Episodes

Friday Jul 14, 2023
When the Oracle Speaks — Albert Chu
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Friday Jul 14, 2023
In the halls of the House of Hassam, a prince meets an oracle. The prince seeks to master his fate and bend fortune to his will. The oracle sits and watches.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 14 July 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Friday Jul 07, 2023
When The Future Calls — Salena Casha
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
All Derek wants is to survive his shifts as an antibacterialist at the Museum of Anthropological Findings and bask in the projection light of infomercial titans like Vince Offer and Joe Gray. But when someone decides to desecrate a display he’s responsible for, Derek finds himself thinking about the Old World, the New, and who he is in all of it.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 07 July 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Friday Jun 30, 2023
The Zoo Diaries VI — Frances Pauli
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
The animals of the Rainriver Zoological Gardens experience the backlash of Oliver the tortoise's escape and the zoo's sudden popularity. Overstressed and driven to the edge of desperation, the animal and human inhabitants of the zoo race toward an unintended intersection that is bound to end in tragedy.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 30 June 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Friday Jun 23, 2023
Nothing but the Gods On Their Backs — Alex T. Singer
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Friday Jun 23, 2023
A young refugee living out of a tenement becomes the unwitting avatar of her lost country's god.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 23 June 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Friday Jun 16, 2023
Snow Like Pink Pepper — Devan Barlow
Friday Jun 16, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023
When the snow falls, everyone hides inside, afraid. But what if the snow had something to tell us?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 16 June 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Friday Jun 09, 2023
Escape to Mall B — Theodore Lowry
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Born in a mall, raised in the food court, lured by otherworldy music to the mall's forbidden region, allured by a strange woman, enticed by a wide world only glimpsed in ads and music videos. What, if anything, exists beyond the mall's walls? To find out, a budding young musician must pay with his life.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 09 June 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Friday Jun 02, 2023
Catching College — Maggie Slater
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
What if universities were massive machines, and the only way to gain admittance were to chase them down and catch them…or die trying? Every kid in Hilltown wants to catch Parbrier College when it rumbles towards town, and Kai is no exception. But faced with a tracked behemoth big enough to crush several city blocks, she must reckon with the reality of her dreams, and whether the risk is worth it.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 02 June 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Friday May 26, 2023
The Zoo Diaries V — Frances Pauli
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
Oliver the tortoise escapes his cage and stirs the inhabitants of the Rainriver Zoological Gardens into a frenzy of addiction, obsession, and discontent. A growing mob of overeager zoo visitors leaves a wake of damage and detritus behind, and the animals in the zoo are left careening toward disaster.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 26 May 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Friday May 19, 2023
Anamnesis — Karl El-Koura
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
A hyperspace accident leaves the survivors stranded, among them a young woman disturbed by strange visions, and a man desperate to return home before his daughter wakes up to the reality they find themselves in.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 19 May 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.

Friday May 12, 2023
The Conch Shell — Elizabeth Raphael
Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
Mira knew the shell in her hand held the secret to her storied past. But with her mind slipping away more every day — and her daughter doubting her ability to care for herself and live independently — how could she possibly uncover the truth? Only the conch shell held the answer, and only Mira's rapidly fading memory held the power to unlock it.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 12 May 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.