Paperback Radio

Paperback Radio

Paperback Radio unveils bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. Two award-winning creatives invite you to indulge in their strange fiction. L.J. Longo (author) and Lane McLeod Jackson (playwright and director) love audio drama, so we decided to make some. We come out of our shells on the odd weeks of each month, hopefully to your delight and probably to God’s scorn. We hope you are sometimes delighted, sometimes spooked, but always entertained by the stories of Paperback Radio!

Episodes

August 15, 2025 21 mins

August 15th, 2025 - " I started suspecting something about a year and a half ago. Growing numbers of accidents, disappearances. Our technology ending up on the other side of the galaxy. It’s been like a madness. Or a demon. No proof. But I was ordered to hold off. Professionals were on the way..." Veronica Starr, spy, socialite, saboteur, tackles interstellar intrigue with weaponized charm and laser guns. Whether she's outwitting ...

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August 1, 2025 - "You are waiting to be born. The wishes of the entire city swirl in the nebula of your heart and head." The Witch-Light Monologues—an urban romantasy where magic pulses through every corner of a city built on secrets and dreams. A long stable witch-light unexpectedly hatches at a wedding causing chaos as it grants wishes, absorbs its 'family', and tries to make everyone happy before it's own inevitable destruction...

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July 18th, 2025 - " "How much longer do I have to live?" "Days. Maybe two weeks. I have three months. Then I’ll find a way to die accidentally on the forty-fifth of Mosh. It’s allowed to be painless." Veronica Starr, spy, socialite, saboteur, tackles interstellar intrigue with weaponized charm and laser guns. Whether she's outwitting alien warlords in a steam spa or flirting with danger via encrypted comms, Veronica doesn't just s...

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July 4, 2025 - "Fate did not bring me to this cafe to spy on a couple planning their wedding. I’m here because my daughters are meddlers and fools."

The Witch-Light Monologues—an urban romantasy where magic pulses through every corner of a city built on secrets and dreams. Even though she's been ten years sober, Zinka still won't go to alchemical bars or trust anything stronger than cinnamon in her coffee after she nearly lost her...
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June 20, 2025 - "Delilah Station draws from every corner of our discovered universe to serve up sinners. It's a shame I don’t make my way out here more often." Veronica Starr, spy, socialite, saboteur, tackles interstellar intrigue with weaponized charm and laser guns. Whether she's outwitting alien warlords in a steam spa or flirting with danger via encrypted comms, Veronica doesn't just survive the Astro Union's messiest assignm...

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June 6, 2025 - "Have I ever been in love like this? I don't know.Even as I say this endless string of words,I'm thinking what the f--- am I doing? What a d--- fool!" The Witch-Light Monologues—an urban romantasy where magic pulses through every corner of a city built on secrets and dreams. A goblin too cool for the sewer needs to admit he's in love with a poet. Can the poet find it in his heart to forgive him? Vibe: Romance, Fan...

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May 30, 2025 36 mins

May 30th, 2025 - "We're going to start someplace vulnerable and uncomfortable for us..." "So not sarcastic?" Lane and L.J. chat (or try to) about what makes an artist. More specifically, the stages an artist goes through to bring a dream to life and share it with fellow humans.

  Vibe: Conversation, Not taking anything seriously, General Tomfoolery May 30th, 2025 - "We're going to start someplace vulnerable and uncomfortable for ...
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May 16, 2025 - "The Veronica Starr who asked for a sunrise wake-up call drowned in tequila and was replaced by a wicked, dangerous savage who spent the night prowling for adventure." Veronica Starr, spy, socialite, saboteur, tackles interstellar intrigue with weaponized charm and laser guns. Whether she's outwitting alien warlords in a steam spa or flirting with danger via encrypted comms, Veronica doesn't just survive the Astro U...

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May 2, 2025 - "Do you know there’s a witch-light hatching, not five blocks from here?" The Witch-Light Monologues—an urban romantasy where magic pulses through every corner of a city built on secrets and dreams. Linus, a mild-mannered technician, takes a break from monitoring magical occurrences to speak to a woman he sees daily on the scryers. Several months later, Moss tries to see beyond the lens of her feral past into a softer...

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April 30, 2025 41 mins

April 30th, 2025 - "So basically..." "LAMP!" Lane and L.J. chat (or try to) about what they hope to bring to the second year of the Podcast! If Lane can stay out of prison... which is going to be difficult since he keeps confessing to crimes that were never committed on our podcast...

  Vibe: Conversation, Not taking anything seriously, General Tomfoolery
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April 18, 2025 26 mins

April 18, 2025 - "Regret. Unspoken, longing has ruled my moods in this decade. The entire tenure of my serpentine rulership." A dying war hero. A mythic bow. A boy who looks too much like his father.

Philoctetes was left to rot on an island for the crime of suffering un-beautifully. Now the war is dragging him back because he's useful. And he wants... something in return. This isn’t a tragedy. It’s a transaction — drenched in veno...
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April 4, 2025 35 mins

Unspeakable Eldrich terror... but cozy! So here we are. The end of the road. For now. Perhaps Mr. Hahn will escape. Perhaps he’ll adapt. Or perhaps he’ll become just another whisper on the highway—one more lost voice between mile markers.

This is the final leg of Route 413. Let’s see where the road lets go of Bridger Duc Hahn. Vibe: Cosmic Horror, Cozy Fantasy, Funny, Feel Good, Coming of Age, Weird
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April 1, 2025 74 mins

It's Been One Year!  An unusual episode for this podcast, Lane and L.J. sit down to chat (or try to) about our year-old podcast. We recap the stories, [consider this your spoiler alerts], go behind the scenes, and fail to record L.J.'s laugh. To celebrate our first year (and put the podcast where our parents can find it), we are putting all episodes on YouTube.

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March 21, 2025 21 mins

In this horror story, a failed artist bowls every night of his pitiful existence, until he meets Penny, his father's old mistress. Now he has a chance to one-up his dead father. But first, he has to bowl a perfect game.

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March 7, 2025 32 mins

In this cozy cosmic horror, mailcarrier Bridger Duc Hahn discovers his new delivery route takes him in.... unexpected directions. Find more at: Paperback Radio

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February 21, 2025 22 mins

The retelling of a fairytale by two busy-bodies who should have other things to do. Part cozy fantasy, part regency romance, all humor.

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February 7, 2025 27 mins

In this cozy cosmic horror, mailcarrier Bridger Duc Hahn discovers his new delivery route takes him in.... unexpected directions. Find more at: Paperback Radio

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January 31, 2025 42 mins

An unusual episode for this podcast, Lane and I sat down to chat (or try to) about our particular writing styles. Lisa's a plotter. Lane's a pantser. She's clean. He's messy. What an odd couple! Give it a listen and get to know us and maybe have a laugh as we try to figure out which style is the best for beginner writers.

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January 17, 2025 19 mins

The retelling of a fairytale by two busy-bodies who should have other things to do. Part cozy fantasy, part regency romance, all humor.

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January 3, 2025 28 mins

In this cozy cosmic horror, mailcarrier Bridger Duc Hahn discovers his new delivery route takes him in.... unexpected directions. Find more at: Paperback Radio

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