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To Our Own Ghosts by Deborah L. Davitt Nov 18, 2020

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Considering everything else that has happened this year, how would you react to a ghost in your home? #ghosts #1920s Author Deborah L. Davitt was raised in Nevada, but lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and son. She’s known for her Pushcart-nominated poetry, short stories, and novels. Her work has appeared in Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, and Asimov’s among other venues. For more about her work, please see edda-earth.com/bibliography. Narrator Sarah Golding has created a huge range of character types for indie audio drama, and been in such wonderous podcasts as Amelia Project, Edict Zero and Hostile Worlds. She runs script writing competitions with her company, Quirky Voices, producing and performing new writing at podcast events. For more information, visit SarahGoldingVoiceActorAndMore@weebly.com Osgoode: Kris Law (vokrislaw.com)

The Pinch by M.A. Smith Oct 06, 2020

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Pickpocketing in London. What could possibly go wrong? Daren Callow narrates. Author M. A. Smith writes from Gloucestershire, UK, where she lives with her family. Her fiction has appeared in magazines including Mythic, Gathering Storm and Dark Moon Digest,and her novella Severance was published by Fantasia Divinity. Find out more at masmithwriting.com. Narrator Daren Callow is a writer, voice actor and musician who is based in Hove on the south coast of the United Kingdom, a medium-sized cannon shot from the English Channel. As an actor, as well as (seemingly endless) live performances of Tales Of New Albion stories and plays, Daren has also lent his voice to Brighton Theatre of The Air and 2 Bit Productions audio dramas, he also finds time to record his own steampunk podcast (also entitled Tales Of New Albion) featuring original comedy material voiced by a cast of thousands (approx.) and readings of his sci-fi stories. Osgoode: Kris Law (vokrislaw.com) Curiosities is open for stories related to fairy tales 7-14 October 2020. Read the guidelines before submitting at gallerycurious.com

Dorothea Defies Convention by AJ Brennan Sep 10, 2020

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Sending a woman to war is most unconventional. Sending a hedgewitch, even more so. Jasmine Arch narrates. Author A.J. Brennan is a Washington, D.C.-based speculative fiction writer and National Novel Writing Month obsessive. Her work has appeared in The Arcanist, Wizards in Space and Translunar Travelers Lounge. She can be found on Twitter @ajbwrites. Jasmine Arch is a narrator, writer, and poet whose brain thrives on chaos and caffeine. She lives in a rural corner of Belgium with four dogs, two elderly horses and a husband who knows better than to distract her when she’s writing. Find out more about her and her work at JasmineArch.com. Osgoode: Kris Law (vokrislaw.com) Please leave reviews and stars to help us stand up to the Algorithmic Overlords! Thank you for being splendid.

The Night Bazaar by Shaun van Rensburg Sep 03, 2020

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Two misfit kids explore a mysterious market. Nat Titman narrates. #fantasy #trans Author Shaun van Rensburg is currently studying creative writing at the University of South Africa. He has a strong interest in the fantastic and feels that monsters are usually misunderstood. Narrator Nat Titman is an amateur illustrator, singer, songwriter, storyteller, lapsed podcaster, occasional public speaker and full-time IT professional based in Nottingham UK. Their band's debut album Going through Changes is an eclectic mix of folk and synthpop, inspired by life’s struggles and the fantasy fiction that gets us through them. Find Nat on Twitter at @quarridors or find their creative works at quarridors.com Cover art by grandfailure(DepositPhotos.com) Soundscapes by TableTopAudio.com Be excellent to each other

The There-It-Is Store by Adam Gaylord Jun 05, 2020

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We're all going to want a There-It-Is store when it's time to go back to work. Tabatha Wood narrates. Author Adam Gaylord lives with his beautiful wife and kids in Colorado. When not at work as an ecologist, he’s usually writing, cooking, drinking craft beer, drawing comics, or some combination thereof. Look him up on GoodReads or find him on Twitter @AuthorGaylord. Narrator Tabatha Wood is a former English teacher and library manager, living in Wellington. She writes weird, dark fiction and uplifting poetry. Despite her obsession with the strange and unusual, she considers herself mostly harmless, although she does take great delight in shocking people with her stories every chance she gets. Cover art by Martini Discovolante. Take care of each other

