Episode 92: "Saved in Drafts" by Mike Allen
Sudden Fictions
Host: Mike Allen wears many creative hats, at least one of them tailor-made by his wife and partner-in-crime Anita. An author, editor and publisher of science fiction, fantasy and horror, Mike has written, edited, or co-edited thirty-nine books, among them his sidearms, sorcery, and zombies sequence The Black Fire Concerto and The Ghoulmaker’s Aria, his forthcoming dark fantasy novel Trail of Shadows, and his newest horror collection, . and , his first two volumes of horror tales, were both finalists for the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Story...
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Episode 91: "Never Leave the House Without your Purse" by Karl Dandenell
Sudden Fictions
Host: Karl Dandenell is a graduate of Viable Paradise and a Full Member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association. He and his family, plus their cat overlords, live on an island near San Francisco famous for its Victorian architecture and low speed limits. His preferred drinks are strong tea and single malt whiskey. Apart from Sudden Fictions, Karl's work has appeared in such places as Fireside Fiction, Metaphorosis, DreamForge, Little Blue Marble, Speculative North, and the anthologies Abandoned Places and The Science Fiction Tarot. He counts Roger Zelazny, Ursula K. Le Guin,...
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Episode 90: "Stranded" by Bill Kirton
Sudden Fictions
Host: Bill Kirton was born in Plymouth, England a long time ago but has lived most of his life in Scotland. He has written stage and radio plays, songs and sketches for revues, flash fiction, short stories, novels, stories for children and books aimed at helping students to write effective academic essays and dissertations and get the most out of university and work. Dr. Kirton has been a university lecturer, actor, director, TV presenter, visiting professor and artist at the University of Rhode Island, spent a few years as a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow in universities in Aberdeen,...
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SFP89: "No Mercy" by Susan E. Rogers
Sudden Fictions
Host: Susan E. Rogers lives in sunny St. Pete Beach, Florida, USA transplanted from Massachusetts. Her move was the catalyst to focus on her life-long ambition to write. Her other interests include genealogy and psychic spirituality, often twisting these themes into her writing. She self-published her first book in 2018 about her own psychic experiences, published an occult thriller with an indie press in Sept. 2023, and self-published a second paranormal non-fiction book in 2024. A supernatural mystery novel is under contract with another publisher for a planned release late 2024. Starting...
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SFP88: "Leave Me Alone" by Scotty Sarafian
Sudden Fictions
Host: Scotty Sarafian is a Florida-born writer who grew up in Dublin, Ireland and Wilmington, Delaware. His work has been published by Coffin Bell, Pulp Modern Flash, Ghost Orchid Press (A Very Ghostly Christmas), Neon Hemlock (Opulent Syntax: Irish Speculative Fiction), Skywatcher Press (The Depths Unleashed: Book 1), Black Hare Press, and Trembling with Fear. He was longlisted for Pulp Literature’s 2023 Raven Short Story Contest. He lives in Dublin with his mischievous pug.
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Episode 87: "Silents" by Kristin Kirby
Sudden Fictions
Host: Kristin Kirby is a Southwest writer and screenwriter whose short stories have appeared in the anthology Negative Space 2: A Return to Survival Horror, MYTHIC magazine, The Overcast podcast, the Sudden Fictions podcast, 365tomorrows, SERIAL magazine, and other publications. I’m also honored that my short story “Meat” was on the preliminary finalist ballot for the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards. My first collection of short stories will be published by Unnerving Books in January 2025.
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Episode 86: "Silent Rooms" by Lucretia Stanhope
Sudden Fictions
Host: Lucretia Stanhope, a neurodiverse, relentlessly optimistic chronic illness warrior with less grace than determination, navigates her crone stage in a quaint Midwest town surrounded by cornfields. Amidst enduring medical trials that could rival horror stories, her pen never rests. When not lost in the wonderful lands of her imagination, she finds solace in doting on her three chihuahuas and her endlessly patient husband.
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Episode 85: "Waiting" by Bill Kirton
Sudden Fictions
Host: Bill Kirton was born in Plymouth, England a long time ago but has lived most of his life in Scotland. He has written stage and radio plays, songs and sketches for revues, flash fiction, short stories, novels, stories for children and books aimed at helping students to write effective academic essays and dissertations and get the most out of university and work. Dr. Kirton has been a university lecturer, actor, director, TV presenter, visiting professor and artist at the University of Rhode Island, spent a few years as a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow in universities in...
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Episode 84: "Silence is Golden" by Wicker Stone
Sudden Fictions
Host: Wicker Stone is an avid reader and writer of everything horror. He's been in several anthologies, magazines, and this Podcast. He's currently trying to find a home for his first novel. In the mean time, he's plugging away on two other novels and a short story collection. He lives in central Maine.
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Episode 83: "The White Silence" by EM Otero
Sudden Fictions
Host: EM Otero is a Puerto Rican author and lover of all things weird. When he isn’t writing, he is busy being a husband and father. While working outside or hiking, he loves to take pictures of plants, insects, and anything else he finds interesting or strange. He loves showing his daughter and wife the curious things in nature. His writing is inspired by our weird world, robot anime, horror stories, and science.
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This is an exciting episode for me, as a former professor of mine, 17-year academic veteran, and Emerson Writer-in-Residence Jonathan Papernick kicks off the "Gift" prompt for the month of May with his story "Auto-Icon."
Jonathan Papernick, born and raised in Toronto, Canada, is the author of two short story collections, The Ascent of Eli Israel and There Is No Other and three novels, the most recent being I Am My Beloveds. He serves as Senior Writer-in-Residence in the Writing, Literature and Publishing department at Emerson College in Boston where he has taught since 2007. Jon has taught fiction writing for more than twenty years at Pratt Institute, GrubStreet, Brandeis University, Bar Ilan University and Emerson College, in Boston, where he has taught since 2007, serving as Senior Writer-in-Residence since 2012. In 2019 he started Paper&Ink Editorial, a manuscript editing and coaching service that has worked with clients in America and internationally. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island with his wife.