Chapter 1 of The Hive.My name is Amanda. Amanda May Jett. My daddy and I live in Spotsylvania County, VA, where we enjoy the fresh air and a healthy farmer’s lifestyle. At least until an alien hive crashes to earth and kills our neighbors. It’s up to us to stop the invaders and save the world, no matter how many tentacles, body-snatchers, and brain-cracking fungi they send our way.Support the show

<a href="https://jamesnoll.net/thehive/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chapter 1 of The Hive.</a> My name is Amanda. Amanda May Jett. My daddy and I live in Spotsylvania County, VA, where we enjoy the fresh air and a healthy farmer’s lifestyle. At least until an alien hive crashes to earth and kills our neighbors. It’s up to us to stop the invaders and save the world, no matter how many tentacles, body-snatchers, and brain-cracking fungi they send our way.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

The Hive Season 1, Episode 1: Best Dog I Ever Had

 Amanda and Daddy thought they’d destroyed the hive. Then Seb Mack appears, claiming his mother has infected his little sisters with something terrible. Once again, the Jetts decide to help, but will it be their undoing?jamesnoll.net/thehiveSupport the show

Amanda and Daddy thought they’d destroyed the hive. Then Seb Mack appears, claiming his mother has infected his little sisters with something terrible. Once again, the Jetts decide to help, but will it be their undoing? <a href="http://jamesnoll.net/thehive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jamesnoll.net/thehive</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

The Hive Season 1, Episode 2: The Hive

When refugees show up at the farm desperate for help, the Jetts decide to take them in. That was the wrong decision.Support the show

When refugees show up at the farm desperate for help, the Jetts decide to take them in. That was the wrong decision.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

The Hive Season 1, Episode 3: A Place For Everything

Daddy is sick. It’s bad. But Amanda won’t give up just yet. She heads off the farm in search of something, anything, that can stop him from dying.Support the show

Daddy is sick. It’s bad. But Amanda won’t give up just yet. She heads off the farm in search of something, anything, that can stop him from dying.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

The Hive Season 1, Episode 4: Gotta Have Hope

After trying to save a dog from the hive, Amanda wakes up in a changed world. Everything is perfect. Her parents are alive. She even has a little sister. But after a harrowing day at school, she realizes nothing is as it seems. She must escape or die.Support the show

After trying to save a dog from the hive, Amanda wakes up in a changed world. Everything is perfect. Her parents are alive. She even has a little sister. But after a harrowing day at school, she realizes nothing is as it seems. She must escape or die.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

The Hive Season 1, Episode 5: Make The Hive Great Again

Hey, y’all. It’s Amanda again. Amanda May Jett. Now that the Hives are all gone and the Macks are burned to dust, I thought that maybe life would have gotten a little easier out here on the farm. But the next few months brings its own set of problems, including blizzards, banshees, and rolling balls of death. Not to mention the appearance of Otis and Annie O and their humdinger of a boss, Hangnail.Fall was bad enough, but it’s going to be a beast of a winter.Support the show

Hey, y’all. It’s Amanda again. Amanda May Jett. Now that the Hives are all gone and the Macks are burned to dust, I thought that maybe life would have gotten a little easier out here on the farm. But the next few months brings its own set of problems, including blizzards, banshees, and rolling balls of death.  Not to mention the appearance of Otis and Annie O and their humdinger of a boss, Hangnail. Fall was bad enough, but it’s going to be a beast of a winter.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

The Hive Season 2, Episode 1: There's Always Two

On a desperate mission to find food, Amanda and Timmy Carter are attacked by two massive, rolling spiked balls. They manage to escape, only to get caught by Otis and Annie O, henchman of the mysterious Hangnail.Support the show

On a desperate mission to find food, Amanda and Timmy Carter are attacked by two massive, rolling spiked balls. They manage to escape, only to get caught by Otis and Annie O, henchman of the mysterious Hangnail.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

The Hive Season 2, Episode 2: You Better Believe It

The well's gone dry, and Ray starts using one that he found on the property, inadvertently sickening anybody who drinks from it. In order to access clean water, Amanda goes to a a nearby stream, where she's kidnapped by Otis and Annie O. They take her back to their farm and their mysterious leader, Hangnail.Support the show

The well's gone dry, and Ray starts using one that he found on the property, inadvertently sickening anybody who drinks from it. In order to access clean water, Amanda goes to a a nearby stream, where she's kidnapped by Otis and Annie O. They take her back to their farm and their mysterious leader, Hangnail.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

