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The Strange Recital

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.

  1. All Episodes
  2. 2019
  3. 12

The She-Empress Vanishes

Dec 22, 2019

"The room had been ransacked, the dressing screen knocked over, Marni’s wigs tossed askew. Her collection of carefully ironed cocktail dresses had been torn from the pasteboard wardrobe. The yellowed lingerie of a bygone era was cruelly scattered across the floor."

 
A faded B-movie star goes missing... but is that...

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During-the-Event

Dec 8, 2019

"'I want to see my grave. To make sure you’ve dug it properly.' Otis spoke those words the day before he died."

 
A cave, a tiny garden, a vast empty landscape. Left alone in a ruined world, what will a young man do?

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