Episodes
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Heart Moon — R. Gatwood
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
The old pop song says it’s in his kiss, but of course that’s nonsense. The only way to know if your man’s love is true is to cut out his heart and eat it—that is, if you have the nerve.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 21 April 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Trapped in Memory — Dan Le Fever
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Born to follow the all-knowing Regulation, Seyra, a crewmember of the generational spaceship Last Train, manages to cast off her shackles and throw into question all they have ever known. Kehvan, one of the ship's pilots, is now forced to find the answers before it is too late for both of them.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 14 April 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Shortcut to Happily Ever After — Ben Wan
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Daniel is a hopeless romantic who uses time travel to find love. Whenever he meets someone new, he jumps to the future to see if their relationship lasts and if it doesn't, he returns to the present to cancel the first date before anyone gets hurt. But when his dating strategy starts ruining the fabric of time, Daniel has to go back and live through every relationship he skipped, discovering what he missed the first time around.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 07 April 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Mar 31, 2023
The Zoo Diaries III — Frances Pauli
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Oliver the tortoise is on the loose, and the animals of Rainriver Zoological Gardens are all feeling the repercussions of his escape. The zoo is overrun with eager visitors trying to capture the next amazing animal video, and their careless obsession drives the animal inmates to more extreme behavior, to take risks, to lie, and to dream dark, hungry dreams of something they can only vaguely envision: freedom.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 31 March 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Pain Eater — Danny Menter
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
An eleven-year-old must battle the mysterious presence lurking in his grandparents backyard, while coming to terms with the trauma in his family’s past.
Narrated by the author. Published in Metaphorosis on 24 March 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Mar 17, 2023
River’s Song — Michael Barron
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
River has spent most of her life in a small suburban town, playing guitar and geeking out with friends… who have no idea she was born thousands of lightyears away. Her only memory of her home planet is of a terrorist attack that killed thousands of her people. Earth is all she has ever known, and as far as she is concerned, she’s just another ordinary teenager. But yesterday, her father informed her they were moving back home.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 17 March 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Mar 10, 2023
My Little Sister Brigid — Harold R. Thompson
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
His little sister Brigid was special, and not just because of her amazing power to create solid objects out of nothing. As a big brother, he was determined to protect her, and protect her secret, with his life.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 10 March 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Mar 03, 2023
All the Daughters Sing — Jan Priddy
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
What if you woke up one morning entirely alone in the world? Your apartment is quiet, your roommates aren’t slamming the door, there’s no traffic on the street, no dogs barking, and the only sound is hissing insects.
Narrated by the author. Published in Metaphorosis on 03 March 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
The Zoo Diaries II — Frances Pauli
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
When Oliver the tortoise escapes from his enclosure, the animals at Rainriver Zoological Gardens will never be the same. An accidental video of Oliver goes viral, the zoo is overrun with visitors, and every animal living inside it is faced with new challenges, increased stress, and opportunities to triumph or fail in ways they've never imagined possible.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 24 February 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Feb 17, 2023
The Numismatist — Cecelia Isaac
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Beside the River Styx, souls who cannot pay the toll must wait out their days. There, the ferryman contends with an irrepressible human who refuses to submit to tradition.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 17 February 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.