your own short fiction, send it to [email protected].

Submissions will be considered not only on their story and writing quality, but also in how well they will come to life in this audio format. So give a listen to this and a few following episodes to get a sense of that, then send in your work.

I can't wait to read it.

-Chris

Two nerdy outcasts operate a submersible research bot in an alien sea, but the real mystery roams their Hell's Kitchen fire escape in the form of a small, dingy dog.

In this premiere episode of Nearly True Stories, I'm starting things off with a published story of my own as a way to get things rolling.

If you would like to submit your own short fiction, send it to [email protected].

Submissions will be considered not only on their story and writing quality, but also in how well they will come to life in this audio format. So give a listen to this and a few following episodes to get a sense of that, then send in your work.

I can't wait to read it.

-Chris