New Tales Told – Original Short Stories

Don McDonald

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Original short stories in the classic tradition, written and narrated by Don McDonald, author of the Civil War novel The Line Uncrossed and creator of the Litreading podcast.New Tales Told brings you brand-new literary short fiction, each story complete in a single listen. Some reach back centuries. Others slip into futures that haven't quite arrived. A few will follow you out of the room. Historical fiction, speculative tales, quiet character studies and the occasional chill, told the way stories were first meant to be told: out loud, by someone who's spent four decades behind a microphone.The storyteller of...

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Recent episodes

  • The Hum by Don McDonald — A Widower Follows a Sound Beneath His HouseOct 24, 2026 · 25 min
  • Below Ten Thousand by Don McDonald — All the Time and No TimeOct 17, 2026 · 13 min
  • Still Water by Don McDonald — Four aircraft carriers in a lakeOct 12, 2026 · 45 min
  • Autopay — An Original Short Story by Don McDonaldOct 5, 2026 · 18 min
  • His Own Voice — An Original Short Story by Don McDonaldSep 28, 2026 · 12 min
  • A Foot Too Deep — An Original Short Story by Don McDonaldSep 21, 2026 · 15 min
  • The Wrong Funeral — An Original Short Story by Don McDonaldSep 15, 2026 · 12 min
  • The Garden's Wall — An Original Short Story by Don McDonaldSep 8, 2026 · 32 min
  • The Long Light — An Original Short Story by Don McDonaldJul 28, 2026 · 10 min
  • Dark — An Original Short Story by Don McDonaldJun 9, 2026 · 26 min

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