The Story Coterie

StoryCote + Candace L Coulombe
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Modern fables, fresh flash fiction and literary amusements for your listening pleasure. * The Story Coterie podcast is on hiatus as we build our library. Get your fix by checking out past episodes or reading short fiction at storycote.com. Join in new tales starting in spring 2026.*

  1. 10/06/2020

    S1 E28: Absinthe Minded

    Listen to the next in our series of stories about struggling writers. In the fairy tale Absinthe Minded, a woodland police station gets mired in the misadventures of green fairies.

    S1 E28: Absinthe Minded

  2. 09/22/2020

    S1 E27: A Roof of One's Own

    Listen to the second in our series of stories about struggling writers. In the hipster flash fiction A Roof of One's Own, a writer in an uneasy relationship seeks escape through an artist residency at a hip hotel with a luxe rooftop terrace, where she only becomes more troubled.

    S1 E27: A Roof of One's Own

  3. 09/15/2020

    S1 E26: Smoke and Mirrors

    Listen to the mysterious new flash fiction Smoke and Mirrors, in which a struggling author seems to have become successful when he’s asked to participate in a series of peculiar book signings.

    S1 E26: Smoke and Mirrors

  4. 09/01/2020

    S1 E25: An Equal Kiss

    Listen to a new tale of the fantastic and domestic. In the funny flash fiction An Equal Kiss, according to Galatea, after she married Pygmalion, he still sought to sculpt the perfect woman. Check out other modern myths in Episode 24.

    S1 E25: An Equal Kiss

  5. 08/25/2020

    S1 E24: Tales of the Domestic and Fantastic

    Listen to two very weird stories in which mythic creatures meet the mundanities of modern relationships. In today's original's fiction:  The Muse Has Put on Weight Since We Got Married and The Selkie Says We Need Some Time Apart.

    S1 E24: Tales of the Domestic and Fantastic

  6. 08/13/2020

    S1 E23: New Alchemy

    Listen to the near future flash fiction New Alchemy, in which the world is challenged and changed by a fierce pandemic of a propagation of raw metals on the blood. Look for this tale to be ready to read on StoryCote.com in the future. Listener note: There were a few audio quality issues with the episode when first released, but we've since re-recorded. Here's hoping our poor mic didn't  stand in the way of a good story! If you haven't listened in yet, please do! And if you listened earlier this week, please give this remix a chance.

    S1 E23: New Alchemy

  7. 08/04/2020

    S1 E22: ScentEasy

    Listen to the award-winning satirical story ScentEasy, in which a visit to an environmentally friendly perfumery makes a girl lonely for her old life. This story is also ready to read online at StoryCote.com.

    S1 E22: ScentEasy

  8. 07/28/2020

    S1 E21: Hey Jealousy

    Listen to our series of three modern tales on the oldest theme in storytelling:  jealousy. In the flash fiction Temporary Insanity, an office romance becomes uncomfortably complicated. In Hearts of Palm, after a vegan couple breaks up, the café where they work sees unplanned menu changes. And, in Written on the Skin, an exceptional tattooed lady draws a true admirer. All stories also ready to read at StoryCote.com.

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Modern fables, fresh flash fiction and literary amusements for your listening pleasure. * The Story Coterie podcast is on hiatus as we build our library. Get your fix by checking out past episodes or reading short fiction at storycote.com. Join in new tales starting in spring 2026.*

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  • Creator
    StoryCote + Candace L Coulombe
  • Years Active
    2020
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © StoryCote + Candace L Coulombe
  • Show Website
    The Story Coterie