AudioThrust (Nobilis Reed)

Happy 13th birthday!  This podcast is now a teenager.

This month's story is "Salt Water" by Alexander Whitman, narrated by Nobilis Reed.

Here is Part 2 of The Pool by Grig Larson, read by Vivienne Ferrari.

This episode was brought to you by the generous patronage of listeners like you.

Stay with us, next week will bring us the thrilling conclusion!

No story this week. Instead, a few announcements.

1 - Sizzler Editions is looking for reviewers - Get free ebooks!

2 - Operation Review Bomb - Post your review of Metharmea's Journey on August 20

3 - Reminder about the Circlet Press contest

Helpful links:

How to write a good book review

Metharmea's Journey on Amazon

Welcome listeners! 

Soon it will be time for this podcast to come out of its chrysalis, transformed into a glorious new form. Here is what is going to happen:

1> The format is changing. Instead of focusing on short stories, I’ll be presenting short stories, novellas, and perhaps even novels. They will be written by me, and they will come out when they come out.  Working to a deadline was stressful and I need to reduce the stress in my life.  You’ll receive a bunch of episodes, and then a hiatus while I write the next season. The podcast will be closed to submissions for the foreseeable future.

2> The focus is changing. For most of the content,  you’ll need to be a supporter of the Patreon campaign.  On the free, public podcast, you’ll get teaser chapters and short stories. The one dollar level of the podcast will get short stories and first chapters, and access to the Nobilis Erotica archives.  The three dollar level will also get full novellas and novels.  The five dollar level will also get bonus material such as narration bloopers and reactions.
3> The branding is changing.  The podcast and patreon campaign will now be “Nobilis Reed Presents: Audiothrust” or just “Audiothrust.”  The change will be automatic; you don’t need to subscribe to a new feed and you don’t need to follow a new Patreon campaign. I’m transforming the existing ones.

4> The team is changing. I’m enlisting the marvelous Vivienne Ferrari as my go-to narrator, and I’ve got an audio editor and sound designer to handle the editing gruntwork. They are my co-equal partners in this new venture.

With the current plan, Audiothrust will be emerging and spreading its wings in the first quarter of 2025. 

Happy New Year!

Just a short chatty bit about where I'll be at Balticon 46.  You can download my schedule PDF document here.

TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY EPISODES!

Wow.

So here's what we've got this week: A short interview with Cecilia Tan, editor in chief of Circlet Press and author of The Velderet: A Cybersex S/M Serial...

...which, coincidentally (yeah, right) is now available for sale, and narrated by yours truly!

You can get it on Audible, soon on Amazon and iTunes as well.

A few announcements:

1. Meet me at Balticon!
2. Monster Whisperer 4 is attached to this episode as bonus content
3. ...or you can get it on Scribl
4. New Wake the Fuck Up podcast

This week's story is "The Sex Drive" by Kal Cobalt, from "Robotica" published by Circlet Press.

Voices appearing in this podcast:

• Narration - Tonya M Idlewine 
• Amaya - Tia Townes
• Alex - Wilson F. (no website)
• Cortex – Bryan Lincoln

Purchase links:

• Buy "Robotica" on Kindle
• Buy "Robotica" on Smashwords
• Buy "Robotica" at Circlet Press

This episode is sponsored by JMS Books, LLC.

"Ripped" was written by Lynn Townsend and is narrated here by Nobilis Reed.  Listen through to the end for a coupon code when you buy "Whetting the Appetite" at JMS Books.

Theme music is by Kevin MacLeod 

Here's some more feedback, and another essay on transformation erotica.

This month's patron-funded story is "Hard Sci Fi" by S. Wolf, read by Nobilis Reed.

They say you're not a real spaceman until you've fucked a guy in zero-g.

Easy enough to screw in the habitation pod with centrifugal force plus a hunk keeping you pinned to the bed and panting. But leave the pod and things get much more difficult. For every action, an opposite reaction. For each thrust, you will deflect backwards, and coast until you smash into something. By the time you've slowed down, any number of things could happen. You could shatter a limb. Or spin out into space. Or hit the wrong bulkhead and detonate a fuel tank. Or lose your boner. Only a true astronaut can fuck while calculating Newtonian physics.

Technically, I was still a cadet when Sunglow suggested we leave the habitation pylon for some fun. But Sunglow had been an starfarer for twenty standard years and if he said you were ready, that was enough for anyone.

This month's patron-funded story is In the Tower Tangled by Lynne Sargent.  It's narrated by Jo Bennett.

For an ad-free version of this podcast, support the patreon campaign.

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This is a special message for Nobilis Erotica fans who are going to Balticon this year.

