The Strange Recital is an audio anthology of short fiction. It is not genre-specific and delights in perceptions of reality that warp and fold in unexpected ways. The literary works we showcase might be odd, humorous, or surreal.... They might remind you of Borges, Nabokov, Kafka, Pynchon. Or none of the above.
Each podcast episode features one writer and runs about 25 minutes. It includes a story reading – the Recital – a brief musical interlude, and an author interview with a twist – the Post Recital. Subscribe to get a new episode twice a month. It's free.
"Ron says to Harry, 'This guy inherits an island
from some benign son-of-a-bitch.' Harry presses his palms on the
cement, adjusting his butt against a piece of insulation, his
daybed. He watches forms passing in the street, the dusky light
slanting. 'Must be six by now.'”
"There was another table by a door, in another place
at a different time. Along with the letters there was a newspaper.
The headline glared at him: MAN KILLED IN A CROWD WITH POISONED
UMBRELLA."
Can effects precede causes? Maybe, but what does that have to
do with spies in London, a Zapotec witch, and a secret...