Michelle M. Welch today begins a new short story collection; Theme and Variations:
A podcast anthology of speculative fiction with music as a theme. Science fiction, fantasy, and slipstream tales include stories of a future world where music has been lost, office workers
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whose embedded soundtracks direct their lives, the Martian superstar who doesn’t want to play anymore, singers who can compel men to kill with the sound of their voices, and more.
The eight episodes present short stories by Keyan Bowes, Ernest Hogan, Elaine Isaak, Lejon A. Johnson, Jack Mangan, Rick Novy, Lon Prater, Caroline Rhodes, and Michelle M. Welch, and some of the episodes feature performances or original music by the authors.
The first five stories are in the default feed with more to come. And as always, you can opt to take a custom feed and control how often additional episodes are sent to you.
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