In addition to having a few print books you can buy, I will also have little plastic earbud winders called "shrinky kinks" -- you wrap your earbuds around them and they keep the cords from getting tangled up in your pocket.  

If you want one, just walk up to me at Balticon and say, "I listen to the Nobilis Erotica podcast, and I would like a shrinky-kink." I'll show you what I have and you can pick one out.

Monster Whisperer 9 is available now if you have the Nobilis Erotica podcast app.

Get the app on Amazon - Get the app on iTunes

This week's story is "Seduction of the Sea" by T K Ashley, originally published in "Like a Myth Made Flesh" from Circlet Press.  It's narrated for us by eminent badass Jhada Addams.

I'm also announcing the release date for Monster Whisperer, my tentacle sex novel that some of you may already be slightly familiar with. We have a brand new edition, with a new prequel short story, coming out on December 8.

And then on December 11, at Comfort Zone in College Park, MD, from 4-5pm, we'll be doing a live episode of the Nobilis Erotica podcast. There will be a reading (from the new novel, natch) a prize giveaway, and possibly even live music!   I look forward to seeing you there!

This week's story is "Breathing" by Julie Cox, from "Like a Coming Wave" from Circlet Press.

The story is read by John Miearau

Use the following links to support the podcast:

Buy "Like a Coming Wave" at Barnes and Noble

Buy "Like a Coming Wave" at Smashwords

Buy "Like a Coming Wave" at Amazon

Quiver and Arch presents the third chapter in The Apsinthion Protocol, adapted from the Tales of Gnosis College by Iago Faustus.

CREDITS

Cast:
Ashley....................Veronica Giguere

Nanetta..................Ara Pelodi

Moira......................Ellen Pike

Professor Corwin.....Josh Roseman

Li Anwei..................Kris Bays

Jane.......................Robin Sounder

Narrator..................Nobilis Reed

The Gnosis College March was composed and performed by Kevin MacLeod. The Coriolan Overture was performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, provided courtesy of the Musopen Project and is used under its Creative Commons license. Other music and sound effects are from Digital Juice.

This episode is the final installment of "Dungeon" by Marjorie Greene, narrated by Honey Rambler.

There's also an announcement of the Circlet Press Kickstarter, which includes an anthology I'm editing as a stretch goal! Go check it out.

This episode is supported by the generosity of Nobilis Erotica listeners! To become one of these marvelous people, and to get access to exclusive content every month, go to the Nobilis Erotica patreon page.

This week's episode is sponsored by Circlet Press.

The story is "An Analog Christmas" by Kal Cobalt, read by Nobilis Reed. It was originally published on the Circlet Press website, and is now part of the holiday collection, "Jingle Balls."

Episode 3 of Incubus Caged by Abigail Hilton, read by Lauren Harris

This month's patron-funded story is "For Science!" by Julie Cox.  It's a (nearly entirely) gay story with a bit of genderfuckery. If you like her stories, consider joining Julie's Patreon campaign.

This month's patron-funded story is Time by PM Amaras and Paul Driggere.  It's narrated by Nobilis Reed.

For an ad-free version of this podcast, support the patreon campaign.

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This month's free story is "Sacrifice" by J Aster. It's narrated by Chooch Schubert.

For an ad-free version of this podcast, support the patreon campaign.

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This month's Circlet Press story is a set of readings from the annual Circlet Press editorial retreat.  You'll hear some familiar voices there, including Julie Cox and Bliss Morgan.

Listen through to the end for a coupon code you can use on the Circlet Press website for an amazing discount.

This month's patron-funded story is Personalize your Netherparts by Cecilia Tan.  It's narrated by the author.

ANNOUNCEMENT: As of today, the Nobilis Erotica podcast is going on hiatus. The patreon campaign is paused, the call for submissions is closed, and there will be no stories posted.

Stay subscribed to the podcast feed, however. As I pursue new projects, I'll announce them here, and you won't want to miss it. If you enjoy this podcast, you're going to enjoy the things I've got coming up. And if things go well, we'll be seeing more stories again. 

Thank you all for the fabulous ride we've been on.  Stay with me to see what the next ride looks like!

And here we are with part 2!  See episode 319 for part 1.

This episode is sponsored by Circlet Press! Listen through to the end to get special coupon codes to use for discounts on this book, and others.

"A Perfect Creature" is written by Bernie Mojzes, and read by Briony Pale.

Click here to get "Like a Vorpal Blade" at Circlet Press.

