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This week, we have a double debut! You—yes, you!—can be among the first to see Frank Oreto and Ayida Shonibar read on Story Hour! Make history with us this Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #AyidaShonibar #FrankOreto @ayidashonibar https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Head-and-shoulders color photo of writer Frank Oreto, a man with a trimmed, graying beard and mustache. He wears a dark gray fleece vest over a gray tee, accessorized with glasses on a chain and a small-brimmed straw hat accentuated with a black band and a magenta orchid. He sits in what looks to be a restaurant booth and wields chopsticks with an eager expression.

Head-and-shoulders color photo of writer Ayida Shonibar, a woman with long black hair pulled back from her face and spilling over one shoulder. They wear a sleeveless black sweater; two small gold hoop earrings adorn her visible earlobe. She stands on what appears to be a park walkway, tree-filled wilderness behind her. With their face in three-quarters view, she looks directly into the camera with large brown eyes and a Mona Lisa smile.

Such a gorgeous Story Hour with stories from Gregory Norman Bossert and David Anaxagoras! Greg is a longtime favorite, and we hope David will read for us again, too! Come see why! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #DavidAnaxagoras #GregoryNormanBossert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s-GskX8Duw

This week, the illustrious Gregory Norman Bossert returns to Story Hour—and Anaxagoras explains the cosmos to us! Oh, wait, this is *David* Anaxagoras. Well...who’s to say he won’t? Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT and find out! #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #DavidAnaxagoras #GregoryNormanBossert #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Head-and-shoulders black-and-white photo of writer David Anaxagoras, a fair-skinned man with a short hair and a long beard. He wears a dark woven shirt and black-framed glasses. He sits in front of a bookcase and looks into the distance with a serious expression.

Story Hour celebrated StokerCon Eve with phenomenal horror stories from Robert Nazar Arjoyan and Can Wiggins. Wonderful stuff, beautifully handled by guest host Douglas Gwilym. If you're at StokerCon, look for Douglas—and whether you are or not, treat yourself to this scary episode! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #CanWiggins #RobertNazarArjoyan #DouglasGwilym https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0p2fd7CrZk

Halloween People, whet your appetite for horror! On this eve of StokerCon, Robert Nazar Arjoyan and Can Wiggins will read us stories. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! #Horror #HorrorFiction #CanWiggins #RobertNazarArjoyan #Douglas Gwilym #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Head-and-shoulders color photo of writer Robert Nazar Arjoyan, a man with short, neatly trimmed hair, beard, and mustache. He wears a fleecy, cream-colored Patagonia zip pullover; a blue tee; and roundish tortoiseshell glasses. He stands on a green lawn, blurred green deciduous trees and gray house roofs behind him. He regards the camera with a small, amused smile.

Waist-up color photo of Can Wiggins, a woman with straight brown hair worn in a beveled chin-length bob without bangs. She wears narrow-lensed glasses with dark frames, a cream-colored cable-knit sweater with a cowl neck, a dark winter jacket, and a cream-colored winter scarf. She stands in front of a wall of white shelves displaying gifts that appear to be for sale. She holds a tin marked CHRISTMAS PUDDING with a sly, or perhaps triumphant, little grin.

This Story Hour will forever be the Pride & Joy episode. Ben Francisco and Suzan Palumbo read gorgeous, glorious stories full of challenge and beauty, each ending in joy. Guest Host Meg Elison added to the experience, and the result is sublime. Treat yourself with a viewing! @megelison @suzanpalumbo @Benfrancisco #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #SuzanPalumbo #BenFrancisco #MegElison #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeY7rpR7QSw

Story Hour is very proud to start June with stories from the benevolent Ben Francisco and the stupendous Suzan Palumbo. Guest hosting by the magnificent Meg Elison! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #SuzanPalumbo #BenFrancisco #MegElison
@Benfrancisco @megelison https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Waist-up color photo of writer Ben Francisco, a Latinx person with dark hair worn short, dark eyes, and perfectly arched eyebrows. They wear a dark brown turtleneck, a long scarf patterned in swirls of bright, warm colors, and gold stud earrings. They stand in front of a bookcase full of speculative fiction titles and smile warmly into the camera.

