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“Robot Brains From Outer Space” • Written and Narrated by Rob Dircks
Hey guys. Apparently scientists have been growing brain organoids for a while taking human stem cells and cultivating little clusters of neurons, to help with brain disease research. At some point s
“FutureHeist” • Written and Narrated by Rob Dircks
Hi guys, Rob here. This story's been bouncing around in my head for a loooong time. I hate to do this, but once again I can't tell you much about it up front, other than it's about a heist with two long-time professional thieves,
“Oumuamua” • Written and Narrated by Rob Dircks
Hey, Rob here. This is another quickie, so I don’t want to say much other than it’s about that weird, cigar-shaped object that came hurtling past Earth about a year and a half ago, named Oumuamua. That much is true. The rest, well…?
“Christmas in Silver Peak” • Written and Narrated by Rob Dircks
Hi guys! Rob here, welcome back, I’ve got a little holiday treat for you… This story was inspired by a video I saw, yes, it was one of those days you don’t know how, but you wind up an hour later watching a YouTube video of someone driving around what ...
“The Last One” • Written and Narrated by Rob Dircks
Hi guys! I don't want to give too much away on this story, so I'll just say it was inspired by something I saw that made me think that some people are so gifted, it's impossible for me not to think they somehow touch something divine.
“Dakō” • Written and Narrated by Rob Dircks
Hi guys! Today’s short story was inspired by an article I read in the New York Times about a couple of men who, many years after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 2011, still go diving every day looking for remains of their loved ones.
“Their DNA Was No Longer The Same” • Written and Narrated by Rob Dircks
Hey guys! I just read an article yesterday, about Mark and Scott Kelly, the twin astronauts, and how Scott came back after a record length trip aboard the International Space Station, and they found that his DNA was no longer identical to his twin,
Sneak Peek of Don’t Touch the Blue Stuff! (Where the Hell is Tesla? Book 2)
This month, I've got something SUPER SPECIAL for you... the first three chapters of my brand new novel, Don't Touch the Blue Stuff! It's the sequel to the Audible bestselling Where the Hell is Tesla?, and is just as absurd/heartwarming/ridiculous as th...
“Bloop” • Written and Narrated by Rob Dircks
Another quickie, almost flash fiction at just 1,000 words, about a mysterious signal received from space. Is it a message, or something else?
“Red Parka” • Written and Narrated by Rob Dircks
A couple of teenagers find something on one of their phones that couldn't possibly be true. Or could it? Enjoy!