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PODCAST

Indie Reads Aloud: A Storytelling Podcast

Diana Kathryn Penn

Come, gather "round. Grab a snack... and listen to a story. Each week, we"ll feature an Indie Author with a story to tell. No long-winded interviews. No sales pitches. Just stories. Most of the stories we tell will be family-friendly, but if they"re not, you"ll get fair warning before the reading begins. If you want to discover more, investigate the story notes for links to the author and where to buy their books.

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00:27:53

Episode #257 Tom McAullife: "Space Cowboy"

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2025/10/30

In the year 2073, Earth is running on fumes. The oceans have slowed, the skies have dulled, and rare earth minerals-the backbone of the digital age-are all but gone. With global powers desperate for resources, the last frontier becomes the only option: space. China sends a lone man into the void.Captain Wei Zhang of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Space Command Resources Division, a quiet country boy with a sharp tongue and a musician a secret love of jazz and old American Westerns, is

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00:23:56

Episode #259 Jeannine Jordan: The Silver Lyre

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2025/10/30

Journey through the past and the present with The Silver Lyre: A Modern Adaptation of a Medieval Legend and Historical Adventure in Spain.Follow Ari, an adventurous American student, as she explores the enchanting Alhambra in Spain. This beautifully illustrated historical fiction invites readers to uncover the rich history of medieval life and the timeless stories that echo through the grand walls of the Alhambra Palace. This compels us to ask, who were the people who lived in these beautiful

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00:26:34

Episode #255 Erica Miner with "Aria For Murder"

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2025/10/03

Excitement mounts as the moment arrives for brilliant young violinist Julia Kogan's debut in the orchestra of the world-renowned Metropolitan Opera. But the high-stakes milieu of this musical mecca is rocked to its core when, during an onstage murder scene, Julia's mentor, a famous conductor, is assassinated on the podium. Thrust into the investigation when her closest colleague in the orchestra is named chief suspect, Julia teams up with opera-loving NYPD detective Larry Somers to solve the

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Episode #259 Erica Miner with "Prelude To Murder"

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2025/10/03

Young, prodigious Metropolitan Opera violinist Julia Kogan, having survived her entanglement in an investigation of her mentor's murder and a subsequent violent, life-threatening attack of a ruthless killer, is called upon for a key musical leadership position at the Santa Fe Opera. But at the spectacular outdoor theatre in the shadows of the mysterious New Mexican Sangre de Cristo Mountains, she witnesses yet other operatic murders, both onstage and off. Dark and painful secrets emerge as, ignoring

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00:26:33

Episode #254 Tudor Alexander and "The Last Patient"

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2025/10/03

LISTENER ADVISORY: MATURE LANGUAGETHE LAST PATIENT is a sweeping historical novel that captures one family’s struggle for love, survival, and identity under the grip of Communism in Romania. Spanning fifty years of political upheaval, this saga explores how ordinary lives are shaped—and sometimes shattered—by extraordinary times.Kostea and Clara meet and fall in love shortly before World War II. As they get married, build careers, and raise a son, the world around them changes rapidly—and often

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00:23:53

Episode #265 Samantha Bryant with "The Good Will Tour"

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2025/09/21

Hero life is not all fistfights and mad scientists. Even superheroes need good press, especially when the world hasn't decided whether superpowers are a blessing or...something else. Flygirl and Fuerte's next stop on the Unusual Cases Unit's Good Will Tour is Springfield Women's Hospital, a place close to Flygirl's heart and a place redefined for Fuerte by his change. Autographs and gladhanding ought to be a cakewalk. But when Evelyn Mueller arrives, the PR tour gets quite a

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00:21:35

Episode # 263 Samantha Bryant with "Friend or Foe"

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2025/09/21

Patricia O’Neill never asked to be a hero. But when her best friend’s experiments transformed her into the Lizard Woman of Springfield, she answered the call alongside the other victims. Going Through the Change was only the beginning. The menopausal superheroes wanted answers, but getting them didn’t solve their problems and now their secrets are out. Dr. Cindy Liu never considered if she should do something--only if she could. Now that the consequences of her work have her on the run, she’s forced

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00:23:09

Episode #261 Samantha Bryant and "Through Thick and...

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2025/09/21

Hidden in the space between chapters lurk other stories—what came before and after, and meanwhile—and the other sides of the stories, including the part our heroines didn’t know. This collection peeks around those corners of the Menopausal Superhero series. Through Thick and Thin will get you up close and personal with your favorites. Fuerte wasn't always Fuerte—or male. It’s confession time in "Coming Out as Leonel." Join Patricia, the Lizard Woman, as she unravels the puzzle of Dr

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Episode #251: Barbara Evers with "The Watchers of...

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2025/09/21

In the unique and dangerous world of Moniah, Princess Adana trains as a skilled Watcher warrior. But when her mother's shocking deathbed decree throws her into the midst of political turmoil and betrayal, Adana must face her greatest challenge yet. The traitor Maligon has returned, and with him, the threat of another devastating war.As Adana is sent to the allied kingdom of Elwar to wait for her ascension to the throne, she must navigate the treacherous waters of court politics and leave behind

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Episode #252: Evelyn Puerto with "The Girl Who Broke...

