Tales Unearthed

A literal goblin masquerading as human, LEO OTHERLAND is a queer member of the SFWA, weaver of delightfully soul-shattering speculative fiction, and lover of all things strange and unordinary. This elusive scribbler acquired his passion for weaving stories of dark and broken things through a childhood spent huddling in books and dodging the unfriendly spirits that resided in the haunted house they...

ABIGAIL KEMSKE is a writer of weird things and dark forests. She lives near Minneapolis, MN with her spouse, two children, and their two Maine coon cats, Mr. Benedict Flufferbatch and Hades. Her fiction is published in The Saturday Evening Post, The Dark, Apex Magazine, Nature: Futures, Gavagai among other venues. Find her on social media @abigailkemske and online at abigailkemske.com. this is the...

MICHAEL P. BELFIORE is a graduate of the Clarion West Writers Workshop. He has published three nonfiction books—two about space travel, and one about mad science projects funded by the US government. He writes about technology for a living, lives in the Hudson Valley, and has two daughters. Sign up for his newsletter on his website linked here . Audio version of book can be found here. If you woul...

Ana Sun is a science-fiction and fantasy writer whose work has been featured on awards shortlists and in Year’s Best anthologies. She spent her childhood in Malaysian Borneo and grew up living on islands in various parts of the world. In an alternate universe, she might have been a musician, an anthropologist — or a botanist obsessed with edible flowers. Website: https://singingtotigers.com/ Newsl...

Bio: Geoff Holder is the author of more than 30 non-fiction books on the strange and the supernatural, including Zombies From History, Poltergeist Over Scotland , 101 Things to do with a Stone Circle , and Scottish Bodysnatchers . His fantasy, sci-fi, horror and mystery fiction has appeared in getting on for twenty anthologies, online publications and magazines such as Bourbon and Lead, Mad Scienc...

Why hello, Welcome back to Tales Unearthed as it takes a side quest into outer space and beyond. For the next few episodes, you will be hearing from writers all around the world as they read us their science fiction short stories that have been accepted as a part of an anthology- Tea or Coffee, Stars and Gravity. I am one of those writers! To begin our launch, we are joined today by the guy who st...

DISCLAIMER: This episode deals with mental health disorders, suicide, cancer/illness, and drug use. Olivia and I do not condone, endorse, or recommend anything shared in this recording. It is simply a story; an experience shared with our listeners. If any of this should be too challenging in any way, skip this one, or wait until the time is right. This story isn’t what you think it is. You won’t b...

WARNING: This episode is about death and losing pets and people we love- if you are feeling extra senstive lately, save this for another time when you are ready. Join us as Lisa tells some stories about death. Yes, death. That thing we are all so very afraid of. And grief, something else we try to actively avoid. But on this day, we made some tea and DID NOT avoid it! We considered sadness in all...

Surprise! A new episode has arrived just for you. Meet Benjamin Liar, writer, musician, and right now, cross country traveler. So many little stories that I am sure will inspire your imagination, and maybe some courage. I hope you enjoy this latest collection of tales. Links for you to explore: Follow along as Benjamin travels across the land on his substack! The Failures- Benjamins Book on goodre...

What do you do when a fight breaks out in the nursing home? My friend Alejandro is here for episode 2 and brings a series of small stories- mini snapshots from life. The question here really is, if you feel stuck, what can you do in the meantime? What will the nursing home be like for our generation? And finally, how does a decade change a man? All this and more, on Tales Unearthed. Links to Aleja...

A tale about the creative process, pixie style. Thank you: Theme music: Acoustic Folk Acoustic Guitar: Acoustic Folk on Pixabay This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jessicapixietales.substack.com

So nice to meet you. Thank you: Theme music: Acoustic Folk Acoustic Guitar: Acoustic Folk on Pixabay Thank you to KD for helping me with layers and pauses Links: Rudos new podcast Catching Fireflies Our old project which we may work on from time to time: The Magic Hour Dreamcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi...