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Are you a fan of science fiction and fantasy short stories? Do you love getting lost in a good book or audio drama? Tall Tale TV has you covered. With modern fiction from around the world, professionally narrated just for you, Tall Tale TV is your premier destination for bite-size audiobook adventure.My name is Chris Herron, a professional voice actor, and Every Monday and Friday I professionally narrate short stories from around the world. From epic fantasy to space opera, steampunk to urban sci-fi, and everything in between. Most episodes are stand-alone short stories, but I also mix in book excerpts and episodic novels, and novellas for a variety of content.But beyond that, I believe in bringing authors and readers together, which is why each episode includes detailed information about the featured author. In many cases, you'll have the opportunity to connect with them and discover even more of their amazing work.Tall Tale TV was born out of a personal experience. When I went te
Chris Herron hosts TALL TALE TV - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Stories, a arts show with 834 episodes published.
Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 16 (book 1 NEW) ep. 829 A Big Box of Granny's Gold NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed ha
Telling Stories ep. 833 J.S.Watts is a British poet and novelist who weaves the fantastical and the literary with other vibrant strands to create glowing, multi-faceted writing. Her poetry, short stories and non-fiction
No One Is Coming ep. 832 Rosemary Selking is a Midwestern native and a Kansas City transplant. When she's not working her day job in international logistics, you can most likely find her indulging in fiber arts or playin
Upon their Backs they Heave the Earth ep. 831 Nick Badot (he/him) is an Irish-Belgian writer of fiction and poetry. His work has appeared or is upcoming in Impossible Worlds, Factor Four, Flash Fiction Online, Solstitia,
Felony ep. 830 Roger Ley has self-published eight novels and one anthology of speculative stories. He was born and educated mainly in London, but spent some of his formative years in Saudi Arabia. Later, he worked as an
Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 15 (book 1 NEW) ep. 829 The Last Level of DOOM NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfwa
Name's Keeper ep. 828 Melissa R. Mendelson is a horror, science-fiction and dystopian author and poet. She has two publications with Wild Ink Publishing. One is a prose poetry collection, This Will Remain With Us, and th
Standards of Appearance ep. 827 Steven Mathes lives miles from the nearest pavement with a spouse and a dog. When he isn't writing, he tends a garden. He gardens because he likes to cook. He cooks because he is passionat
Missionaries ep. 826 Roger Ley has self-published eight novels and one anthology of speculative stories. He was born and educated mainly in London, but spent some of his formative years in Saudi Arabia. Later, he worked
Golden Ticket ep. 825 Rick Danforth is an author from Yorkshire, England, where he works as a Systems Architect to fund his writing habit. His short fiction can be found in On Spec, Metastellar, and many other places. Hi
The Lawn Ornament ep. 824 Andrew Hodges was born in Woodbridge, England, but spent the majority of his life growing up in Virginia. He has worked as a paint contractor, a biology teacher, a research assistant, and a hosp
Intelligent Design ep. 823 Roger Ley has self-published eight novels and one anthology of speculative stories. He was born and educated mainly in London, but spent some of his formative years in Saudi Arabia. Later, he w
Hindsight ep. 822 E.B. Sommer's work has appeared in The Daily Tomorrow, Moonday Mag, and The Stygian Zine. On April 17th, 2026 one of her stories will appear in the latest Harvey Duckman anthology, the Soup of Causality
Of Monsters and Mushrooms, Ch. 14 (book 1 NEW) ep. 813 A Dash of Ninja-nuity NOTE: This is a rewrite of book 1. Originally, 'Of Monsters and Mushrooms' was supposed to be a multi-part short story that transformed halfway
Dead Skin of the Basilisk ep. 820 Calle Sundbom is a Psychology student from Sweden. They like to experiment with literary form. What they read is mostly pulp stuff. Things that challenge how we can tell stories. Those s
Voyeurs ep. 819 Roger Ley has self-published eight novels and one anthology of speculative stories. He was born and educated mainly in London, but spent some of his formative years in Saudi Arabia. Later, he worked as an
The Harbinger ep. 818 Quinn J. Graham is a nerd's nerd from Ontario, Canada. An avid reader, writer, video game enthusiast, and hobbyist game dev, a significant portion of their day involves bouncing between the words on
Derelict ep. 817 Roger Ley has self-published eight novels and one anthology of speculative stories. He was born and educated mainly in London, but spent some of his formative years in Saudi Arabia. Later, he worked as a
Ode to Everything ep.816 Mike Morgan was born in London, but not in any of the interesting parts. He moved to Japan at the age of 30 and lived there for many years. Nowadays, he's based in Iowa, and enjoys family life wi
Upload in Progress ep.815 R. F. Daniels (they/he) is a queer nonbinary writer and software engineer living and working in Finland. When they aren't arguing with computers or getting lost in speculative worlds, they can b
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