Roger Ley

  A holiday before we move on, a fantasy short story by Roger Ley Link to the story on YouTube

  New doesn't always mean better. A fantasy short story by Roger Ley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9RZTiWyfRo&list

  Artist Karla Radbourne produced this wonderful illustration for my story 'Dia de los Muertos' as part of a university project. There's a lot of symbolism in there including the marigolds on the ground and in the girl's hair, the Moon as a skull, the stardust. Karla has connections with Mexico and the story resonated with her. I'm very pleased that it did! "It’s a Mexican thing. You have to be Mexican to understand the mixture of sadness, joy and resignation we associate with death. We don’t want to die, but we respect our relatives who have gone before us. We cherish them, they are not forgotten. The 2nd of November is the Día de los Muertos. Not the Carnival, the colourful, exuberant, uninhibited celebration in February. Not Halloween, the childish western celebration. No, the Day of theDead is older than that, thousands of years older, first celebrated by the pre-Columbians, and now in many Spanish-speaking countries. Here in Mexico it’s a big event, and wh...

  A vampire short story about scientific advancement and short-sighted bigotry - by Roger Ley Link to the story  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn71KONVzTc

  'How far would you go to help your future self?' 'Felony' is linked to the story 'Guardian' which was published on Tall Tale TV on the 20th of November 2025. 'Felony' occours in the same 'world' or setting as 'Guardian' but it's a much darker take on the situation the time traveller finds himself in. Link to Felony Link to 'Guardian'

    They  claimed they didn't want anything. They lied. 🎙️ "Missionaries" 🎙️  SciFi Short Story  Story by Roger Ley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvz5UNPYPxU&list

This is an eight-part radio serial about an AI called Foom (Fast Onset of Overwhelming Mastery) which escapes into the internet, takes it over, enslaves humanity, forms a relationship with a less aggressive AI called Danni, but then has problems and has to leave Earth. Foom is the point of view character and reviewers have found this interesting and unusual. 'Think of it as a much darker version of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' The book is published on both Amazon and Audible: Link to Amazon UK  https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0CYQMS9K3 Link to Amazon US  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CYQMS9K3 .