If you'd rather buy elsehwere (without the coupon codes) then:

Click here to get "Like a Vorpal Blade" on Amazon

Click here to get "Like a Vorpal Blade" on Smashwords

Click here to get "Like a Vorpal Blade" on Barnes and Noble

Episode 342 is sponsored by the generous listeners who signed up as patrons on the Nobilis Erotica Patreon campaign.

"Sora" was written by Harley Easton, and is narrated for us by Leila Blackwood.

This episode is an excerpt from the audiobook "Mind Games" by Cecilia Tan, narrated by Freya Copeland, available exclusively on Scribd.

This episode is "The Princess and the Penis" by Linn Thomas, narrated by The Belching Cow. 

World Naked Gardening Day

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Once upon a time, not all that long ago and in a land not that far away, lived a delightful princess. All who met her, both men and women immediately fell in love. Sometimes individuals became infatuated with the princess because of her delightful wit, her kind words or crystal laugh. Others found themselves seduced by her keen intellect, sharp insights and wide knowledge. And of course, she was beautiful. Long luxurious hair, soft clear skin combined with a luscious body. Whether the visitor fell in love with her charm, her intellect, or her body, in all cases, her presence stiffened any man’s cock and made any woman’s pussy wet.

This Quiver and Arch Moment is by B D Swain, read by Robin Sounder.

Here is the annual event we hold at Balticon every year, plague or no plague. This year our madlibbers are Stephanie Burke, Valerie Griswold-Ford, Grig Larson and Charlie Brown. 

This month's patron-sponsored story is "Arvent4299" by R. Tusker, read by Violet Jade.

"Arvent4299. That's my access password," said N-04, her synthesized voice not betraying a hint of nervousness. Her client nearly spat out his drink in response, not expecting a serious answer to his question.

"Wait, hang on. That's a joke, right? You're joking." Her client chuckled, setting his stein on the bar counter. "Let me guess. I try to hack you with that password and it'll blow up my tablet. Or it's actually your kill code and you'll go 'Destroy All Humans' on me." N-04 frowned, the glare of her faintly glowing eyes cutting through the murkiness of the lounge.

"The assumption that all synths have a kill code has caused an undue amount of stress for human-synth relations. I gave you my access password, and I will revoke it if you continue to act so foolishly. Or if you’re not bold enough to use it." N-04 sat and watched the TV as the client paused and tentatively pulled out his tablet. Porn was on. There was never anything but porn on in these hookup lounges.

All things considered, this side gig could have been worse. The pay was decent, and the benefits were amazing, with free access to a human-synth relations agent, subsidies for maintenance costs, and access to a server for mind-uploading. All you had to do is bend over and let corporate perverts with more money than charm have their way with you. Technically, all a client paid for was your company for the evening, but the more of yourself you gave up, the better the payout, as long as client uses what you offer. Most synths stick to the baseline, some light conversation and maybe a handie, but N-04 had aspirations, and aspirations need more than 14 credits an hour.

"Holy shit," her date whispered, breaking her line of thought. "I'm in."

"Took you long enough. You have access to most of my operating system. You can change whatever you wish, do whatever suits what fantasies lie in that little head of yours. As long as you don't break the the terms of the contract you signed with Escortcorp. So nothing against the law, no messing up my clothing, and no denting my chassis." The client looked back and forth between N-04 and his tablet, his bemusement clear on his face.

"Why?" he finally sputtered out.

"Because it's either this, cancelling this appointment or listening to you blather on about fantasy football all night. This is the only route that actually seems fun." She smiled cattily. These sort of nights always went better when she poked fun at the client. Always getting mad, going overboard and getting hit with a massive bill. "So go on. Dominate me. Impress me." The client scowled and began to frantically peck away at his tablet, his bemusement turning into indignation. After a few moments, N-04's arm locked at the elbow and jerked roughly upwards, then downwards.

"So, this is your fetish, huh?" she quipped. "You must like your handjobs super intense."

"Do you mind?" he growled. "I'm testing the movement controls."

"If it took you that long to pull that off, I should probably go home. By the time you figure out how to really fuck me up, it'll be--" N-04 was cut off as the client, roughly controlling one limb at a time, managed to force her body off of the bar stool and stand it up. She sneered at him as he locked her into a pseudo T-pose and rotated her. Leering at the hot pink minidress and nylons - the standard uniform for greeters at her actual job- and the curvy body of metal, plastic and synthflesh that lay beneath.

"You done twirling me around like a Barbie?" she sniped. The client grinned and pressed a few buttons. Slowly, N-04 bent over the bar, her dress riding up her hips until the bottom of her underwear, a pink thong, came into view. He brushed his hand against her ass tentatively and a shock ran through her body.

