Jake's Theatre of the Mind

Short fiction that takes you everywhere—from distant worlds to dark dungeonsNebula Award nominee Jake Kerr presents a new short story twice a week in this stunning fiction podcast that runs the gamut of the best genre fiction, from fantasy to science fiction and from touching drama to laugh-out-loud humor. Kerr, who spent years as a radio station disk jockey, narrates the stories himself and includes thoughtful commentary on why he wrote the stories and what they mean to him.About Your Writer & HostRadio DJ. Record company executive. Silicon Valley business development consultant. Digital audio executive for IHeartMedia. Jake Kerr’s career has had many winding paths. One thing has always been consistent, however: His love of telling stories, something he has been doing since he was a young boy in Pittsburgh.He developed that love into a career as an acclaimed short story writer, having been shortlisted for the Nebula Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America and the Sturgeon Memorial Award from the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas. His work has appeared across the globe and in the seminal Year's Best Science Fiction anthology.Moving on to novels, Kerr has written two fantasy adventure series, and several science fiction novels. In 2018, he began writing for Hollywood, where he has sold a feature film based on his story “Wedding Day.”He lives in Garland, Texas.----Find out more about writer Jake Kerr:https://jakekerr.com----Check out our other drama podcasts!ThursdayA cyberpunk VR ThrillerNo one can be trusted when nothing is real.https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursdayThe Thieves GuildAn epic fantasy centered around the city-state of NessSome secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.https://podcastalchemy.studio/thievesguildArtifacts of the ArcaneA historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two. The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world.https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane