Untold Tales

Untold Tales

Authored and led by Dr. J. A. Robinson, technologist and author, and narrated by Melissa Del Toro Schaffner, The UNTOLD TALES Audio Anthologies is a collection of original science fiction short stories of the highest caliber, perfect for your commute or unexpected downtimes. These bite-sized audio dramas come in different flavors and highlight the works of new authors. Victorian Sci-Fi, parallel realities, cautionary tales, horror, time travel - each episode of UNTOLD TALES is an independent short story drenched in the luscious promises of danger, technology, love, hope, discovery, & mystery.

Episodes

July 22, 2025 37 mins

ANOTHER  Victorian sci-fi episode by Gil Schmidt

Timeless Stray: Investigators in Victorian England are hired to find out whether a fortune teller is real or if she is a charlatan. In any case, sometimes the future should just be left alone.

Gil introduces himself here...

"I was born. I’m told I was very little. Had to grow, but did so by tearing around the neighborhood crashing into things (trees can be tricky) or acting like each b...

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In the future, medicine is very comprehensive and very accurate.

Another story by Dr. Jeffrey A Robinson, based on a idea by Joseph A. Shiller.

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Destiny's Doorstep: A peaceful, backward-seeming civilization living on an Eden-like planet near a distant wormhole receives existential threats from an unwelcome Earth. But all is not as it appears.

This is a story by one of our Untold Tales authors, Don Muchow. Don lives and works in the suburbs of Dallas, TX. A lifelong advocate of immersive, dystopian SF, he believes that buried in the shadows of every dark future lies the i...

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How It All Started or a Short History of Dogs

Changing the flow of History is is sometimes possible by just making small suggestions.

A lifelong artist, Howard Loring is an actor, printmaker, painter and sculptor, as well as the author of both novels and short stories. Married, he currently resides in the Southeastern United States. He can be contacted via his Facebook Fan page at https://www.facebook.com/HowardLoring

Howard Loring’s ...

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The Gift of Memory: Forgetting things is natural and can be sometimes be problematic. Not forgetting things, however, has far more serious consequences.

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June 15, 2025 28 mins

Can true Machine Intelligence be created? In this story several computer experts ask that question with surprizing results.

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Springtime on Mars: There are always people who are drawn to the edge or things and those who venture ahead to explore the unknown. But that edge is always moving further away.

Another original story by Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson

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June 1, 2025 26 mins

Sometimes when things go wrong... they go VERY wrong.

This is the newest contribution by our Untold Tales author, Chris Morton! Chris Morton's stories have been described as being in the genres of slacker lit, sci-fi lit, sci-fi psyche, magical realism and avant-garde.

He is the author of three novels, six novellas and over thirty short stories.

For more information go to ⁠www.newadventuresinscifi.blogspot.com⁠

An English teacher f...

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The Buddhas of the Past: Sometimes we forget things as we get old. But what if as we forgot them, those things actually ceased to be?

Another favorite story by Don Muchow. Don lives and works in the suburbs of Dallas, TX, where he is currently training to finish his "bucket list" run across the United States. A lifelong advocate of immersive, dystopian SF, he believes that buried in the shadows of every dark future lies the inexting...

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May 15, 2025 11 mins

A boy and his grandfather talk and share a special moment

Another original story by Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson

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Conversations With an Uncle on The Occasion of His Passing: A young man speeds to the side of his ailing uncle 'to observe his passing.' What he experiences, however, is more than he bargained for.

Another wonderful story by Don Muchow. For more information, visit t1determined.org.

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If you'd...

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May 1, 2025 23 mins

A man working in an isolated outpost has a unique experience with new technology.

Another short story by Chris Morton. Chris's stories have been described as being in the genres of slacker lit, sci-fi lit, sci-fi psyche, magical realism and avant-garde.

He is the author of three novels, six novellas and over thirty short stories.

For more information go to www.newadventuresinscifi.blogspot.com

An English teacher for twenty y...

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April 22, 2025 29 mins

The Vetting: The tests required to let you travel to distant alien worlds is harder than one would expect and some of the tests aren't what you think they are.

Another original story by Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson

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April 15, 2025 37 mins

A crew of interstellar explorers return to Earth after being away for centuries to find it totally destroyed.

Another original short story by Dr. Jeffrey A Robinson

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April 8, 2025 44 mins

The Edge: A story about a man trapped many light years away from home who is found and befriended by an alien far older than the universe itself.

Another original short story by Dr. Jeffrey A Robinson

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April 1, 2025 35 mins

Golddigger : When "the other woman" is excluded from her dead lover's will, she goes to extreme lengths to get what she believes she is owed.

Our newest author, Taija Morgan, is a Canadian horror, thriller, and suspense author with short stories and non-fiction articles published in various anthologies and magazines.

You can find her at:

 - www.taijamorgan.com

     - https://linktr.ee/taijamorgan 

     - Insta/Fac...

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A Failure To Communicate: An alien visits the Earth and thinks humans are unintelligent bugs. The humans think the alien is an unintelligent beast.

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March 15, 2025 32 mins

A writer is compelled to write finish a book by a famous dead author.

Another original short story by Dr. Jeffrey A Robinson

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March 8, 2025 28 mins

False Dawn: A scientist predicts the dawning of a new age of achievement promising a miraculous world, only to find that his predictions are very, very wrong.

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March 1, 2025 41 mins

A traveler from the far future returns to Earth only to unexpectedly discover a dark and desolate world and the fate of mankind.

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