The Hidden Gems Podcast (Classic Tales & Original Short Stories)

What exactly is Moses willing to sacrifice to keep his promise? Why is Daniel's wife suddenly so nervous? And since when do God and the Devil hang out?  Will this short story answer those age-old questions about the meaning of life, or will it only leave you with more questions? Either way, I hope it will give you an entertaining respite from banalities. Cheers!  

Thank you for listening to The Hidden Gems Podcast, which is dedicated to bringing you the best short stories that you've never heard. For more short stories on The Hidden Gems Podcast, please go to: https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/podcast 

If you liked what you liked this story, you can find more of C. Mack Lewis's writing at https://cmacklewis.com/

For a Free Audible book, Gunning For Angels (Book 1 of The Fallen Angels Detective Series, written by C. Mack Lewis) or a Free Kindle ebook, please email a request to me at [email protected]  and make sure to specify what format you would prefer. 

John Bell is our  was our narrator and he is also the writer, producer, and actor on the award-winning "Bell's in the Batfry" podcast, which can be found at http://thebatfry.libsyn.com/

We are always looking forward to discovering our next writer, so if you are interested in contributing, please send us your short story of fewer than 5,000 words to [email protected]

Thank you for listening!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by C. Mack Lewis.

Narrated, Edited, and Mixed by John Bell. 

LINKS: https://cmacklewis.com/

Be sure to follow and tag The Hidden Gems Podcast on Facebook. 

More information about your host at CMackLewis.com

Lawanda goes nose-to-snout with the Big, Bad Wolf - with unexpected results!  

Thank you for listening to The Hidden Gems Podcast, which is dedicated to bringing you the best short stories that you've never heard. For more short stories on The Hidden Gems Podcast, please go to: https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/podcast 

If you liked what you liked this story, you can find more of C. Mack Lewis's writing at https://cmacklewis.com/

For a Free Audible book, Gunning For Angels (Book 1 of The Fallen Angels Detective Series, written by C. Mack Lewis) or a Free Kindle ebook, please email a request to me at [email protected]  and make sure to specify what format you would prefer. 

John Bell is our  was our narrator and he is also the writer, producer, and actor on "Bell's in the Batfry" podcast, which can be found at http://thebatfry.libsyn.com/

We are always looking forward to discovering our next writer, so if you are interested in contributing, please send us your short story of fewer than 5,000 words to [email protected]

Thank you for listening!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by C. Mack Lewis.

Narrated, Edited, and Mixed by John Bell. 

LINKS: https://cmacklewis.com/

Be sure to follow and tag The Hidden Gems Podcast on Facebook. 

More information about your host at CMackLewis.com

Join us for a short story as we take a walk on the Bolivar Peninsula in Texas with our friend John Bell. 

John Bell is also the producer, writer, and talent on his own podcast, which is called Bell’s in the Batfry, which can be found online. It is a delightful and family-friendly mix of -  in the words of John Bell, “comedy, satire, oddness, songs, and just plain wackiness.” I can promise you that you won’t find anything more original or just plain fun anywhere else online!  To listen online, go to https://thebatfry.com/

John Bell has been working in radio since 1977 and he’s won many local, regional, and national awards for his various radio ads over the years. He’s active and performs in community theater. He also appears in other audio dramas on the Mutual Audio Drama Network, which is the prime online curator for modern audio drama and podcast fiction. They offer a wide variety of stories in the audio dramatic and podcast fiction universe. When you go to Mutual Audio Network, check out the “Friday Follies” section where you can find John's latest episode of Bell's in the Batfy. Listen at  https://www.mutualaudionetwork.com/

I was fortunate enough to meet John through Amazon Creation Exchange and was even luckier that he has been the narrator of my Fallen Angels detective series. If you would like a free copy of one of my audiobooks featuring John as the narrator, send me an email requesting the free audiobook to: [email protected]  

We are always looking for our next writer of short fiction to feature on the podcast! Head on over to www.thehiddengemspodcast.com to submit your short story of 5,000 words or less and see what magic John can create with your story!     

For more information on my books, check at my website at https://cmacklewis.com/

Thank you so much for listening to The Hidden Gems Podcast.