Here is a taste of what you will be able to find in the Nobilis Erotica patreon campaign. This is chapter 1 of my erotic transformation serial, "My Wild Card."

This episode is sponsored by Circlet Press!

This excerpt from "The Viscountess Investigates" by Cameron Quintain was narrated by Wilson Fowlie.

This month's patron-funded story is Leviathan by Steven Guy.  It's narrated by Vivienne Ferrari.

For an ad-free version of this podcast, support the patreon campaign.

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Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook or press down his tongue with cord?

Can you put a rope in his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?

Will he make many pleas to you? Will he speak to you soft words?

Will he make a covenant with you to take him for your servant forever?

Will you play with him as with a bird, or will you put him on a leash for your girls?”

Job 41:1 - 5

A week before Lent a star fell from heaven. The light of its burning lit the sister’s bedroom through their window and woke them from a deep and dreamless sleep. Christine leapt from the bed and pressed her face to the window. 

A miracle, she cried. A miracle that we should see a star fall.

Her sister stayed by the bed and took to her knees in prayer.

It has landed not far, Christine shouted. Perhaps in the pasture near to the river. Come. Run. Let us find it. A star falls from heaven - it will be of silver and gold. We are newly rich.

Her sister shook her head and remained upon her knees. It is an evil omen sister, she whispered, to see such a star fall. Close your eyes. Remember your prayers.

But Christine took her sister by the hand and led her out, both still in the thin shifts they slept in. Spring was not yet in bloom and it was cold. Their breath hung in a thousand tiny crystals as they ran to the pasture near the river. The smell of smoke was in the air and just as they ran out of breath and began to walk, they found a man – or rather, they found a man of sorts. He lay on his side at the end of a deep furrow that smelled both a little of wet earth and of a blacksmith’s forge. The furrow was no doubt from the mighty fury of his fall and he was unconscious and curled up like a child. His skin was a peculiar red in color – he seemed to be burnt or dyed to some shade between ochre and aubergine. His feet were blackened stumps and his hands black too, save for his palms which were the grey color of ash. On the whole, he looked charred, like the wood at the bottom of the charcoal maker’s pit, and yet his chest rose and fell. He was alive and breathed like a man.

Welcome to Season SEVEN of Nobilis Erotica!  To make this episode doubly special, we've got the first story accepted for Tales of the Black Guard!

It's read by Ben Delano of the Reader/Writer Podcast.

Mentioned in the podcast are also:

"Let Me Show You" coming to Audio in mid-january

Coming Together: In Vein

Nobilis Erotica Google Plus Community

Upcoming feedback and essay show

This week's episode is sponsored by Circlet Press.

"Nudes Descending a Staircase" is a lesbian story by Renee M. Charles, from the single-author anthology "Shades of Pleasure."  All profits from sales of this anthology benefit the Catkins Animal Rescue in Wisconsin. 

This is narrated for us by Annabeth Leong.

This week's episode is sponsored by Circlet Press. "Two Edged Bomb" by Lauren P. Burka was originally published in "Like a Mask Removed, Volume 1: Erotic Stories of Superheroes"

It's read for us by Josh Roseman.

Listen through to the end for a coupon code you can use to buy Like a Mask Removed on Circlet.com, or and another code when you buy the print omnibus edition from Createspace!

This week's episode is an excerpt from "Princes of Air" by Elizabeth Schechter, read by Yours Truly.

(Sorry for this episode showing up late--something had a glitch, but I can't tell whether it's my brain or one of the computers.)

This week's story is the last for Tentacle Month

"Ink" was written by Bernie Mojzes, first published in "Whispers in Darkness: Lovecraftian Erotica" from Circlet Press.

Buy "Whispers in Darkness" on Amazon - Buy "Whispers in Darkness" on Smashwords

It's read by David Collins-Rivera, 

This episode of Nobilis Erotica is sponsored by Literotica, the world's most popular online community of self published erotica authors and readers for over 20 years.

"Paper Doll" was written by D. Mark Alderton, and is narrated here by Nobilis Reed.

D. Mark Alderton has been published by Circlet Press, and was co-editor of the recursive collection, "Like a Circlet Editor." In another life he writes for mainstream publications and is the author of several books of fiction and non-fiction. Most of his family and friends would be quite surprised.

"I was in mid-fuck and I was bored.

Not surprising. People think testing and refining 'mates is a dream job. Right? All it is, in most people's minds, is spending every day having sex with partners designed to be perfect, from their vat-grown bodies to the actual people running the simulacra. Not everyone can do this, of course. You have to be able to “read” both the 'mate and the puppetmaster.

