PseudoPod 513: Flash on The Borderlands XXXIV: Interstices
Show Notes
All three of these stories are runners up from the PSEUDOPOD flash fiction contest
They walk serene / in spaces between
Zipper
by Murf Freedmont
Narrated by Spencer DiSparti
“Zipper was written entirely on my smart phone (in the middle of the night…in bed…when I could not sleep). I intended it to be a writing prompt for a story to be finished later, but when I counted the words the next morning I decided to submit it to the Pseudopod contest without significant changes. Since it fared much better than my other submission, perhaps I should limit all my writing to my phone … but I hate touch screens so much.”
Have you ever tried to open a sleeping bag zipper silently?
Subcutaneous
by Nicholas Conley
narrated by Rock Manor
I like the way that skin feels.
The Void
by Thomas Vicinanzo
narrated by Laurice White
“The most terrifying thing is a life devoid of intrinsic meaning, and a universe which does not and cannot understand us.”
I tripped on a little ridge where the turf was bunched up like a carpet. It was early morning and the park was empty, so I pulled at the grass, and it came up, revealing soil blacker than fresh asphalt. Then I saw it wasn’t soil but black empty space.
About the Authors
Murf Freedmont
MURF FREEDMONT lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and 3 daughters and is an information technologist.
Nicholas Conley
NICHOLAS CONLEY’s passion for storytelling began at an early age, prompted by a love of science fiction novels, comic books and horror movies. His a science fiction thriller novel PALE HIGHWAY (available now from Red Adept Publishing) is influenced by his experience working with Alzheimer’s patients in a nursing home, a subject that he has also written about for publications such as Vox and Alzheimers.net. PALE HIGHWAY is the story of Gabriel Schist, a genius Nobel Prize winner plagued by Alzheimer’s, who must find a cure for a terrifying new virus before his mind declines past the point of no return. When not busy writing, Nicholas resides in New Hampshire and spends his time reading, traveling to new places, and indulging in a lifelong coffee habit. To learn more about him, take a stroll over to Nicholas Conley.com
Thomas Vicinanzo
THOMAS VICINANZO works in Mount Vernon, NY and writes fantasy and horror when he gets the chance. Some day his fantasy novel will be done (not the bad one, the good one), and all his true friends will read it and say it’s nice.
About the Narrators
Rock Manor
Rock Manor is a voice actor specializing in audiobook narration and audio plays. His voice work has been featured on multiple horror podcasts and programs. He currently produces the horror audiobook web series and podcast, Manor House. Web series episodes can be found on YouTube at youtube.com/RockManorHouse.
Spencer Disparti
Spencer Disparti is a poet from Phoenix, Arizona. He loves narrating and writing music. You can find all his music on soundcloud.com under the name Descendants of Nyx.
Laurice White
Laurice White is a voice actor who has read stories for all four Escape Artists podcasts, and for John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey on The End is Nigh and The End is Now, the first two volumes of The Apocalypse Triptych.
