Metaphorosis magazine - beautifully written science fiction and fantasy

Metaphorosis magazine - beautifully written science fiction and fantasy

Author: Metaphorosis Publishing Language: English Episodes: 100
Each episode of Metaphorosis magazine-beautifully written science fiction and fantasy is a quiet invitation into a new, fully realized world. Produced by Metaphorosis Publishing, this podcast focuses on narrative depth and prose that rewards close listening, offering a thoughtful alternative within the fiction and science genres. Here, the speculative elements-whether far-future technologies or intricate magical systems-are anchored by human-scale emotions and carefully crafted language. You’ll hear original short stories where the elegance of the writing is as vital as the plot, read by voices chosen to complement the text’s texture and rhythm. This isn’t about frantic action, but about immersion; each story takes its time to build atmosphere, develop character, and land its ideas with precision. Tuning in means discovering authors who prioritize the beauty and weight of every sentence, delivering science fiction and fantasy that feels both inventive and literary. For anyone who believes the journey of a story is shaped by the words used to tell it, this podcast provides a consistent, curated source of auditory fiction that lingers long after the final word.
Episodes
The Fool Who Sings You To Your Grave — Katie Cervenec [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:55
At the next light, I pull over and hyperventilate in a Rite Aid parking lot, because I saw it as soon as the song started. Tomorrow, he's going to die. Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published in Metaphorosis on 03 Novembe…
Translations for a Dead Sea — Corey Farrenkopf [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:35
Laura’s father has left her with a partially translated manuscript that will either save the world from climate disaster or speed up the coming apocalypse. She holes up in a seaside cabin to finish the work, but each nig…
Hard Sunset — Sam Griffin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:42
How do you make peace with the inevitable end of everything? As the knowledge of an entire civilisation hangs on the edge of oblivion, the last Curator hums a jolly tune and accidentally loses a foot. Narrated by host Ma…
Salaatu — Lisa Short [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:38
Few in the Empire of Oun know of the salaatu, mysterious sea-dwelling folk from somewhere beyond the Empire's eastern northeastern shores, and fewer still know of their magic. But when the dying Emperor learns that the s…
Any Day Now — K.E. Redmond [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:36
Not everyone is thrilled by the prospect of houseguests. But what if these particular guests were coming a long way? Say, a few thousand light years? Well, they did try to warn us. Narrated by host Matt Gomez. Published…
The Antidote for Longing III — Karl Dandenell [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:42
When Lars Bjornsen learns the young Empress Anna is finally pregnant after years of trying, it confirms his suspicions that the Emperor Gustavus was inadvertently poisoned by an overdose of the aphrodisiac Sweet Agony. L…
She Was the Universe — Damian Stockli [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:14
It’s Thursday night in a Reykjavík bar. Arni, coming down from a recent loss, is hoping for a good thing. He takes a chance on a bartender’s smile, just as a series of strange, bright objects enter the solar system from…
Astrid Underwater — J.J. Eskelin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:42
One summer day, on the shore of an island in the Pacific Northwest where the wild and the otherworldly are intimately entwined, Sigun falls asleep, leaving her son playing alone by the cusp of a deep channel of water. Wh…
Arborify — Cadence Mandybura [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:56
Yvonne is living her dream career: tending to clients at an arborification facility, where people can choose to turn themselves into trees. When the program is threatened by an act of vandalism, Yvonne must face her own…
That Lonesome, Restless Feeling — B. Morris Allen [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:31
Bettina has always been the explorer, the collector; Madhup the homemaker and tinkerer. But now Madhup is gone, and all that's left to Bettina is memory and the alien artifacts she brought home and Madhup made sense of.…