Fresh New Shorts Podcast

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Original short stories by award-winning short fiction writers. Sample from over 25 short stories! Many stories are found in the eBook -- "A Physicist's Guide to Love" from Amazon. See the [ 〉 ] on PodBean's left sidebar for more information.

  1. 09/02/2024

    Pushkin's Gray Suit--short story

    In Pushkin's Gray Suit, a young writer works a construction job while waiting for his big break. An evening spent with a mysterious co-worker and his fantastic story of Luka in the fraying gray suit make him rethink his choice of career. Get the ebook "A Physicist's Guide to Love" to read more stories by this writer. Find more short story podcasts at Fresh New Shorts. Subscribe to hear new stories.

    34 min

  2. 12/12/2020

    42 -- short story

    In 42, a 20-something works random midnight shifts at a fast-food joint to connect with a youth he lost. During these graveyard shifts, he competes in burger-making contests with his younger colleagues, hiding his sense of being mismatched with his age behind a calm, confident demeaner. Get the ebook "A Physicist's Guide to Love" to read more stories by this writer. Find more short story podcasts at Fresh New Shorts. Subscribe to hear new stories.

    25 min

  3. 12/02/2020

    1994 -- short story

    In 1994, a girl and her father travel up from Newfoundland for work as the economics of home become worse and worse. Staying with friends dredges up a past incident, and the girl questions her father’s choice to put them in this predicament. Their situation is not unique; everyone and everything on the island is making such calculations on their past and future. Get the ebook "A Physicist's Guide to Love" to read more stories by this writer. Find more short story podcasts at Fresh New Shorts. Subscribe to hear new stories.

    22 min

  4. 11/24/2020

    Where Things Rise, Unannounced

    “Where Things Rise, Unannounced” by Erin MacNair won EVENT magazine’s 2018 Creative non-fiction contest, and was also long listed for the 2018 CBC nonfiction contest. EVENT magazine contest judge Lori Ann Wilson said: (MacNair) is acutely aware what’s on the surface is always underwritten by the past, the unknown and the unseen.” The various themes of mental illness, eco-anxiety, and parental guilt are woven into this story of struggle and acceptance. Erin MacNair is a published non-fiction and fiction short story writer. Her work has appeared in The Walrus, Room Magazine, EVENT and other journals and anthologies. She has an upcoming speculative fiction piece in the spring issue of Prairie Fire magazine. She is currently working on a book of fictional short stories and a novel, and infrequently pens a blog: “Views from the Obtuse Angle.” Visit her website www.erinmacnair.com, for more of her work. Find more short story podcasts at Fresh New Shorts. Subscribe to hear a new story each week.

    17 min

  5. 11/09/2020

    Ark in Cinnamon -- short story

    Cinnamon, Sask, is perhaps the driest place on earth, with a drought spanning years. After her divorce, a woman and her son move to the town to teach. They are not the only fish out of water or waterless plain. A Dad and his daughter are building a huge boat on the prairie, attracting the suspicion and ire of a local family. Get the ebook "A Physicist's Guide to Love" to read other stories by this writer. Find more short story podcasts at Fresh New Shorts. Subscribe to hear a new story each week.

    19 min

  6. 10/31/2020

    The Crucifix of Nicolo Aldovrandi -- short story

    Welcome to our All Saint’s Eve edition of Fresh New Shorts. Listen to new short fiction from award-winning writers. The Crucifix of Nicolo Aldovrandi, by John Blackmore, pays homage to the settings, characters, and atmosphere of an Edgar Allen Poe story. A Florentine priest near the end of his life is confronted about a body missing from its grave, one that should have been interred decades ago. The priest had been dealing in corpses—simple farmers, soldier, servants. But his decision about what to do with the deceased and beautiful Nicolo Aldovrandi returns to haunt him. Get the ebook "A Physicist's Guide to Love" to read other stories by this writer. Find more short story podcasts at Fresh New Shorts. Subscribe to hear a new story each week.

    35 min

  7. 10/25/2020

    The Chemistry of Unhappiness -- short story

    "The Chemistry of Unhappiness" by Erin MacNair is a dystopian tale where humans fall victim to their own emotional states, a silent attack from the inside out can unexpectedly cause you to freeze up or burn to ash. But... there might just be a cure to save us. It was runner up in EVENT magazine’s 2019 speculative fiction contest. Erin is a published non-fiction and fiction short story writer. Her work has appeared in The Walrus, Room Magazine, EVENT and other journals and anthologies. She has an upcoming speculative fiction piece in the Spring Issue of Prairie Fire magazine. She is currently working on a book of fictional short stories and a novel, and infrequently pens a blog: “Views from the Obtuse Angle.” Visit her website www.erinmacnair.com, for more of her work. Find more short story podcasts at Fresh New Shorts. Subscribe to hear a new story each week.

    13 min

  8. 10/18/2020

    Parallax -- short story

    Today's story is "Parallax," by Terence Young. You can learn more about his writing at www.terenceyoung.ca. "Parallax" is more a lyrical narrative than a traditional short story in that it attempts to convey the long life of a couple through a succession of details, impressions and random snips of dialogue, using at times some of the elements of poetry, such as repetition.   Terence Young has published several books of poetry and short fiction, as well as a novel. His first collection of poetry, The Island in Winter, was shortlisted for the Governor General's award, and his novel, After Goodlake's, won the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. His work has appeared in journals across Canada, as well in England, France, Germany and the U.S. A third collection of poetry, Smithereens, is forthcoming from Harbour Publishing in the spring of 2021.

    13 min
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Original short stories by award-winning short fiction writers. Sample from over 25 short stories! Many stories are found in the eBook -- "A Physicist's Guide to Love" from Amazon. See the [ 〉 ] on PodBean's left sidebar for more information.

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  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    30
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