The Hive Season 2, Episode 3: Luck Ain't Planning

When Frankie, a new addition to the farm, comes back to the farm with two, little bite marks on her neck, Amanda and Timmy Carter investigate the graveyard of the burned down church where it happened. Never a good idea.Support the show

When Frankie, a new addition to the farm, comes back to the farm with two, little bite marks on her neck, Amanda and Timmy Carter investigate the graveyard of the burned down church where it happened. Never a good idea.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

The Hive Season 2, Episode 4: The Stupidest Thing I Ever Heard

Amanda's wayward Uncle Zeus shows up out of nowhere, along with Mother Absalom and her group of thugs. In the midst of taking over the farm, a mysterious force meddles with their plans, transporting them all to a newly hatched Hive and the terror that awaits within.Support the show

Amanda's wayward Uncle Zeus shows up out of nowhere, along with Mother Absalom and her group of thugs. In the midst of taking over the farm, a mysterious force meddles with their plans, transporting them all to a newly hatched Hive and the terror that awaits within.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

The Hive Season 2, Episode 5: Never Give Up On Family

Horror, Post-Apocalyptic, and Science Fiction audiobooks written, narrated, and produced by James Noll.

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Ben hasn't seen his cousin, Mike, since they were children. But after Mike sends him a  letter begging for his help, Ben returns home to try and help as best he can. But Mike is not well. Not well at all.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/madtales)

Ben hasn't seen his cousin, Mike, since they were children. But after Mike sends him a  letter begging for his help, Ben returns home to try and help as best he can. But Mike is not well. Not well at all.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/madtales</a>)

Mad Tales Shorts, Bonus Episode: It Steals Things

Milo hates school. He hates everything about it. The stupid work. The stupid teachers. The stupid students. All he wants to do is draw. Jennifer Reed, specifically, the smartest, most popular, most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. He loves her so much he makes her the main character in his comic book series: Holly Huntress, Warrior Woman of the Galaxy, which features a scantily clad Holly running around in space losing items of clothing, sometimes one piece at a time, sometimes all at once, while fighting aliens. He is currently on volume three. One day, while skipping class to work on his latest volume of Holly Huntress, Warrior Woman of the galaxy, a cat bites Milo, transporting him to a horrifying desert realm. There are terrors everywhere he turns, and each time he dies, he wakes up in the same place and faces the same terrors, over and over again.Milo decides that he must find a way back to his own universe or spend eternity dying one terrible death after another.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/madtales)

Milo hates school. He hates everything about it. The stupid work. The stupid teachers. The stupid students. All he wants to do is draw. Jennifer Reed, specifically, the smartest, most popular, most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. He loves her so much he makes her the main character in his comic book series: Holly Huntress, Warrior Woman of the Galaxy, which features a scantily clad Holly running around in space losing items of clothing, sometimes one piece at a time, sometimes all at once, while fighting aliens. He is currently on volume three.  One day, while skipping class to work on his latest volume of Holly Huntress, Warrior Woman of the galaxy, a cat bites Milo, transporting him to a horrifying desert realm. There are terrors everywhere he turns, and each time he dies, he wakes up in the same place and faces the same terrors, over and over again. Milo decides that he must find a way back to his own universe or spend eternity dying one terrible death after another.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/madtales</a>)

The Wounded, The Sick, & The Dead, Episode 1: The Catalyst

Chavez is a survivor. He survived the zombie apocalypse. He survived watching his new girlfriend die when the camp they lived in was overrun. But can he survive Grossman?"The Wounded, The Sick, &amp; The Dead" is the sequel to "The Neighborhood Is Really Going to the Dead," which was aired May 28, 2019. Here's the link! "The Neighborhood is Really Going to the Dead" is one of the short stories in my first collection, A Knife in the Back: Seven Tales of Murder and Madness and Raleigh's Prep, a novel. AND  A Knife in the Back: Seven Tales of Murder and Madness, and Raleigh's Prep, a novel is the first book in the Mad Tales trilogy. Book two is You Will Be Safe Here, Four Tales of Monsters and Mayhem and Tracker's Travail, a novel, and book three is Burn All The Bodies, Five Tales of Violence and Vengeance and Topher's Ton, a novel. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/madtales)

