Still imprisoned by mystical forces unknown, Janus attempts to escape from his apartment … and encounters an unexpected ally.

Writen, read and edited by Chris Lester

Music by Digital Juice

We’re back! Dan, Chris, and Jenivi Seven (voice of Abbey Preston in Whispers in the Wood) read emails and discuss the following topics:

* Patronage system and the role of the nobility in Metamor

* Mythopoetics, Reason, and Wonder

* “Woo”, Bullshit, and THE SECRET

* God as an explanatory apparatus

* Qualia of experience vs. objective reality

* Neo-Primitivism and Avatar

* Political structure of the Empire of Metamor

* Erotica a la Carte — “Tears Such As Angels Weep”

* Chris is a tease

* When story reflects the writing process

* Troublesome accents

* The Eternal Man-Love Shortage

Sound clips from Monty Python’s Flying Circus, That Mitchell & Webb Look, and Guild of the Cowry Catchers.

Janus’s haunting continues with a visit from a former priestess of the Lothanasi Order.

Written, read and edited by Chris Lester

Music by David Beard and Digital Juice

On the night of the Winter Solstice, Janus Starson is haunted by the spirit of his father. Stave 1 of a 5-stave carol, in prose.

With affection and gratitude to Charles Dickens, whose classic Christmas ghost story has happily haunted my dreams for years.

Written and read by Chris Lester

Edited by Bill Bowman

Music by David Beard and Digital Juice

Kimi Alexandre of Tale Chasing interviewed Chris about writing darkness into fiction — why, when, and how to do it. We hope you enjoy it!

Here’s the second half of Chris’s round table discussion with Bill Bowman, Bryan Watson, Beq Vyper, and Sara Lloyd. Thanks again to Sara for doing the editing on this episode!

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FETIDUS

Last Christmas, Chris got together with four of Metamor City’s Michigan voice actors: Bill Bowman, Bryan Watson, Beq Vyper and Sara Lloyd. Wackiness ensued.

Many thanks to Sara Lloyd for doing the editing on this recording. This is a two-parter, the second half of which should drop sometime next week.

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The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine

Chris Hvidsten brings us the next story in the Interregnum Contest: “Rebirth”.

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Outcast, by Chris Hvidsten

Ben has found a refuge for the moment, but his troubles are far from over. The Grace family has secrets of its own, and things only get more complicated when Ben’s unpredictable power strikes again … and this time, he’s not the only target…

Story by Nobilis Reed

Performed by Chris Lester

Edited by Scott Roche and Paulette Jaxton

The Cast:

Chris Lester as Ben Stansfield

Mae Breakall as Female Ben and Natalie-as-Ben

Josh Knapp as Receptionist

Kimi Alexandre as Natalie Grace

Blaque Saber as Leo

Nathan Lowell as Harrison

Philippa Ballantine as Professor Swallowtail

Deirdre Reed as Miss Walters

Things aren’t looking good for Ben. What happened to Matheson? Where is John Randall? And who’s going to bail Ben out of jail? Our hero gets some help from an unexpected source…

Story by Nobilis Reed

Performed by Chris Lester

Edited by Scott Roche and Paulette Jaxton

The Cast:

Chris Lester as Ben Stansfield and Nathan Grace

Mae Breakall as Female Ben

Tristan Johnson as Police Officer

Kitty Nic’Iaian as Vee

Nathan Lowell as Harrison

Kimi Alexandre as Natalie Grace

Bryan Lincoln as Conrad

Mark Smith as Lt Harcourt

Meghan Bomberger as Ms Kennedy