Story Unlikely

Story Unlikely

Story Unlikely brings you the best short stories written by the top writing talent in the industry today.

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June 19, 2025 16 mins

Danny Hankner was recently fined nearly $400 while driving to work one morning - this podcast (and song) is his revenge. Or at least, it's an airing of grievances. And a slap back to the cowwwaaaarddly cop who ticketed him. This episode may not be suitable for small children, but probably medium sized ones.

View the song and lyrics on rumble here:
https://rumble.com/v6v1cbx-little-peter-traffic-eater.html

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Author Kat Merrigan pens a ridiculously scathing rebuke to a fictitious magazine that has tragically lost its way.

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The music for this episode was provided by Karl Casy at White Bat Audio, and John Baker, and Story Unlikely.

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October 14, 2024 16 mins

Travel back to a time when Danny Hankner and his old roommates witnessed a dark, bewildering miracle across the street, one whose implications could shatter the fabric of society and everything we think we know about the unknown.

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The music for this episode was provided by Karl Casy ...

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September 28, 2024 12 mins

In this speculative story, Matthew Davis-Brown weaves an intriguing tale of man entering a new phase of 'life', and a mysterious room full of the same exact painting.

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The music for this episode was provided by Karl Casy at White Bat Audio, and John Baker, and Story Unlikely.

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August 21, 2024 15 mins

There's a time in every youth's life where window chalk graffiti abounds. For Danny Hankner and his crew, this was known as 'The Cock Wars', where the worst offender - The Bridge - lit up everyone's rides, and got away with it...or did he?

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Best-selling author Wulf Moon joins the podcast to discuss his latest book - How to Write a Howling Good Story - and offer tips and insights for every aspiring writer. Learn more by visiting his website, thesupersecrets.com, or clicking here: https://driftweave.com/the-super-secrets/

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June 18, 2024 17 mins

In this episode, Danny Hankner dives into a new segment called "The Excrement Files" by venting about grouchy, idiot editors, and entitled, idiot authors.

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The music for this episode was provided by John Baker, The OneUps, and Story Unlikely. 

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May 13, 2024 18 mins

In this episode, Danny Hankner recalls a ridiculous gag pulled on the neighbor back when he was single with roommates...and the fallout.

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See lyrics here: https://rumble.com/v4uvvpx-call-the-city-spoof-song.html

Listen to Call the City on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/story-un...

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April 18, 2024 12 mins

In this speculative story, Robert Bagnall weaves an intriguing tale of group of misfits and their encounter with a strange young man.

Listen to David Wallace's inagural address: https://www.storyunlikely.com/#postdundermifflin

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March 19, 2024 121 mins

Leon Peter Blanda joins the podcast to discuss his story Dog Years (recently published in Story Unlikely) and all things writing.

Click HERE to read Dog Years,.
Visit https://www.leonblanda.com/ to learn more about Leon Peter Blanda.
Listen to David Wallace's inagural address: https://www.storyunlikely.com/#postdundermifflin

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February 13, 2024 20 mins

In this humorous work of fiction, author Andy Millman spins a comical tale about a hapless boss just trying to find some good help.

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The music for this episode was provided by Karl Casy at White Bat Aud...

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January 15, 2024 31 mins

Jacob Steven Mohr, author of Threads for Flies - recently published in Story Unlikely - joins the podcast to talk about this short story and everything writing. Click HERE to read Threads for Flies, and HERE Jacob's Anthology, Dead Letters.

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December 1, 2023 20 mins

In this zany holiday special, Danny Hankner recalls the ultimate gag pulled on his hapless assistant manager nearly 20 years ago.

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The music for this episode was provided by Karl Casy at White Bat Audio, and John Baker.

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November 14, 2023 61 mins

Erika Lee Sengtsack joins the podcast to talk about Voices Inside, an outreach program for incarcerated individuals. How does this relate to writing? Well, listen and find out!

To learn more about Voices Inside, or to volunteer or donate, visit voicesinside.org

The music for this episode was provided by Karl Casy at White Bat Audio, and John Baker.

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October 13, 2023 18 mins

In this work of fiction, author Joe Manion weaves an intriguing tale about a man with a 'problem', and the lengths he would go to have it resolved.

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The music for this episode was provided by Karl Casy at White Bat Audio, and John Baker. Read more

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September 16, 2023 37 mins

In this period piece, author Sarah Cannavo tells of a time when the devil struck up a bargain with an unlikely moonshiner. 

Connect with Sarah Cannavo at https://moodilymusing.blogspot.com/

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Danny Hankner recounts a ridiculous gag involving a hapless roommate and a left-behind modeling photo of his old pal, award-winning actor James Fuertes, long before he was on the big screen. After the reading, Danny brings James on to swap stories, discuss the world of acting, and what James has been up to.

Connect with James Fuertes:
On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JamesJFuertes
or Instagram - @jamesjfuertes

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An elegant work of literary horror, The Ghouls was published in the July issue of Story Unlikely. Author Matthew Brandon joins the podcast discussing how he began writing stories, where he got the idea for The Ghouls, and the art of writing in general. To read The Ghouls, visit storyunlikely.com.  If it's no longer featured on the homepage, then go to storyunlikelymembers.com to gain access to all of our back issues.

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Author Lynne Golodner weaves a deep, reflective memoir peeling back the layers of the things that shape us, along with an interview after the story.

Find more about the author at https://lynnegolodner.com/, and her publishing company at https://scotiaroadbooks.com/.

You can read more stories by visiting www.storyunlikely.com. The music for this episode was provided by White Sand, and John Baker.

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May 12, 2023 10 mins

Author Kat Merrigan pens a ridiculously scathing rebuke to a fictitious magazine that has tragically lost its way.

You can read more stories by visiting www.storyunlikely.com. The music for this episode was provided by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio, and John Baker.

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