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by C. Mack Lewis.

Narrated, Edited, and Mixed by John Bell. 

LINKS: https://cmacklewis.com/

Be sure to follow and tag The Hidden Gems Podcast on Facebook. 

More information about your host at CMackLewis.com

Our heroine just signed a 6-month contract to lease a condo at a ridiculously low price. What could possibly go wrong? 

Thank you for listening to The Hidden Gems Podcast!

For more short stories on The Hidden Gems Podcast, please go to: https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/podcast 

If you liked what you liked this story, you can find more of C. Mack Lewis's writing at https://cmacklewis.com/

For a Free Audible book, Gunning For Angels (Book 1 of The Fallen Angels Detective Series, written by C. Mack Lewis), please email a request to me at [email protected]

John Bell is our  was our narrator and he is also the writer, producer, and actor on "Bell's in the Batfry" podcast, which can be found at http://thebatfry.libsyn.com/

We are always looking forward to discovering our next writer, so if you are interested in contributing, please send us your short story of fewer than 5,000 words to [email protected]

Thank you for listening!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by C. Mack Lewis.

Narrated, Edited, and Mixed by John Bell. 

LINKS: https://cmacklewis.com/

Be sure to follow and tag The Hidden Gems Podcast on Facebook. 

More information about your host at CMackLewis.com

Four women from different backgrounds describe old-time home remedies, including how to dodge the Civil War draft, how to outsmart the bloodhounds, and how to kick a Morphine habit. 

Margaret McCarthy is a retired Registered Nurse living in Scottsdale, Arizona. She earned a BA in school nursing and health education and an MBA. One of the goals of this paper is  to "appreciate and better understand the values of other peoples' backgrounds and lifestyles as compared with our own personal history. " She also strove to "find some logic for the folk practices as evidenced by current medical knowledge." 

John Bell is our  was our narrator and he is also the writer, producer, and actor on "Bell's in the Batfry" podcast, which can be found at:
[http://thebatfry.libsyn.com/]

We are always looking forward to discovering our next writer, so if you are interested in contributing, please send us your short story of fewer than 5,000 words to:
[email protected]

I am Cathy McCarthy, your host, and I write under the name of C. Mack Lewis and my books can be found at:
[https://cmacklewis.com/]

For more short stories on The Hidden Gems Podcast, please go to https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/podcast 

Thank you for listening!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by C. Mack Lewis.

Narrated, Edited, and Mixed by John Bell. 

LINKS: https://cmacklewis.com/

Be sure to follow and tag The Hidden Gems Podcast on Facebook. 

More information about your host at CMackLewis.com

What would you do? A man's deathbed confession of a heinous deed that sprang from a moment's decision - kill or be killed. 

John Bell is our  was our narrator and he is also the writer, producer, and actor on "Bell's in the Batfry" podcast, which can be found at:
[http://thebatfry.libsyn.com/]

We are always looking forward to discovering our next writer, so if you are interested in contributing, please send us your short story of fewer than 5,000 words to:
[email protected]

I am Cathy McCarthy, your host, and I write under the name of C. Mack Lewis and my books can be found at:
[https://cmacklewis.com/]

For more short stories on The Hidden Gems Podcast, please go to https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/podcast 

Thank you for listening!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by C. Mack Lewis.

Narrated, Edited, and Mixed by John Bell. 

LINKS: https://cmacklewis.com/

Be sure to follow and tag The Hidden Gems Podcast on Facebook. 

More information about your host at CMackLewis.com

Our heroine, Marya Vassilyevna, has dark musings on a bright spring day.   

Anton Chekhov has been described as the master of the short story. The School Mistress explores the stark difference between the daily realities that we face versus our inner dreams and hopes.  

John Bell is our  was our narrator and he is also the writer, producer, and actor on "Bell's in the Batfry" podcast, which can be found at:
[http://thebatfry.libsyn.com/]

We are always looking forward to discovering our next writer, so if you are interested in contributing, please send us your short story of fewer than 5,000 words to:
[email protected]

I am Cathy McCarthy, your host, and I write under the name of C. Mack Lewis and my books can be found at:
[https://cmacklewis.com/]

For more short stories on The Hidden Gems Podcast, please go to https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/podcast 

Thank you for listening!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by C. Mack Lewis.

