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.
"It hadn’t rained yet, so Ket looked out at the grey morning and
limped out to join the rest. He had to lean on the old stub of a
spear he’d carried since the hunt that had made his
reputation."
Life is more than the struggle to survive. What might have
been the origins of art in our prehistoric ancestors?
"The truth is, things were not working out well. Cate and I
had been fighting a lot lately, and at the root of it was the
cliche I hated to admit:
money."
A man looks back to the dawn of his marriage. Was their union
doomed by esoteric mysteries? Perhaps he needs to see through her
eyes.