TALL TALE TV - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Stories

Perchance to Dream ep.758 James Rumpel is a retired high school math teacher who enjoys spending some of his free time trying to turn a few of the odd ideas circling his brain into actual stories. He has had nearly 200 different works published in one form or another but still enjoys the process of writing the most. His pirate adventure/escape room in a book, ESCAPE, is currently available on Amaz...

Short Short Stories ep.757 Melissa R. Mendelson   is a Horror, Science-Fiction and Dystopian Author.  She is also a Poet.  She has had both short stories and poetry published online and in print.  She recently recreated and re-released her Sci-Fi novel, Waken.  Her prose poetry collection, This Will Remain With Us was published last year by Wild Ink Publishing. She is currently working on three pr...

Forget it Kovics, It's Swaroon ep.756 Hala Dika is a poet and writer. Besides TallTaleTV, her work has appeared or is upcoming in Mobius Blvd., Schlock!, Lovecraftiana, Black Cat Weekly, Spaceports and Spidersilk, Aphelion, and Phantasmagoria. You can connect with her via her Amazon Author's Page and Twitter: https://twitter.com/adventurebard https://www.amazon.com/author/haladika   More TTTV Stor...

Submerged ep.755 S.J. Walker has published many short stories in dark fantasy, including 7 with Dragon Soul Press so far, among others. She has also sold stories to podcasts including Thirteen Podcast, Creepy Podcast, No Sleep, Flash Fiction Podcast, etc. She's currently working on her debut novel.   More TTTV Stories by S.J. Walker https://talltaletv.com/tag/s-j-walker/   ---- Listen Elsewhere --...

Semuul and Clycestra ep.754 Brian Mahon is a former biologist, a submariner, father, incredibly poor violinist, and occasional writer. He loves the speculative because there's enough real world to deal with. When he's not writing, he splits his remaining energies fighting age, mastering the concept of time, doing laundry, fixing poorly maintained small engines, and doing more laundry. He can be re...

Of Risk and Relativity, Ch. 32 (book 5) ep.753 It's About Time. Listen to the book five playlist here https://talltaletv.com/ series-of-risk-and-relativity / or listen to book one http://talltaletv.com/series-monsters-mushrooms/ listen to book two http://talltaletv.com/series-of-tyrants-and-teakettles/ Listen to book three http://talltaletv.com/series-of-bandits-and-bad-magic/ Listen to book 3.5 h...

Filled With Emptiness ep.752 Dan Crawford is older than he used to be.  He thinks his three novels, published in the 1990s, are about due to be rediscovered, although they were not all that discovered at the time.   More TTTV Stories by Dan Crawford: https://talltaletv.com/tag/dan-crawford/   ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www. TallTaleTV....

How to Survive a Draconic Business Takeover ep.751 Chase is a weird, queer, digital storyteller who writes weird, queer stories full of magic and monsters. He dropped out of chemical engineering to pursue a journalism degree and escape calculus. He draws inspiration from biology, chemistry, history, and whatever his neurochemicals are doing today. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he w...

Of Risk and Relativity, Ch. 31 (book 5) ep.750 Leaf it Whale Enough Alone Listen to the book five playlist here https://talltaletv.com/ series-of-risk-and-relativity / or listen to book one http://talltaletv.com/series-monsters-mushrooms/ listen to book two http://talltaletv.com/series-of-tyrants-and-teakettles/ Listen to book three http://talltaletv.com/series-of-bandits-and-bad-magic/ Listen to...

Isolated ep.749 S.J. Walker has published many short stories in dark fantasy, including 7 with Dragon Soul Press so far, among others. She has also sold stories to podcasts including Thirteen Podcast, Creepy Podcast, No Sleep, Flash Fiction Podcast, etc. She's currently working on her debut novel.   More TTTV Stories by S.J. Walker https://talltaletv.com/tag/s-j-walker/   ---- Listen Elsewhere ---...

The Giant ep.748 Matthew Spence was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His interests include writing and art.   More TTTV stories by Matthew Spence https://talltaletv.com/tag/matthew-spence/   ---- 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 ...

The Deposition of Harald Throckmorton, Esquire, the Troll beneath the Bridge ep.747 Clint Johnson is an Instructor of English at Weber State University with an MFA in Fiction. His work includes published long and short fiction, open educational resources and videos, and six years of sports journalism for ESPN's TrueHoop Utah Jazz affiliate, Salt City Hoops. He has extensive experience teaching wri...

Extra Ordinary ep.746 Born and raised in Arkansas and now working as an attorney in West Virginia, John Willems is a relatively new writer in the areas of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. However, he's already had short stories published in Synthetic Reality Magazine on January 15, 2022, and in Quagmire Magazine in July of this year, along with a novella called Beer Run with Solstice Publishi...

Of Risk and Relativity, Ch. 30 (book 5) ep.745 Sibling Revivalry Listen to the book five playlist here https://talltaletv.com/ series-of-risk-and-relativity / or listen to book one http://talltaletv.com/series-monsters-mushrooms/ listen to book two http://talltaletv.com/series-of-tyrants-and-teakettles/ Listen to book three http://talltaletv.com/series-of-bandits-and-bad-magic/ Listen to book 3.5...

Of Risk and Relativity, Ch. 29 (book 5) ep.744 Dust in Time Listen to the book five playlist here https://talltaletv.com/ series-of-risk-and-relativity / or listen to book one http://talltaletv.com/series-monsters-mushrooms/ listen to book two http://talltaletv.com/series-of-tyrants-and-teakettles/ Listen to book three http://talltaletv.com/series-of-bandits-and-bad-magic/ Listen to book 3.5 https...

The Blacktide ep.743 Lee Clark Zumpe, an entertainment editor and movie reviewer with Tampa Bay Newspapers, earned his degree in English at the University of South Florida. His poetry and fiction has appeared various publications, such as Tiferet, Zillah, Weird Tales, Modern Drunkard Magazine, and Main Street Rag. Lee lives in Florida with his wife and daughter.   More TTTV Stories by Lee Clark Zu...

Chronovore ep.742 Pat O'Malley lives in New York with his fiancé where he loves to write the kind of absurd/weird fiction that he and his friends would want to read. His short stories have appeared in print and online publications such as The Great Void Books, The Dark City Crime & Mystery Magazine, The Weird & Whatnot and more! Several of his short stories have also been adapted into audio storie...

An Abyss Below Every Floor ep.741 Born to multiracial heritage in the same Honolulu hospital as Barack Obama, A. J. Payler earned his English degree from the University of Hawai'i before eking out various livings as a musician, technical writer, radio broadcaster, military contractor, audio engineer, comic store clerk, short order cook, press clipping agent, music journalist, and congressional arc...

Of Risk and Relativity, Ch. 28 (book 5) ep.740 A Frond Farewell Listen to the book five playlist here https://talltaletv.com/ series-of-risk-and-relativity / or listen to book one http://talltaletv.com/series-monsters-mushrooms/ listen to book two http://talltaletv.com/series-of-tyrants-and-teakettles/ Listen to book three http://talltaletv.com/series-of-bandits-and-bad-magic/ Listen to book 3.5 h...

Cleaning Day ep.739 Joe Prosit writes sci-fi, horror, and psycho fiction. His novels include Bad Brains, 99 Town, 7 Androids, Zero City, and most recently Look What You Made Me Do, a psychological slasher horror. He has published many short stories in various magazines and podcasts and compiled them in his short story collection title, Machines Monsters and Maniacs, all of which can be found at  w...

The Infinite Fractal of Skylar Freeborns  ep.738 Chris Riley lives near Sacramento, California, vowing one day to move back to the Pacific Northwest. In the meantime, he teaches special education, writes stories, and hides from the blasting heat for six months of the year. He has had over 100 short stories and essays published in various magazines and anthologies, and across multiple genres. He is...

Puddles ep.737  Isaac Bouchard is a writer and junior high teacher living in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He spends most of his time reading, writing, playing soccer, and catching insects in his backyard. The same description of him could be given for the past two decades, and it likely won't change much in the future. If you're looking to find more of what he's written, please check out "100 Places...

The Final Days of the Last Human on Earth  ep.736 Brett Abrahamsen's work has previously been narrated by Tall Tale TV. He has also sold stories to the Sci Phi Journal, Wyldblood, and various other publications. He resides in Saratoga Springs, NY   More TTTV stories by Brett Abrahamsen: https://talltaletv.com/tag/brett-abrahamsen/   ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/Ta...

Of Risk and Relativity, Ch. 27 (book 5) ep.735 Go Bigfoot or Go Home Listen to the book five playlist here https://talltaletv.com/ series-of-risk-and-relativity / or listen to book one http://talltaletv.com/series-monsters-mushrooms/ listen to book two http://talltaletv.com/series-of-tyrants-and-teakettles/ Listen to book three http://talltaletv.com/series-of-bandits-and-bad-magic/ Listen to book...

Little Black Bead ep.734 Barry's work has appeared in Dreams of Rust and Glass and Tales of the Moonlit Path. He lives in Columbus, Ohio. He is a physical therapist. He was once a breakdancer. He shares his life with his wonderful partner and their dog and two cats. You can reach him on Twitter or Instagram: @bbwritesstories     --- Addiction Resources ---   USA: For substance abuse treatment and...