Two Steps Forward by Holley Schofield Apr 18, 2020

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You may be shut in, but you can still dance! Wilson Fowlie narrates a diesel-era delight. Author Holly Schofield travels through time at the rate of one second per second, oscillating between the alternate realities of city and country life. Her short stories have appeared in Analog, Lightspeed, Tesseracts, and many other publications throughout the world. She hopes to save the world through science fiction and homegrown heritage tomatoes. Find her at hollyschofield.wordpress.com. Narrator Wilson Fowlie has been reading stories out loud since the age of 4, and credits his parents for any talent he has for it. He’s been narrating for podcasts since he answered a call for readers for PodCastle in 2008. He’s narrated dozens of stories for many podcasts, including all of the Escape Artists shows. Wilson fits all this narrating between his day job as a web developer in Vancouver, Canada, and directing a community show chorus called The Maple Leaf Singers. https://www.mapleleafsingers.com/ Take care of each other

Gallery Lockdown #1 Apr 17, 2020

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While we wait for the virus curve to pass, we will be recording some extras with Osgoode and the staff. Not all the staff have proper microphones so audio quality will vary. Some will have stories. This one does not. Want to help keep the Gallery open? Buy a copy of Curiosities fiction magazine in Kindle or trade paperback on Amazon! Full show notes at GalleryCurious.com

Year of the Teacup Dragon by Suzanne J. Willis Apr 06, 2020

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A woman recalls her childhood during the London Blitz, and the strange pet who saved her. Bryony narrates an urban fantasy for all ages. Content note for wartime sound effects. Author Suzanne J. Willis is a Melbourne, Australia-based writer, a graduate of Clarion South and an Aurealis Awards finalist. Her stories have appeared in anthologies by PS Publishing, Prime Books, Falstaff Books and Metaphorosis, and in SQ Mag, Mythic Delirium, and Lackington’s. Suzanne’s tales are inspired by fairytales, ghost stories and all things strange, and she can be found online at suzannejwillis.webs.com Narrator Bryony is a twenty-something Londoner who has loved stories in all forms her whole life. This love has led to a Masters degree in English Literature and a decade-long hobby of narration and performance. She teaches English and maths, and her biggest dream is to successfully land a Salchow jump in figure skating. Want to help keep the Gallery open? You can listen to outtakes and buy us coffee at https://ko-fi.com/curiosities Full show notes at GalleryCurious.com

Twilight of the Electric Shadows Apr 04, 2020

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Things get weird in a shadow dimension populated by echoes of the film industry. Matt Dovey narrates. File under: Uncategorizable Author Paul R Hardy is currently on a quest to find the adorable pets, eccentric family members and amusing work history required in an author biography. He occasionally takes short breaks to write stories for venues such as Unidentified Funny Objects, Diabolical Plots, StarShipSofa and Escape Pod. Narrator Matt Dovey is very tall, very British, and probably drinking a cup of tea right now. His surname rhymes with "Dopey", but any other similarities to the dwarf are coincidence. He has short science fiction and fantasy stories all over the place: find out more at MattDovey.com, or follow him on Twitter @MattDoveyWriter. Full show notes at GalleryCurious.com

Six Coins by Liam Hogan Mar 31, 2020

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There's nothing quite like the fresh bracing air of interesting times. Or the sea. Wulf Moon narrates a nautical adventure with a twist, while Osgoode shelters in place in the Zen Room. Author Liam Hogan is an Oxford Physics graduate and award winning London based writer. His short story "Ana", appears in Best of British Science Fiction 2016 from NewCon Press, and his twisted fantasy collection, "Happy Ending Not Guaranteed", is published by Arachne Press. Find him online at HappyEndingNotGuaranteed.blogspot.co.uk, and @LiamJHogan Narrator Wulf Moon feasted on fantasy as a child when he lived with his Chippewa grandmother. He begged stories from her every night—fireside tales that fired his imagination. If Moon had a time machine, those are the days he would go back to. Since he doesn’t have a time machine, he tells stories. He is podcast director at Future Science Fiction Digest. Learn more at driftweave.com Full show notes at GalleryCurious.com

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