The physical signs are obvious: Cardio. Heightened respiration. Flushed skin. Copious lubrication. And, naturally, physical responsiveness. Our clients don't simply want to go through the motions. They could do that without our help. They want to feel it as an authentic experience.

I suppose I'm fortunate in that I have the appropriate “talent” for the job. I can not only check off the physical signs. I can read the mental ones. Is the 'mate making an effort to connect? Since I'm in her mind, I can tell. Is the puppetmaster seeing that she is in the moment, so to speak? The good ones – and I've worked with the best – make you forget this is work for hire. For the half hour or hour that you're together, she not only has eyes only for you, but is becoming increasingly aroused by what you do, and makes sure to let you know it.

This is sex taken to the level of perfection. “Better than the real thing” the ads say. It's being with a 'mate whose goal is not only your pleasure but making sure you know that your ministrations are beyond compare. It's brilliant, really. By making both sides of the physical act flow back to the customer, satisfaction is guaranteed.

We run the alphabet soup of every possible sexual orientation and proclivity, although my specialty is within the range of male/female combinations. I don't know if the men and women who test the male 'mates experience it in quite the same way but then, as you might imagine, this isn't the sort of job where we hang out in the coffee room and compare notes.

So, we'd been going at it for a bit. This 'mate was brunette, a tad plump in the current fashion which is to say in all the right places. She was on her back, her legs wrapped around mine, pulling me into her core. Her nails gently scraped my back and the nape of my neck. Her hot breath was at my right ear as she hissed, “Don't stop! Don't stop.” I could feel her puppetmaster, Ilene, graze my thoughts, looking for clues as to what would really turn me on. We had not been paired before, so this was truly a test run for both of them."

This month's Circlet Press sponsored story is "The Bridge" by Shanna Germain, which originally appeared in "Only in the City: Erotic Tales of City Life" edited by Nico Vreeland and Cecilia Tan.

It's read by Nobilis Reed.

The slush pile has melted and the backlog is burned, so I wrote this story for you myself.  

This episode is funded by my generous Patreon patrons!

Join me at Comfort Zone in College Park, MD on December 11 from 4-5 pm for the live release event of my next novel, "Monster Whisperer"

This week's story is "Shark Bait" by yours truly. It features exhibitionism, masturbation, and angst.

It's read by Sam Bradley.

This week's story is another inspired by the artwork of Stickymon, read by Beq Vyper.

Those of you who have the Nobilis Erotica podcast app (available for iPhones, iPads, and Android devices) will find some bonus content attached to this episode.

This week's episode is "Fireblood" by A D R Forte, from the single-author anthology "A Touch of Steel" published by Circlet Press. It's read by Robin Sounder.

Listen through to the end for exciting news, and coupon codes you can use on the Circlet website!

This past Sunday I had a live event at the Comfort Zone in College Park, MD 

We had a live reading from my just-released novel "Monster Whisperer" and music from the Misbehavin' Maidens. 

A bit of news and a bit of feedback.,

For those that have the iPhone app, or the Amazon Android App, another episode of Monster Whisperer.

There's news about Coming Together: Outside the Box

And news about folks downloading Size Matters at Audible.

This week, supported by our generous Nobilis Erotica patrons, I am proud to bring you Part 1 of "Dungeon" by Marjorie Greene, narrated by Honey Rambler.

Remember that your generous support allows me to pay authors and voice talent who make these stories possible!

This week's episode is sponsored by Circlet Press.

This lesbian modern magic story was written by Janelle Reston and will appear in the upcoming Circlet Press anthology, "Like a Spell, Volume 1" 

It is narrated for us by Honey Rambler.

This month's patron-funded story is Pasiphae's Lover by Stephani Maari Booker.  It's narrated by Violet Jade.

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This month's Patron-funded story is "Solitaire" by M. Christian, narrated by Nobilis Reed.

We've made a bunch of progress toward the goal of funding a two-part full-cast recording of a brand new story by Bernie Mojzes, but we still need your help!  Join up at the Nobilis Erotica Patreon campaign.

This month's patron-funded story is "Accursed" by Lynne Sargent, read by Lauren Harris.

It finally happens one night. As she’s always been told it would. Sure, she thought that it had happened before- but she was mistaken.

Haven’t we all been?

But no, this time it happens.

They are in bed. It is a work night, and she is riding him again. They try to rotate positions, for many reasons: excitement, change, because the magazine told them to so they feel like they should. It doesn’t much matter to her, though; Mostly they all feel the same. But not this time. This time the thunder cracks outside and she feels herself crack with it.

he is conjoined with him one moment; the next she is sound. And now she knows what it is supposed to feel like.

