Podcasts by First Fiction: Noteworthy Fiction from Verso.ink
Highlighting the best new fiction from emerging authors.
Hosted by Caren Hahn, this podcast is dedicated to showcasing notable new fiction published on Verso.ink. Verso.ink is a new online community for discovering and sharing great fiction. Our mission is to help discerning readers discover the best new fiction, and assist emerging authors in growing their audiences. First Fiction features selected works distinguished as noteworthy by Verso.ink moderators.
Keep listening, and you might discover something you love.
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15. Prologue to "The World Over" by Cassiopeia Fletcher from 2021-03-02T10:00
“Get up the dam,” Eryn ordered, waving the others toward the ropes while keeping her eyes pinned on the woods. “Right now.”
“We can’t just leave!” Jules said, her eyes darti...
14. "Love Between Friends" by Deb Goodman from 2021-02-16T10:00
For a moment, their gazes locked. His face was Liam-cheerful, but there was something in his eyes, a searching.
They had a history—a pull of interloc...
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13. "The Shark Waves Back" by Christopher Jones from 2020-12-22T08:17:26
Do you feel trapped? Norman thought. Do you look out onto this huge other world, with beings walking and talking and moving as they choose, in and out, and think--why can’t my life b...
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12. "Cutthroat" by Crystal Brinkerhoff from 2020-12-08T10:00
Jane appraised the room. She chose the seat nearest her mother, not because she enjoyed the woman’s presence, but because that seat was nearest the window and would leave her brother...
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11. "The Most Wonderful Sound" by Cassiopeia Fletcher from 2020-11-24T10:00
Reaching up, Alexa rested her palm against her collar bone where she felt Emrys’s arms rest. There was nothing there. Six years ago, that would have bothered her, but now she found i...
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10. "The Follower" by M.K. Martin from 2020-11-10T10:00
I watch her sleep, her short bristle of hair twisted into sweaty knots. I can’t help her and it’s killing me.
Today's short story is sure to get you in an apocal...
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9. "Mistress Mary" by Caren Hahn from 2020-10-27T04:13:39
She threw back the quilt and grabbed the doll. It was large and heavier than she expected, and just the weight of it demanded to be held close to her body.
8. "Dollie" by Miranda Renaé from 2020-10-13T09:00
"This is Dollie." She adjusted the doll's dress. "She's nothing special. Old and maybe a bit creepy, but nothing special." She rubbed her finger across the doll's porcelain cheek.&nb...
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7. "Red Wrath" by Gerhard Gehrke from 2020-09-29T15:47:12
We were out of the bar in minutes, him opening the door for me while trying to call up the closest ride on one of his apps. I didn’t let it show I was wishing he had a car. Too many ...
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6. "Black Dragon" by Genevieve Ann Atwater Maxwell from 2020-09-15T09:00
The gods were among them.
And the gods were called dragons.
Today's episode features our youngest author to date, Genevieve Ann Atwater Maxwell....
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5. "Semper Romanus" by Christopher Jones from 2020-09-01T09:00
Father gives a great cry, as of a wild boar spitted on a shaft of ash, and then he is still. I do not need the doctors to pronounce him dead. But I do need to know why my brother isn...
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4. "The Emerald City" by Cassiopeia Fletcher from 2020-08-18T09:00
How naïve he’d been! Growing up wasn’t just about cleaning things, it also meant going to the store on your own and crossing the big street by yourself and tripping and falling and g...
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3. "DRIVEN" by The Behrg from 2020-08-04T09:00
They will call her Monster. Child killer. A seething psychopath.
DRIVEN is a haunting yet highly empathetic piece that will leave you changed by the end...
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2. "Supervillain High" by Gerhard Gehrke from 2020-07-21T09:00
“So, your father is one of these superheroes who dresses up and gets into a lot of trouble.”
“Not a hero. One of the bad guys."
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1. "Tethered" by Crystal Brinkerhoff from 2020-07-08T03:47:45
The bodies wouldn't sink...
Our first episode features a complete short story by Crystal Brinkerhoff. At the time of recording, Teth...
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