Podcasts from 3F

Wind Chimes. Dark Fantasy, Humor

Wind Chimes by Sean O'Dea is about a group of suburbanites who meddle

with the forces of Feng Shui, creating fluctuating prosperity and

strife within a cul-de-sac. This story first appeared in the Third

Flatiron anthology, "Ain't Superstitious." The anthology is available

at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Ryan Marshall and produced by

Andrew Cairns.

Jacked. Science Fiction

Jacked by Steve Coate is about an employee who wakes up to find

himself in handcuffs with no clue what he's done wrong. This story

first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "Only Disconnect." The

anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Keely Rew

and produced by Andrew Cairns.

A Rock in the Air. Science Fiction

A Rock in the Air by Neil James Hudson is about a man who is thrown

forward in time by the atomic explosion at Hiroshima at the end of the

war. This story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "The

Time It Happened." The anthology is available at

thirdflatiron.com. Story read by Keely Rew and produced by Andrew

Cairns.

False Footfall. Science Fiction

What really happened with Apollo 11? False Footfall by Martin Clark

describes a classic case of cognitive dissonance--the gap between what

we know to be true and what the world is telling us. Martin is the

author of an on-going series of supernatural noir novellas, originally

published by Eggplant Literary Productions (now sadly defunct), which

have passed into the tender care of Tickety-Boo Press. This story

first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "The Time It

Happened." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read

by Sally Bates and produced by Andrew Cairns.

Going Viral. Science Fiction

A near-future science fiction about two researchers who discover the

universal cure for cancer, their struggle to prove it, and how they

deal with the fame it brings them. Author and genetic biologist Dan

Koboldt hosts a weekly blog, "Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy," and

is represented by Jennie Goloboy of Red Sofa Literary Agency. This

story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "The Time It

Happened." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read

by Ryan Marshall and produced by Andrew Cairns.

Damfino Plays for Table Stakes by Ben Solomon. Fantasy.

The real story behind the St. Valentine's Day Massacre? Ben Solomon's

passion for the tough-guy world of early gangsters and PI flicks led

to the creation of his website at thehardboileddetective.com. This

story first appeared in the Third Flatiron anthology, "Abbreviated

Epics." The anthology is available at thirdflatiron.com. Story read by

Bill Patterson and produced by Andrew Cairns.

Thanks, But We Ate Already. Fantasy.

When you become a couple, sometimes it's impossible to keep both

families happy at the holidays. See more of Juliana Rew's work on her

website, julianarew.com. Story read by Keely Rew and produced by

Andrew Cairns.

Blade Between Oni and Hare. Fantasy.

Inspired by the Japanese fable, "White Hare of Onaba." Author Siobhan

Gallagher lives in south Texas and grew up in Arizona. She has a

political satire piece coming up in Saturday Night Reader, and in

December there'll be a podcast of her Unidentified Funny Objects

story, "All I want for Christmas..." from Toasted Cake. Her author

website is defconcanwrite.blogspot.com. This fable features kickass

girl samurai Kazuko, and first appeared in the anthology, "Abbreviated

Epics" from Third Flatiron. Story read by Marie Boyko and produced by

Andrew Cairns.

On a Train With a Coyote Ghost. Fantasy.

A young Jewish girl journeys into wartime Russia to find a magic broth

to help her people. Author Robin Wyatt Dunn lives in California. More

of his work is available at his website robindunn.com and on

thirdflatiron.com. This story is about a girl on a mission to save her

grandmother, bound for Russia by train, accompanied by her coyote

ghost. It was inspired by a painting by Barbara Sobczynska and first

appeared in the Third Flatiron Anthology, "Abbreviated Epics." Story

read by Julie Gussaroff and produced by Andrew Cairns.

The Abstract Heart by Martin Clark. Science fiction.

A cocky AI expert discovers love is just an obsession for

beginners. Author Martin Clark is from south-west Scotland and writes

supernatural noir novellas. More of his work is available on Eggplant

Productions and on ThirdFlatiron.com. This story is set in the near

future, where software can simulate, even replicate, the responses of

the deceased. The creator of one such "ghost in the machine" wants to

make it both sentient and self-aware. This story first appeared in the

Third Flatiron Anthology, "Master Minds," and is read by Ian Raynor

and produced by Andrew Cairns.