OutsiderSF

Another tale from my short story collection, Empty Quiver. The gritty superhero world of Crimson Son is dark here as I continue to critique our notions of heroism and examine the human shortcomings of...

2 Jun 202113min

From my short story collection, Empty Quiver, based on my Crimson Son superhero universe. A word of warning - my comicbook characters provide little escapism. They are dark products of war and confli...

18 Mai 202150min

One man, a vending machine, and the fate of mankind... This episode is also available as a blog post: http://russlinton.com/2021/05/11/change/

12 Mai 20219min

The Grandpa Protocol. Enough said. I think the text to speech robot really adds something special to this story. All the missed cues and flat emotions only enhances the experience. Enjoy! This episode...

4 Mai 20218min

This story first appeared on the Wily Writers' Podcast. It was one of my earlier stories to see publication and had the added bonus of being read by a voice actor for their podcast. The theme, Weird W...

27 Apr 202120min

Here's the final part of "Anachronistic." For a short story, it does have a very open ending and I've been asked if I had plans to continue it. There are none at this moment, but, in some ways I am as...

20 Apr 202116min

This story was never shopped for publication and instead ended up on my website. You will notice some limitations of the text-to-speech in this story. Also, the character names are often preceded by t...

13 Apr 20216min

This was one of my earliest publications with another disappeared venue, Writer’s Haven. I haven't saved the best for last, more an indicator of how far I've come on this journey. This was a story ins...

8 Apr 20215min