The Metamor City Podcast

We’re back! Dan, Chris, and Jenivi Seven (voice of Abbey Preston in Whispers in the Wood) read emails and discuss the following topics: Patronage system and the role of the nobility in Metamor Mythopoetics, Reason, and Wonder “Woo”, Bullshit, and THE SECRET God as an explanatory apparatus Qualia of experience vs. objective reality Neo-Primitivism and […]

Janus’s haunting continues with a visit from a former priestess of the Lothanasi Order. Written, read and edited by Chris Lester Music by David Beard and Digital Juice

On the night of the Winter Solstice, Janus Starson is haunted by the spirit of his father. Stave 1 of a 5-stave carol, in prose. With affection and gratitude to Charles Dickens, whose classic Christmas ghost story has happily haunted my dreams for years. Written and read by Chris Lester Edited by Bill Bowman Music […]

Kimi Alexandre of Tale Chasing interviewed Chris about writing darkness into fiction — why, when, and how to do it. We hope you enjoy it!

Here’s the second half of Chris’s round table discussion with Bill Bowman, Bryan Watson, Beq Vyper, and Sara Lloyd. Thanks again to Sara for doing the editing on this episode! Promo: FETIDUS

Last Christmas, Chris got together with four of Metamor City’s Michigan voice actors: Bill Bowman, Bryan Watson, Beq Vyper and Sara Lloyd. Wackiness ensued. Many thanks to Sara Lloyd for doing the editing on this recording. This is a two-parter, the second half of which should drop sometime next week. Promo: The Dunesteef Audio Fiction […]

Chris Hvidsten brings us the next story in the Interregnum Contest: “Rebirth”. Promo: Outcast, by Chris Hvidsten

Ben has found a refuge for the moment, but his troubles are far from over. The Grace family has secrets of its own, and things only get more complicated when Ben’s unpredictable power strikes again … and this time, he’s not the only target… Story by Nobilis Reed Performed by Chris Lester Edited by Scott […]

Things aren’t looking good for Ben. What happened to Matheson? Where is John Randall? And who’s going to bail Ben out of jail? Our hero gets some help from an unexpected source… Story by Nobilis Reed Performed by Chris Lester Edited by Scott Roche and Paulette Jaxton The Cast: Chris Lester as Ben Stansfield and […]

Ben goes to sorcery practice, plays phone tag with Natalie, and meets with the androgyne John Randall. What is John’s plan to get rid of Matheson? And what will happen to Ben if he decides to play along? WARNING: This episode contains explicit sexual content. Listener discretion is advised. Story by Nobilis Reed Performed by […]

Ben is a college student, a sorcerer, and a man with an unusual disability: he turns into other people in his sleep. And since he’s at a school where book-smart wizards are the overwhelming majority, life as a spontaneous spellcaster doesn’t come easily… Story by Nobilis Reed Performed by Chris Lester Edited by Paulette Jaxton […]

Hey all! It occurred to me that I never actually put this launchcast on the feed. Since the next episode has been delayed due to production difficulties, this seemed to be the ideal time to put it up as an extra bit of content. Listen as Philippa Ballantine, J. Daniel Sawyer and I take calls […]

It was my pleasure to be this month’s guest chef for Pip Ballantine’s Erotica a la Carte. A lonely hunter, carrying more than his fair share of strange secrets, finds more than he bargained for in the wilderness. This story contains explicit sexual content. It is not for children or young teens. Listener discretion is […]

Will Abbey’s plan work? Can Rosanna be saved from the clutches of the Leanan Sidhe? And what will the faery do to Wells if the plan succeeds? Find out, in the conclusion to Whispers in the Wood! Cast: Malcolm ard’Valos – TD-0013 Rosanna Venturi – Deirdre Reed Emilio Venturi – Nobilis Reed Melodia/Leanan Sidhe – […]

What is the creature that lives in the violin? How is it connected to the Leanan Sidhe? And how much does Dr. Wells really know about the monster inside his instrument? Cast: Janus Starson – Indiana Jim Abbey Preston – Jenivi Seven Candace – Susan Murph Isaac Wells – Michael Spence Rosanna Venturi – Deirdre […]

Abbey and Janus continue their investigation into Threnody’s secrets. They’re running out of time — but so is Wells… Cast: Abbey Preston – Jenivi Seven Isaac Wells – Michael Spence Janus Starson – Indiana Jim Candace – Susan Murph Leanan Sidhe – Danae Winters Words and music to lullaby written by Jenivi Seven.

Mur Lafferty interviewed all three of the Triple Threat authors — me, J. Daniel Sawyer and Philippa Ballantine — for this extra-large episode of I Should Be Writing. I hope you enjoy listening to these interviews as much as we enjoyed recording them!

A man comes to Metamor City bearing a mysterious instrument, a violin with seemingly supernatural powers. A trail of death follows him. Lothanasi Agent Janus Starson brings in his best paranormal investigator, the telepath Abbey Preston, to help him uncover the violin’s secrets — and stop it before it kills again. Cast: Isaac Wells – […]

The battle is over, the bodies have fallen, and it’s time for the survivors to count the cost. The Sommers cell has defied the norms of its society; Daniel unwittingly aided enemies of the Collective; Abbey is a former fugitive. How will the Hive choose to deal with this band of misfits? And what will […]

It all comes down to this! With Sasha poisoned by the psi drug Mad John and Victor only moments away from finding them, Sasha and Abbey must make a last desperate stand against the psychotic psi. Can they hold out long enough for help to arrive? And what will become of Victor after he crosses […]