Francis Rosenfeld

VOICES - before it was written

Fiction EN ↓ 38 episodes

These are spoken fragments—reflections, passages, and pieces of stories that have not yet settled. Some of them have written forms. Some of them point to places that already exist. Some of them are the only version. francisrosenfeld.substack.com

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Francis Rosenfeld

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Fiction

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Scott: The Plant - A Steampunk Story - excerpt from Chapter 3 - The Beanstalk 12.01.2026

There was a place inside this knot of metal limbs from which he could see the entire manifold branching overhead; it made him feel that as small as he was, compared to this enormous metal monster, he was the soul in the machine, the essential component that allowed the whole system to work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus ep...

Julia: Because I’m Me - a celebration of being 14.12.2025

Because I’m me, I get to feel the thunder, and see how life expands inside a bloom. Because I’m me I dare to touch the sunset, and walk at ease under a silver moon. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francisrosenfeld.substack.com

Julie: The Unreality - excerpt from the novel The Gates of Horn and Ivory 08.12.2025

You can’t assert nothing is real while taking in reality through your senses. Nothing is what you thought, nothing is permanent, nothing has fixed meaning, but everything is very much real, because this is what real is: whatever you perceive, think and feel at the time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francis...

Julia: Life at Dawn - a poem about life 28.11.2025

Nothing goes and nothing comes of nothing there is essence in the word of truth we are small and meek into the vastness of the worlds beyond the sights of youth. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francisrosenfeld.substack.com

Julia: The Festival of the Chariots - excerpt from the novel A Year and A Day 11.11.2025

As if waiting for a sign, the clouds gathered over the horizon. Jal looked at them, and in his relief allowed a tear to flow. Deafening thunder shook the heavens, echoing between the stone walls before it retreated in a low rumble. Another tear flowed down Jal’s cheek. That’s when the rain started. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

Julia: Softness - a prose poem about cats 07.11.2025

Softness brushes the glass pane, steadily patting at the window with delicate plush soles, the kind that make intricate embroidery patterns on freshly fallen snow, but no sounds, no sounds at all, ever. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francisrosenfeld.substack.com

Barry: Summer Rain - excerpt from the novel A Year and A Day 01.11.2025

As if waiting for a sign, the clouds gathered over the horizon. Jal looked at them and allowed a second tear to fall. Deafening thunder shook the heavens, echoing between the old stone walls before it retreated in a low rumble. Another tear flowed down Jal’s cheek. That’s when the rain started. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonu...

Julia: The Return of the Thunderbirds - excerpt from A Year and A Day 29.10.2025

According to the old legend, the mighty birds, whose powerful talons could easily carry a castle, arrived each spring to bring people the thunder, and the first true downpour of summer. When they flapped their wings, large sparks ignited the clouds. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francisrosenfeld.substack.co...

Elena: Between Lives - A History of Metempsychosis 25.10.2025

The large table was covered in books, as always, somebody must have been working on their metaphysics’ thesis, because that seemed to be the theme of the table this time, with mounds of books spanning from religion to philosophy, and a lot of psychology in between. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francisrosen...

Amelia: Transaction - a quirky love poem 14.10.2025

Make me an offer: your head or your heart. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francisrosenfeld.substack.com

Ethan: Projections - excerpt from the novel The Room In Between 13.10.2025

He took a few minutes to get settled, grabbed a sandwich from the refrigerator under the bar, and poured himself a drink. He was exhausted after the party he’d just left and grateful to have a quiet moment to himself. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francisrosenfeld.substack.com

Amelia: Sea of Dreams - a poem for manifesting 07.10.2025

'm walking in a sea of dreams, of colors not before defined, of intertwined harmonic waves that pass through matter towards light. Under the mirror of the deep amazing effervescence brews: the cherished dreams, choices in life that make it worth to follow through. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francisrosenf...

Jessica: A Skara Brae Tale - excerpt from the novel My Dear Fiona 20.09.2025

You get mixed up in stories and legends and soon you can’t distinguish them from facts anymore, because history and legend are uninterrupted threads twining through the fabric of time, and events and meanings connect across centuries, all part of a greater whole we could see if we lived long enough. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

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