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TALL TALE TV - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Stories

Are you a fan of science fiction and fantasy short stories? Do you love getting lost in a good book or audio drama? Tall Tale TV has you covered. With modern fiction from around the world, professionally narrated just for you, Tall Tale TV is your premier destination for bite-size audiobook adventure. My name is Chris Herron, a professional voice actor, and Every Monday and Friday I professionally narrate short stories from around the world. From epic fantasy to space opera, steampunk to urban

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14:53

"Upload in Progress" - SciFi Short Story - by R. F....

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2026/02/20

Upload in Progress ep.815 R. F. Daniels (they/he) is a queer nonbinary writer and software engineer living and working in Finland. When they aren't arguing with computers or getting lost in speculative worlds, they can be found painting, composing sad music, and spending time with their cats. Their short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in State of Matter, Club Chicxulub, and Common Bonds 2. You can find them online at www.rfdaniels.com or @rfdwrites.bsky.social. ---- Listen Elsewhere ----

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22:03

"The Unexpected morning" - Paranormal Short Story -...

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2026/02/16

The Unexpected Morning ep.814 Rick Kennett is a life long resident of Melbourne, Australia. While a bounder and a cad to the populace in general he is nevertheless a good friend to next door's white Tom who, in a fit of originality, he calls Cat. Rick was recently published in the Canadian magazine Weird Horror, and a reissue of his co-authored Carnacki the Ghost Finder pastiches, 472 Cheyne Walk, will be issued soon from Cathaven Press. "The Unexpected Morning" has a lot more reality in it than he

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35:34

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 13 (Book 1 NEW!) - A...

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2026/02/10

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 13 (book 1 NEW) ep. 813 A Really Dumb Idea NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the quality in line with the rest of the series. Listen to the new book one playlist here

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27:25

"A Fair Exchange" - A dark fantasy short story about...

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2026/02/06

A Fair Exchange ep. 812 Antony Paschos is a Greek author with short stories in Interzone, Galaxy's Edge, ZNB Presents, Giganotosaurus, James Gunn's Ad Astra, and other magazines. His short story collection: The Brother's Inheritance was shortlisted for the Greek National Literature Award and the Anagnostis Prize for Literature. He has published four books in Greek, one novel in French and the novella: It's You, Isn't it? in English from Space Wizard Science Fantasy Books. His work has been

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11:19

"Nighthawks" - A scifi short story about love even in...

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2026/01/31

Nighthawks ep. 811 Roger Ley has self-published eight novels and one anthology of speculative stories. He was born and educated mainly in London, but spent some of his formative years in Saudi Arabia. Later, he worked as an engineer in the oilfields of North Africa and in the North Sea before starting a career in higher education teaching computer-aided engineering. His early articles appeared in publications including The Guardian, Reader's Digest, The Oldie, and Best of British. His short stories

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18:27

"Cadillac" - A scifi short story about how one man...

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2026/01/23

Cadillac ep. 810 Shawn Brink (writing under Shawn D. Brink and Shawn David Brink) resides in Eastern Nebraska, U.S.A. and is represented by Liverman Literary Agency. He's building a following with a growing list of novels (mainly speculative fiction), as well as shorter works published in various publications and anthologies. His seventh novel 'The Tunnel Rat' is currently under contract consideration through Tell-Tale Publishing Group. Check out his website to learn more:

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40:04

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 12 (Book 1 NEW!) - A...

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2025/12/12

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 12 (book 1 NEW) ep. 809 The Literal Boulder from Indiana Jones NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the quality in line with the rest of the series. Listen to the new book one playlist here

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26:58

"A Record from The Library at the Center of...

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2025/12/05

A Record from The Library at the Center of Everything ep. 808 S. Labrecque is a fantasy author. She previously published "The Killer Doll and the Dollmaker," with Aphelion Webzine and two short stories that can be found on her website: https://slabrecqueauthor.com/ She writes a twice-monthly newsletter and posts on Instagram as she works on publishing her next novel. When she's not writing, Serena can be found hiking, cuddling her cats, and playing D&D with her family. ---- Listen Elsewhere ----

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35:35

"Cheers to the Host" - A scifi short story about...

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2025/11/30

Cheers to the Host ep. 807 Over eighty-five of Laura Campbell's short stories have appeared in Chilling Crime Stories, Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers Vol. 6, Reader Beware: A Fear Street Appreciation Anthology, and other publications. Most of Laura's recent works are available on Amazon. Laura's short stories "From the Garden" and "416175" can be heard on Spotify's 'Scare You to Sleep' podcast. When she is not writing, Laura can be found running alongside Houston's bayous or attending live

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19:37

"Guardian" - A scifi short story about time travel -...