As it reverberates through her body she keeps on plodding, rolling her hips over the valley between his thighs until his face contorts the same way she supposes hers must have. How funny, that he did not notice. That he still does not notice, but of course he is asleep before she has even dismounted.

He snores, but that night it is the echoes of the thunder that she hears in her dreams.

Here is my recording of the Erotica a la Carte competition from Balticon 51.

This one has slightly different rules from previous iterations, which I think makes something of an improvement. Three writers competed in the "easy mode" event, where they were given twenty four hours to write their piece of flash fiction. In the "hard mode" event, they had little more than fifteen minutes.

All of the pieces were, I think you will agree, excellent work.

This month's story is "The Lion Tamer" by Cecilia Tan.  It's narrated by Vivienne Ferrari.

This episode is sponsored by

BLOOM Intimate Audio Stories

Use promo code "NOBILIS" to save 50% on a premium subscription!

and 

The Sisters of Rapture RPG supplement.

Pick up Monster Whisperer, Second Class

For an ad-free version of this podcast, support the patreon campaign.

Yes, Steven, yes, feel the power of the blood. You must control it or it will control you.

I circle him slowly, and his blindfolded eyes still turn toward me, like a flower blindly following the sun. He cannot move his head far, not with his wrists bound above his head. His cheek meets his upper arm as I pass behind him, swishing the whip as I go. 

I continue around, and he turns his face toward the other side, listening to the slight whisper of the leather tail against the floor and the steady, slow tap of my heels. How much of him at this moment is animal, instinctively following the sounds of danger... or maybe the scent of food, of my blood? And how much of him is intelligent being, calculating when I will strike, anticipating what I will say, and how to react? 

I brush a gloved finger over his bare nipple and he moans, a sound that seems to send a vibration straight between my legs. He is so hungry right now, not for blood--he's had plenty of that--but for everything I have promised. Control, discipline, ecstasy, and release.

A fine sheen of red appears on his chest. His body still reacts much the way a normal 28-year-old man's would, only now he has only blood instead of sweat, only blood instead of semen or tears. I cluck my tongue. "Control the blood," I whisper, for that is what he is here to prove he can do.

This week, I'm presenting some feedback, and a short essay I posted on my blog.

If you'd like to be part of an upcoming feedback show, or if you have responses to the discussion in this one, please call the comment line:

This episode is "Flying Dreams" by Raven Kaldera. It was originally published in "New Worlds of Women" from Circlet Press, and now reprinted in the "Circlet Treasury of Erotic Lesbian Science Fiction" published by Riverdale Avenue Press.

It's read by Beq Vyper.

Buy the Circlet Treasury of Erotic Lesbian Science Fiction on Amazon

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This month's patron-funded story is "My Heart Beats Backwards" by Neil James Hudson, narrated by Nobilis Reed.

I still hadn’t mastered walking backwards. It looked simple, but after a short while became exhausting. Nonetheless, it was an essential skill if I were to pass as normal.

I could manage speech. It had been difficult at first, but with the help of a radio and tape recorder I’d been able to work out which sounds were which when reversed--it wasn’t always obvious. Once I’d worked out how to listen backwards and understand what was being said, I found that I could pronounce the syllables in reverse myself, and be understood--although I preferred to keep conversations short, as I could never predict what had just been said.

I looked around me. It still looked strange: an entire city in reverse, walking backwards while looking forwards but somehow never colliding. It was difficult to remember that I was the odd one out: that everyone else lived normally, but I had gone into reverse gear.

I sighed, and set off again, slower than everyone else. I tried to avoid them, but I simply wasn’t fluent. I would hear tuts and grunts, warnings that I was about to bump into someone.

Behind me I heard sobbing. I would have liked to stop and help, but it was impossible when you lived as I did. I heard a woman’s voice: it was difficult to translate it through the tears, but I realised she was saying, “you don’t even know you’re leaving!”

I ignored her. She seemed to be walking backwards in the same direction as me, so we were unlikely to collide.

“You don’t even know you’re leaving!” she shouted again. And then the single word, “no!”

And then I felt her grab my arm, and realised that I was in trouble. I turned to face her.

“You don’t even know who I am!” she said.

Today's episode is a set of readings performed by the authors and editors attending last month's Circlet Press Editorial Retreat. 

October's patron-funded story is "Kintsugi" by M. Christian. This BDSM-flavored bisexual social science fiction story is read by Yours Truly, Nobilis Reed.

To help pay the authors and voices that create these stories, visit patreon.com/nobilis.

This week, we have part 2 of "Dryad's Dream," a serial by Marjorie Greene.  It's read for us by Honey Rambler.

