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...MOREBy Tim Pratt Read by Tina Connolly A high fence of weathered wood ran along the right side, partitioning the beach for the people in the hotel. The fence ran for a distance even into the water before giving up hope of division. Harriet heard happy shouts and laughter from the other side. It was a gleaming [...]
...MOREBy Paul Haines Read by Graeme Dunlop I wanted her to say she’d had a few long-term boyfriends, a couple of one-night-stands. The fewer lovers the better. I wanted her to make me feel superior in my sexual conquest of the world. I wanted her to say that, but I knew she wouldn’t. She recorded our lovemaking sessions to [...]
...MORELadies’ night at the meat market. A threesome of delectable flash fiction morsels. My Body Your Banquet By C.S.E. Cooney Read by Jacquie Duckworth The man next door was interested in eating human flesh. He said as much, last time I took the trash out to the alley. Sight Unseen By R. Scott Shanks, Jr. Read by Rachel Swirsky “Wherever you touch [...]
...MOREBy K. A. Dean Read by Alasdair Stuart Sit down with the usual gut warp strength black coffee - only thing that’s going to keep my eyes open all night really- and settle down to watch. I can’t help smiling at it all, all those individual juddering images spread out in front of me, like an artificial [...]
...MOREBy Simon Wood, whose latest thriller, Terminated is hot off the presses this month. Read by Ben Phillips Turning into the long driveway, I noticed three tall figures standing shoulder to shoulder on the porch. That, I wasn’t expecting. This was meant to be a one-on-one affair with no spectators. Alarm bells rang in [...]
...MOREIn which we present, for your pleasurable unease, two classic tales of suspense and woe by two of the masters. Oil of Dog By Ambrose Bierce Read by Ben Phillips One evening while passing my father’s oil factory with the body of a foundling from my mother’s studio I saw a constable who seemed to be closely watching my [...]
...MOREBy Daniel I. Russell Read by Graeme Dunlop John walked into the small kitchen. About to pitch the hot tea across the room, he took a slow breath, tipped the drink down the sink and delicately placed the mug at the side. Hands covering his eyes, he leaned back against the table. “Why?” he asked. “Why us? What [...]
...MOREBy Tim W. Burke Read by Paul S. Jenkins, author of The Plitone Revisionist We were in our places, Olivia at the door and I in the wicker basket. The windows were concealed with heavy curtains to keep out the afternoon sun, but oil lamps pushed back the gloom. The lady who entered our study first was the [...]
...MOREBy Lavie Tidhar Read by Elan Ressel, voice actor for hire Closing music: “Mourning of the Storm” by The Secret Life On my brother’s computer, a video file shows an American fighter plane pinpointing a group of men in Iraq. ‘Do it?’ the pilot says. ‘Confirmed.’ ‘Ten seconds to impact.’ Where the men have been there is a huge explosion, and [...]
...MORECopyright info: ©Ben Phillips & Alasdair Stuart
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