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.
"George Washington Crosby began to hallucinate eight days before
he died. From the rented hospital bed, placed in the middle of his
own living room, he saw insects running in and out of imaginary
cracks in the ceiling plaster."
A Pulitzer-winning novel about generations of New England men
begins with a death, then spirals backward in time. Fathers, sons,
lives lived, the richness of language.
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.