Drabblecast Stories July 25th, 2009
Norm Sherman’s Drabblecast, a weird short-fiction podcast, has had several stories which feature anthropomorphic characters, animals and others.
The second story in Double Header III is a nice bit of drama which deals with a coyote lost in a sandwhich shop, likely inspired by real-life events from the news.
Alchemical Automaton Blues deals with the mistreatment of golems.
Out of His League is a fun take on a story you might recognize from the news last year.
The Last Dog is a sad post-apocalyptic tale.
On Dasher is a moving Christmas story with a wonderful mythos behind it.
And The Box Born Wraith is a fun horror tale for Halloween, with sympathetic monsters.
PodCastle Stories July 25th, 2009
PodCastle has a few other shorts which are non-furry but wonderful examples of anthropomorphism.
The Orange (general audeience) is a neat story that feels like a modern fable.
Loose Drawers (mature content) brings the dynamics of sexual and relationship politics to the auto garage.
The Desires of Houses (mature content) lives up to its title and is a wonderfully fun and creatively-bizarre idea.
PodCastle Story – Captain Fantasy and the Secret Masters July 23rd, 2009
PodCastle’s story Captain Fantasy and the Secret Masters is a wonderful piece. It’s non-furry, but a great story and I think people in the fandom would appreciate it. It’s a fantasy piece with super heroes and special abilities that’s equal parts actiion and adventure, alternative history and character drama and it’s a wonderfully human story. There are bits of it which make it slightly mature, but nothing explicit nor really shocking and I appreciated the way those elements were used.
It reminds me of the Union Dues stories in Escape Pod, which also have mutant superheroes, living in a world awash in shades of gray and dealing with politics and corporate restrictions as much as super villans.
AD Extra 002 – Foam on the Sea July 18th, 2009
A short piece of contemporary fantasy and a haunting vignette, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid.”
Foam on the Sea by Renee Carter Hall
Read by Glowcat Studio
AD Extra 001 – Carl May 19th, 2009
Anthropomorphism isn’t just for animal characters. This story looks at an android facing his own obsolescence.
Carl by Austin Crowder
Read by Peter Katt
Music by Infinity Squared
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