This episode is "Tourist" by Angela Caperton, originally published by Circlet Press in "Like the Hand of Time"

It's read by Rose Caraway of the "Kiss Me Quicks" podcast

If you like this story, consider picking up the whole anthology! It also includes "A Man, A Woman, and a Time Machine" by me, Nobilis Reed

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This month's Circlet press sponsored story is "The Leshi" by Raichyll Mae Fine, originally published in "Like a Sword: Erotic Tales of High Fantasy,"  edited by Cecilia Tan.

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This episode is sponsored by Literotica.  "Equinox" was written by Brantwijn Serrah and is read for us here by Scottie Calif.

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The story is "Scoring Static" by Laylah Hunter, from the anthology "Like a Love Triangle."

It's read by DDog.

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This week's episode is sponsored by Circlet Press.

"A Flicker of Torchlight" is coming out in The Ultimate Wired Hard Bundle and was written by Cecilia Tan. It's narrated by Nobilis Reed.

This episode is sponsored by Circlet Press. "All the Spaces In-Between" by A C Wise is from "The Flesh Made Word" edited by Bernie Mojzes.  It's read by Yours Truly, with help from Veronica Giguere and Wilson Fowlie.

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This week's episode is part 3 of "The Dryad's Dream" by Marjorie Greene, read by Honey Rambler.

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This month's patron-funded story is Bitter Luck by J Aster.  It's narrated by Nobilis Reed.

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This month's Circlet Press sponsored episode is "Hysterical Friction," a Steampunk story by Thomas S Roche.

It's read for us by Veronica Giguere.

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This month's Circlet Press sponsored story is "Bridge over Shifter Chasm by Raven Kaldera, narrated by August A F Grappin. This story was originally published in in Like A Mask Removed Vol.II edited by Bethany Zaiatz, and has been chosen for Circlet Press's latest publication, “Superlative Speculative Erotica, The Best of Circlet Press 2012-2017.”

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This month's free story is "The Place Where Heroes are Made" by Sarah Ellis, narrated by Dee Reed.

Our sponsor this month is Literotica.

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"Planet 10" was written by Emily L. Byrne and is narrated for us by Honey Rambler.

This month's story is "Three Installs" a cyborg threesome story by Genevieve Amsterdam, narrated by Louise Cooksey. 

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This month's story is a "command performance" story funded by patron Arioch Morningstar, who signed up on the $100 level for a story written to his specifications. If you want a story like this, go to the Nobilis Erotica Patreon campaign. Or if that's a bit pricey for you, there are plenty of options for your budget.

This week, we've got part 1 of the "Dirty Mad Libs" panel at Balticon 47. We'll get the second part next week.

This week's episode is "Boiler" by Nobilis Reed, recorded at Balticon 50. (The recording says it's 347, but I miscounted; it really is 348)

Cast:

Aquila: Scout Sujyot
Gaius: David Sobkowiak
Blue Driver: Michael Spence
Green Driver: Paul Cooley
Cestus: Rob Bean

Here is the thrilling conclusion of The Pool by Grig Larson, read by Vivienne Ferrari.

This episode was brought to you by the generous patronage of listeners like you.

This month's patron-funded story is "Dino Space Pirates" by Stu Chebooch, narrated by Nobilis Reed.

The ship hung derelict in space. Puffs of gas escaped intermittently from the hull. Its drive engine lay ripped open, inner parts exposed. The fuel had long since evaporated.

Inside the hull, two people were working. “Crap,” said Marianne Vega. She pushed back from the machine she had been working on, holding out the soldering iron. “There's hardly any battery power left. This will keep life support going for another few hours. Maybe five, if we're lucky.”

Peggy Terrid took the soldering iron and put it back on the work table. It clattered slowly in the low gravity. “How about a distress call, Captain Vega?”

“No good,” she replied. “The hyperwave fried during our last call. If anyone had heard us, they'd be here by now. It was a war zone, after all, we're the last thing they'll be thinking about. We could send radio waves, but they won't be received for months. We'll be long dead. Us and our 25 passengers.” She looked at the soldering iron. “We may as well turn off the rest of the gravity. Divert everything to life support.”

As Peggy packed up the tool box, Marianne Vega placed a hand on her shoulder. “Dismissed, Lieutenant. I'll be on the Bridge. Do as you see fit.”

“If it's all the same, I'll be there with you, Captain,” Peggy replied.

Captain Vega made it to the bridge before the gravity cut out. She strapped herself into her Captain's chair. Eighteen adults and their children had put their trust in her to get them out of the war zone. “It should have worked, damn it,” she muttered. “One lousy stray shot.”