Chavez is a survivor. He survived the zombie apocalypse. He survived watching his new girlfriend die when the camp they lived in was overrun. But can he survive Grossman? "The Wounded, The Sick, &amp; The Dead" is the sequel to <a href="http://madtales.buzzsprout.com/238484/1165568-mad-tales-shorts-episode-3-the-neighborhood-is-really-going-to-the-dead" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Neighborhood Is Really Going to the Dead,"</a> which was aired May 28, 2019. <a href="http://madtales.buzzsprout.com/238484/1165568-mad-tales-shorts-episode-3-the-neighborhood-is-really-going-to-the-dead" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here's the link! </a> "The Neighborhood is Really Going to the Dead" is one of the short stories in my first collection, <a href="https://jamesnoll.net/madtales/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Knife in the Back: Seven Tales of Murder and Madness and Raleigh's Prep, a novel. </a> AND  <a href="https://jamesnoll.net/madtales/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Knife in the Back: Seven Tales of Murder and Madness, and Raleigh's Prep, a novel</a> is the first book in the Mad Tales trilogy. Book two is <a href="https://jamesnoll.net/madtales/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You Will Be Safe Here, Four Tales of Monsters and Mayhem and Tracker's Travail, a novel</a>, and book three is <a href="https://jamesnoll.net/madtales/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Burn All The Bodies, Five Tales of Violence and Vengeance and Topher's Ton, a novel. </a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/madtales</a>)

The Wounded, The Sick, & The Dead, Episode 2: The Wounded, The Sick, & The Dead

A fireball streaks through the heaves above the peaceful valley where the White One, the Brother of Rhoem, has lived for years with his cousins, the Unan. The chief of the Unan thinks it may be a message from the gods, but the White One knows it is a different kind of visitor. In order to reach it, however, they must climb the mountain, through the territory of the flesh-eating Turons.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/madtales)

A fireball streaks through the heaves above the peaceful valley where the White One, the Brother of Rhoem, has lived for years with his cousins, the Unan. The chief of the Unan thinks it may be a message from the gods, but the White One knows it is a different kind of visitor. In order to reach it, however, they must climb the mountain, through the territory of the flesh-eating Turons.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/madtales</a>)

Mad Tales Shorts, Episode 11: Savages (Part 2 of a 2 part series)

Jefferson’s doctors thought he was well enough to be let out of the asylum. They were wrong.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/madtales)

Jefferson’s doctors thought he was well enough to be let out of the asylum. They were wrong.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/madtales</a>)

Mad Tales Shorts, Episode 9: Like This?

Battle is transported to the end of the world.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/madtales)

Battle is transported to the end of the world.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/madtales</a>)

The Wounded, The Sick, & The Dead, Episode 10: God's Bones—End Times

Ozzie hates her job at SingleCorp. She's no more than a coding drone, fixing bugs in a cubicle day in and day out. But the SingleCorp has all the mech and tech she can steal for her own project, an AI that she's created in her basement. All's well until her boss finds out what she's doing and blackmails her. But Ozzie isn't about to let anybody steal what she's stolen fair and square. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/madtales)

Ozzie hates her job at SingleCorp. She's no more than a coding drone, fixing bugs in a cubicle day in and day out. But the SingleCorp has all the mech and tech she can steal for her own project, an AI that she's created in her basement. All's well until her boss finds out what she's doing and blackmails her. But Ozzie isn't about to let anybody steal what she's stolen fair and square. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/madtales</a>)

The Wounded, The Sick, & The Dead, Episode 6: The Orphan

A young girl develops the power to jump between bodies. And she uses it to exact revenge upon all those who have ever hurt her.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/madtales)

A young girl develops the power to jump between bodies. And she uses it to exact revenge upon all those who have ever hurt her.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/madtales</a>)

The Wounded, The Sick, & The Dead, Episode 8: Angel's Glow

A horse runs down Main Street and impales itself on a post sticking out of a farmer's truck bed, setting into motion a strange series of events that began two hundred years before and ends in murder.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/madtales)

A horse runs down Main Street and impales itself on a post sticking out of a farmer's truck bed, setting into motion a strange series of events that began two hundred years before and ends in murder.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/madtales</a>)

The Wounded, The Sick, & The Dead, Episode 7: It Came From Out Of Nowhere

Alfred and Harld are lured to the Rappahannock River by a man with a terrible secret and even worse intentions. But Alfred has a secret of his own, one that not even his hetero life partner Harld knows about.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/madtales)

Alfred and Harld are lured to the Rappahannock River by a man with a terrible secret and even worse intentions. But Alfred has a secret of his own, one that not even his hetero life partner Harld knows about.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/madtales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/madtales</a>)

The Wounded, The Sick, & The Dead, Episode 5: Stupid weather.com

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