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

In a small fishing village on the rocky shores of Maine, can two lost souls find temporary comfort - and warmth - in a zero-star motel? 

Today's featured short story is "Cold Places," written by your host, Cathy McCarthy, aka C. Mack Lewis. 

John Bell was our narrator and he is 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

A stranger comes bearing a gift - a mummified monkey's paw that holds a magical spell that allows for three people to make three wishes each. What could go wrong?

Today's featured short story is a classic English supernatural tale written by W. W. Jacobs in 1902. I'd like to thank Project Gutenberg for making this cultural work available to the public for use. I highly recommend you check out their website which offers over 60,000 free ebooks at https://www.gutenberg.org/

If you liked this episode and want to hear more short stories, please go to our website at https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/

My name is Cathy McCarthy and I write fiction under the name C. Mack Lewis. You can find more information about me at https://cmacklewis.com/

We would love it if you would rate, recommend, and share our podcast with other lovers of short fiction. 

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

Every day is a new starting line, right? Well, maybe not for Brandon, our modern-day renaissance man in search of his own personal evolution that will make anything possible, when his past comes back to haunt him - with interest and penalties. 

Join Cathy McCarthy as she features the short stories, Evolution, written by Bob Wallass who currently resides in Sedona, Arizona with his lovely wife, Linda. Bob is a former morning drive deejay turned RN and camp counselor and he has written a book of creative nonfiction, entitled Flying With Scissors: A Different Perspective on Childhood Cancer, which was the publishing house’s bestseller in 2005 and a finalist in USA Book News’ “Best Books Awards” in 2006. His first novel, Yabo, was a quarter-finalist in Amazon’s Break Through Novel Awards and is available for digital download. Wallass’ current novel, Low-Down, AZ, is complete and looking for a publisher. For more information on Bob's fiction, check out his website at
www.bobwallass.com.

John Bell is the narrator and he is also known for being the Producer/Writer/voice of The Bell's In the Batfry Podcast, which won the Parsec award - which is a juried award for podcasts centered around speculative fiction. http://thebatfry.com/

I'm always looking forward to discovering out next writer, so if you are interested in contributing your short story of fewer than 5,000 words, please send me your work at https://www.facebook.com/TheHiddenGemsPodcast/

For more information on my fiction, please check out my website at https://cmacklewis.com/

Until next time, keep writing, keep listening, and keep dreaming!

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 happen if aliens became interested in the Sunday activities of the primitive cultures of that obscure, little planet called Earth? 

Today's featured short story is "Game Time," written by Samuel H. Johnson. Samuel is also the author of the historical novel, "The Cherokee and the Slave," which can be found at: (www.thecherokeeandtheslave.com). He is also the writer of an online sports magazine "The Sports Column" that features off-beat and sometimes humorous articles about sports figures from the past.

John Bell was our narrator and he is 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/]

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

Exactly how far will Ralph the Exterminator go to get the perfect Christmas tree? And what IS the difference between robbing the homes of Republicans versus Democrats?  Find out in today's short story!

Join us for Episode 9 of The Hidden Gems Podcast, which features the short story "The Christmas Tree" which was written by C. Mack Lewis. For more information and writing from C. Mack Lewis, go to https://cmacklewis.com/

Narrated by John Bell who is also the writer, actor and producer of The Bell's in The Batfry podcast, which can be found at https://thebatfry.com/.

Submit your own short story of 5,000 words or less for a chance to be featured on The Hidden Gems Podcast at: https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/

If you like this podcast, check out the Midnight Balloon podcast, which  is a limited-series podcast of topics you were told you'd go to Hell for discussing. https://www.midnightballoon.com/

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 roller-coaster ride on steroid-rails that explores the meaning of life, serial killers, and "an overhaul rethinking for the strategic management of the clown college" - because contemporary clown college is not your mother's clown college anymore! 

Today's short story was written by Raymond King Shurtz who is a Director, Designer, Playwright, Teacher, Actor, and Musician. He was the Founder and Artistic Director of Playwright's Workshop Theatre in 1988 and he produced over 80 plays during his 12-year tenure.

