Stories from the Sky SFF
Stories from the Sky SFF
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4 Sci-Fi Short Stories about Remarkable Gadgets | Bedtime for Adults
In this compilation of Sci-Fi short stories, I read 4 tales about remarkable gadgets written by the great authors of the 50's and 60's. Enjoy listening while driving, exercising or relaxing before bed.
0:00 Introduction
0:57 Beast of Boredom - Richard R. Smith
25:19 Whiskaboom - Alan Arkin
35:50 Toy Shop - Harry Harrison
47:15 We’re Off to Mars! - Joe Gibson
Beast of Boredom - Richard R. Smith first appeared in the April 1958 edition of Infinity Science Fiction and is available as a public domain work on Project Gutenberg here: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64314
Whiskaboom - Alan Arkin first appeared in the August 1955 edition of Galaxy Science Fiction and is available as a public domain work on Pro...
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PULPY Sci-Fi Read Along: Menace From Vega - Robert Randall | Bedtime for Adults
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I've moved to Substack! Most of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or paid at storiesfromtheskysff.substack.com In this read along audiobook, I share a pulpy short story by Robert Randall (the name given to the duo of Randell Garrett and Robert Silverberg). The story first appeared in the...
DEMONIC Sci-Fi Read Along: No Strings Attached - Lester Del Rey
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I've moved to Substack! Most of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or paid at storiesfromtheskysff.substack.com In this read along audiobook, I share a quirky short story by Lester Del Rey. The story first appeared in the June 1954 edition of Worlds of If Science Fiction and is available ...
3 Short Stories by H. G. Wells - Strange Organisms | Bedtime for Adults
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I've moved to Substack! Most of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or paid at storiesfromtheskysff.substack.com In this compilation I read 3 short stories about strange organisms by the master H. G. Wells. Enjoy listening while driving, exercising or relaxing before bed. 0:00 Introduction...
CHAOTIC Sci-Fi Read Along: Wait for Weight - Jack McKenty | Bedtime for Adults
Просмотров 77321 день назад
I've moved to Substack! Most of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or paid at storiesfromtheskysff.substack.com In this read along audiobook, I share a fun short story by Jack McKenty. The story first appeared in the October 1952 edition of Galaxy Science Fiction and is available as a pub...
4 Psychological Sci-Fi Short Stories | Bedtime for Adults
Просмотров 4,7 тыс.28 дней назад
I've moved to Substack! Most of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or paid at storiesfromtheskysff.substack.com In this compilation of Sci-Fi short stories, I read 4 psychological stories written by the great authors of the 50's and 60's. Enjoy listening while driving, exercising or relax...
REMORSEFUL Sci-Fi Read Along: Hang Head, Vandal! - Mark Clifton | Bedtime for Adults
Просмотров 833Месяц назад
I've moved to Substack! Most of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or paid at storiesfromtheskysff.substack.com In this read along audiobook, I share a remorseful short story by Mark Clifton. The story first appeared in the April 1962 edition of Amazing Stories and is available as a publi...
EMOTIONAL Sci-Fi Read Along: The Purple Pileus - H. G. Wells
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I've moved to Substack! Most of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or paid at storiesfromtheskysff.substack.com In this read along audiobook, I share a classic short story by H. G. Wells. The story first appeared in the The Country of the Blind by H. G. Wells in 1911 and is available as a...
THOUGHTFUL Sci-Fi Read Along: The Stoker and the Stars - Algis Budrys | Bedtime for Adults
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.Месяц назад
I've moved to Substack! Most of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or paid at storiesfromtheskysff.substack.com In this read along audiobook, I share a thoughtful short story by Algis Budrys (writing as John A. Sentry). The story first appeared in the February 1959 edition of Astounding S...
4 Sci-Fi Short Stories about Medical Marvels | Bedtime for adults
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.Месяц назад
In this compilation of Sci-Fi short stories, I read 4 tales about medical marvels written by the great authors of the 50's and 60's. Enjoy listening while driving, exercising or relaxing before bed. I've moved to Substack! Most of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or paid at storiesfromt...
CONFLICTED Sci-Fi Read Along: Way of a Rebel - Walter Miller Jr
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.2 месяца назад
I'm moving to Substack! Some of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or paid at storiesfromtheskysff.substack.com In this read along audiobook, I share a conflicted short story by Walter Miller, Jr. The story first appeared in the April 1954 edition of If Worlds of Science Fiction and is av...
