Fascinating Fiction – HubPages Blog

The Night Before Christmas, one of the world’s most popular Santa Claus stories, prominently mentions a mouse in its opening sentence… but leaves it at that. Not satisfied with that ever-so-brief reference, cherylone decided to add some backstory to this holiday classic, and A Christmas Mice Story was born. We hope you enjoy this special holiday edition of the Fascinating Fiction podcast (A Christmas Mice Story), and encourage you to stop by cherylone’s original Hub as well. It’s very sweet and a fun spinoff of a classic tale. If you would like to read a story for our podcast, or have a short fiction Hub that you would like to see featured in the series, send us an email! Our address is podcast-at-hubpages-dot-com.

This week’s Fascinating Fiction podcast comes in poem form, but is definitely a short story, and a profound one at that! The Boy, the Butterfly, and the Broken Wing by Mrs. Menagerie is a sweet story inspired by a real life experience she shared with her son. Have a look at the original Hub to read the poem/story. It is very touching! If you have a suggestion for a future Fascinating Fiction podcast or would be interested in volunteering your voice for one of the recordings, drop us a line at podcast-at-HubPages-dot-com.  We would love to hear from you!  

Were you a child in the 1960s… or ’90s?  Did you play Mystery Date or Electronic Dream Phone? You’re going to like this week’s podcast! Inspired by melbel’s Hub onElectronic Dream Phone – A 90s Board Game for Girls, we’ve devoted this podcast to Dating Board Games.  In addition to walking you through each game, we discuss how the changes in dating board games over time are indicative broader changes in style, society, and culture. Is there a contemporary dating board game (or general dating-themed game) that you think perfectly illustrates dating in 2011? Tell us about it by sending an email to podcast-at-HubPages-dot-com. With that, I’ll let you enjoy two vintage commercials for Mystery Date and Electronic Dream Phone. I hope you get as much of a kick out of them as we do!

Some of my favorite stories are very short- one needn’t create a novel to prompt a reader to think, escape, or react! Evil Thoughts (alternately titled Could It Be?), by SpanStar, consists of a dialogue between a human and the Ultimate Evil. SpanStar submitted his own recording of the story, so we have the extra benefit of listening to a story read by its very author. Though the recording is short, I particularly love its ending. Thanks for the story and the reading, SpanStar! If you are interested in submitting work of your own (a Hub, a recording, or a suggestion) to the Fascinating Fiction series, drop us an email at podcast (at) HubPages (dot) com.

Mermaids! Where did they come from? Why have so many cultures built them in to their myths and folk lore? Join us in today’s podcast on Mermaids and Mythological Sea Creatures to find out! Inspired by a request from Flora Flo on Facebook, we turned to two Hubs; one by Jane Bovary and another by kittythedreamer to learn more about magical sea creatures, and were surprised by much of what we read! Be sure to stop by these myth-exploring (and busting!) Hubs for more fascinating information: The Legend of the Mermaid by Jane Bovary Sea Creatures Throughout History: Sea Serpents, Mermaids, and the Loch Ness Monster by kittythedreamer And big thanks to kittythedreamer and Jane Bovary for sharing so many interesting facts! If you, like Flora Flo of Facebook, also have a suggestion for a future Weekly Advice from Everyday Experts podcast, send it to us in an email! Our address is podcast-at-HubPages-dot-com.