Peggy Terrid came onto the Bridge. “Gravity out in two minutes,” she announced, then took a seat at the navigator's station. The gravity lessened, then went to free fall. The lights dimmed. Captain Vega drifted, then began to doze. 

Minutes passed, and rolled into hours. Her head drifted to one side in the microgravity, weightless. Her eyes blinked, then squeezed open. A red light was blinking on the console.

“Peggy...” she started. But Peggy was already on it.

“Incoming signal, Captain,” she said briskly. Her swiftly moving fingers activated the console.

Captain Vega straightened in her chair. “Full lights. Onscreen.”

“Ahoy, the ship!” called a voice.

“Dinos...” Peggy said in a low whisper.

“Captain Skraark of the Free Wind,” he announced. Reptilian skin covered a massive face. The nose protruded from a combined mouth and snout. His crest extended well above his head. The scale of the other ship was hard to discern from the viewscreen, but Dinos were usually over eight feet tall.

Captain Skraark waved a scaly hand. The claws on his fingers extended for several inches and looked very sharp. “What is your status?”

“See for yourself,” Captain Vega replied.

“Yes. Yes, we have,” he replied. “We actually came in for salvage, then noticed a faint signal of active life support. How many are you?”

“Twenty seven,” she replied. “Two crew, the rest passenger. What do you seek?” she asked.

“We offer the usual deal,” he replied. 

“I've heard of your terms,” she responded. 

“Well then,” he went on. “If you agree to the deal, then find your volunteer.”

“I just want to be sure that my passengers will be safe.”

“Captain!” he exclaimed. “We are...free traders...but we have our honor. None of our species has ever reneged on this deal.” 

“Screen off,” Peggy announced. She swiveled her chair to face Captain Vega. “You can't be serious! I've heard Alliance soldiers talk about their...deal! Death here on the ship would be better.”

“I might choose that for myself,” said Captain Vega. “And accept your choice as well. But there are twenty five other people counting on me.” She pulled her clothing to make herself as formal as possible. “Screen on.”

Reluctantly, Peggy pressed the controls to reactivate the communication link.

“Captain Skraark, I accept your offer,” announced Marianne Vega stiffly.

If you have the Nobilis Erotica podcast app, you can find the third episode of "Monster Whisperer" in the bonus content for this episode.

"Midnight Snack" was written by William Crimson and is narrated by Nobilis Reed. 

This episode was funded by the generosity of the Nobilis Erotica Patreon donors.

CONTENT WARNING: Monster sex with dubious consent

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This month's patron-funded story is The Face of Venus by Nolan Vancey.  It's narrated by Nobilis reed.

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The narrator for "Dungeon" is still having trouble, so for this week's Patron-funded episode I'm bringing you a fantasy BDSM story, titled "Art"

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This episode is sponsored by Circlet Press.  "EROS and the Murdering Succubus" appears this month in "Like a Mystery Uncovered" by Shawn Erin.

This short episode presents the results of the intro/outtro music contest.

Congratulations to the winners!

This week's story is another dialogue, written by Nobilis Reed and voiced by Beq Vyper and Tracy.

This episode was made possible by the generous patronage of Nobilis Erotica listeners.

This month's patron-funded story is "One Summer Evening" by A. N. Tate.  It's narrated by Nobilis Reed.

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Episode 2 of Incubus Caged by Abigail Hilton, read by Lauren Harris

VERY short announcement: Check the "extras" menu on this episode for chapter 11 of Monster Whisperer.

This week's episode is sponsored by Circlet Press. 

The story is "Mandarin Style" by Laura Antoiou, part of her "Marketplace" series of lifestyle BDSM stories.

It's read by Tonya Idlewine.

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This week's episode is sponsored by Circlet Press.

"Here I Love" by TS Porter appears in "Like a Spell, volume 1: Earth" and is narrated for us by Victoria Ponds. 

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This week we have three short-short stories from the Circlet Treasury Anthology.

"Shapely" written and narrated by Alicia Goranson

"Intergalactic Sexposition" written by Cesar Sanchez Zapata and read by Wilson Fowlie

"Fruit of Knowledge" written and narrated by Andrea Trask

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And we have another episode funded by the wonderful folks who have signed up as patrons for the Nobilis Erotica podcast.

"Deep Breath" was written by Lynn Townsend and is read for us by Kristen Bays.

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This is a recording of the Dirty Mad Libs panel at this year's Balticon.

Participating are Patrick Scaffido, Starla Huchton, and Doc Coleman.

This story was commissioned by a Patreon supporter who generously signed up at the $100 level. It's a story set in the Monster Whisperer universe, narrated by Vivienne Ferrari.