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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.

Jul 19, 2020

"The 1 mg. tablet of clonazepam needs thirty minutes to kick in so I take that first. Then I put on a polyester shirt and my tan leisure suit, and load up the VCR."

 
A new twist on time travel, but also an investigation of self. Can perseverance overcome fate? What would you do to save a life?


Jul 6, 2020

"Energy was all ours and we burned it. We’d run down the beach, us girls, until the jagged water-edge turned us back. We’d hop stairs to the roof and scream until a flashlight halted us."

 
Two vignettes from a woman's life. Welding torch, highway, tattoos, dusty junk... Can we make judgments? What have...