Special Installation (bonus episode)

"If Your Child's a Dragon" by Chad GayleManawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/ManawakerManawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.wsThe Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleodThe Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB DroegeBio for this weeks author: Chad Gayle is a science fiction and fantasy writer from New York. His speculative fiction has appeared in various short fiction venues including Cosmic Horror Monthly, Inner Worlds, and Bullet Points; he is also a full member of the SFWA.

"wellness.exe" by Elle BurnettManawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/ManawakerManawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.wsThe Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleodThe Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB DroegeBio for this weeks author: Elle Burnett is a historian and writer from Vermont. You can find her on Instagram at @skelet.elle

"Artifacts of the Library on Shih Shen" by Frank Baird HughesManawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/ManawakerManawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.wsThe Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleodThe Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB DroegeBio for this weeks author: Frank Baird Hughes creates speculative fiction about anthropology and thinking objects. He lives in Philadelphia. Find him on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/cultureworrier.bsky.social 

"Spirit Whisperer" by Lynn GazisManawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/ManawakerManawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.wsThe Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleodThe Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB DroegeBio for this weeks author: Lynn Gazis is an IT professional from Orange County, California. She has stories published by Cathedral Canyon Review, Air and Nothingness Press, JayHenge Publishing, Persimmon Tree Magazine, Zooscape Magazine, and Friends Journal.

"Special Installation" by CB DroegeThis bonus episode brings you a story from The Kafka Protocol & the Burden of Compliance from JayHenge Publishing. Find out more about this and other JayHenge books on their website: jayhenge.comManawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/ManawakerManawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.wsThe Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleodThe Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege

"Things I Realized On Finding an Alien in the Passenger Seat of My Car" by Aaron DaMommioManawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/ManawakerManawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.wsThe Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleodThe Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB DroegeBio for this weeks author: Aaron DaMommio is a husband, father, writer, and juggler who came to Austin, Texas for college and never left. During the day he tries to make the world of software tools safe for a team of technical writers. DaMommio has been published in Metaphorosis Magazine and Daily Science Fiction. For info on DaMommio and his writing see http://aarondamommio.blogspot.com.

"Bee of Ganymede" by Brandon CaseManawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/ManawakerManawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.wsThe Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleodThe Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB DroegeBio for this weeks author: Brandon Case is a golden retriever who writes of unsettling worlds. He has recent work in Escape Pod, Flash Fiction Online, and Small Wonders, among others. You can follow his alpine adventures on social media @BrandonCase101 or connect at www.brandoncase.net 

“Return from Venus” by CB Droege Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: CB Droege is an author and voice actor from the Queen City living in the Millionendorf. His latest book is Ichabod Crane and the Magic Lamp and Other Stories. He recently edited Dangerous To Go Alone! 2: Another Anthology of Gamer Poetry. Short fiction and poetry publications include work in Nature Futures, Science Fiction Daily, Drawn to Marvel and dozens of other magazines and anthologies. He also produces a weekly podcast, in which he reads other people’s stories: Manawaker Studio’s Flash Fiction Podcast.

"Return from Venus" by CB DroegeManawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/ManawakerManawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.wsThe Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleodThe Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB DroegeBio for this weeks author: CB Droege is an author and voice actor from the Queen City living in the Millionendorf. His latest book is Ichabod Crane and the Magic Lamp and Other Stories. He recently edited Dangerous To Go Alone! 2: Another Anthology of Gamer Poetry. Short fiction and poetry publications include work in Nature Futures, Science Fiction Daily, Drawn to Marvel and dozens of other magazines and anthologies. He also produces Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast.

“A Book in Winter” by Michael Haynes Manawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/ Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/Manawaker Manawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9 More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.ws The Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleod The Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB Droege Bio for this weeks author: An ardent short story reader and writer, Michael Haynes has published two short story collections:, AT THE INTERSECTION OF LOVE AND DEATH and THREE THINGS CAMERON COULDN’T TELL YOU. His stories have appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and other publications. He lives in Colorado and enjoys photography, cooking, and travel. Find him online at http://michaelhaynes.info/.