DISQUIETING Sci-Fi Read Along: Inhibition - James Causey
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.2 месяца назад
I'm moving to Substack! Some of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or paid at storiesfromtheskysff.substack.com In this read along audiobook, I share a chilling short story by James Causey. The story first appeared in the February 1955 edition of If Worlds of Science Fiction and is availa...
Collection of 4 Sci-Fi Short Stories by JACK SHARKEY | Bedtime for Adults
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.2 месяца назад
In this collection, I read 4 brilliant short sci-fi stories by Jack Sharkey. Enjoy listening while driving, exercising or relaxing before bed. I've moved to Substack! Most of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or paid at storiesfromtheskysff.substack.com 0:00 Introduction 0:56 The Flying ...
ZOOLOGICAL Sci-Fi Read Along: A Matter of Protocol - Jack Sharkey | Bedtime for Adults
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.2 месяца назад
I'm moving to Substack! Some of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or paid at storiesfromtheskysff.substack.com In this read along audiobook, I share an intriguing short story by Jack Sharkey. The story first appeared in the August 1962 edition of Galaxy Magazine and is available as a pub...
4 Sci-Fi Short Stories about Incredible Worlds
Просмотров 7 тыс.2 месяца назад
In this compilation of Sci-Fi short stories, I read 4 wonderful short stories about incredible worlds written by the great authors of the 50's and 60's. Enjoy listening while driving, exercising or relaxing before bed. I'm moving to Substack! Some of my stories will no longer be posted on RUclips, but instead on Substack, with plenty more stories besides. Don't miss out and sign up for free or ...
WONDROUS Sci-Fi Read Along: A City Near Centaurus - Bill Doede | Bedtime for Adults
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.3 месяца назад
WONDROUS Sci-Fi Read Along: A City Near Centaurus - Bill Doede | Bedtime for Adults
MATHEMATICAL Sci-Fi Read Along: The Cube Root of Conquest - Rog Phillips | Bedtime for Adults
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MATHEMATICAL Sci-Fi Read Along: The Cube Root of Conquest - Rog Phillips | Bedtime for Adults
ACTION-PACKED Sci-Fi Read Along: Fog of the Forgotten - Basil Wells | Bedtime for Adults
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.3 месяца назад
ACTION-PACKED Sci-Fi Read Along: Fog of the Forgotten - Basil Wells | Bedtime for Adults
4 Sci-Fi Short Stories about LIFE on Mars | Bedtime for Adults
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4 Sci-Fi Short Stories about LIFE on Mars | Bedtime for Adults
IRONIC Sci-Fi Read Along: The Ethical Way - Joseph Farrell | Bedtime for Adults
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IRONIC Sci-Fi Read Along: The Ethical Way - Joseph Farrell | Bedtime for Adults
UNEASY Sci-Fi Read Along: The Moons of Mars - Dean Evans | Bedtime for Adults
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UNEASY Sci-Fi Read Along: The Moons of Mars - Dean Evans | Bedtime for Adults
PHILOSOPHICAL Sci-Fi Read Along: The Big Engine - Fritz Leiber | Bedtime for Adults
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PHILOSOPHICAL Sci-Fi Read Along: The Big Engine - Fritz Leiber | Bedtime for Adults
SULTRY Sci-Fi Read Along: World Without War - E. G. Von Wald | Bedtime for Adults
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SULTRY Sci-Fi Read Along: World Without War - E. G. Von Wald | Bedtime for Adults
WARY Sci-Fi Read Along: The Model of a Judge - William Morrison | Bedtime for Adults
Просмотров 9744 месяца назад
WARY Sci-Fi Read Along: The Model of a Judge - William Morrison | Bedtime for Adults
CREATIVE Sci-Fi Read Along: The Spicy Sound of Success - Jim Harmon | Bedtime for Adults
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CREATIVE Sci-Fi Read Along: The Spicy Sound of Success - Jim Harmon | Bedtime for Adults
Channel Update: The Monetisation Situation (and changes)
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Channel Update: The Monetisation Situation (and changes)
ADVENTUROUS Sci-Fi Read Along: Yachting Party - Fox B. Holden | Bedtime for Adults
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ADVENTUROUS Sci-Fi Read Along: Yachting Party - Fox B. Holden | Bedtime for Adults
4 TIME TWISTING Sci-Fi Short Stories | Bedtime for Adults
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4 TIME TWISTING Sci-Fi Short Stories | Bedtime for Adults
MARVELLOUS Sci-Fi Read Along: Rockaby Grady - David Mason | Bedtime for Adults
Просмотров 7924 месяца назад
MARVELLOUS Sci-Fi Read Along: Rockaby Grady - David Mason | Bedtime for Adults
QUIRKY Sci-Fi Read Along: We're Off to Mars! - Joe Gibson | Bedtime for Adults
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QUIRKY Sci-Fi Read Along: We're Off to Mars! - Joe Gibson | Bedtime for Adults

