Reading Out Loud

Released in April, our award winning podcast from Season 3,  ”Property Damage Claim #1-1403986″ by Ryan P. Duke.   You know, science says humanity is lucky to have worrywarts. Thousands of years ago, a few of our more anxious ancestors helped us escape attack from dangerous predators, and thanks to their constant vigilance we had a […]

The fate of the universe hangs in the balance! … god, this guy is a prick. ​ Episode 11 is the final episode of our season-long story, by producer Ryan P. Duke, AND the final episode of Season Three! If you haven’t listened to parts one through four,​ ​CLICK HERE to get caught up! Author: Ryan P. […]

“Respect your elders” they teach us, early. They are wise and have seen it all and we should revere their experience in the hope that some of their wisdom will be passed onto us. But we aren’t taught about the indignities of aging. Despite all the encouragement to show respect, the world is not made […]

Fate is a mind-blowing concept. At least it was when we were 16 years old and experimenting with drugs and/or poetry for the first time. Even after all these years, though, fate can still be fun to think about. Do we have free will? If we do, how much force can our piss-ant little existences […]

There’s a thinly stretched existence being lived on the 3am subway trains. You can see it pulling on the lolling heads of the passengers, on their way in to make today’s shift in time. They are fretting at night. They’re not sleeping well. They have children to feed and bills to pay. But in the […]

In part three of our five part serial, Kingston reaches adolescence. Complete with warm summer nights, first loves, fatherly advice, and self doubt. Author: Ryan P. Duke is a founding member of the Pre-PostHumanists and Reading Out Loud. His short fiction has been published in a bunch of places you’ve never heard of. Like, in […]

Every single moment of every day we are making choices. There’s an article on the internet that said humans average 35,000 decisions in a day. We know that because one of our team members chose to search for that information. They selected one link from the search results. They decided to believe it was true because it felt true. They did not […]

In part 2 of our five-part serial our main character has grown into a temperamental toddler. He’s still discovering his universe and his place within it. Pushing his boundaries, or lack thereof. You know… he might just be in need of a long timeout. Author: Ryan P. Duke is a founding member of the Pre-PostHumanists […]

Children can be distinctly cruel to each other, capable of cutting deep with words and actions that they themselves don’t yet fully understand. Couple that with kids having no concept of “long-term effects,” and it’s a recipe for swift, merciless pain, the fallout of which can last for years afterward. But time, too, has its […]

For many of you out there, it’s the end of a shitty week. And now you’re gonna crack a beer and think about it. Think about what you could’ve done differently. Think about how it could get better. But it’s probably not your fault. Shit just happens. Some of us were born under a bad […]