Color close-up of Suzan Palumbo, a Trini woman with dark hair worn in a short asymmetrical bob and tipped with purple. She wears heavy black eyeliner, a black shirt with a collar, a dark gray necktie, and a knit beanie in shades of purple. She looks to the side with a serious expression.

This week, Victoria Nations and Premee Mohamed told us tales of community and little guys (er, small organisms) that win! Sweet and touching, or utterly horrifying! It depends on your POV. Watch and decide! We can all agree, though, that guest host Sam Rebelein is a very welcome presence. #Horror #HorrorFiction #PremeeMohamed #SamRebelein #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #VictoriaNations @VictoriaNations @premeesaurus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3BBQLNw9Kk

Premee Mohamed is popular here because her stories are awesome and she’s awesome at reading them. Also awesome: Gothic horror writer Victoria Nations makes her Story Hour debut this week. And Sam Rebelein is guest host! That’s more awesomeness than the average human can handle. Can YOU? Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! https://www.storyhour2020.com/ #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #PremeeMohamed #VictoriaNations @premeesaurus @VictoriaNations

Head-and-shoulders color photo of author Premee Mohamed, a woman of Indo-Caribbean ancestry. She wears her black hair without bangs, at shoulder length, in glossy waves. She wears a black cardigan over a blue tee, smoky cat-eye makeup, and a dark pink lipstick. She stands in front of a gray cinderblock wall. She looks down and to the side into the camera, her eyebrows arched and her large brown eyes wide, smiling slightly.

Head-and-shoulders color candid photo of author Victoria Nations, a fair-skinned woman with light hazel (?) eyes and curly brown hair worn long without bangs, the better to show off her widow’s peak. She wears a black tee and a watch with a wide black band. She sits in front of a bookshelf that includes books, an Edward Gorey jigsaw puzzle, and a creepy baby doll. She leans on one hand and quirks an eyebrow with her smile into the camera.

This week's Story Hour broke our hearts in the best ways. Wole Talabi and RJ Taylor read person-sized stories about immense themes and subject matter. Highly recommended! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #WoleTalabi #RJTaylor @wtalabi.wordpress.com
@RJTaylor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IVlJCfY8bc

Nobody tells a tale like Wole Talabi! We’re delighted to welcome him back, and to have RJ Taylor making her Story Hour debut. Want to hear authors read their own full SFF stories? Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #WoleTalabi #RJTaylor @RJTaylor https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Waist-up color photo of Wole Talabi, a Black man with a shaved scalp and a short salt-and-pepper beard. He wears a tan-colored woven shirt with yellow detailing at collar, yoke, and cuffs; a lanyard around his neck; and a black fitness tracker on one wrist. He is standing in relaxed posture, speaking into a microphone on a podium that takes up about a quarter of the rectangular image. He appears alert but comfortable.

This week's Story Hour was frightful and delightful! Angela Sylvaine and Sam Rebelein read us horror stories that ran the gamut from haunting to hilarious. You can still watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZEIDcVal74 #Horror #HorrorFiction #SamRebelein #AngelaSylvaine #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading @angelasylvaine

This week, Story Hour proves that people don’t have to be scary to write scary! Sam Rebelein continues to cosplay a jovial lumberjack, and Angela Sylvaine is the original Cheerful Goth. Their stories, now…that’s where the scary stuff is. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #SamRebelein #AngelaSylvaine @angelasylvaine https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Head-and-shoulders three-quarters view color photo of author Sam Rebelein, a rosy-cheeked man with dark hair worn short and brushed back from his forehead, plus a beard and mustache. He stands in front of a body of water with a hilly autumn landscape on the opposite shore. He wears a blue-and-green plaid shirt and grins into the camera.