Комментарии

  • @Thesyndicate11111
    @Thesyndicate11111 14 часов назад

    Excellent!

  • @ScottishLeo
    @ScottishLeo День назад

    Always look forward to your uploads 😊 Loved Beast Of Boredom!

  • @youbetyourwrasse
    @youbetyourwrasse День назад

    Why has this channel not taken off yet? Too many AI channels reading stories perhaps? Folks don't know what is dross like AI narrators, and what is a gem such as this one without actually taking a chance and _clicking._ I wonder if that Black Mirror episode where prisoner's "minds" are put in a Gadget and given 10,000 year sentences, was gleaned from _Beasts of Boredom._ Such a nightmare .. almost as bad as waking up in a coffin, six feet under. ∞

  • @danwinstanley2810
    @danwinstanley2810 2 дня назад

    Cool! Thanks 👍

  • @raygiordano1045
    @raygiordano1045 2 дня назад

    Beast of Boredom would have made a great Twilight Zone episode. I heard it before, but it is a pretty scary story.

  • @alantaylor353
    @alantaylor353 2 дня назад

    I don't know how many times I've said it now, it feels a bit repetitive & it never seems enough, but I shall always say thank you for your work. So..😉. Thank you once again William, I really do enjoy & appreciate what you do for us.!! 👍 👍 👍 Please stay safe out there mate & the very best wishes from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🙏 ❤️

  • @BuildingCenter
    @BuildingCenter 2 дня назад

    Nice!

  • @mrvescovi1
    @mrvescovi1 4 дня назад

    Wonderful stuff!

  • @DavidMyers-c7k
    @DavidMyers-c7k 7 дней назад

    To popular now. What a shame. Good will it lasted.

  • @anonanon-w8m
    @anonanon-w8m 7 дней назад

    horrible narrator

  • @alantaylor353
    @alantaylor353 8 дней назад

    Thank you as always William.!! 👍 👍

  • @alantaylor353
    @alantaylor353 8 дней назад

    Thank you very much William. I'm afraid I'm rather stuck in my ways & absolutely not adventurous in any way so I haven't kept up with you on your Sub Stack journey, I do hope it's going well for you & who knows, perhaps I'll suddenly decide to step outside of my admittedly narrow comfort zone... Until then I shall continue to enjoy & appreciate your fantastic work here on RUclips.! 😉 As always, please stay safe out there mate & the very best wishes from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🙏 ❤️

    • @storiesfromthesky
      @storiesfromthesky 6 дней назад

      It's great to know that you (and others) are still enjoying the stories on RUclips. I'd love to see you over on Substack, but I understand it's not for everyone.

