Category Archives: science fiction

Ep. 8 – Killer Cure

Posted on 2020/05/07 by ecgarrison

“Killer Cure” was my very first Iron Writer story. I wrote it for the third-ever Challenge, in March 2013, using these four elements: A failed superhero, a piano, a boat propeller and a Chechem/Chaka tree. My story won against two … Continue reading →

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Alien Beer Podcast: Bonus 4 – Speakeasy

Posted on 2020/04/20 by ecgarrison

For this bonus episode, I have a special guest reading. My wife Amy Garrison wrote a fun bit of microfiction that I thought might make a topical bonus for the podcast. I envy her reading voice. https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-djnh9-d9b165

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Alien Beer Podcast: Ch 5. The Multiverse Blues – I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom

Posted on 2020/04/16 by ecgarrison

This episode finds Jules and the others in Hope’s crew scrambling after an unexpected turn of events with Smiley and his men, and then on to New Louie for their concert in the Gamma ‘verse. When I started The Multiverse … Continue reading →

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Alien Beer Podcast: The Spark

Posted on 2020/04/09 by ecgarrison

This was a story that originated in late 2014 as a self-challenge: to write a short story set in one of the universes featured in my novel Reality Check. It kicked off the beginnings of a sequel to that book, which … Continue reading →

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Ch 4. The Multiverse Blues – Last Fair Deal Gone Down #sciencefiction #serial #audio

Posted on 2020/04/02 by ecgarrison

In this episode, the crew of Hope’s Tour introduces Jules to the retro ‘verse of Gamma Earth and its hazards. The Multiverse Blues is a science fiction serial spanning many alternate realities. https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-z5za8-d5af6e

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Alien Beer Podcast – Personal Space

Posted on 2020/03/26 by ecgarrison

When I wrote this story in 2014, I couldn’t have pictured our current pandemic lockdown. I decided to post this episode earlier than it appears in my Alien Beer and Other Stories anthology because of its timely topic — social isolation. In … Continue reading →

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Ch 3. The Multiverse Blues – Stones in My Passway

Posted on 2020/03/19 by ecgarrison

Jules meets the other members of the interdimensional rock star’s crew; stage manager Harlan, general manager Marcy Davenport, drummer Dribbler, bass and backup singer Babs, and enchanting alien singing sensation Hope herself. Just about to pass through the Arch to … Continue reading →

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Ch2. The Multiverse Blues – Ramblin’ on My Mind

Posted on 2020/03/05 by ecgarrison

The Multiverse Blues is an audio science fiction serial spanning many alternate realities. It airs every other week on the Alien Beer Podcast. In this episode, Jules meets the crew of Hope’s Tour as they load up to head to … Continue reading →

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Alien Beer Podcast – Moby Me

Posted on 2020/02/27 by ecgarrison

This week, I present a flash story I wrote in 2013 for the late, great Iron Writer Challenge. This story of mad science is one of my favorites from that competition. https://alienbeer.podbean.com/e/ep-3-moby-me/ About half of the stories in this book … Continue reading →

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Ch 1. The Multiverse Blues – Crossroads

Posted on 2020/02/20 by ecgarrison

This week on the Alien Beer Podcast: In this, the premiere episode of The Multiverse Blues, we meet Jules, who’s chasing a cat down a rabbit-hole to myriad ‘verses! https://alienbeer.podbean.com/e/ch-1-the-multiverse-blues-crossroads/ Welcome to my new science fiction serial, The Multiverse Blues! … Continue reading →

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