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2025/09/21

Princess Eliana of Ymittos has long anticipated the day she gets to make the rules — and use her magic without fear of penalty. But until she ascends the throne, Eliana’s days are devoted to practicing diplomacy on inconsiderate guests and weighing the merits of her latest string of suitors.Then, on her 18th birthday, Eliana’s parents reveal her true destiny: she alone must wake a sleeping prince from his hundred-year curse, deep in the monster-infested underworld of Malkh. Terrified, Eliana

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00:31:56

Episode #253: S & E Black with "The Chemera Snare:...

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2025/09/21

For Rayshell and her best friend Trish, senior year of high school is going to hell in a handbasket. The feud between Celestine and Daeva is bleeding into their world. When a mysterious visitor infiltrates her dreams, Rayshell is thrust into a realm of profound, otherworldly secrets. Together, Rayshell and Trish uncover the unbelievable-they are the living vessels for two banished Celestine guardians.Amidst mystical recollections and a wondrous magic system that shatters the veneer of their everyday

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00:26:49

Episode #250 Ashley Grant and "Empty Cargo"

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2025/09/02

LISTENER ADVISORY: MATURE SITUATIONS; STRONG LANGUAGE; VIOLENCE Renfield is an experienced sailor - he has held his own against the worst the seas has to offer, but none of it sea sickness and bland food in the world could prepare him for what the Demeter had in store for him.In this throwback to classic horror, author Ashley Grant welcomes you aboard the Demeter.Like Renfield and his crew mates, however, you are not alone - the suave and manipulative Count Dracula is stowed away, ready and willing

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00:22:56

Episode #246 Samantha Bryant and "Face The Change"

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2025/08/26

Face The Change: Menopausal Superheroes Series Book ThreeThe Menopausal Superheroes are coming out of the closet and the pressure is high, both on the job and on the homefront.Now that he knows what it’s like to be a hero, Leonel “Fuerte” Alvarez can’t imagine going back to his former life as a grandmother and housewife. But putting his life on the line may cost him his husband even while he saves the city.Jessica “Flygirl” Roark is holding on to her second chance at love with both hands while

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00:21:28

Episode #243 Samantha Bryant and "Change of Life"

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2025/08/26

Change of Life: Menopausal Superheroes Series Book TwoWith great power comes…great frustration! After seeing a bigger transformation during their “change of life” than they ever expected, Patricia, Jessica, and Linda/Leonel are adjusting (sorta) to life as superheroes. Retired executive Patricia O’Neill is hard at work looking for the woman responsible for their newfound circumstances, while Jessica and Linda/Leonel are training with a covert agency called The Department. Patricia wants to track

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Episode #249 Samantha Bryant and "Change For The Better"

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2025/08/26

Change For The Better: Menopausal Superheroes Series Book FiveSomething is off about Jessica “Flygirl” Roark. With Dr. Cindy Liu safely in custody, unable to hurt anyone with her experiments, a new husband at home, and a team of friends working to save the citizens of Springfield, it should be smooth sailing through a cloudless sky. But Jessica is being secretive, avoiding spending time with her family and teammates.Daniel Price, the current identity of the infamous body-switching father of Cindy

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Episode #247 Samantha Bryant and "Be The Change"

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2025/08/26

Be The Change Menopausal Superheroes Series Book FourThe city of Springfield cannot stay saved. Worse yet, the Menopausal Superheroes themselves are at risk this time, when a new mutation causes dangerous spikes in the unusual abilities of all the Liu-vians.Literal sparks ignite, and it's a race against time to find the cause and cure. Only Flygirl remains unaffected and she'll have to cooperate with the notorious mad scientist who changed their lives to find the answers that could save them

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00:29:44

Episode #245 Tom McAuliffe and "Dark Open Sky"

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2025/08/26

A Thriller Inspired by the World’s Greatest Aviation MysteryOn March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished without a trace, along with 239 souls aboard. No distress call. No confirmed wreckage. Just silence—and a thousand unanswered questions.In Dark Open Sky, award-winning author and journalist Tom McAuliffe peels back the official story and dives into the chilling possibilities behind the world’s most haunting aviation disappearance. Combining real-world detail, classified whispers, and

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Episode #247 Yvette Walker and "Sixty"

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2025/08/25

"Linda, I know you won’t remember me, but my daughter was killed by Mayfield Sherman."Christian reporter Linda Radcliffe feels a jolt as the past she thought was buried rushes back. Mayfield Sherman—a name etched in horror—was put to death years ago after a brutal killing spree that claimed the lives of several women. One of his stops was in Oklahoma, Linda’s old reporting ground, the very place that drove her away, scarred by the images in police files she’ll never forget.Now, two decades

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Episode #244 Rohan Srinivasan and "An Imagined Life"

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2025/08/25

Eleven-year-old Akash Patil lives happily with his mother and extended family in a small, secluded community on the American East Coast—a haven for South Asian immigrants. However, an unforeseen tragedy in his town sets off a harrowing sequence of events, disrupting the peace within his family and close-knit neighborhood.As Akash struggles to cope with change, he discovers an alluring imaginative ability that allows him to escape his present affliction and relive his most cherished childhood

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Episode #240: T.L. Shively and "Spider's Awakening"

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2025/08/10

Unwanted. Unloved.Battling to survive among the gods and goddesses of Greece.That was Calista’s life, until a stranger from the stars appeared with startling revelations.Her life, as she knows it, is a lie. The truth being a far more sinister tale of jealousy, rage, and kidnapping. Now, to claim the love that had been missing from her life, she must reunite with her real parents and take her place as an Atlantean Goddess.But that journey will not be an easy one. Those who presented her with the

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