'Read Me A Nightmare' brings strange short stories to life. A fan of Twilight Zone? Tales from the Crypt? Mixing genres, these tales come from the realms of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and comedy. A writer yourself? Stay tuned after the readings for interviews with editors, publishers, voice actors and other interesting folks in the industry. Visit www.fawns.ca to learn more. Please --if you enjoy the episode, leave a review! angeliquemfawns.substack.com more

A magical collection of bedtime stories that help children understand emotions, build confidence, and develop a strong, healthy mindset. Each story opens a 'little key' that teaches calming tools, wisdom, and self-awareness in a gentle and inspiring way. Perfect for kids ages 3 10 who want to relax, feel safe, and fall asleep with positive thoughts. more

Limited Capacity is a collection of six short stories about the strange and twisted ways we interact with the internet, and with each other. Punctuated with dark humour and surprising twists, each episode blurs the lines between horror, thriller, mockumentary and satire. The stories take on digital appropriation, toxic positivity, a self-help podcast for people who hate self-help and a talking chicken. Each immersive episode is packed with intimate and jarring stories that are both completely familiar and somehow confoundingly alien. It's like Black Mirror for your ears. From the fiendishly clever mind of Rob Norman, co-creator of the hit podcast Personal Best. more

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technological speculation based on current or future science or technology. This is a collection of short stories chosen by readers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

Short stories for kids

***June 2024 Peculiar Pet Tales Relaunch...beginning with Compass, a short story about a retired war dog. Re-podcasting once a month for now!***Author-read tales of peculiar pets range from the merely unusual to the otherworldly. For adults, a phantasmagoria of short stories. For precocious young readers, The Life of Peculiar Cat Burglar in seven episodes and Ryan's Dog, Serious whose young owner combats his OCD with help from his stellar doggy friend, Sirius. Please like, follow and share your thoughts @Peculiar Pet Tales Podcasts. Thanks for coming on this creative ride with me! Photos: Darius Krause for Peculiar, Cole Keister for Pentimento, Alex Azabache for Serious. more

The podcast that discusses great short stories and greatness in the short story form.