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.
"The Floressas Des Esseintes, to judge by the various
portraits preserved in the Château de Lourps, had originally been a
family of stalwart troopers and stern cavalry men. Closely arrayed,
side by side, in the old frames which their broad shoulders filled,
they startled one with the fixed gaze of their eyes, their...