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“Familiars”

“Familiars”

John Rolfe Gardiner

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 13, 2025

Listen to a Future Fable from Ellen van Neerven:

Listen to a Future Fable from Ellen van Neerven: "The Eagle's Daughters"

From Our Future Fables Podcast Series, in Partnership with Aesop

By Future Fables | October 6, 2023

Listen to a Future Fable from George Walker: “The Seasonal Scurry

Listen to a Future Fable from George Walker: “The Seasonal Scurry"

From Our Future Fables Podcast Series, in Partnership with Aesop

By Future Fables | October 5, 2023

Listen to a Future Fable from Stephen Graham Jones: “The Three Golden Nails

Listen to a Future Fable from Stephen Graham Jones: “The Three Golden Nails"

From Our Future Fables Podcast Series, in Partnership with Aesop

By Future Fables | September 29, 2023

Listen to a Future Fable from Regina Kanyu Wang: “A Day of Snaky”

Listen to a Future Fable from Regina Kanyu Wang: “A Day of Snaky”

From Our Future Fables Podcast Series, in Partnership with Aesop

By Future Fables | September 27, 2023

Listen to a Future Fable from Caleb Azumah Nelson: “Forever We Shall”

Listen to a Future Fable from Caleb Azumah Nelson: “Forever We Shall”

From Our Future Fables Podcast Series, in Partnership with Aesop

By Future Fables | September 25, 2023

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“The Cat Thief” by Son Bo-mi, Translated by Janet Hong

By Son Bo-mi and Janet Hong | November 8, 2022

H. B. Marriott-Watson, “Devil of the Marsh” (1893)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 26, 2022

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By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 14, 2022

Listen to a Future Fable From Amelia Abraham: “The Rat & The Hamster”

Listen to a Future Fable From Amelia Abraham: “The Rat & The Hamster”

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By Future Fables | October 4, 2022

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“The Confessions of a Very Old Man”

“The Confessions of a Very Old Man”

Italo Svevo (trans. by Frederika Randall)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 1, 2022

The Deer

The Deer

Dashiel Carrera

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 15, 2022

“The Gap”

“The Gap”

Maya abu al-Hayat (trans by Yasmine Seale)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 11, 2022

Diary of a Void

Diary of a Void

Emi Yagi (Trans by David Boyd and Lucy North)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 10, 2022

Virginia Woolf, “A Haunted House” (1921)

Virginia Woolf, “A Haunted House” (1921)

From the Collection Haunted Tales: Classic Stories of Ghosts and the Supernatural, Edited By Leslie S. Klinger and Lisa Morton

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