Author: Aaron Kling

Audio Editor

Aaron Kling is a podcaster, fiction writer, and voice talent working out of the Midwest. He enjoys obsessing over worldbuilding, running tabletop campaigns, and talking to his partner, his friends, and himself.

Podcast Episode 40: The Bright in the Gyre

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Aaron: It’s time once again for the Reckoning Press Podcast! I’m Aaron Kling, audio editor for Reckoning, and this story’s audio producer—but our reader is Anna Pele. Today we have Nadine Aurora Tabing’s wonderul “The Bright in the Gyre” from Reckoning 7. This one’s got a favorite theme of mine: becoming. Our protagonist races against terminal illness to find a way to make a difference within a setting smothered by apathy and waste. Her world is poised for a change. Is it the right one? Will she live to see it? Listeners, don’t miss this episode.

“The Bright in the Gyre” by Nadine Aurora Tabing

Podcast Episode 39: A Predatory Transience

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Bernie: Hello again, Reckoning Press Podcast! I’m Bernie Jean Schiebeling, the reader for this episode, with Aaron Kling as producer. Today we’re sharing C.G. Aubrey’s “A Predatory Transience” from Reckoning 7. What I admire most about this piece is its grounding in a present moment. The rich imagery that C.G. brings to the landscapes of the South Carolina salt marshes as well as the embodiment of her narrator. This story asks us to consider the ways we change the world as we move through it, the way the world changes us, and what form we want those changes to take. In an interview with E.C. Barrett for Reckoning, C.G. had this to say: “Even just going out and picking up trash when you kayak, like my main character does, makes an immediate, quantifiable impact. We’ll be so much better off if individuals feel like they can make a difference.”

Enjoy your time in the salt marsh, everyone! Take only pictures, leave only footprints, and pick up any trash you find along the way.

A Predatory Transience by C. G. Aubrey

Podcast Episode 37: The Last Great Repair Tech of the American Midwest

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We’re here again with the Reckoning Press Podcast. I’m Aaron Kling, Reckoning’s new audio editor, the reader and producer for today’s story. How’s it going, everyone? This time we have Ellis Nye’s “The Last Great Repair Tech of the American Midwest” as featured in Reckoning 8. This one’s a fictional obituary, but don’t let that get you down. Since we’re exploring the memory of a woman who held her community together, the way every great technician does, with a creative jury rig here, some duct tape there, and a whole lot of love everywhere else.

Enjoy, everybody!

The Last Great Repair Tech of the American Midwest by Ellis Nye

Podcast Episode 36: A Shape that Has No Name

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Aaron: You’re listening to the Reckoning Press Podcast. I’m Aaron Kling, editor for Reckoning’s audio in general and this story in particular. Glad to be recording another one of these! Today, listeners, we have Monica Wendel’s “A Shape that Has No Name” from Reckoning 8. In this story, we follow a young teacher as she navigates a difficult relationship in a world ravaged by disease and disparity. Give it a listen, and I’m sure you’ll love it too.

Enjoy, everyone!

Monica: Hi, my name is Monica Wendel, and I’ll be reading my story “A Shape that Has No Name”. Thanks for having me!

A Shape that Has No Name by Monica Wendel

Podcast Episode 33: Where the Water Came From

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It’s time for the Reckoning Press podcast. I’m Aaron Kling, Reckoning’s new audio editor, once again reading and producing for today’s story. Hello, everyone. Today, we have Jeff Hewitt’s “Where the Water Came From”, as featured in Reckoning 8. This is a story about distance. From culture, from family, from labor. A man is forced from a stricken earth to colonize a world man has only ever viewed from a telescope. Our protagonist is lost to his loved ones by light years, forced to make a family out among the stars. Ain’t capitalism grand?

“Where the Water Came From” by Jeff Hewitt

Enjoy the story, enjoy the show. Have a good one, listeners.

Podcast Episode 32: The Battle for Florida

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Welcome back to the Reckoning Press Podcast! I’m Aaron Kling, Reckoning‘s new audio editor. I’m also the reader and audio producer for this story. Hi there. Hello! Today, listeners, we have David Holloway’s “The Battle for Florida” from Reckoning 8. Holloway illustrates the beautiful tragedy of growing up in a place on the front line of climate change’s effects, and how those effects might cause the world to buckle beneath your feet. If you’ve ever come back home to find something missing, something lost, then “The Battle for Florida” will be very familiar.

“The Battle for Florida” by David Holloway

Hope you enjoy the story, everyone. Take care.