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The One in the Night-Storm Dress by Andrea Martinez Corbin Jul 30, 2019

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A young woman makes her debut at Death's masquerade. Rated YA friendly. Alex Ford of Ford Theater Reunion narrates. Author Andrea Martinez Corbin is an author and the founder of the Speculative Boston reading series. Her stories have appeared in Shimmer, Flash Fiction Online, Podcastle, and more. Her interactive fiction has appeared in Sub-Q, and more projects are available on her website, www.amcorbin.com. On Twitter, she is @rosencrantz. When narrator Alex Ford isn't rocking around the nation in her band, Ford Theatre Reunion, she's holed up in her guest room following a different passion: recording audio books and editing manuscripts. An avid reader and writer, she delights in helping people bring their creativity to life. You can check out her exploits, mystery bruises, and a most handsome cat on facebook or instagram. facebook.com/srslyjohns instagram.com/srslyalex Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

Badlands Dentistry by Eddie Generous Jul 08, 2019

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All is fair in love and dentistry. A weird horror from the badlands of western Canada. Mild NSFW advisory. Wilson Fowlie narrates. Author Eddie Generous is a co-author of the collection Splish, Slash, Takin’ a Bloodbath (written with Mark Allan Gunnells and Renee Miller) as well as the collection Dead is Dead, but Not Always. He runs Unnerving and Unnerving Magazine and he lives on the Pacific Coast of British Columbia with his wife and their cat overlords. 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. Curiosities No. 5 is available now on Amazon, Kindle, and Kindle Unlimited. Visit our store page for links. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

East Wind in Carrall Street by Holly Schofield Jun 27, 2019

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Author Holly Schofield website hollyschofield.wordpress.com Narrator Wulf Moon website driftweave.com Curiosities No. 5 is available now on Amazon, Kindle, and Kindle Unlimited. Visit our store page for links. Special submission session: We are reading World War 2 themed manuscripts until the end of June 2019. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

Patron of the Arts by Tricia Owens Jun 25, 2019

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A disabled war veteran finds a horrific journal while taking refuge in a book store. Alasdair Stuart narrates. Strong content note for body horror and cowardice. Author Trica Owens - website TriciaOwensBooks.com Narrator Alasdair Stuart - Twitter @AlasdairStuart, or at his blog, The Man of Words. Congratulations on your Hugo nomination! Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

The Stolen Child by Gavin Bradley May 02, 2019

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A familiar poem for May. Alex Ford narrates. Author Gavin Bradley is an Irish writer from Belfast who works in happy obscurity in Edmonton, Alberta. His poetry has been selected for a ‘Hennessy New Irish Writing Award’ by The Irish Times, and his work can be found in Glass Buffalo, The Open Ear, and The Caterpillar literary magazines, as well as various fantastical anthologies, such as Frozen Fairy Tales, Ignis Fatuus, Tesseracts 21: Nevertheless, and the upcoming Fantastic Trains. When narrator Alex Ford isn’t rocking around the nation in her band, Ford Theatre Reunion, she’s holed up in her guest room following a different passion: recording audio books and editing manuscripts. An avid reader and writer, she delights in helping people bring their creativity to life. You can check out her exploits, mystery bruises, and a most handsome cat on facebook or instagram. facebook.com/srslyjohns instagram.com/srslyalex Music: Marked, Now We Feast, by Alex Nakarada/serpentsoundstudios.com Public Safety Advisory: Cold iron hurts fairies. Hot iron hurts everyone.

Whaling With Clowns by Chris Kuriata Apr 01, 2019

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Of all the creatures in the sea, none is more deadly than the clown. Isaiah Plovnick reads. Author Chris Kuriata's stories about elderly poisoners, vengeful Aunties, and time-traveling kittens have appeared in many fine publications such as Gamut, OnSpec, and on-line at The Saturday Evening Post. He used to edit depressing documentaries about homicide victims, but now works cheerfully in a bakery making donuts. Narrator Isaiah Plovnick is a Boston-based performing artist with a steampunk soul. Raised on a healthy diet of Lego and Great Illustrated Classics, the spirit of the retro-futurist was fostered in him at an early age. He received an education in Theatre from Salem State University, and has since been performing onstage or from behind a microphone all over the greater Boston area. April 2019 is reading month. Please read the guidelines before sending in manuscripts. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

A Light in the Darkness by Gary Buller Mar 27, 2019

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A stranded hiker takes shelter at a remote highland inn. Michael Whitehouse narrates a very traditional ghost story from the British Isles to close out the year. Author website http://twitter.com/garybuller Narrator website michael-whitehouse.com/ Curiosities No. 5 (Horror Issue) is here in digital and print-on-demand formats. gallerycurious.com/store Much gratitude to our 2018 staff for helping the Gallery through its third year - Andrew McCurdy - First Reader, Editor, Interviewer Kris Law - voice of Osgoode Underby Jed Dagger - First Reader Steadman Kondor - First Reader Kevin Frost - Lead Editor, Audio Producer, First Reader Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

Lady With A Thousand Teeth by George Edwards Murray Dec 21, 2018

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War curfews force a traveling carnival to camp in small mining town, while the world outside changes forever. Rated R for mild suggestive language and body horror. Author website elegantapocalypse.com/ Narrator website michael-whitehouse.com/ Theme song: Ashes Ashes by DEVM Curiosities No. 4 is here in digital and print-on-demand formats. gallerycurious.com/store Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

Barbed Wire Fence by Santiago Eximeno Dec 03, 2018

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Modified soldiers arrive at the front. Alasdair Stuart narrates. Author Twitter @santiagoeximeno www.eximeno.com Narrator Twitter as @AlasdairStuart, or at his blog, The Man of Words. Theme song: Ashes Ashes by DEVM Story music: Gardariki, Edge of the Wastelands by Tri-Tachyon/Free Music Archive Curiosities No. 4 is in the printing queue. Watch our store page to get your copy Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

Waterproof by Marcelina Vizcarra Nov 21, 2018

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Relativity is a pisser in this small town. Wilson Fowlie narrates. Theme song: Ashes Ashes by DEVM Story music: Fallen by Dan Yan-Key/Free Music Archive Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

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