Episodi

  • The Third Circle Chapter 7 - Boom

    The Third Circle Chapter 7 - Boom
    Sep 26 2026
    In which a visitor to the booming city of San Diego discovers the lonely figure of Ralph Truax-Steele, a man whose mind has been unhinged by the vanished hopes of a grand real estate dream amidst the desert’s stark and endless plains. Amidst the sparse landscape and fading illusions, Steele’s son and the visitor grapple with the tragic task of reclaiming him from the delusions that clutch his weary soul.
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    12 min
  • The Third Circle Chapter 6 - A Reversion to Type

    The Third Circle Chapter 6 - A Reversion to Type
    Sep 24 2026
    In which a modest San Francisco floor-walker named Paul Schuster experiences a sudden and bewildering upheaval from his routine existence, spiralling through nights of wild abandon and strange adventures far from the polished aisles he once patrolled. After a brief and violent passage into lawless frontier life, he eventually returns, quietly resuming his former station as though nothing had transpired.
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    16 min
  • The Third Circle Chapter 5 - The Strangest Thing

    The Third Circle Chapter 5 - The Strangest Thing
    Sep 22 2026
    In which a group of weary voyagers aboard The Moor share curious and haunting anecdotes before one, Miller, recounts a strange and enigmatic experience at a pauper burying-ground in Johannesburg, involving a Harvard-educated grave-digger and an unexpected discovery in a baby's coffin. The tale, told with a blend of sober reflection and maritime camaraderie, leaves all with a lingering sense of mystery not easily explained.
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    14 min
  • The Third Circle Chapter 4 - Shorty Stack, Pugilist

    The Third Circle Chapter 4 - Shorty Stack, Pugilist
    Sep 20 2026
    In which a spirited mining town's genteel entertainment is enlivened by the forthcoming boxing exhibition between Shorty Stack, a confident local pugilist, and a visiting professional known as Buck McCleaverty. The evening unfolds with a stirring contest marked by vigour, nerves, and the bittersweet realities of ambition, spectatorship, and personal pride.
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    18 min
  • The Third Circle Chapter 3 - Little Dramas of the Curbstone

    The Third Circle Chapter 3 - Little Dramas of the Curbstone
    Sep 18 2026
    In which the observer quietly unfolds the somber vignettes of city life, where poverty, affliction, and silent struggles play out against the harsh, indifferent backdrop of the streets and clinics. These little dramas, marked by helplessness and unspoken despair, hint at deeper absences and mysteries that lie unseen beneath the surface of urban existence.
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    13 min
  • The Third Circle Chapter 2 - The House With the Blinds

    The Third Circle Chapter 2 - The House With the Blinds
    Sep 16 2026
    In which a curious wanderer in San Francisco encounters a drunken nurse-maid and witnesses a police raid upon a mysterious house shuttered tight against the bustling city’s sunlit streets, setting into motion a perplexing tale of drunken revelry, murder, and obscured truths. The episode unfolds amidst the foggy, windswept quarters near Telegraph Hill, unveiling a tableau of shadowed lives and silent questions that linger like the sea breeze, unresolved and haunting.
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    17 min
  • The Third Circle Chapter 1 - The Third Circle

    The Third Circle Chapter 1 - The Third Circle
    Sep 14 2026
    In which the hidden, shadowy depths of San Francisco's Chinatown reveal a mysterious world apart from the bustling city above, as an Eastern couple's curious adventure introduces them to the strange customs and secrets of its unseen third circle. There unfolds a tale whispered by unlikely characters—lost women, opium dens, and exotic fortune-tellers—imbued with a haunting sense of vanished lives and the elusive truths hidden beneath delicate butterfly tattoos.
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    19 min
  • The Third Circle Introduction

    The Third Circle Introduction
    Sep 13 2026
    In which the stage is quietly set for a tale steeped in the mores and tensions of early twentieth-century life, conveyed through the author’s measured and reflective prose. The introduction hints at the intricate interplay of social forces and individual desires that quietly pulse beneath the surface of everyday existence.
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    7 min