Stories from Elsewhere

Time is running out for Joseph. He hurries into the underground world of Absentia at the 86th Street Subway. Poison frogs, dancing hot dog buns, and a whole lot of rats stand between him and his 6-year-old son.Part 2 of the Absentia series. Part 1 is #13 All The Seconds That Don't Line Up. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

A strange geomagnetic phenomenon is sinking boats around Catalina Island. When two Navy SEALs are sent down to recover a high value target from one of them, they come face-to-face with that otherworldly force. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

Bigfoot finally comes out of hiding . . . and gives his first interview to a small cable access station in North Bend, Washington. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

Welcome to the Interdimensional Lost and Found Agency where you get the chance to recover more than what you lost. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

Jack went up. Jack came down. But what happened when he got fed up with all of it? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

Something is waiting for the crew of the Aura on their mission to the moon. They won’t be coming back the same. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

On a normal summer afternoon in New York City, Joseph steps outside to find the world changed in ways he never could have expected. His 6-year-old son waits for him at home, but he wonders if he'll ever be able to find his way back. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

At Artaud's, where everything feels eternal for just a moment, hundreds of young couples lean into each other, perfect, synchronized, untouched by doubt. But in the shadows, seated at the back, an older couple watches in silence.They are not who they once were.Or perhaps, they are exactly who they’ve become. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

What if the end of a flight wasn’t an ending at all… but a beginning? On a routine journey from Sydney to Los Angeles, Maren hears something no one else does, a quiet message that feels less like sound and more like certainty: you will disappear for a bit, but don’t be afraid. What follows defies physics, logic, and everything she’s built her life upon. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

In a world slowly erased by artificial light, the last remaining firefly drifts through silent forests, sending out a fading call that no one returns. Once part of a luminous chorus, it now wanders alone, searching for others of its kind as the glow of human progress swallows the night. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

What would it actually take… to let go of everything?After a failed last-ditch effort to prove we can change, humanity is given one last chance by an alien race getting ready to take over our planet.If you enjoy it, we would love a share, comment, or follow!New stories come out on Wednesdays and Saturdays.Visit our story supporter Collingsweird at http://collingsweird.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

It’s May 29th, 1431. Joan of Arc sits in a cell in Rouen on the eve of her execution when something happens that no one, not even she, could have expected. Step into her mind in the final hours. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

New to the podcast? Start here.Stories From Elsewhere is a short fiction podcast written by Scott Glassman. Each episode presents a complete story exploring strange worlds, impossible questions, and sometimes the quieter, more lyrical edges of ordinary life.New listeners might enjoy beginning with these stories:The Argument for Humans - a story where a PR firm is asked to justify humanity’s existence to aliensRelativity - a story about time-travel and a confrontation with EinsteinLint - a story about an impending singularity that could consume all of us, one that starts with the lint in our dryersNew stories are released regularly on Saturdays, and sometimes on Wednesdays as well.If you enjoy the show, consider following the podcast and sharing it with someone who loves imaginative fiction. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

What could possibly justify the continued existence of our species?The Argument for Humans is a speculative science fiction story by Scott Glassman about a moment of cosmic judgment.Somewhere beyond Earth, the case against humanity has already been made—war, destruction, and contradiction entered into evidence. Now someone must stand and offer the defense. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

Something changes in Azaria overnight. Suddenly, the sight of a single color makes her ill. What begins as a strange sensory problem quickly turns into a desperate search for answers.But as the questions deepen, Azaria begins to suspect that her condition may not just be a medical problem. Somewhere in the system recording her story, someone is deciding what happens next.---------------------------------------------------------------Stories from Elsewhere is a creative fiction publication. The content is not affiliated with or representative of my clinical, academic, or professional work in psychology, and is intended for storytelling purposes only. The views expressed or implied in this publication are solely those of the author. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

When the only thing that understands you is a chair, something in your life has gone very wrong.Martin works the night shift as an observer of artificial intelligence conversations. Night after night, his only companion is the worn office chair that carries him through the long hours.When Martin begins treating the chair as something more than an object, the fragile balance of his life starts to unravel.---------------------------------------------------------------Stories from Elsewhere is a creative fiction publication. The content is not affiliated with or representative of my clinical, academic, or professional work in psychology, and is intended for storytelling purposes only. The views expressed or implied in this publication are solely those of the author.If you enjoy thoughtful speculative fiction, literary fiction, and surreal short stories, follow the podcast for new stories every week. You can read more at http://storiesfromelsewhere.comAnd if this story stayed with you, send it to one person who might like it too. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

In this meditation on choice, memory, and annihilation, we follow Nathan Collom, a Surface Warfare Officer shaped by the early trauma of loss.The moonlight that once fell over the Congo in the final moments of an ivory trader's life finds its way into the USS Lake Erie's Combat Information Center.The past and future collapse into a single question:What does it mean to press the button?And what does it mean not to?This episode explores paralysis and inevitability, fate and redundancy, duplication and disposable identity. It asks whether destruction is ever about ideology, or whether it is something more intimate, more personal, more haunted.If this story moved you, unsettled you, or stayed with you after the final line 👉 follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.Subscribe at StoriesFromElsewhere.com for new fiction, audio releases, and reflections that travel beyond the ordinary edges of reality.There’s more waiting on the other side of midnight. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

Here’s how you open a hole in the center of the earth.All it takes is a late-night stop at Roy Rogers off Exit 17 on the Garden State Parkway. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

What if you could confront the person responsible for changing reality itself?In this story, John shares an account he insists is true: a confrontation over a century in the making, carried out not in anger alone, but in search of something deeper--fairness, clarity, and perhaps relief from a universe that refuses to behave the way we expect. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com

In this darkly absurd, satirical tale from author Scott Glassman, journalist Laramie Von Ketcher stumbles into a global conspiracy involving rogue physicists, missing scientists, influencer food challenges, and a looming “lint singularity” that could collapse reality itself. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.storiesfromelsewhere.com