Makeshift Stories

In this month’s story an astronaut, the sole survivor of an accident, drifts in space as the air in her environment suit runs out. In a semi-lucid state, she recalls memories, stories she has been told and relives moments in her life peppered with premonition. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David H. Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

Fossmar Gunnarsson, the founder of a large international technology company, creates the ultimate technological innovation, a system that copies the brain and uploads it to an artificial neuro-net. When he is suddenly diagnosed with a terminal disease, Fossmar uses the not quite perfected system on himself so he can beat his untimely dead and continue to run his company. But not everyone who works for him is happy to see him become the first post-human CEO. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

After listening to an unusual doctoral thesis that makes outlandish claims about music and the nature of the universe an archaeologist, finds himself gradually coming to believe that the crackpot theory may have some truth to it. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

In this month’s story the third generation leader of a divided colony ship, drifting between the stars, tries to escape his duties by submerging himself in fictional stories. But at a critical moment the line between fiction and reality blur, when one of the characters from a book escapes fictional space to oppose him. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

Could life be measured by how far it has traveled? Possibly, after all time and space are intimately connected. Time slows down as you approach the speed of light and it’s been frequently postulated this could be a time machine of sorts that would allow one to travel to the future. But time just below the speed of light does not entirely stop. For example at 99 percent of C time dilation is only a factor of seven. You would still age, just seven times slower, and there would be an ultimate distance you could travel in one lifespan. In this month’s story, a downed pilot is saved from certain death on an isolated island by aliens and is taken on a trip to see their world. The only problem is that even at 99 percent of the speed of light the trip will take longer than the pilot’s remaining life. Program Notes And Credits Written by Alan V Hare Read by Mitchell Tew Opening and closing music by David Hume

This month we bring back two characters, Adrian and Serene, mutual mimesis, from some of our earliest stories. Adrian is drawn to Earth hoping to find the resources to finally right the ancient wrong that nearly destroyed his people. His presence on the planet inadvertently attracts the attention of the watchers, who bring Serene back into being to confront and stop him. When Serene wakens she discovers that the fate of world may hang in the balance. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

Hansa one of the working poor in a large city is caught in a happiness sweep and finds herself imprisoned in an odd internment camp run by clowns. When the clown assigned to Hansa attempts turn her into a happy citizen by erasing her identity Hansa struggles to fight back. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

In this month’s story Illusio, a veteran TV illusionist who is struggling to keep himself interested in his profession, is confronted by an eager amateur magician named Dai. When Dai tries unravel the mystery behind Ilusio's unusual act, the older magician brushes off the annoying upstart off, but inadvertently finds himself becoming fascinated by the simple tricks the youth performs. Envious of the younger magician’s enthusiasm and sense of wonder, Illusio makes him an offer that he cannot refuse. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

Veeda, a mathematical savant who has never miscalculated anything, blanks out on a simple question in an exam. She wakes from her stupor to discover that she used the wrong value for a constant and has inadvertently changed the physical world. Veeda refuses to believe that this is possible and suspects that she in a coma caused by an accident. However, evidence to the contrary come from an unexpected source. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

Coyotl, a slave in a seventh-century new world silver mine, must take on the work of two after some of his brethren escape. However, a very unusual stranger soon arrives, wanting to trade diamonds for Quicksilver, better known today as mercury. To coyotl the stranger is a sign of a coming new age. He is approached by the stranger in what he thinks is a dream and given a task to prove himself. Coyolt believes his success will secure his position in the new world, but this turns out not to be the case. The stranger has a different agenda. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

In this month’s story we return to the True North a colony ship on a multi-generational voyage. Greta, a devoted auditor discovers something odd about a survey mission, but when she reports it to her superiors their reaction is not what she expects. And Greta soon finds herself turning for help to the most unlikely person onboard the hollowed out asteroid. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

To eke out a meager living, Neela, a senior in her early 80’s, must rely on her social engineering and hacking skills to phish. While she is running a phishing scam, Adam, another guest at the senior complex where she lives, confronts her about her use of the public access terminal. He then admits that he too is running an online scam, but that something odd is going on in the retirement home's computer system. While confirming what Adam has discovered, Neela notices that they are not alone. Someone else has been manipulating the financial records. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

Lynn’s uncle, an avid ham radio operator, wills his estate to her after he dies. While sorting through her estranged uncle’s belongings, Lynn discovers a shoe box full of notes that document an unusual encounter her uncle had in 1956 over his short wave radio. Moreover, if true Lynn realizes the story would change history, but there is no tangible proof that the event ever took place. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

In this month’s story Greta, a rising star in the audit division on board the colony ship, the True North, needs one more successful case to ensure her promotion. To her disappointment she is assigned to audit a small obscure social club for amateur astronomers. On the surface the case appears to be simple and insignificant, but she discovers something else, something that the captain and senior officers want no one to know. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

On a day off, Ramone, an industrial engineer, takes a mountain bike ride to document the damage done to a remote stretch of forest by an extreme weather event. After an accident, forces him to walk back to his car, a weird storm appears catching Ramone unprepared. But help arrives in the form of an odd stranger, who seems to be able to see into Ramone’s soul. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare