When an unexpected opportunity comes her way, Nia visits the upper levels. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

All of her life, Kaye has been building the dam. Cover art sourced from falco. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

In a Michigan lake-side diner, on a night when the mayflies hatch... Mayfly Night was written by Warren Brown. Warren is a Canadian/American citizen of First Nations descent. Publications include OMNI, F & SF, Amazing, The Book of All Flesh, This Land, Nimrod, Dear Leader Tales, Speculative North, Smoke in the Stars, Abyss & Apex, etc. His novel, W…

On the long drive home, Brianna finds an unexpected place to rest. Today's episode was written Catherine Yeates. Find out more about their work at https://www.cjyeates.com/ Cover Art sourced from jrico144. Support the show

A skeptical paranormal investigator enters an abandoned house, oblivious to the dark secret hidden within. Cover Art Sourced from darksouls1. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

Additional production by Matthew Ferrandino. Cover art sourced from Prettysleepy. Support the show

This Readers' News column consists solely of submissions from Bear Creek residents just like you! Today's episode was written by Tarver Nova. Tarver is a speculative fiction writer and professional night owl in New York. His stories are found in Baffling Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Kaleidotrope, and other fine places. He is an associate editor…

While on his normal carrier route, Noah encounters someone unexpected. Voice Talent: Gretchen Pille James Barnett from The Night's End Podcast. Cover Art sourced from Gerd Altmann. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

Caught up in the story, a reader crosses the line between reality and fiction. Cover Art sourced from Mystic Art Design. Support the show

On a hot summer day, Wilem discovers one of the river's hidden secrets. Cover Art was sourced from oliver-eyth. Support the show

A child of the forest is never just a child. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

When Helene goes to harvest the tree that grows buttons, she finds something far more surprising and far more sinister than she ever expected. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

Introducing Don Henry - an Opera by Frank Nawrot Premiering August 23, 2022 wherever you listen to podcasts. Don Henry was a Dodge City native and University of Kansas student whose ideals led him to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War of the late 1930s. Don was a young man when Mussolini and Hitler established fascist governments in Western Eur…

As long as the sun rises, we endure...As long as there is light to speak, we endure. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

S.J. is going to be a little voice, but nothing can prepare her for what she's about to undertake. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

The bathynaut's journey is long...will she find what she is seeking? "Diving into the Rift" was written by Dennis Mombauer. Dennis currently lives in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he works on climate change and as a writer of speculative fiction and textual experiments. He is co-publisher of a German magazine for experimental fiction, “Die Novelle – Ma…

"She dreamed of fields wild and lush, but like every dream, love wasn’t enough..." Today's episode was written by Julie Reeser (https://persephoneknits.com/) Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

Today, we revisit one of our favorite episodes: "What Happened That Night" Find Tiny Tales on Instagram @tinytalespodcast, Facebook @thetinytalespodcast, & Twitter @TinyTalesShow Narration by James Barnett from The Night's End podcast. Visit nightsendpodcast.com or follow on Instagram @nightsendpodcast & Facebook @nightsendpod Other Voices in Order…

Nightlife at the local inn can get... interesting. Especially when the Magpie Mage is involved. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

To the clifftops where the eagles nest, Brin climbs. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

"The child who would be a god was tied by a tread to the moon..." Today's episode was written by Shih-Li Kow (Twitter: @shihlikow) Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

Moments seem infinite, but time gradually takes them until only a handful remain. This episode was performed live in the Tiny Tales studio. Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxlr2f65ffI&list=PLr7wwG2VR_tJG3C_NAiAd0t9eZ73eZgji&index=11 to watch! Cover Art sourced from moritz320. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

A mis-delivery sends Helen and Arthur on a quest for an elusive, and possibly non-existent, letter...✉️📬💌 Check out the work of the amazing voice artists: http://www.brittanyjgreen.com/ https://www.dutchersnedeker.com/ https://www.kristinnewbegin.com/ http://www.gretchenpille.com/ Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