  • @alantaylor353
    @alantaylor353 8 дней назад

    Thank you William.!! 👍 👍 👍

  • @Howsaboutit
    @Howsaboutit 8 дней назад

    Woohoo!

  • @philc8575
    @philc8575 8 дней назад

    Great job William! Thank you!! 👏👏👏

  • @Seven-Planets-Sci-Fi-Tuber
    @Seven-Planets-Sci-Fi-Tuber 8 дней назад

    Looks like my earlier comment has been deleted.

    • @storiesfromthesky
      @storiesfromthesky 6 дней назад

      Which earlier comment was that? Please make your comment again, as I have not seen it!

  • @shelleymarquis2887
    @shelleymarquis2887 9 дней назад

    I'm another "S" only person and I haven't tried to follow this channel to the new place cause when I try to learn new techy things I realize I haven't enough signal to get anything to work as long as it must to page through complicated, boring protocols that really dont keep anyone's info safe, do they? I often ask how exactly is this better?

  • @escapefelicity2913
    @escapefelicity2913 9 дней назад

    Not quite scifi. More shoot-em-up for adolescent boys. the only thing more boring than reading an action story is listening to somebody else reading one

    • @storiesfromthesky
      @storiesfromthesky 6 дней назад

      Fair enough, some of the stories are not for everyone!

  • @stevenverhaegen8729
    @stevenverhaegen8729 9 дней назад

    Very nice reading! 😂

  • @esqforhire312
    @esqforhire312 10 дней назад

    I have a question about The Super Opener: I found this short story on Project Gutenberg, but I'm also finding references onlinr to a longer work where the super opener is used for more nefarious purpses. Does anyone know if this short story is part of a larger work, or if this story was later expanded upon?

    • @storiesfromthesky
      @storiesfromthesky 9 дней назад

      I believe this other version does exist, however I'm not sure how it fits with the one read here, I'm afraid!

  • @StoryVoracious
    @StoryVoracious 12 дней назад

    Thanks William, There's a case for "Be careful what you wish for, or you... " Oops! Oh bugger...

  • @FarukhAbbas-y9y
    @FarukhAbbas-y9y 12 дней назад

    Thanks ❤

  • @raygiordano1045
    @raygiordano1045 13 дней назад

    That was a very good story

  • @mindbirdNEADB
    @mindbirdNEADB 14 дней назад

    Thank you, Mrs. Frisbee.

  • @philc8575
    @philc8575 14 дней назад

    Thank you William!! 👏👏👏

  • @gorgoniomendoza7648
    @gorgoniomendoza7648 15 дней назад

    Enjoying the stories in a Sierra Nevada snow storm. Thank you sir.

  • @donknox6066
    @donknox6066 15 дней назад

    So I found you when I was desperate for a job and ended up holding a store closure sign at an intersection outside a Hobby Lobby. I seriously listened to you 8 hours a day 3 days a week. Some stories more than once. You helped me survive heat, wind, and sunburns.

  • @ScullyPop
    @ScullyPop 16 дней назад

    Well rounded reading content over here.

  • @mindbirdNEADB
    @mindbirdNEADB 17 дней назад

    It's the change of accent when he speaks for the casino operators . Americans wouldn't make these class assumptions, and the class assumptions really are unrealistic anyway. It would be posh Lords running casinos on Mars.

  • @suzannetaylor8110
    @suzannetaylor8110 18 дней назад

    These stories written so long ago are earily prophectic of today

  • @StoryVoracious
    @StoryVoracious 18 дней назад

    What a great selection of stories William. I especially like the first one. Quite scary indeed! It's easy to forget that before the time of submarines much less ROVs, the depths of the Oceans were as mysterious as outer space. More so, because daily people traversed the sea, and sometimes never returned. I love seeing the denizens of the deep; Magna pinner and Humboldt squid. Siphonophores and Oarfish. Seen in the darkness down there they are truly alien. 🦑🐙

    • @storiesfromthesky
      @storiesfromthesky 17 дней назад

      It's a whole world of undiscovered terror/beauty. Even now we still don't know a lot of what's down there!

