Episode 186 - Two Times I Looked Through the Eye of the Universe,

Infant Repo: In Infant Repo, government organisation Herauder flirt to tame alien beast 1NK20 – but when wizened specialist soldier Dad is tasked with offering 1NK20 a morally questionable payload, he and a band of likewise renegades turn the tide.Aeronwy Withers and Marcus Yeatman-Crouch are twice-graduated Cardiff University creative writing alums. Aeronwy writes experimental fiction, voices the inanimate, and loves video games. You can find Aeronwy at @Ronowy on twitter, and find some of her work at aer0nwy.com .Marcus writes speculative fiction and poems on urban wildlife. He knows far too much about car insurance. Find Marcus at @marcusyeatman on instagram or email him at [email protected].

The Best of All Worlds: In a world where children make their own worlds to live in, one person finds that unless they act, nightmarish worlds can have dire consequences for those they love.Rani Jayakumar lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family, teaching music and mindfulness, and trying to save the planet. Her writing can be found at okachiko.wordpress.com She tries, again and again, to live in the Real World.  Links:okachiko.com - personal websiteokachiko.wordpress.com - blog (with more writing)

Charon - When Daniel gets knocked out during a fishing trip with a friend, he wakes to find he's the sole passenger.We love our authors! Welcome Katie Jordan!When Katie isn’t reading or writing thrillers, she’s devouring crab puffs, hunting for the lobster truck, or snuggling in for family movie night. Her work has been featured in Enchanted Conversation, Marrow Magazine, and 101 Words, among others. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her outdoor enthusiast husband, Brad, and two daughters.Links:Website: https://www.authorkatiejordan.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorkatiejordan/Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/AuthorKatieJInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/authorkatiejordan/

Please Contact Your Administrator - When a software update goes wrong for a secretarial A.I., Trudy, she struggles to navigate her regular duties. In doing so, she is forced to confront both her own nature and her relationship with the company that owns her.Laura Elise Jenkins is a Canadian planetary scientist who enjoys writing a variety of speculative fiction. Her current research involves recreating water-based process on icy moons in the laboratory. Her latest story is a horror novelette called Ghostwriter.You can find her at:Author website - https://daygeonightwriter.neocities.org/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/rocksinspaaace.bsky.social Mastadon - https://wandering.shop/@RocksInSPAAACE

Ed Ahern resumed writing after forty odd years in foreign intelligence and international sales. He’s had four hundred fifty stories and poems published so far, and six books. Ed works the other side of writing at Bewildering Stories, where he manages a posse of eight review editors. He’s also lead editor at The Scribes Micro Fiction magazine.https://www.twitter.com/bottomstripper https://www.facebook.com/EdAhern73/?ref=bookmarkshttps://www.instagram.com/edwardahern1860/

A new story by Yaseem AmroYasmeen Amro is a Jordanian-American-Palestinian writer currently living in Jordan. She is a finalist for the Ron L Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future. She enjoys beading, baking, and writing. 

The Bump: A creepy little story fit for Halloween!Meet Caryn Larrinaga, our newest Untold Tales Author. Thank you Caryn and Tony Pham of TKMV here in Phoenix, AZ for the opportunity to debut my 5 year old Daughter, Indi, as "the boy" and the "girl in pigtails" and my nieces Ava (5) and Coco (3) as the singers! Be looking for the Animation of this episode to come out in the New Year 2022! We are so excited!Caryn Larrinaga is a Basque-American mystery and horror writer. She has been a Dragon Award finalist and won multiple awards for her work, including the League of Utah Writers Silver Quill (Donn’s Hill, 2017) and the Cat Writers Association Certificate of Excellence (Donn’s Legacy, 2020). In 2021, she was named Writer of the Year by the League of Utah Writers.Watching scary movies through split fingers terrified Caryn as a child, and those nightmares inspire her to write now. Her 90-year-old house has a colorful history, and the creaking walls and narrow hallways send her running (never walking) up the stairs. Exploring her fears through writing makes Caryn feel a little less foolish for wanting a buddy to accompany her into the tool shed.Caryn lives near Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and their clowder of cats. She is an active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Horror Writers Association, the Cat Writers Association, and the League of Utah Writers. Visit www.carynlarrinaga.com for free short fiction and true tales of haunted places.facebook.com/carynwritestwitter.com/carynlarrinagainstagram.com/carynlarrinagaamazon.com/author/carynlarrinagagoodreads.com/carynlarrinagabookbub.com/authors/caryn-larrinaga We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology and consider visiting our patreon site at www.patreon.com/melissadeltorovoiceoverMusic by HookSounds https://www.hooksounds.com

Things That Go Bump In The Night: When times get tough, things can get scary. When things get strange, you often find that you can only count on yourself.We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology and consider visiting our patreon site at www.patreon.com/melissadeltorovoiceoverIf you'd like to purchase books in the Untold Tales series, which have many more stories for your reading enjoyment, you can find them here... https://www.amazon.com/Untold-Tales-1-Jeffrey-Robinson/dp/1081757892/

The Voice in the Wilderness: What if there really was a god, and she was a manipulative, egotistical bully?This story is written by Don Muchow, the first man to complete a cross-country run from Disneyland to Disney World! Check out the press on his latest accomplishment! He's been featured in over 60+ new outlets across the U.S.A. https://people.com/human-interest/man-type-1-diabetes-makes-history-run-disneyland-disney-world/ Don lives and works in the suburbs of Dallas, TX, where he is currently training to finish his "bucket list" run across the United States. A lifelong advocate of immersive, dystopian SF, he believes that buried in the shadows of every dark future lies the inextinguishable spirit of hope and the yearning for a better tomorrow. When he's not imagining dystopian futures, you can catch Don running across the US or planning his next epic exploit. For more information, visit t1determined.org.We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology and consider visiting our patreon site at www.patreon.com/melissadeltorovoiceoverIf you'd like to purchase books in the Untold Tales series, which have many more stories for your reading enjoyment, you can find them here... https://www.amazon.com/Untold-Tales-1-Jeffrey-Robinson/dp/1081757892/Music by HookSounds https://www.hooksounds.com

Entangles: A boy and girl meet across time.Enjoy this newest story by Mark W. Tiedemann! Mark has been writing since childhood, publishing since 1990, and has 13 novels and 70 short stories to his credit. His newest novel is not SF (or is it?): Granger's Crossing, from Blank Slate Press. He resides in St. Louis, MO, quite contentedly with partner and projects.Music by HooksoundsYou can find him at ⁠www.marktiedemann.com⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/mark.w.tiedemann/