Black-and-white closeup photo portrait of Angela Sylvaine, a fair-skinned woman with pale eyes and straight, dark hair worn long and with bangs. She wears a dark V-neck, long earrings, and large, ornate, cat-eye glasses. She quirks her sharply peaked eyebrows and smiles mischievously into the camera.

This week, each story starts with an unexpected encounter in the woods. They unfold differently, though, and in unexpected ways. We'll definitely do our best to get Anneke Schwob and @jenniferhudakwrites to read for us again! Come let these stories grow into and over you! Er. #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #AnnekeSchwob #JenniferHudak #Horror #HorrorFiction #AuthorReading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljbs21CTgtM

This week, Anneke Schwob makes their Story Hour debut! Fantastic author and friend of Story Hour Jennifer Hudak returns. This will be extremely awesome! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! https://www.storyhour2020.com/ #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #AnnekeSchwob #JenniferHudak @jenniferhudakwrites

Waist-up color photo of writer Anneke Schwob, a fair-skinned person with brown hair worn short with bangs peeking out from beneath a red beanie. They also wear wire-rimmed glasses, a green-brown-and-white plaid flannel worn open over a black crew-neck tee, three chunky silver necklaces extending from Anneke’s collarbone height to height of estimated mid-sternum, and multiple earlobe piercings. They stand in a field of dry, yellowing grasses, their elbows bent as if their hands are in the pockets of their offscreen trousers. They are turned slightly away from the camera, looking into the lens with serious, steady expression that may hold a slight smile.

Head-and-shoulders color photo of writer Jennifer Hudak, a fair-skinned woman with straight, gray-threaded brown hair worn at shoulder length and without bangs. She wears a brownish-red top with crochet sleeves and poses before a blurred interior background that includes tile wall and light wood. Her shoulders are square to the camera, but she looks up and to one side, smiling warmly.

This Story Hour brought us two beautifully written stories, one fantasy and one science fiction. Madeleine E. Robins read a clear-eyed tale of parenting an unusual child—and we don't want to spoil Kemi Ashing-Giwa's heartbreaking story for you, but it also addresses personhood and family (and more). You can still watch! #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #fantasy #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #KemiAshing-Giwa #MadeleineERobins https://youtu.be/3LVR6QcmYrA

You know who we’ve missed at Story Hour? Madeleine E. Robins. And you know who we’ve been missing out on? Kemi Ashing-Giwa. But don’t despair—they’re both going to read SFF stories for us this week! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #KemiAshing-Giwa #MadeleineERobins https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Black-and-white photo of Kemi Ashing-Giwa, a Black woman with a natural worn short on the sides and tall on the top. She wears a fine-gauge crew-neck sweater in a light tone and lip gloss. They sit on a chair or sofa with an upholstered back, in front of a light source (a curved window with panes, or perhaps a translucent tent?). She is turned with her face in three-quarters view as she looks attentively toward something or someone off-camera. Their eyes are focused, creased at the corners as part of their warm, broad smile.

This Story Hour was harrowing and thought-provoking! Eric Raglin read us a story of the present state of education, and RJ Joseph reminded us of the horrors of the past. Highly recommended! #StoryHour2020 #EricRaglin #RJJoseph #ShortStories #AuthorReading #Bookstodon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRDHxSWvJEY

Story Hour loves to get spooky! Join us for returning favorite scaryperson R.J. Joseph and Story Hour debut reader *drumroll* Eric Raglin! Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #RJJoseph #EricRaglin https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Story Hour brought us a science fiction story with fantasy elements and a fantasy story with SF elements...or were they something else entirely? Randee Dawn and Brian Trent brought us action-oriented, thought-provoking tales. Watch and see what YOU think! #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #ScienceFiction #FantasyFiction #SFF #AuthorReading #AuthorReadings @Randee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nsYeK3M_pk

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