  • @gorgoniomendoza7648
    @gorgoniomendoza7648 19 дней назад

    Listening from Yosemite California. Thanks

  • @bodapodopaboqobadopoqabod
    @bodapodopaboqobadopoqabod 19 дней назад

    The Bends? Not back down, up back then.🫢

  • @Thesyndicate11111
    @Thesyndicate11111 19 дней назад

    Looking forward to listening to listening to these later! Thank you.

  • @morrisjensen1959
    @morrisjensen1959 19 дней назад

    I'm listening from France.

  • @countschad
    @countschad 19 дней назад

    Based on the story, Captain Peabody, Rog Phillips has no idea how the military works or how men behave under stress. It reminds me how a teenage girl would imagine how a man would react and behave under certain circumstances. 😂

  • @JEstER-7713
    @JEstER-7713 20 дней назад

    Excellent stories and top notch narration ,thank you ....I think iv run out of stories ,how often are new ones released,anyone please .?

    • @storiesfromthesky
      @storiesfromthesky 20 дней назад

      Great to hear that you enjoyed the stories! New videos are released every Friday on RUclips. I also publish 3 other stories every week on Substack. Two of them are free (1 sci-fi, 1 other genre) and one is a novelette or serialised novel for paid subscribers. If you're interested: storiesfromtheskysff.substack.com

  • @Ms.MickyMasters
    @Ms.MickyMasters 21 день назад

    Love these ❤

  • @bobmiller7502
    @bobmiller7502 22 дня назад

    18 SECONDS IN IVE SUBBED I NEED SLEEP TY LOVE YOU

  • @lazydaisee3997
    @lazydaisee3997 22 дня назад

    Ursula K Le Guin is worth checking out...both scif and fantasy

    • @storiesfromthesky
      @storiesfromthesky 20 дней назад

      Absolutely! Unfortunately I can't narrate them here because they are copyright protected, but she has some wonderful stories.

  • @ScullyPop
    @ScullyPop 23 дня назад

    Great reading content.

  • @gordiesonic
    @gordiesonic 24 дня назад

    Appalling old stories and incredibly irritating voice. If you want the equivalent of Thomas the tank engine in space then this is the channel for you

  • @andrewdillon7837
    @andrewdillon7837 24 дня назад

    All stories about washing clothes, cleaning, and cooking dinner then?...let us see

  • @Howsaboutit
    @Howsaboutit 24 дня назад

    Candy, popcorn , hashish!!? Great stuff!

  • @mindbirdNEADB
    @mindbirdNEADB 25 дней назад

    "Rule Golden" is the story that should be here

  • @Thesyndicate11111
    @Thesyndicate11111 28 дней назад

    Thanks much!

  • @paulbennett772
    @paulbennett772 29 дней назад

    I came here looking for pyschology....

  • @BuildingCenter
    @BuildingCenter 29 дней назад

    I miss the TOC and time stamps.

    • @storiesfromthesky
      @storiesfromthesky 27 дней назад

      There should be timestamps in the description now - they were there but the formatting got messed up. I've changed them so you can get to each story immediately!

  • @kristyclonts2799
    @kristyclonts2799 29 дней назад

    I'm from Texas , so a British accent carries its own weight ( jokingly and actual ) I enjoy the English distopian flavor over American ... fewer zombies

    • @user-fq7ii3ub4m
      @user-fq7ii3ub4m 15 дней назад

      this is a funny comment because all 4 of the authors featured in this video are American

  • @ScullyPop
    @ScullyPop Месяц назад

    Great stories tonight!