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The Story Coterie

The Story Coterie

By StoryCote + Candace L Coulombe

Modern fables, fresh flash fiction and literary amusements for your listening pleasure.

* The Story Coterie is on hiatus for the winter. Get your fix by checking out past episodes or reading short fiction at storycote.com. Join in new tales starting early 2022.*
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S1 E7: Lonely Exile

The Story CoterieMar 13, 2020

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S1 E28: Absinthe Minded

S1 E28: Absinthe Minded

Listen to the next in our series of stories about struggling writers. In the fairy tale Absinthe Minded, a woodland police station gets mired in the misadventures of green fairies.
Oct 06, 202008:60
S1 E27: A Roof of One's Own

S1 E27: A Roof of One's Own

Listen to the second in our series of stories about struggling writers. In the hipster flash fiction A Roof of One's Own, a writer in an uneasy relationship seeks escape through an artist residency at a hip hotel with a luxe rooftop terrace, where she only becomes more troubled.
Sep 22, 202008:31
S1 E26: Smoke and Mirrors

S1 E26: Smoke and Mirrors

Listen to the mysterious new flash fiction Smoke and Mirrors, in which a struggling author seems to have become successful when
he’s asked to participate in a series of peculiar book signings.
Sep 15, 202008:27
S1 E25: An Equal Kiss

S1 E25: An Equal Kiss

Listen to a new tale of the fantastic and domestic. In the funny flash fiction An Equal Kiss, according to Galatea, after she married Pygmalion, he still sought to sculpt the perfect woman. Check out other modern myths in Episode 24.
Sep 01, 202007:42
S1 E24: Tales of the Domestic and Fantastic

S1 E24: Tales of the Domestic and Fantastic

Listen to two very weird stories in which mythic creatures meet the mundanities of modern relationships. In today's original's fiction: The Muse Has Put on Weight Since We Got Married and The Selkie Says We Need Some Time Apart.
Aug 25, 202008:40
S1 E23: New Alchemy

S1 E23: New Alchemy

Listen to the near future flash fiction New Alchemy, in which the world is challenged and changed by a fierce pandemic of a propagation of raw metals on the blood. Look for this tale to be ready to read on StoryCote.com in the future.

Listener note: There were a few audio quality issues with the episode when first released, but we've since re-recorded. Here's hoping our poor mic didn't stand in the way of a good story! If you haven't listened in yet, please do! And if you listened earlier this week, please give this remix a chance.
Aug 13, 202008:35
S1 E22: ScentEasy
Aug 04, 202009:53
S1 E21: Hey Jealousy
Jul 28, 202022:10
S1 E20: The Lady and the Lemon Tree
Jul 21, 202008:20
S1 E19: For Your Convenience
Jul 14, 202008:21
S1 E18: Written on the Skin
Jul 07, 202008:32
S1 E17: The Changing Room
Jun 30, 202011:56
S1 E16: Magical Resolutions for Unfortunate Girls
Jun 15, 202026:24
S1 E15: Temporary Charms
Jun 05, 202010:56
S1 E14: Hearts of Palm
May 22, 202008:32
S1 E13: The Green-Eyed Monster
May 08, 202010:24
S1 E12: Chasmata
May 01, 202009:32
S1 Remix: We All Shine On
Apr 24, 202008:58
S1 E11: Bad Call

S1 E11: Bad Call

Be among the first to hear the new short story Bad Call, in which an earnest young boxer prepares to makes his professional debut while his fate may hang on an unseen force in the ring.

Apr 17, 202010:31
S1: A Quick Break for a Little Quiet
Apr 10, 202001:12
S1 E10: Silver Kingdoms

S1 E10: Silver Kingdoms

Listen to the flash fiction fairy tale Silver Kingdoms, in which twelve secretive seniors at a Southern retirement disappear each night, only to reappear the next morning with holes in their slippers.

Apr 03, 202010:12
S1 E9: Temporary Insanity

S1 E9: Temporary Insanity

Listen to the slightly salacious flash fiction Temporary Insanity, in which an office romance becomes uncomfortably complicated.

Mar 27, 202010:08
S1 E8: Tales of Giving Up Childish Things
Mar 20, 202027:09
S1 E7: Lonely Exile

S1 E7: Lonely Exile

Listen to the dreamlike short story Lonely Exile, in which a prodigious boy escapes to an uninhabited island.

Mar 13, 202013:00
S1 E6: Stories of Fledgling Romance
Mar 06, 202032:48
S1 E5: Delicates

S1 E5: Delicates

Listen to the bittersweet flash fiction "Delicates," in which a tenuous relationship begins at a late-night laundromat.
Feb 28, 202009:08
S 1 E4: Phoning Arcadia

S 1 E4: Phoning Arcadia

Listen to the vintage-inspired flash fiction Phoning Arcadia, in which a telephone operator's mistake creates a romantic connection for two strangers.

Feb 21, 202010:51
S1 E3: Heroes United

S1 E3: Heroes United

Listen to the funny and fantastic story Heroes United, in which the romantic connections are pursued at a convention for the super-powered.

Feb 14, 202021:06
S1 E2: Jimmy Cooper, Jimmy Cooper

S1 E2: Jimmy Cooper, Jimmy Cooper

Listen to the award-winning flash fiction Jimmy Cooper, Jimmy Cooper, in which a longtime companion is put out to pasture at a sanctuary for imaginary animals.

Feb 07, 202010:38
S1 E1: We All Shine On

S1 E1: We All Shine On

Welcome to the debut of The Story Coterie podcast! Listen to our very first short story We All Shine On, in which students in a home economics class are transformed after exposure to lunar matter.

Note: This story was later rerecorded to improve audio quality. Listen to a new Remix episode, dated April 24, between episodes 11 and 12 of season 1.

Jan 31, 202007:48
What is The Story Coterie?

What is The Story Coterie?

Learn more about our new fiction podcast and the stories we'll be sharing with you.
Jan 25, 202002:05
Season 1 teaser

Season 1 teaser

The Story Coterie podcast launched January 31, 2020. It's your new audio home for fantastic fables and flash fiction. Come join our coterie!

Jan 12, 202000:54