Jon and Stephen Recorded Readings
Stephen writes them. Jon narrates them. You listen to them? Limited run series airing 5-7 episodes a season. New episodes air weekly. Credits: - Voice narration by Jonathan Kilgore - Stories written by Stephen A. Roddewig - Cover photo by Matt Botsford and licensed through Unsplash
Episodes
This week's episode is a special feature near and dear to your author. "Sinking Prospects" not only netted me my first ever Vocal challenge win, Runner Up in the Vocal Ship of Dreams Challenge, but it also inspired an entire series around our indomitable protagonist Martin Williams that is now Stephen's first-ever book.
"Sinking Prospects" follows Martin as he fights to focus on his assignment while most...
This week's episode follows a fictitious figure during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Though our protagonist Ezra and his actions are the product of the author's imagination, they are based on the real heroes who fought back against their Nazi captors in the dark days of 1943. You can read the episode transcript as well as the Author's Note on Vocal to learn more about this event: https://vocal.media/fiction/he-who-fights
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This week's episode follows the sailors of Oyster, a lifesaving ship stationed on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. When a distress call goes out that a merchantman is sinking in a winter gale, Oyster's crew jumps to, unaware that they will soon come to face with the United States' newest enemy: a hunter that prowls the depths and claims its victims from beneath the waves. View the episode transcript and Author's N...
This week's episode presents Stephen's first and only fan fiction to date. Inspired by his editing work on Book 2 of the Echoes trilogy, he set out to predict how it would all end in the third and final installment. Along the way, he had a heck of a lot of fun introducing time travel to the series and thrusting the series protagonists Laura and Maverick up against the nefarious Dr. Alice and her new-found partner J. Edgar H...
This week's episode features "The Rocks," a nautical tale of stoicism and faith in the face of a withering storm set in the 17th century.
This story was written for the Vocal Painted Prose challenge and placed 2nd overall. As part of the challenge, "The Rocks" is based off a real painting: Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast by Ludolf Backhuysen (1667). The author was lucky enough to see this composition in ...
Jon reads "Beyond the Cape," a tension-filled story of a lighthouse keeper on the rocky shores of Maine and his only companion: a shark. View the original story on Vocal to read along: https://vocal.media/history/beyond-the-cape Cover photo by Daniel Gregoire and licensed through Unsplash.
Creative Conversations show page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1781288
Creative Conversations, meet Recorded Readings. That’s right, we’re practicing brand synergy by sharing another podcast’s episode (with permission, of course). Fortunately, Stephen just happens to be featured in this interview.
Marissa also has a new book out, which Stephen copy edited, so go read Anomalies for both our sakes: https://www.amazon.com/Anomalies-Mari...
Jon reads "Dash Point," a tale of the paranormal set in a lighthouse on the tip of Cape Cod. View the original story on Vocal to read along: https://vocal.media/fiction/dash-point
Cover photo by Quaid Lagan and licensed through Unsplash.
Jon reads "Outside Mission Parameters," a story based on the final journey of the Space Shuttle Challenger and told from the perspective of pilot and astronaut Michael J. Smith. View the original story on Vocal to read along: https://vocal.media/fiction/outside-mission-parameters
Cover photo by NASA and licensed through Unsplash.
Jon reads "Hunting Shadows," a tale of action and suspense inspired by Tiger King and the Zanesville Animal Massacre. View the original story on Vocal to read along: https://vocal.media/fiction/hunting-shadows Cover photo by Geran de Klerk and licensed through Unsplash.
Jon reads "King of the World," a post-apocalyptic tale of survival in the American plains. View the original story on Vocal to read along: https://vocal.media/fiction/king-of-the-world-daxp8e06yo Cover photo by Stefano Valicchia and licensed through Unsplash.
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