3 episodes

Vida James reads short stories by fellow writers of color with occasional interviews and lofi hip hop beats. Literary fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, and occasional creative non-fiction.
Not the worst thing you'll hear all day.*


*probably

Three Word Title Vida James

    • Fiction
    • 5.0 • 17 Ratings

Vida James reads short stories by fellow writers of color with occasional interviews and lofi hip hop beats. Literary fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, and occasional creative non-fiction.
Not the worst thing you'll hear all day.*


*probably

    Storm King - Vida James

    Storm King - Vida James

    Vida James reads her short story, Storm King, published in the winter 2020 issue of New England Review.



    Music by LAZYASSKID

    • 19 min
    Red Cloth, White Giraffe - Yvette Ndlovu

    Red Cloth, White Giraffe - Yvette Ndlovu

    Vida James reads a short story about the other side, by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu.

    Yvette Lisa Ndlovu is a Zimbabwean sarungano (storyteller). She is pursuing her MFA at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she teaches in the Writing Program and the Juniper Institute for Young Writers. She is the co-founder of the Voodnoonauts Workshop for Black SFF Writers, and her work has appeared or is forthcoming in the Columbia Journal, Tor.com, FIYAH, the Huffington Post, Jellyfish Review, and Kalahari Review. You can find her on twitter @lisa_teabag

    Music by Prod. Riddiman.

    • 20 min
    Evangelina Concepcion - Ani Cooney

    Evangelina Concepcion - Ani Cooney

    Vida James reads Ani Sison Cooney's award-winning debut short story.

    A VONA / Voices alum, Ani Cooney is the winner of a 2020 PEN America /Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize and a Manuel G. Flores Prize from the Philippine American Writers and Artists (PAWA). His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and can be found in Epiphany, LikeWise Fiction, and Best Debut Short Stories: The PEN America Dau Prize.



    Music by Midsummer. 

    • 20 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
17 Ratings

17 Ratings

MasonJarKL ,

Refreshing stories highlighting emerging writers

New exciting creative works of fiction, in short 20 or so minutes, easy to fit into your day. Well read by Ms. James in her soothing bright voice. Sorties that make you think and stick with you. Excited to hear what’s next!

Yanks4life1001 ,

A++

Great Podcast and Great host!

v celina ,

great voice & stories

so far a wonderful selection and a really relaxing voice! very pleasant to listen to

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