PodCastle is the world’s first audio fantasy magazine. Weekly, we broadcast the best in fantasy short stories, running the gammut from heart-pounding sword and sorcery, to strange surrealist tales, to gritty urban fantasy, to the psychological depth of magical realism. Our podcast features authors including N.K. Jemisin, Peter S. Beagle, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Jim C. Hines, and Cat Rambo, among others. Terry Pratchett once wrote, “Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can.” Tune in to PodCastle each Tuesday for our weekly tale, and spend the length of a morning commute giving your imagination a work out.
https://podcastle.org/
PodCastle 390: Flash Fiction Extravaganza! Bears
* Authors : Aidan Doyle, David Steffen , Spencer Ellsworth, Renee Carter Hall and Amy Sisson
* Narrators : Graeme Dunlop, Cheyenne Wright, Jen R. Albert, Wilson Fowlie and Sean D. Sorrentino
* Host : Rachael K. Jones
* Audio Producer : Peter Wood
*
Discuss on Forums
Rated PG
Flash Fiction Extravaganza! Bears
“The Sweet Life” by Aidan Doyle.
Read by Graeme Dunlop.
First appeared in Every Day Fiction in 2014.
“My Wife is a Bear in the Morning” by David Steffen.
Read by Sean D Sorrentino.
A PodCastle original!
See David’s Long List Anthology Kindle pre-order page. Availability on more sites coming soon!
“About The Bear” by Spencer Ellsworth.
Read by Cheyenne Wright.
A PodCastle original!
“The First Winter” by Renee Carter Hall.
Read by Jennifer Albert.
First appeared in Renee’s book Wishing Season.
“On Not Noticing A Bear” by Amy Sisson.
Read by Wilson Fowlie.
First published in Every Day Fiction in December 2014.
Have a look at the painting which was the story’s inspiration.