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  Scientists As The Protagonists –...

  Arthur Conan Doyle, Edward Page...

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  Scientists are only interested in facts.  Short story writers are only interested in fiction and how it can change one set of circumstances to another.  Experiments in words may be common to both but when the scientist is our protagonist the journey can suddenly become quite disturbing. 
   
  Join H P Lovecraft, Arthur Conan Doyle, Nathaniel Hawthorne and many others as they put scientists into the driving seat of stories that often have surprising outcomes.  
   
  1 - Stories with The Scientists As Protagonists - An Introduction 
  2 - Herbert West - Re-Animator - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft 
  3 - Herbert West - Re-Animator - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft 
  4 - When The World Screamed by Arthur Conan Doyle 
  5 - A Thousand Deaths by Jack London 
  6 - The Star by W F Harvey 
  7 - The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne 
  8 - A Tale of Negative Gravity by Frank R Stockton 
  9 - The Crystal Man by Edward Page Mitchell

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  The Pigeon - and other Stories

  E.B. Harding

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  The Pigeon: is a contemplative and subtly humorous exploration of the human condition, set against the backdrop of everyday life. The story follows Sam, a web designer, who becomes inexplicably fixated on a pigeon he sees perched on a ledge outside his window. As he grapples with the bird’s sudden disappearance, Sam begins to question the fleeting nature of existence and his place in the world. His partner, Emily, initially amused by his obsession, grows concerned as his thoughts deepen into an existential reflection. Through conversations with friends and a thought-provoking dinner party debate, Sam navigates his thoughts on life’s impermanence, searching for meaning in the mundane. The Pigeon is a poignant and relatable tale about finding peace amidst life's uncertainties and the significance of the small moments that shape our understanding of the world. 
  Dissociate As Henry struggles with writer's block, he turns to an AI for help, only to discover that it knows him better than he ever imagined. What begins as a tool to reignite his creativity soon becomes something far more personal, as the AI reveals a connection to his past that he can’t ignore. Haunted by memories and uncertain of what is real, Henry is drawn into a web of technology and emotion, where the lines between human and machine blur, and the echoes of lost love resurface in the most unexpected way. 
  Lavender is a poignant tale of love, loss, and discovery. After the sudden death of her estranged mother, Clara returns to her childhood home, a place filled with memories and unanswered questions. As she sorts through her mother’s belongings, Clara uncovers letters that reveal a tragic family secret: a sister she never knew, lost in a devastating accident. Guided by the faint scent of lavender and subtle apparitions, Clara pieces together the story of her mother’s overwhelming fear of loss and the deep, hidden love that drove her actions.

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  City Swimmers & Other Stories

  Steve Clark

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  In these ten stories, Steve Clark guides us through an urban terrain of relationships--marital and filial, romantic and bitter--exploring loss and longing in a timeless but modern cityscape. A man leaves his wife in bed with the flu and takes a walk through his past, encountering the dead and living, the real and surreal, on his last day alive in Paris. A couple, who've married each other three times, break up at an iconic New York piano bar. A wife casually confesses to a nonchalant husband that she's kissed a young hockey player at a Thanksgiving party. A girl in high tops becomes oddly entangled with an aspiring artist who works as a bouncer.... Sometimes brash, sometimes poetic, usually humorous, these stories provoke thought, provide experience, and aim to delight.

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  The Heroic Slave

  Frederick Douglass

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  In the hush between history and myth, some voices refuse to fade.
  One of them rises beneath the pines of Virginia—speaking not to a crowd, but to the wind. Shackled in body, unbroken in spirit. A man, not yet a symbol. A voice, not yet remembered. But already unforgettable.
  The Heroic Slave is Frederick Douglass at his most daring—blending fact and fiction into something fiercer than either. In Madison Washington, he shapes more than a character: he channels the rhythm of revolt, the breath of those who ran, and the silence of those who couldn't.
  This is not a tale polished for comfort. It is hunger and hope, iron and prayer. It moves in murmurs and outcries. It carries the weight of chains—and the sound of them breaking. What you hear may not be history as it was written. But it is history as it was felt.
  Listen closely.
  Some voices were never meant to go quiet.

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  Count Magnus - From their pens...

  M R James

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  Montague Rhodes James is cited as perhaps the greatest English writer of ghost stories, an opinion few would disagree with. 
  James was born on 1st August 1862 at Goodnestone Parsonage in Kent, where his father was Curate but at age 3 the family went to live at Livermere, near Bury St Edmunds in East Anglia.  
  From early childhood he had a passion for mediaeval books and antiques. He was educated initially as a boarder at Temple Grove School in East Sheen, west London, before gaining a scholarship to Eton and thence Cambridge where he gained a double first, becoming a distinguished linguist and mediaevalist.  
  Before the Great War vacations were usually spent touring Europe absorbing cultures and references for his later writing. 
  A man of enormous knowledge it was said he timed his breakfast egg whilst he completed the Times crossword.  
  Many of his elegant yet terrifying tales were created by discarding the prevailing gothic cliches and placing his characters and narrative in a realistic setting.  Thereby the stories gained atmosphere and menace on a grand scale and he was famed as the originator of the antiquarian ghost story. 
  Although story-telling and writing these 30 or so tales was a hobby, when published their effect transformed the genre and still chill the bones in our more modern times. 
  James was also a medievalist scholar and translator whose work remains highly respected. He was also Provost of Eton College between 1918 and 1936. 
  M R James died on 12th June 1936 at Eton in Buckinghamshire.  He was 73.

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  Tales From the Cosmotron Volume 1

  Scott Reeves

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  Introducing Tales From the Cosmotron — an enthralling audiobook series that beckons listeners into a realm of boundless imagination and extraordinary narratives. Each volume in this captivating series unveils a collection of spellbinding science fiction and fantastical short stories, reminiscent of the classic allure of "The Twilight Zone" reimagined through immersive audio experiences. 
  Volume 1 invites listeners to embark on an exhilarating journey through the uncharted expanses of the Cosmotron, where the laws of reality bend and warp with each tale spun. From the depths of space to the corridors of the mind, these stories delve into the enigmatic and the extraordinary, exploring themes of mystery, wonder, and the unknown. 
  Tales From the Cosmotron promises to captivate audiences with its blend of otherworldly intrigue and timeless storytelling. Whether you're a seasoned aficionado of science fiction or a curious traveler seeking adventure, prepare to lose yourself in the boundless expanse of the Cosmotron, where every tale is a doorway to infinite possibility.

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