Onyx Publications presents the Story Discovery Podcast, offering free, narrated short stories, poetry, and flash fiction that appear in Etched Onyx Magazine. More information about the podcast, the magazine, and Onyx Publications can be found at www.onyxpublications.com. Settle in, and enjoy the show.
Within the earth and beneath our feet lie the flesh and bones, the past, of everyone, of every thing, that has gone before us. Zoe Mize takes us on all too short a journey through the woods of loss with this flash fiction piece. WARNING this story in…
Find yourself immersed in this story of failures, collisions, and imaginary friends. Failures of mother and daughter to connect, collisions among parents, principals, and spouses, and the solace of imaginary friends (or imaginary lives.) Keilly Ulery…
A statuette, a yellow teapot, a negotiation, and maybe a swindle, converge in this non-fiction account of a personal journey, battle, and discovery in Shanghai, China. WARNING, this story and interview contain references to incest, eating disorders, …
Grief and loss hit us all eventually. Prepare yourself for these emotionally packed poems of passing by Suzanna de Baca. Suzanna walks us through each poem and the related experience of grieving. During the interview we explore the difference between…
A vagabond, a coin-filled paper cup, and a homemade comb-kazoo collide to create this flash fiction piece that moves as quickly as stepping between train cars. After the story we talk with director-producer-writer-extraordinaire Gina Angelone about h…
A story of curiosity, love, and implication spills from the curves and turns of an inherited landmark hotel spoon. Journey with the author as she explores the wonder and meaning of time, dreams, and humanity through all of their complexities and conu…
A party, a bridge, a crash. Once Mystic Canyon has you, it keeps you. This excerpt from a work-in-progress novel by Peter Gooch will make you want to read more. We interviewed Peter in August of 2021 and recommend you listen to that show to get a sen…
When a husband feels compelled to learn ice fishing, trying to be that father-figure for his son, bad things can happen. Travel onto the ice and experience the wonder of a lonely night sky and the father-son bond that makes adults do crazy things. Af…
On today’s show we hear A Selection of Poems by Claire Scott. You’ll experience the world through paper doll gods and accidents, alcoholic mothers, and stressed therapists. You’ll smile as you cringe at the introvert’s funeral and laugh at the search…
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