From 1998 to 2008, Raymond was the director of theatre at Metro Arts Institute, in Phoenix, Arizona, while simultaneously producing new plays with Theatre 4S. After leaving Metro Arts in 2008, Raymond wrote, acted, and produced his one-man show, Bohemian Cowboy which was selected as the 'pick of the week' in the LA Weekly in Los Angeles. He also performed the show in San Francisco, Southern Utah, and Austin Texas, and is currently on hiatus before he tours the show again. As a playwright, Raymond has written thirty plays, all of them produced in various parts of the country. Three of his plays are published, one with Samuel French, and two plays with Dramatic Publishing/Anchorage Press. Raymond is the recipient of the 2002 fellowship for playwriting from The Arizona Commission on the Arts and, during the last 2 years, he is becoming known for producing plays in obscure places in his home turf of Boulder, Utah. His play, Under the Desert is produced on a high mesa to capacity audiences, who had to hike or four-wheel to the desert site to see the play. Raymond is also a singer/songwriter, and puts together bands to play old honky-tonk music and his music can be found on SoundCloud.

Currently, Raymond has embarked on a tour with his new one person show, Lounge, which is his personal riff on playing lounges for two years. Raymond plans to produce a full season of experimental theatre, with some classic theatre to give a different challenge to the company.

Follow Raymond on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/rkshurtz

Listen to Raymond's music on SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/raymond-king-shurtz

Check out Raymond's book "Seven Plays of the American West" at:
https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Plays-American-Raymond-Shurtz/dp/0997045736

A big THANK YOU to John Bell for his stellar narration! For more of John's creative genius, check out his family friendly podcast at:
https://thebatfry.com/

For more information on The Hidden Gems Podcast or to submit your own short story for the opprotunity to be featured on this podcast, go to:
https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/

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

Ocean in the Sky is a charming short story that recaptures the nostalgic days of childhood summer vacations, including barbeques and days at the beach with family and friends.  

For more information on the podcast or to submit your short story for the opportunity to be featured on the podcast, please go to: https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/

To listen to John Bell's podcast, please go to: https://thebatfry.com/

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 young Vietnam soldier finds himself on his first sweep and destroy mission with a commanding officer who may or may not be up for an Article 15 for making a Charlie eat the mud off his boots.

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 fiction at https://cmacklewis.com/

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

He couldn't love her in life, but he could avenge her in death! Today's episode features a short story written by Dan Hitt, entitled "Crown Your Hatred," which is set in a brutal, far off world of mysterious assassins and duplicitous tin men.

For a chance to have YOUR story featured, please submit your short story of 5,000 words or less to
www.TheHiddenGemsPodcast.com

If you liked this podcast, check out the Midnight Balloon podcast at www.MidnightBalloon.com where two friends of questionable humor make unspeakable confessions! Join Rodney Hom and Dr. Cathleen McCarthy as they take a disarming journey through the mysteries of psychopaths vs. sociopaths, getting rid of the body, homicidal kids, ghosts and avoiding demon possession.

If you enjoyed The Hidden Gems Podcast, we would love it if you would subscribe, rate and recommend to your friends and family.

A special thank you to the talented John Bell for sound design! You can find John's podcast, The Bell's in The Batfry at https://thebatfry.com/

*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, Ilene, is doing just fine, thank you very much, slinging hash for the locals at the Silk City Diner - until, that is, she receives a rather unusual profession of true love from an even more unusual admirer.  

Cathy McCarthy is your host today as John Bell narrates the short story Pig Eye Poem, which she wrote under the pseudonym C. Mack Lewis.

You can read more of Cathy's fiction at www.CMackLewis.com.

You can find John Bell's podcast "Bells in the Batfry" on iTunes at: https://podcasts.apple.com/uz/podcast/bells-in-the-batfry/id283969442

*Submit your own short story of 5,000 words or less for a chance to be featured on the podcast at:
[www.thehiddengemspodcast.com *

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