From the vaults, a remastered version of The Dance of the Gods. As sure as the sun will rise and set, the waves will dance on the shore. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

We are made with laughter and bones. Today's episode was written by Emmie Christie. Emmie Christie’s work tends to hover around the topics of feminism, mental health, cats, and the speculative such as unicorns and affordable healthcare. She has been published in Zooscape Magazine and in Three-Lobed Burning Eye and she graduated from the Odyssey Wri…

Today, we revisit two Sci-Fi episodes from our library. Enjoy! Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

When a flood threatens to overtake the village, an unlikely visitor appears. Today's episode was written by Toshiya Kamei. Toshiya Kamei is a fiction writer whose short stories have appeared in such places as Bending Genres, New World Writing, and SmokeLong en Español, as well as the anthologies Daily Flights of Fantasy and Enchanted Entrapments. V…

“Humans are strange creatures. Death is the only certain thing you have, yet you’re so terrified of it. I don’t think you like certainty as much as you say you do.” Cover Art sourced from Tayler Kopel Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

The meaning of life woke one day and remembered her name. Cover Art sourced from Patrick László. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

No one weeps for those lost at sea. Cover Art sourced from Myriams-Fotos. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

A normal night turns into a nightmare when the shadows come to life. Cover art sourced from FreeFunArt. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

When blood sun sets, And full moon rises, Look east to the weeping maiden. When nightingale sings, And nighthawk cries, Look west as the lost sun rises. Cover Art sourced from AJSTAR212. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

A few updates on Tiny Tales and things to come. Follow us on Facebook for more: https://www.facebook.com/thetinytalespodcast Tiny Tales is looking for stories. More details here: https://www.tinytalespodcast.com/submissions Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

A dragon attacks, leaving Ahna and her fellow villagers homeless. Cover Art sourced from misskursovie2013. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

“Rsska,” she said, and he winced slightly at her hiss. “That is the who. As for the what, we are the people of the swamp, just as you are the people of the land.” The voice of Rsska was performed by the incomparable Gretchen Pille - http://www.gretchenpille.com/ Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

In the shadow of the attic, there is nothing to do but wait. Cover Art sourced from Tatlin. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

A new and improved version of our very first episode, first released May 11, 2020. Fifty years can change a lot, or perhaps nothing at all. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

A thief is hired to acquire a valuable item from a powerful and terrifying witch, making an unlikely friend along the way... Cover Art sourced from Alexas_Fotos. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

When death is near, a woman must come to terms with her changed world. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

Finding his home is getting too small as he gets bigger, Kierk decides to take matters into his own hands. Support the show

Today we revisit two of our favorites - Episode 28: Leaving Town and Episode 3: Not Enough Words Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

A temple dedicated to plenty, a prayer, and an unexpected answer. The music for today's episode was written by John Jansen. Hear more music: https://tinyurl.com/6dbw7knj Buy handmade instruments: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JLJInstruments?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=941518036 Support the show…

A moment in the dark of night. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

To what lengths would you go...for survival? Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

Gille is the most renowned bard in all of Falutia and his singing the most... unique. His music has the power to stir the heart of even the most ferocious beast. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

A relic from a bygone world stirs the curiosity of a young observer. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

The following audio file was discovered by the Tucumcari Highway Patrol on June 23rd, 2006. Thank you to Matthew Ferrandino and Kevin Klepacki for providing music for today's episode! Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

Today we revisit two of our favorites - Episode 35: Nisus III and Episode 32: Little Red Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/rerule) Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

A skeptical paranormal investigator enters an abandoned house, oblivious to the dark secret hidden within. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)

Rosemary, a little old lady with a dark secret, decides to get a pet cat. Her attempt to get one goes spectacularly awry. Support the showDi R. E. Rule (Writer) & Frank Nawrot (Composer/Audio Engineer)