Narrated, Edited, and Mixed by John Bell. 

LINKS: https://cmacklewis.com/

Be sure to follow and tag The Hidden Gems Podcast on Facebook. 

More information about your host at CMackLewis.com

Is it a modern fairy tale from a mind of mayhem, a cautionary marriage tale, or simply an odd little story? 

John Bell is our  was our narrator and he is also the writer, producer, and actor on "Bell's in the Batfry" podcast, which can be found at:
[http://thebatfry.libsyn.com/]

We are always looking forward to discovering out next writer, so if you are interested in contributing, please send us your short story of fewer than 5,000 words to:
[email protected]

I am Cathy McCarthy (aka C. Mack Lewis). the owner of the "mind of mayhem," and my books can be found at:
[https://cmacklewis.com/]

For more short stories on The Hidden Gems Podcast, please go to: https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/podcast 

Thank you for listening!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by C. Mack Lewis.

Narrated, Edited, and Mixed by John Bell. 

LINKS: https://cmacklewis.com/

Be sure to follow and tag The Hidden Gems Podcast on Facebook. 

More information about your host at CMackLewis.com

A farmer plagued with bad luck strikes a bargain with the devil - 7 years of prosperity in exchange for his soul - and, to win his soul back, he desperately calls on the great Daniel Webster to wage a one-on-one battle of wits with Mr. Scratch himself.   

The Devil and Daniel Webster  was written by Stephen Vincent Benét and first appeared in The Saturday Evening Post on October 24, 1936. The following year, it won the prestigious O. Henry Award. 

A special thank you to Project Gutenberg Australia, which allowed us to share this story with you.  For more information, please refer to http://gutenberg.net.au/

John Bell is our  was our narrator and he is also the writer, producer, and actor on "Bell's in the Batfry" podcast, which can be found at:
[http://thebatfry.libsyn.com/]

We are always looking forward to discovering out next writer, so if you are interested in contributing, please send us your short story of fewer than 5,000 words to:
[email protected]

I am Cathy McCarthy, your host, and I write under the name of C. Mack Lewis and my books can be found at:
[https://cmacklewis.com/]

For more short stories on The Hidden Gems Podcast, please go to: https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/podcast 

Thank you for listening!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by C. Mack Lewis.

Narrated, Edited, and Mixed by John Bell. 

LINKS: https://cmacklewis.com/

Be sure to follow and tag The Hidden Gems Podcast on Facebook. 

More information about your host at CMackLewis.com

What do space lichen, Martians, and psychedelic mermaids have in common? Find out in this charming short story that is one part sci-fi, one part pulp, and all fun! 

Breath of Beelzebub first appeared in Planet Stories, which was an American pulp sci-fi magazine from the Winter of 1946. Larry Sternig was a writer of short fiction in the 1940s and went on to create The Larry Sternig Literary Agency, which is now the Sternig & Byrne Literary Agency. Larry Sternig passed away in 1999.  

A special thank you to Project Gutenberg, which is an online library of over 60,000 free ebooks that are curated by volunteers who are dedicated to giving more accessibility to great works of fiction. For more information, you can go to https://www.gutenberg.org/

John Bell is our  was our narrator and he is also the writer, producer, and actor on "Bell's in the Batfry" podcast, which can be found at:
[http://thebatfry.libsyn.com/]

We are always looking forward to discovering out next writer, so if you are interested in contributing, please send us your short story of fewer than 5,000 words to:
[email protected]

I am Cathy McCarthy, your host, and I write under the name of C. Mack Lewis and my books can be found at:
[https://cmacklewis.com/]

For more short stories on The Hidden Gems Podcast, please go to: https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/podcast 

Thank you for listening!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by C. Mack Lewis.

Narrated, Edited, and Mixed by John Bell. 

LINKS: https://cmacklewis.com/

Be sure to follow and tag The Hidden Gems Podcast on Facebook. 

More information about your host at CMackLewis.com