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.
"Two men. Orson Welles and Marlon Brando. They veered off road
somewhere in the Sonoran desert. South of the border. They crashed
into a saguaro cactus. The top swayed and dropped like an
alien green chandelier. The rooftop buckled. The windshield
cracked. Orson’s silver hair was askew as he stumbled out of the
baby blue Coupe DeVille. He shouted out into the desert plain.
'Kiki!'"
It begins at lunch. An epic struggle of giants, or a pathetic
spat between has-beens? Only the desert stars will tell, or
the tiny poodle. And what was in that cactus sauce, anyway?
About the Podcast
The Strange Recital is an audio forum for short fiction. We delight in perceptions of reality that twist and fold in unexpected ways.