Audio
I write, direct, and sound design scripted, prose, and hybrid productions.
You can hear six of my one-shot audio stories on my free Patreon— and follow me there to support my future audio stories. See behind-the-scenes, hear works-in-progress, and access early releases.
Thank you for your interest...!
Explore more of my work below.
All Praise the Ikon
May the Ikon bless the Federated Harmony.
Six months after the disgraced Chairman returns, seizes power, and occupies the City, divergent plots of resistance converge in perilous ways as subversives seek to nullify the new government’s authoritarian Algorithm, the ubiquitous computer program said to obey the sacred Ikon.
An eight episode mythpunk audio drama mini-series currently in production.
Written and Produced by William J. Meyer • Starring Boyd Barrett • Christa Burton • Christopher Colón • Sarah Golding • Erin B. Lillis • Sivan Raz • Fiona Thraille • and more to be cast...
I've been collaborating remotely with the wonderful group of actors listed above, as well as working on sound design. The first five episodes are in various states of completion.
I'm also working on an interactive map of the City for an explorable compendium to augment the audio drama.
You can help this independent production via a Ko-Fi donation and/or follow me on Patreon where you can hear the first two scenes.
Read the first episode via New Play Exchange.
The Orrery of Tomorrow
Those who seek Yesterday— only find Tomorrow.
When a lost adventurer crashes on a dangerous planet, she is hunted by an enigmatic creature while racing to claim a powerful artifact— one also sought by an unexpected ally.
A ten-minute audio drama one-shot.
Written and Produced by William J. Meyer • Starring Julie Park • Owen McCuen• Nate DuFort • Chelsea Krause • with Christopher Gronlund and Rick Coste
The Transposition of Chloë Brontë
Time is a slippery kirnoofel.
Chloë and Max’s relationship is strained when they move in together and Chloë’s sleep paralysis appears to open a portal to another dimension.
An eight episode low-fi sci-fi (sorta) rom-com audio drama mini-series.
An eight episode low-fi sci-fi (sorta) rom-com audio drama mini-series.
Written and Produced by William J. Meyer • Starring Tanja Milojevic • Christopher Colón • Erin B. Lillis • Nate DuFort • Tatiana Grey • and Boyd Barrett as your Narrator • Featuring the song "Voices," written and performed by Anne-Marie Choon • Theme Music by Katharine Seaton
You can also make a one-time donation and download a digital bundle which includes all eight Chloë episodes, posters, annotations, and transcripts.
Fire on the Mound
In broken tongue I call to the dark—
Long ago in a hidden kingdom, Mtilan the Unborn King pledges his life to Legion, the fallen spirit from beyond the veil of time. Learning dark and forbidden magic, the new sorcerer gains both immortality and incredible power— but sacrifices his soul.
Over a millennium later, siblings Pekra and Lely reluctantly journey with their father’s killer across their island of peril. They seek the mythical cottonwood tree, the first child of their god Ura, hoping to defend its sacred life from both Mtilan and his itinerant Master.
But the brave siblings are children of the deer-folk known as the Gaewyn, a persecuted people. They voyage toward an uncertain fate unaware mainlanders have crashed on their island, bringing those who would enslave them a new, deadly technology— the gun.
A forty-two episode fantasy audio fiction podcast novel.
Written and Produced by William J. Meyer
Read by Steve Rudolph • Music by William Seegers
2016 The Podcast Host Fiction Podcast of the Week • 2014 Parsec Awards Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form) • 2013 The Geekie Awards Best Narrative Audio Series
Read by Steve Rudolph • Music by William Seegers
2016 The Podcast Host Fiction Podcast of the Week • 2014 Parsec Awards Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form) • 2013 The Geekie Awards Best Narrative Audio Series
I am seeking an agent and publisher for this novel. Visit my Novels section to learn more.
And Worms Do Not Destroy
There followed much adventure...
Somewhere and somewhen on the perilous island of Naosaleyn, a mythic odyssey challenges a pair of barbarian brothers as they set off on an arduous pilgrimage to beseech The Blessed Immortal King.
A six-part fantasy audio fiction mini-series.
Written and Produced by William J. Meyer • Starring Steve Rudolph • Featuring Cary Michael Ayers, A.J. Beckles, Julia Eve, Sarah Golding, Karim Kronfli, Owen McCuen, and Elizabeth Novotny
This story is also available in my short story collection Invisible Fires: Fugues + Fairy Tales. Visit my Fugues section to learn more.
Waiting to Die in a Tent, A Few Thoughts on Valhalla
The old viking warrior Einarr and his young friend Mikel battle to protect their distant city of Reidun. When Einarr is mortally wounded, Mikel sets out to locate Einarr’s estranged daughter Kára for a final father-daughter reunion. But before they can return, a mysterious figure finds Einarr alone-- and about to breathe his last.
One-shot audio drama about a father and daughter in the Viking Age.
Starring Boyd Barrett • Karin Heimdahl • Owen McCuen • and Madeline Goshorn • Featuring the Icelandic folk song "Krummavísur" written by Jón Thoroddsen and performed by Sigurboði Grétarsson • Featured as a Platinum Selection in the 2020 HEAR Now Festival
Read via New Play Exchange.
