TALL TALE TV - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Stories

A Record from The Library at the Center of Everything ep. 808 S. Labrecque is a fantasy author. She previously published "The Killer Doll and the Dollmaker," with Aphelion Webzine and two short stories that can be found on her website: https://slabrecqueauthor.com/ She writes a twice-monthly newsletter and posts on Instagram as she works on publishing her next novel. When she's not writing, Serena...

Cheers to the Host ep. 807 Over eighty-five of Laura Campbell's short stories have appeared in Chilling Crime Stories, Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers Vol. 6, Reader Beware: A Fear Street Appreciation Anthology, and other publications. Most of Laura's recent works are available on Amazon. Laura's short stories "From the Garden" and "416175" can be heard on Spotify's 'Scare You to Sleep' p...

Guardian ep. 806 Roger Ley has self-published eight novels and one anthology of speculative stories. He was born and educated mainly in London, but spent some of his formative years in Saudi Arabia. Later, he worked as an engineer in the oilfields of North Africa and in the North Sea before starting a career in higher education teaching computer-aided engineering. His early articles appeared in pu...

Course Correction ep.805 M.R. Lehman Wiens is a Pushcart-nominated writer and stay-at-home dad living in Minnesota. His work has previously appeared, or is upcoming in, F(r)iction, Short Édition, Consequence, The Wild Umbrella Literary Journal, and others. He can be found at lehmanwienswrites.com . Course Correction previously appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of The First Line Literary Journal   --...

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 11 (book 1 NEW) ep. 804 Weapon of Mass Distraction NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring t...

Old Oak Greg ep.803 Vladimir Hlocky write s experimental short stories ranging from Fantasy and Sci-Fi to genres that are hardly definable. Old Oak Greg is one of the less experimental ones, but that does not mean it should be boring. he usually tr ies to convey a sense of dreaminess, childlike wonder, and symbolism in his stories. Sometimes he employ s narrative concepts that have never been used...

The Monkey's Paw ep.802 Happy Halloween!   ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www. TallTaleTV.com   ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to submit? Submission guidelines can be found at  http://www. TallTaleTV.com   ---- About Tall Tale TV ---- Hi there! My name is Chris Herron and I'm an audiobook narrator. In 2015, I suffe...

Chatterbox ep.801 Steve Levandoski's writing has been featured in The Oddville Press, Microfiction Monday, The Writing Disorder, Sci-Fi Lampoon, Flash Fiction Magazine, the Grim and Gilded, The Pink Hydra, and the Coffin Bell and came in third for short scripts at the 2025 Scriptapalooza and first place in the Sunday Shorts Festival. He's the big cheese at Next In Line Magazine. Described as "inte...

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 10 (book 1 NEW) ep. 800 Have a FIN-tastic Day! NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the q...

POV ep.799 Sean MacKendrick writes short genre fiction of any type he can manage, although more his stories end up being science fiction than not. He has multiple stories in the works and mostly updates his Twitter/X account whenever a new one is available. You can follow him at @SeanMacKendrick.   ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www. TallT...

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 9 (book 1 NEW) ep.798 Killin' Babies NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the quality in...

Matha Tere's Challenge ep.797 James Rumpel is a retired high school math teacher who enjoys spending his free time trying to turn a few of the odd ideas circling his brain into actual stories. he lives in Wisconsin with his wonder wife, Mary.   More TTV Stories by James Rumpel:  https://talltaletv.com/tag/james-rumpel/   ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Web...

Requiem ep.796 Roger Ley has written eight novels and one anthology of speculative stories, including his four-part series 'Harry Lampeter and the Return to Steam', the three-part 'Chronoscape Chronicles' and the two-part 'Cyber Crisis' series. His writing has been podcast and broadcast internationally. He lives in Suffolk, UK Visit his website at rogerley.co.uk   More TTV Stories by Roger ley: ht...

The Caretaker's Greenhouse ep.795 Makayla Nielson was raised in Normal, Illinois and currently resides in Lehi, Utah with her husband and three (almost four!) children. When she's not writing, she's out on adventures in the canyons near her home, watching science fiction movies, or crocheting (always with a snack or two within reach). She has written short stories for Manawaker Studio's Flash Fict...

Knock-Knock, Human ep.794 Raised in New Jersey, Steve now lives in Arizona. His background is in computer hardware and software engineering. He writes mostly mainstream short stories featuring a single element of science fiction or fantasy. His stories have appeared in the Mensa Bulletin, in Calliope (a Writers' Group publication), and on Tall Tale TV. His previous story about delivery robots, "He...

Wild Voices ep.793 "Wild Voices" is Andrew Newall's fourth story to be broadcast on Tall Tale TV. The story first appeared in print in the Scottish magazine "Razur Cuts" in 2022, and online in "Honeyguide Literary Magazine" last year.  He also has a comic strip "Weird Situationz" published occasionally in "Oddball Magazine". He lives in Scotland.   Other TTTV stories by Andrew Newall: https://tall...

Deep Space Cannibalism ep.792 Jacquelynn Lyon is an indie author with several short story collections out. She was born in Boulder CO and spent several years as a semi-feral child in the Rocky Mountains. She writes fantasy, science fiction, gay romance, and about anything that fills her with wonder. When not writing she spends her time jogging, reading, and watching her cat do a delightful number...

Story-Eater, Spin a Yarn of Chaos ep.791 Climber, tattoo collector, and peanut-butter connoisseur, Xan van Rooyen is an autistic, non-binary storyteller from South Africa, currently living in Finland. They are the author of several short stories, novels, and are part of the Sauuti Collective. Find Xan online @xan_writer   ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV We...

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 8 (book 1 NEW) ep.790 But Brig Saw it First NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the qual...

The Samophlange ep.789  The Samophlange was a quest in early World of Warcraft located in Bilgewater Harbor. I took that quest, including all the dialogue, and turned it into an embellished short story. As far as I know the quest no longer exists, so this is my way of keeping it alive! I originally published this years ago, but had to take it down when YouTube changed some guidelines. Those guidel...

Triton Dinosaur Park Post-Mortem ep.788 Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, James Hobbs is currently working on a PhD in history at the University of York. His work has previously been published in Dusty Attic.    ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www. TallTaleTV.com   ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to submit? Subm...

For seven days and whatever comes after ep.787 Isaiah Williams is a 24 year old author from Atlanta, Georgia who has been writing for twelve years. His main social media is his instagram account Vammy777. https://www.instagram.com/vammy777/   ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www. TallTaleTV.com   ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story...

The Driver ep.786 Emma Rather (She/They) can be found kayaking, or in racing sims when she isn't at work or writing down her many tales. Inspired by cosmic horror, paranormal and fantasy stories along with truck driving music and Emma's own experience from long hours on the road. She aspires to one day have a published novel to call her own.    ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube:  https://www.yout...

Garg the Good ep.785 Dominic Bowers-Mason would like to keep his information private, but he hopes you enjoyed the story! Listen to the original release here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_JWHpMKF4w&t=94s&ab_channel=TallTaleTV   ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www. TallTaleTV.com   ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like...

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 7 (book 1 NEW) ep.784 Parasitic Zombie Spores NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the qu...