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.
"In a world of comfort and infinite abundance, Valentina
Briggs was sitting quietly, doing nothing, trying to detach...
kneeling on the floor, her buttocks resting on her upturned feet,
hands forming an oval in her lap, thumbs ever so lightly touching,
trying her best to think of not thinking. Thoughts were...