flash fiction

Stories featured in this episode:

Three to Go - by Ria Rees - https://www.riarees.com/ -
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier  -

Ghosts - by Michael Butterworth - https://michael-butterworth.co.uk/ -
music by Julie Carpenter - https://lessbells.bandcamp.com -
read by the author -

Get your copy of Complete Poems 1965-2020 at https://bookshop.org/a/197/9781732825772 - 

theme music by Dain Luscombe -

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA.
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

As a Christmas gift we are bringing you the inagural chapter of BiteSized Tales.  A new flash fiction audio podcast.  This week's holiday themed stories are:

• 00:30  "Gertrude" written and read by Wayne Cole
• 5:04 "Meet Not So Cute" written and read by Dot Moore
• 11:58 "12, 24, and 1 more" written and read by Chris Hussey  

Music is "Fantasy Motion" by Alexander Nakarada

Stories featured in this episode:

The Hand, The Face - by Megan Engelhardt - http://megengelhardt.com/ -
music by Fall Precauxions - https://fallprecauxions.bandcamp.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier  -

Cave Art - by Xauri'EL Zwaan - https://www.patreon.com/xauriel
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

theme music by Dain Luscombe -

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA.
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

Stories featured in this episode:

Hive Songs - by Jeff C. Carter - https://jeffccarter.com/ -
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier  -

In September - Noah Lloyd - https://twitter.com/noahghola -
music by Johnny O'Donnell - https://open.spotify.com/artist/1WQIfu46Vh9T7KBvRPcZWJ - 
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

theme music by Dain Luscombe

Stories featured in this episode:

Dry Run - by Eric Fomley - https://ericfomley.com/ -
music by Fall Precauxions - https://fallprecauxions.bandcamp.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier  -

Phrogger - by Jean-Paul L. Garnier - 
music by RedBlueBlackSilver & Gabriel Hart --
read by the author -

theme music by Dain Luscombe - 

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA.
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

Stories featured in this episode:

Come Home, Laika - by Douglas A. Blanc -
music by Patrick Urn - https://morlox.bandcamp.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier  -

Color on the Lure - by Jacob Steven Mohr - 
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ --
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

theme music by Dain Luscombe -

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA.
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

Stories featured in this episode:

Reaction Shot - by Todd Sullivan - https://www.samjokomagazine.com/ - 
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier  -

The Two-Faced Miracle of Justice Father Win - by Susan Rukeyser - http://susanrukeyser.com/ - 
music by RedBlueBlackSilver - https://redblueblacksilver.bandcamp.com/ -
read by the Author & Jean-Paul Garnier -

theme music by Dain Luscombe -

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA. - 
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

Welcome to this first episode of The JayPod: A High Library Production in which host Josh Cohen talks with Curt Smith about flash fiction writing. Curt serves as the Assistant Director of Academic Advising at Etown College and as a faculty member in the English department and the First Year Seminar program. He is also a prolific novelist and short-story writer who has published thirteen books of fiction and non-fiction. This includes his most recent novel, The Magpie's Return, which made Kirkus Review's Best Indies List of 2020. 

Over the course of his writing career, he's published hundreds of stories and essays which have been selected for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Mystery Stories, and in the Norton anthology New Microfictions.

You can check out a couple of Curt's flash fiction pieces, "We Were Girls Once, Dancing" and "Mercy" which he will be reading and discussing in this episode.

Stories featured in this episode:

Kreuzungmeister - by Geoff Habiger - http://www.habigerkissee.com/ - 
music by RedBlueBlackSilver - https://redblueblacksilver.bandcamp.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier  -

That New Spaceship Smell - by Jonathan Nevair - https://www.jonathannevair.com/ -
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

theme music by Dain Luscombe - 

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA. -
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

Stories featured in this episode:

Emotion: XXXX - by Ai Jiang - https://aijiangauthor.wordpress.com/ -
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier  -

Last Witness - by Ricardo Victoria - https://ricardovictoriau.com/ -
music by Patrick Urn - https://morlox.bandcamp.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

theme music by Dain Luscombe - 

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA. -
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

Stories featured in this episode:

The Jellyfish From Nullarbor - by Eric Farrell - http://www.stygianspace.com/
music by RedBlueBlackSilver - https://redblueblacksilver.bandcamp.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier  -

Apotheosis - by Joshua Green - @byjoshuagreen 
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

theme music by Dain Luscombe - 

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA.
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

Stories featured in this episode: -

RealView - by Liam Hogan - http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.com/ -
music by RedBlueBlackSilver - https://redblueblacksilver.bandcamp.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier & Robin Rose Graves -

Psionic Thread - by Sam Fletcher - https://www.fletcherstories.com/ -
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

theme music by Dain Luscombe -

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA. - 
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

Last week Nicole took part in a 24 hour story contest and found that the Writing Practice she has been learning from Natalie Goldberg and Writing Down the Bones helped her reach the deadline. In this episode Nicole shares her writing practice and flash fiction story to show the connection between the two in just one example.

Join the Stop Writing Alone Network

https://stop-writing-alone-network.mn.co/share/GDoPIh6ZaTGVSTdw?utm_source=manual

Mentioned in this episode:

• Get Your Copy of WRITING DOWN THE BONES https://bookshop.org/a/10928/9781611803082
• Get Your WRITING DOWN THE BONES DECK https://bookshop.org/a/10928/9781611809008 
• NYC Midnight https://www.nycmidnight.com/
• 24 Hour Short Story Contest https://writersweekly.com/writersweekly-coms-24-hour-short-story-contest 
• STOP WRITING ALONE EMAIL LIST: https://mailchi.mp/9b59bdd0b53a/email-sign-up
• STORY HOARDER Substack (The new home for Nicole’s writing): https://storyhoarder.substack.com

• Stop Writing Alone FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/Stopwritingalone 
• NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber 
• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/ff8df93e57dc/penpals 
• Stop Writing Alone Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/ 
• Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera 
• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607 

When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole’s Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis!

• Kim A. Flodin https://www.kelekilove.com/ 
• Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
• Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/
• Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/
• Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/ 

Special 4 Year Anniversary Episode with stories from the pages of Sci-Fi Lampoon Magazine - http://scifilampoon.com/ -

Stories featured in this episode:

Minimum Sage - by Michael James - https://www.michaeljamesauthor.com/ -
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

Systems Strike - by J.W. Allen - https://johnallenwriter.com/ -
music by RedBlueBlackSilver - https://redblueblacksilver.bandcamp.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

theme music by Dain Luscombe -

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA. -
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

Five different authors. Five different works. Today's episode features very short stories and poetry, all under 10 minutes each.

The Center of My Universe by Crystal D. Mayo

Not Yet by Kate Maruyama

A collection of poetry from little words. by a.hashman (Amber Young)

The New Neighbor by Michael Buchta

Pools of Blue & Butterfly Wings by Ashley R. Jones, from her horror collection A Dash of Murder

Stories featured in this episode:

Sibling Rivalry - by F.J. Bergmann - 
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

Soft Landing - by Toshiya Kamei - https://toshiyakameiwrites.wordpress.com/ -
music by RedBlueBlackSilver - https://redblueblacksilver.bandcamp.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

theme music by Dain Luscombe -

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA. -
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

Stories featured in this episode:

Seven Eleven - by Geoff Habiger - http://www.habigerkissee.com/ -
music by RedBlueBlackSilver - https://redblueblacksilver.bandcamp.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

Wake Up! - by Guy Hasson - https://www.guyhasson.com/ -
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier and Phog Masheeen -

theme music by Dain Luscombe -

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA.
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

Stories featured in this episode:

Making Up Time - by Adele Gardner - http://www.gardnercastle.com/ -
music by Patrick Urn - https://morlox.bandcamp.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

Cortellian Rain - by Jonathan Nevair - https://www.jonathannevair.com/ -
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ -
read by Jean-Paul Garnier -

theme music by Dain Luscombe -

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA.
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

Stories featured in this episode:

Tips for Living Out-of-Synch for the Frequent Time Traveler - by A.C. Wise - http://www.acwise.net/
music by RedBlueBlackSilver - https://redblueblacksilver.com/
read by Jean-Paul Garnier

Premium Resurrection Pack $99 - by Renan Bernardo - https://www.renanbernardo.com/
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/
read by Jean-Paul Garnier & Zara Kand

theme music by Dain Luscombe

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA.
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com

Stories featured in this episode:

Pulled Thread - by Rodrigo Assis Mesquita  
music by RedBlueBlackSilver - https://redblueblacksilver.com/
read by Zara Kand

The Day the Hooks Came - by Jean-Paul L. Garnier 
music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/
read by Jean-Paul Garnier & Zara Kand

theme music by Dain Luscombe

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA.
https://www.spacecowboybooks.com