Upbeat Tales
Eddie Knight
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#9 - A Tale as Old as Time, by Kai Delmas
A dragon, a knight and a maiden: a tale as old as time... or so you thought.
About the Author:
Kai Delmas loves creating worlds and magic systems. He reads slush for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and writes some drabbles in between.
* https://www.patreon.com/kaidelmas
* https://twitter.com/KaiDelmas
About the Narrator:
Hannah Knight is a full-time homemaker and new entrant to the world of audio narration.
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Oct 30, 2023
#8 - Murderous Guests and Other Signs You're Grieving, by Chris Daruns
Grief can be all consuming... but not nearly as much as smoke demons.
[ Content Warning: Language ]
About the Author:
Chris Daruns works as a paramedic in Colorado when he's not writing or goofing off in the mountains. His short story collection, We Were Always Monsters, can be found on Amazon.
About the Narrator:
Eddie Knight has been a technical leader in organizations ranging from financial services to software security, enabling him to gain the wealth of experience and insight that he brings as a speaker, author, and strategist.
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Oct 15, 2023
#7 - Remnants of the Nether, by M.V. Viltch
A soldier visits graves of the fallen to pay his respects.
About the Author:
An avid explorer, author, and alien enthusiast, M.V. Viltch is a military academy graduate and ex Naval Reservist currently working in the maritime field. No experience with aliens just yet, despite best efforts.
https://mvviltch.com
About the Narrator:
Eddie Knight has been a technical leader in organizations ranging from financial services to software security, enabling him to gain the wealth of experience and insight that he brings as a speaker, author, and strategist.
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Oct 1, 2023
#6 - The Ghost in My Coffee Cup, by Nicole Hebdon
What can one woman really gain from a coffee-obsessed ghost?
About the Author: Nicole Hebdon's fiction has been published in The Kenyon Review, The Saranac Review, The New Ohio Review, The Antigonish Review, Joyland, Carve, and F(r)iction among other places. She received her MFA from SUNY Stony Brook, and her thesis was a runner-up in the 2017 Serendipity’s YA Discovery Contest. Since then, her short stories have been finalists or runner-ups in several contests including the 2022 St. Lawrence Book Award, and Chestnut Review’s 2021 novella contest.
About the Narrator: Hannah Knight
is a full-time homemaker and an Upbeat Tales fan community member, who volunteered her narration skills upon learning about this story. Thanks Hannah!
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Sep 15, 2023
Bonus - The Bookshop + Interview with Rachel Handley of Crab Tales Magazine
A lightning story about one man's relationship with his workplace. Then, an interview with Rachel Handley, Editor in Chief of Crab Tales Magazine and author of Possible Worlds and Other Stories.
About the Author:
Rachel Handley is a science fiction writer, poet, and academic philosopher based in Dublin, Ireland. Their poetry and fiction has been published internationally in venues such as 365 Tomorrows, Arlen House, and Poetry Ireland among others. Their debut philosophical short story collection, Possible Worlds and Other Stories, was published by Ellipsis Imprints in December 2022. Two of the stories from her collection, The Sound, and The Man of the Sand, have been nominated for awards. The Sound was long-listed for The British Science Fiction Association's Best Short Fiction Award, and The Man of The Sand was nominated for The Pushcart Prize. Rachel is Editor-in-Chief of Crab Tales Magazine.
About the Narrator:
Eddie Knight has been a technical leader in organizations ranging from financial services to software security, enabling him to gain the wealth of experience and insight that he brings as a speaker, author, and strategist.
His most recent work is Nix, a cybercrime technothriller about a family man tech executive who’s life gets turned upside down when his AI and Robotics company draws international attention.
* https://eddieknight.dev
* https://twitter.com/the_eddieknight
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Sep 1, 2023
#5 - When a Portal Comes Around, by Rick Danforth
This melancholic comedy shows that the magics of finance are sometimes more powerful than any a wizard can summon.
About the Author:
Rick Danforth is a BSFA award shortlisted author from Yorkshire, England, where he works as a Systems Architect to fund his writing habit. When not working valiantly in the plot mines, he can be found doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a type of involuntary yoga with uncomfortable pyjamas.
His short fiction can be found in Hexagon, Translunar Traveler’s Lounge, and many other places.
* https://rickdanforth.com
* https://twitter.com/Rick_and_Write
About the Narrator:
Eddie Knight has been a technical leader in organizations ranging from financial services to software security, enabling him to gain the wealth of experience and insight that he brings as a speaker, author, and strategist.
His most recent work is Nix, a cybercrime technothriller about a family man tech executive who’s life gets turned upside down when his AI and Robotics company draws international attention.
* https://eddieknight.dev
* https://twitter.com/the_eddieknight
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Aug 1, 2023
#4 - Nature Trail, by Brian Crenshaw
JK is a wargame prodigy in his final semester of high school, but one of his final assignments has led him out into the wild— where he finds something unexpected.
Author:
* Brian Crenshaw
* Brian chooses to not have a social media presence, and instead requests you follow him via his smoke signals and dead drops
Narrator:
* https://eddieknight.dev
* https://twitter.com/the_eddieknight
* New Release! https://www.audible.com/pd/Nix-Audiobook/B0CC75QH7T
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* https://twitter.com/UpbeatTales
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Jun 22, 2023
#3 - Blood Moon Bargains, by Kyer Kneifel
This dark comedy flips the tables to put us in the mind of a door-to-door dealer.
(Content Warning: Violence, Language)
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twitter.com/Cipher_Write
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Jun 21, 2023
#2 - DOOM, by Ian Kinder
This lightning story takes a peek behind the scenes in a gathering of the rulers of darkness.
Author:
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https://twitter.com/Rick_and_Write
Narrator:
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Jun 20, 2023
#1 - Seller's Remorse, by Rick Danforth
This jovial and comedic tale follows a salesman with divine deals.
Author:
https://rickdanforth.com
https://twitter.com/Rick_and_Write
Narrator:
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https://twitter.com/the_eddieknight
Upbeat Tales:
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