When asked if I was interested in writing “an alternate history about a young Marie Curie getting mixed up in dark fantasy shenanigans”, of course I said YES. (Dead Women in STEM FTW!) And then I proceeded to do the most research I have ever done for a short story. I read a myriad of books and articles on…
Once upon a time in the autumn of 2020, I wrote a fairy tale about true love and a storm chaser. I titled it “On the Edge of All This,” after the song I have words in on The Fireside Sessions. (Remember when we made that album with Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol?) Finally–FINALLY–after much tribulation and many years,…
I got a new podcast gig! Now available for your listening pleasure: StarShipSofa 689: “Just Another Date Night on the Highway Out of Town” Author: Zandra Renwick Narrator: Alethea Kontis Performing this zany little SF was crazy amounts of fun. It’s even more amusing if you know exactly how much I don’t like pizza. 😁 This story originally appeared…
Release Date: October 1, 2022 Featuring my darkly humorous original short story “The Ghost Lake Mermaid” – for fellow fans of ghosts, mermaids…and K-dramas! 😁 The Ghost Lake Mermaid and her best friend Jinna welcome a new ghost, whose presence unravels the mysteries of Buckle Springs and the Merry Death Bridge… *As an Affiliate, I may earn on qualifying…
Release date: August 1, 2022 Featuring my original story “Dear Auntie Star” – An orphan girl (Star) rescues a cursed raven princess and a magic ring from an evil wizard in Egypt, then grows up to become a time traveling Agony Aunt/Fairy Godmother whose advice helps everyone but herself. Dear Someone, I have stoppered this message up inside a…
Now available for your listening pleasure: Cast of Wonders 494: The Day I Didn’t Get a Pet Nebula Author : Effie Seiberg Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Amy Brennan On the day I turned nine, I didn’t get a pet nebula. I’d really really wanted one, just like the one Shelly had. And I’d been talking about it…
Now available for your listening pleasure: PodCastle 734: An Incomplete Account of the Case of the Bird-Talker of Yaros Author : Eleanna Castroianni Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Matt Dovey PANAYOTIS M., interviewed by Eleni Haji, November 1975 When I first saw her, she was covered in wings. Sea birds flocked to her as if she was honey…
When asked if I was interested in writing “an…
Now available for your listening pleasure:Title: “An Elegy for…
Once upon a time in the autumn of 2020,…