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2025/11/21

Requiem ep. 806 Roger Ley has self-published eight novels and one anthology of speculative stories. He was born and educated mainly in London, but spent some of his formative years in Saudi Arabia. Later, he worked as an engineer in the oilfields of North Africa and in the North Sea before starting a career in higher education teaching computer-aided engineering. His early articles appeared in publications including The Guardian, Reader's Digest, The Oldie, and Best of British. His short stories

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34:44

"Course Correction" - A scifi horror short story...

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2025/11/14

Course Correction ep.805 M.R. Lehman Wiens is a Pushcart-nominated writer and stay-at-home dad living in Minnesota. His work has previously appeared, or is upcoming in, F(r)iction, Short Édition, Consequence, The Wild Umbrella Literary Journal, and others. He can be found at lehmanwienswrites.com. Course Correction previously appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of The First Line Literary Journal ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website:

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37:44

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 11 (Book 1 NEW!) - A...

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2025/11/10

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 11 (book 1 NEW) ep. 804 Weapon of Mass Distraction NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the quality in line with the rest of the series. Listen to the new book one playlist here

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"Old Oak Greg" - A dream-like fantasy short story...

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2025/11/03

Old Oak Greg ep.803 Vladimir Hlocky writes experimental short stories ranging from Fantasy and Sci-Fi to genres that are hardly definable. Old Oak Greg is one of the less experimental ones, but that does not mean it should be boring. he usually tries to convey a sense of dreaminess, childlike wonder, and symbolism in his stories. Sometimes he employs narrative concepts that have never been used before, in which he likes to break the barrier between the reader and the stories. Sometimes they should

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29:13

"The Monkey's Paw" - A classic horror short story...

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2025/10/31

The Monkey's Paw ep.802 Happy Halloween! ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to submit? Submission guidelines can be found at http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- About Tall Tale TV ---- Hi there! My name is Chris Herron and I'm an audiobook narrator. In 2015, I suffered from poor Type 1 diabetes control which lead me to become legally blind for almost a year. The doctors

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24:51

"Chatterbox" - A scifi short story about getting a...

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2025/10/24

Chatterbox ep.801 Steve Levandoski’s writing has been featured in The Oddville Press, Microfiction Monday, The Writing Disorder, Sci-Fi Lampoon, Flash Fiction Magazine, the Grim and Gilded, The Pink Hydra, and the Coffin Bell and came in third for short scripts at the 2025 Scriptapalooza and first place in the Sunday Shorts Festival. He's the big cheese at Next In Line Magazine. Described as “interestingly off-putting,” Steve lives in an underground bunker somewhere in Philadelphia with his better

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38:32

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 10 (Book 1 NEW!) - A...

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2025/10/17

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 10 (book 1 NEW) ep. 800 Have a FIN-tastic Day! NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the quality in line with the rest of the series. Listen to the new book one playlist here

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"POV" - A scifi short story about technology and the...

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2025/10/10

POV ep.799 Sean MacKendrick writes short genre fiction of any type he can manage, although more his stories end up being science fiction than not. He has multiple stories in the works and mostly updates his Twitter/X account whenever a new one is available. You can follow him at @SeanMacKendrick. ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to submit? Submission guidelines can

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29:30

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 9 (Book 1 NEW!) - A...

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2025/10/08

Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 9 (book 1 NEW) ep.798 Killin' Babies NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway through into a novel. This left the plot (and the voice acting, to be honest) lacking. We decided to go back and completely rewrite book one to fix any plot holes and bring the quality in line with the rest of the series. Listen to the new book one playlist here

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23:49

"Matha Tere’s Challenge" - A fantasy short story...

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2025/10/03

Matha Tere's Challenge ep.797 James Rumpel is a retired high school math teacher who enjoys spending his free time trying to turn a few of the odd ideas circling his brain into actual stories. he lives in Wisconsin with his wonder wife, Mary. More TTV Stories by James Rumpel: https://talltaletv.com/tag/james-rumpel/ ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to submit

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"Requiem" - A meta short story about death and...

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2025/09/29

Requiem ep.796 Roger Ley has written eight novels and one anthology of speculative stories, including his four-part series 'Harry Lampeter and the Return to Steam', the three-part ‘Chronoscape Chronicles’ and the two-part ‘Cyber Crisis’ series. His writing has been podcast and broadcast internationally. He lives in Suffolk, UK Visit his website at rogerley.co.uk More TTV Stories by Roger ley: https://talltaletv.com/tag/roger-ley/ ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube:

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