Very Short Stories

2015 Very, Very, Short Short Stories Winner

The Record by Ellie Gordon-Moershel

Winner of the 2015 Very, Very, Short, Short Stories Contest.

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Very, Very, Short, Short Stories Finalists (Part 1)

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Very, Very, Short, Short Stories Finalists (Part 1)

In this episode of Serendipity, we play 5 of the 10 finalists for our 2016 Very, Very, Short, Short Stories Contest. Featuring: "Bitterly Cold" by David Garland, "The Staging Area" by Jason Gots, "Noir" by Pa Ying Vang, "#blessed" by Jackie Heltz, and "Blinking" by La Cosa Preziosa. Read More

Sarah Awards 2020 Judges

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Sarah Awards 2020 Judges

We’re excited to bring back the 2020 Sarah Awards with this talented trio of audio fiction judges. Read More

Getting On with James Urbaniak

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Getting On with James Urbaniak

James Urbaniak is the kind of podcaster that other producers love to hate. His show, Getting On with James Urbaniak, consists of nothing but a single voice reading a fictional soliloquy, often written by someone else. There is almost no elaborate soundscaping, no intricate plot development, little evidence of endless editing sessions to get the thing just right. Getting On sounds like Urbaniak cruised into the studio, an iced latte in hand, and finished recording before his drink grew tepid. None of this would be infuriating if the podcast in question wasn’t so good. Read More