Barn Burning: Short Stories
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
17. Battle Hymn, by Willie Davis
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Barnburning, a short story podcast! We are joined by Willie Davis who reads his story, "Battle Hymn" from his new short stor...
16. Origin Story, by Shannon Robinson
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are joined by author Shannon Robinson whose debut short story collection The Ill-Fitting Skin won Press 53's award for Short Fiction. Our con...
15. The Great Sermon Handicap (Jeeves & Wooster) by P.G. Wodehouse
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Has your life ever been changed by an author? Twenty years ago this week, my life was forever changed by something I read in a magazine. Looking back,...
14. In a Grove (Rashomon Part II), by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who murdered the samurai? Was it the notorious thief Tajomaru? Was it the samurai's heartbroken wife? Or did he leave a message telling us who the...
13. Tickle Torture, by Thomas H. McNeely
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, Barn Burners! I met acclaimed writer Thomas H. McNeely at Inprint in Houston to record him reading his story, Tickle Torture. The story is from...
12. Muriel vs. the Hunger, by Lannie Stabile
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Barn Burning! After an extended hiatus, the Barn Burning short story podcast is back with a killer episode about hamsters, motherhood,...
11. Tornado Watch, by Wendy J. Fox
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Barn Burning, a short story podcast! I had the great pleasure of speaking with writer Wendy J. Fox about her story Tornado Watch, from...
10. Seagull-Leviathan-Spaniel, by Kieran Wyatt
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I was honored to have British writer Kieran Wyatt share three short stories on the Barn Burning Podcast, 'Seagull' 'Leviathan' & 'Spaniel', which ...
9. The Big Balloon, by J. Edward Kruft
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I had the pleasure of reading J. Edward Kruft's story "The Big Balloon," followed by a wide-ranging conversation with Joe about MFA programs, ch...
8. What Kind of Love Is That?, by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, I sat down with writer Elizabeth Gonzalez James to read and discuss her story "What Kind of Love Is That?" which appeared in ...
7. The Masque of the Red Death, by Edgar Allan Poe
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ask not for whom the Red Death comes, it comes for... everyone! You may remember this story as a nice little piece of gothiness, but I guarantee you i...
6. Cannibalism in the Cars, by Mark Twain
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Over a hundred years before George Romero, Mark Twain wrote a cutting satire of politics and politicians which is still delicious in its mordant humor...
5. Araby, by James Joyce
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we talk about James Joyce’s classic short story, Araby, and the quest of a besotted young man. Sorry, no Irish accents.
4. Rashomon, by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What happens to the unemployed & dispossessed when a country is blighted by natural disasters & plague?
3. The Student, by Anton Chekhov
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A seminary student warms himself by the fire of two widows and tells a biblical tale...
1. The Story of an Hour, Kate Chopin
02 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Barn Burning, a podcast about short stories! Is Louise Mallard’s wedding bed like to be her death bed? How much of an emotional roller co...