Episodes
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.
Friday Feb 10, 2023
The Frozen Generation — Jacob Coffin
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
When the law changes overnight, a cryostasis technician finds himself legally liable for a man-made disaster - the impending destruction of hundreds of thousands of embryos.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 10 February 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Feb 03, 2023
The Excursionist of JCPenney — Chris Panatier
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Lorraine doesn't have much going her way. She still lives in her deceased mother's old condo, and even her sisters look down on her because of her bad eye and inarticulate speech. Now, the one thing she's got—a job at her beloved JCPenney store—is in jeopardy as the chain announces bankruptcy. But Lorraine makes a discovery during the final clearance sale could change her fortunes.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 03 February 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Jan 27, 2023
The Zoo Diaries I — Frances Pauli
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
The animals in the Rainriver Zoological Gardens survive to the best of their abilities, captive and plagued by their individual neurosis. But when the tortoise, Oliver, escapes from his enclosure, it sets in motion a series of events which will affect the life of every animal in the zoo, which will change Rainriver, its animals, and their keepers, forever.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 27 January 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Jan 20, 2023
We, You, and the Gallery — Alex Penland
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Trapped on a desolate world, with their Collective dead and their ship inoperable, a hive alien must survive in the presence of the human who tried to eradicate them. Trapped on a desolate world, with his comms out and his ship busted, a soldier has to finish the job and make it out alive. Enemies to lovers, 7k.
Narrated by the author. Published in Metaphorosis on 20 January 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Jan 13, 2023
The Knight Who Carried a Sword in His Heart — Joshua Hagy
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
There is a Knight Who Carries a Sword in His Heart. The sword is both his purpose and his end, and both are of his choosing.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 13 January 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Packing List for Oblivion — Cameron Bertron
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
In the final year of a planet-wide evacuation, the sculptor Enefai must come to terms with the growing rifts in her relationship with her partner and her uncertain future in the cosmos.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 06 January 2023. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Infinite Possibilities IV — Michael Gardner
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Adrian’s been given the opportunity to leave this world to explore a parallel universe. With nothing left to hold him here, he’s keen to go, but the offer may not be what it seems.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 30 December 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Snowman — Han Whiteoak
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
When Alma meets a melting snowman on a train, she immediately wants to help him. But the train, and the world at large, is rapidly becoming too warm for snowmen to survive. How can Alma turn her desire to help into meaningful action?
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 23 December 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Love, Death, and the Electric Soul — Alexandra Peel
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
‘Welcome, visitor. My name is Alanna, and I will be your custodian of souls. You did want to reconnect with your deceased loved one, didn’t you? I assume that is why you dropped by. Please, take your time.’
Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 16 December 2022. Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.