Stories from Elsewhere | Sci-Fi, Speculative & Literary Short Fiction

Scott Glassman
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Original science fiction, speculative fiction, surreal and literary short stories blending dark humor, satire, strange worlds, and the unexpected. Tales of the human experience, the mysteries of existence, and the extraordinary lurking beneath ordinary life. All stories are written and produced by Scott Glassman. Episodes may feature AI-generated voice performance in service of atmosphere and storytelling. www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

  1. 2d ago

    #42 The Excelsior Company

    The Thwaites Glacier has collapsed in its entirety. Meanwhile, an important interview is taking place on the 54th floor of the Excelsior Company. This is a story about loneliness, what it means to be human, and that insistent desire to find connection in a fragmented world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

  2. 5d ago

    #41 Strange Sunday: Barnaby Wallace and the Grenfell Ghoul Academy

    11-year-old Barnaby Wallace finds himself in an underground world of ghouls where he’ll have to learn to become one at the Grenfell Ghoul Academy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

  3. Oct 10

    #40 The Coffee Shop

    There is a coffee shop on Route 70 where life, death, who you are, and who you aren’t converge. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

  4. Oct 7

    #39 The Abyss Problem

    The perfect place for an abyss? A notebook passed down through the generations. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

  5. Oct 5

    #38 Strange Sunday: Attack of the 500-Foot Stapler

    New feature! Every Sunday at StoriesFromElsewhere.com, I’ll take three words from one of our Substack community members and turn those into a story. This week’s words Stapler Skin Water come from Pip @piponyourshoulder on Substack. Thanks Pip! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

  6. Oct 3

    #37 Meowdoku

    Cats. Cats. Cats. Cats. Cats. Cats. Cats. Cats. And one little prisoner. To read this story, visit http://storiesfromelsewhere.com Now you can listen to the radio stream, just ask Alexa to play Elsewhere Radio. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

  7. Sep 27

    #36 Lemonade Stand

    It’s a hot, humid day in Philadelphia . . . in November. Rodrigo hopes to sell enough lemonade to be able to buy a pass to his neighborhood’s cooling center. But a recluse in the rowhouse next to his lemonade stand takes the lemonade stand in an unexpected direction, opening a doorway into something that connects us all, that we can barely begin to understand. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

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    The Halloween Series

    Looking for stories that plunge you into alternate universes, unthinkable events, and unexplainable encounters? Then check out the Halloween Series from Stories from Elsewhere—a deliciously strange, deeply human set of tales that will leave you feeling unsettled and in awe of the world you think you knew. #3 Wheels #11 The Strange Fate of Flight QF11 #28 Lights Over Wacouta, Minnesota #33 Baby Frankenstein #35 The Rocking Chair This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

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Original science fiction, speculative fiction, surreal and literary short stories blending dark humor, satire, strange worlds, and the unexpected. Tales of the human experience, the mysteries of existence, and the extraordinary lurking beneath ordinary life. All stories are written and produced by Scott Glassman. Episodes may feature AI-generated voice performance in service of atmosphere and storytelling. www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

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