We're exploring the joy of horror including original short stories and commentary. If you would like to submit your short story to be read on this podcast, please submit to: gillian.knight.writer@gmail.com. Cover art photo provided by Boudewijn Huysmans on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@boudewijn_huysmans
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A new volume of succinct yet stirring stories arrives with the second season of Future Fables — Aesop’s storytelling podcast, created in partnership with Literary Hub. Exploring how the ancient fable form may bring us replenishment, comfort and perhaps guidance for the modern day, celebrated contemporary writers weave yarns that resonate and illuminate in equal measure Future Fables is created in partnership with Literary Hub. The theme music was composed by Dean Blunt; episodes were mixed, ...
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‘The Eagle’s Daughters’ by Ellen van Neerven
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An Australian writer of Aboriginal Mununjali Yugambeh and Dutch heritage, Ellen van Neerven has won various literary prizes for their works of fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction. Their fable invites us to reflect on the relationship between humans and the lands we inhabit, giving us a bird’s eye view on how we can better understand our connecti…
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As a senior scribe at Aesop, George Walker has a deep interest in the power of words and the transformative impact of sharing stories. When he isn’t writing for Aesop’s stores, website or amber bottles, he can be found working on the draft of a first novel, following tutelage at Faber’s ‘Writing a Novel’ course and years spent filling notebooks. In…
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‘The Three Golden Nails’ by Stephen Graham Jones
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Based in Boulder, Colorado, Stephen Graham Jones is the author of nearly 30 novels, collections, novellas and comic books. His writing typically spans horror, crime and science fiction, and references his heritage as a Blackfoot Native American. In this darkly comic tale, Jones urges us to accept life’s inevitabilities, even the frightening ones.…
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A writer, researcher and editor, currently working toward her PhD at the University of Oslo, Regina Kanyu Wang artfully weaves together gender politics, environmental issues, and an otherworldly perspective. Following her deep interest in science fiction, this playful yet poignant tale invites us to reflect on the importance we place on the opinion…
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The work of avid photographer, South East London resident and award-winning novelist Caleb Azumah Nelson is influenced by his Ghanaian heritage, visits to local cinemas and galleries, and the playlists that soundtrack his writing. His second novel, Small Worlds, was released in May 2023. In his fable, two canine companions grow to understand the pr…
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Mieko Kawakami’s Future Fable invites us to reconsider common fears, while underlining the preciousness of friendship. Mieko Kawakami was recently shortlisted for the International Booker Prize for her novel Heaven (2009), translated by David Boyd, who also translated this fable. Her latest novel is All the Lovers in the Night. The theme music for …
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In Solomon’s Future Fable, we join a pack of wolves to discover the importance of community. Rivers Solomon is an award-winning author, self-proclaimed gender malcontent and keen bird watcher, whose novel An Unkindness of Ghosts featured in the Aesop Queer Library last year. Their most recent novel Sorrowland was released in 2021.…
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Lydia Millet’s Future Fable explores the nature of change through the tale of a slightly stubborn insect. Lydia Millet is a prolific author of over 13 books, whose collection of short stories Love in Infant Monkeys (2010) was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Her most recent novel, Dinosaurs, was published 11 Oct 2022. Artwork by Chioma Ebinama…
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Emezi's Future Fable highlights the importance of accepting help from others. Akwaeke Emezi has won a plethora of prestigious awards, and have been featured on the cover of TIME Magazine as a 2021 Next Generation Leader. Their most recent novel, You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty, was released in 2022. Artwork by Chioma Ebinama…
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In a playful tale of friendship, envy and empathy, Abraham’s Future Fable features a pair of ambitious rodents. Amelia Abraham is a journalist and the author of two books—Queer Intentions (2020) and We Can Do Better Than This (2021), an anthology which brings together 35 voices on the future of LGBTQIA+ rights. Artwork by Chioma Ebinama…
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A book recommendation for and excerpt reading from Scratches by Joshua Marsella followed by A Librivox recording of The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde and an after credits, Verse 1 cover, tribute of Gordon Lightfoot's If You Could Read My Mind performed by Gillian Knight.
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This episode features poetry in the spirit of Edgar Allan Poe by Laura Schmidt and Fizzy along with Bob Neufeld's Librivox recordings - An Appreciation of Edgar Allan Poe and Poe's short story The Black Cat.
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Laura Schmidt's lovely dark poem - River Water. Gillian Knight's flash fiction horror story, Talented Souls and Edith Wharton's short story, The Eyes.
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The elephant in the room. To ignore it would be impossible. Paula Pivko Martinek's revealing short story, The Door, exposes more than just a virus. While Edgar Allen Poe's, The Masque of the Red Death, finds its protagonist and his guests hiding behind masques hoping to avoid a dangerous plague.
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Cheers to Old Endings and New Beginnings!
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A beginning always has an ending and ending always brings forth a new beginning. So goes the circle of life. Join us for a scary good time with Gage Irving's, The Matchmakers Diligence, Gillian Knights sneak peak at her new Science Fiction novel, and H.G. Wells short, New Year's Day story, The Star.
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Red Eyes. A short, horror story by Gillian Knight. Read by Gillian Knight. Copyright 6.2.19
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Things get heated when Jenna's dead brother, Evan, shows up at his own memorial service with glowing red eyes. Only Jenna knows the truth or does she?
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Ghosts, witches and vampires, oh my!
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Scary stories from Gillian Knight, Virginia Woolf, The Grimm Brothers, and Bram Stoker.
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Things get complicated when Alex's computer falls in love with him and the feeling isn't mutual.
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The Terrible Old Man, a short story by H.P. Lovecraft.
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Three Robbers seek to steal treasure from an old sea-captain.
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Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven performed by Vincent Price.
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Special Father's Day edition from the Father of the American Horror Story- Edgar Allan Poe.
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In addition to listeners letting us know what scares them we share a public domain, dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "TheTell-Tale Heart."
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Why We Like Horror - explores the reasons why people like horror.
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A three part episode. PART 1. Why People Like Horror, PART 2: Why I Like Horror, PART 3: Why You Like Horror - requests listener to participate by calling 561.221.2767 and leaving a message that may be aired in Episode 3. Bonus: The Heartbeat of Fear, a poem by Gillian Knight.
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Don't Forget to Smile, by Gillian Knight, a flash fiction horror story
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Jane finds herself in a dark alley pursued by a gun wielding maniac determined to make her smile before she dies; but Jane has other plans.
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