Welcome To Earth Stories – Scifi stories to move the soul

Sex And Dental Advice

Published 18 January 2026

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What lies beyond the threshold of our most visceral fears? Is it possible that the clinical chill of a dentist office or the heavy silence of a hospital corridor are merely the shadows of a much larger, more spiritual reality?

I am exploring the tension between the things we despise and the incredible wonder of the unknown.

I share personal reflections on my own health journey and a collection of experimental stories designed to spark the imagination. From the miraculous, self-consuming transformation of a caterpillar to a haunting dialogue between a programmer and his AI, these tales look at the human condition through a lens of transformation and mystery.

Key Takeaways:

Acknowledging our deepest fears can be the first step toward finding a deeper sense of peace.
The path of a creator requires constant experimentation and a willingness to embrace abstract ideas.
True change often demands that we dismantle our old selves to make room for something new.

Subscribe to the show to stay connected as I continue these creative explorations. I value your feedback and would love to hear your thoughts on these experiments. Send me a voice message at Speakpipe.com/earthstories

To see how I develop these ideas and to get tips for your own creative journey, follow my YouTube channel, The Writer’s Compass, at https://www.youtube.com/@TheWritersCompass.

Visit the official website for more imaginative tales at https://Welcometoearthstories.com.

New Year’s Resolutions and The Shadow People

Published 6 January 2026

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Are you allowing New Year’s Resolutions to steal your peace of mind?

I am getting honest about a recent health diagnosis and why I am choosing simple, meaningful goals over the high pressure of New Year’s traditions.

While I am busy in production for Season 9, I am sharing a special collection of my Experimental Stories, which are personal, intimate, and designed to explore the true places within us all.

Key Takeaways

The Resolution Trap: Why I believe resolutions are too weighty and how gyms actually bank on you quitting after just three weeks.
Goals Over Resolutions: My approach to setting a few manageable goals to ensure life is about living, not just moving from one stressful goal to the next.
Experimental Storytelling: An introduction to a personal style of narrative that deals with the passage of time, loss, and finding hope in the middle of a storm.
Honesty and Connection: Why I believe being open about my own struggles helps others and how you can share your feedback with me.

I encourage you to subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app so you are the first to know when Season 9 launches. If you want to see how I find inspiration for these stories in everyday life and overcome creative blocks, please visit my YouTube channel, The Writer’s Compass, at
The Writer’s Compass – YouTube

You can visit my website at welcometoearthstories.com to explore more tales or to leave me a message using the old-fashioned microphone icon. You can also reach out to me directly with your thoughts and feedback at speakpipe.com/earthstories.

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God and Time

God and Time

Published 25 December 2025

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Put on your headphones, pull the blanket over your head, and join me for an experimental journey into the kaleidoscope of human suffering and resilience where the fragments of our lives rotate around the central axis of God and time.

This episode is a collection of “experimental stories” designed for the nocturnal listener, as we prepare for the launch of Season 9.

Key Takeaways from “God and Time”

Lessons from Randall: My encounter with a man at a shelter whose love for Bob Marley and “richness of life” persisted despite a terminal diagnosis and a three-month life expectancy.
The Illusion of “One”: An exploration of how success, wealth, and status can still leave a person profoundly lonely, proving that possessions do not equate to true richness.
Historical Echoes: A somber look back at the liberation of Auschwitz and Buchenwald in 1945, reminding us of the “bright lights” lost to history.
The Battle of Life: A poignant story of a family banding together in a final farewell to a loved one, illustrating the ultimate reality where God and time finally win.

If these stories resonated with you, I encourage you to subscribe to the show so you don’t miss our upcoming season. For more insights on overcoming creative hurdles and finding inspiration in the everyday, please check out my YouTube channel, The Writer’s Compass.

Connect & Support

YouTube Channel: The Writer’s Compass
Official Website: Welcome to Earth Stories

Support the Show: Buy Me a Coffee

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Return To The Ether

Return To The Ether

Published 16 December 2025

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“Just when I thought I was out, they put me back in.”

I know many of you are waiting for Season 9 of Welcome to Earth Stories, and while life and family duties have delayed the launch until the new year, I could not leave you without a story.

In this update, I share why I have had to press pause to care for my wife and how my son, Elijah, has been my anchor through it all. However, I am not leaving you empty-handed. I am excited to present a special rebroadcast from my Experimental Stories anthology titled Return to the Ether. This is a departure from our usual high-octane sci-fi. It is a nocturnal, spiritual journey into grief, memory, and the “cosmic duffel bag” of our past desires.

Key Takeaways:

Season 9 Update: A look at the timeline for the next season of Welcome to Earth Stories.
Experimental Stories: Experience a more gentle and introspective side of my audio drama work designed for the quiet moments of the night.
The Writer’s Compass: I officially announce the re-branding of my YouTube channel which was formerly known as Idea Magnet.

If you are a writer, artist, or creator looking to overcome blocks and find inspiration in the everyday, please join me over on my newly named YouTube channel called The Writer’s Compass. I am filming new content in Ottawa with my son and my friend Oral Brooks to help navigate your creative journey.

Links:

📺 Subscribe to The Writer’s Compass on YouTube:
🎧 Visit the Podcast Website: WelcomeToEarthStories.com

Please subscribe to the show so you do not miss Season 9 when it drops!

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Moment You’ve Been Waiting For

Published 26 October 2025

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What happens when your loyal listeners hand you three words—redemption, superfluous, and resigned—and demand a freestyle audio drama? It leads to a dark spiral, trippy dreams, and an exhausting battle against an unbeatable creative block.

Join York as he recounts the journey to make good on a promise, only to find his own foundation slipping. He sought guidance from a therapist who looks suspiciously like a miniaturized, rude, and pipe-smoking Gandalf. The rude reality delivered by this unconventional shrink forces a profound question: Do we have to fulfill every single promise we make, or is that effort simply… superfluous?

Listen to this bonus episode to hear the unexpected, often humorous, and deeply relatable struggle of a storyteller pushing to his creative limit, complete with an existential grocery store encounter and a crucial lesson on knowing when to let go. You’ll also hear the original challenge words from listeners Steve Webb, Timothy from Create Art Podcast, and James Ray. The episode you’ve been waiting for is not what you expect.

York is now taking time off to think about the show’s future, so don’t miss this one.

Find your host, York, on X (formerly Twitter) at @Poeticearthling. And leave him a DM

Listen to all previous season at Welcometoearthstories.com

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Is This The End?

Published 13 October 2025

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Every good thing comes to an end.

This statement may be overused but it’s true.

In this special episode you’ll hear about the potential conclusion, not of the universe or reality itself but of my time with you. I’m trying not to spoil everything in the show description so consider this a tease.

Writing and producing fictional audio dramas is a dream come true. Since 2017 I have been creating stories after stories, and I’ve also been producing shows for other podcasters.

I thank you for giving me the opportunity to share these wild tales and I thank my Saviour Jesus Christ for giving me the strength to continue the show during the dark chapters of my life.

Oops, I may have said too much in this “tease” so before I get carried away hit play and send me a message on X (@Poeticearthling) and let me know what you think.

If you want to take part in the freestyle episode, please record your random word along with your name and town or city you live in. I’m going to take your random word and turn it into a freestyle episode. I know that sounds scarry. Record your message on Speakpipe.com/welcometoearthstories.

I have a new Youtube channel for artist, it’s called Idea Magnet.

This channel helps creators, artists, and writers turn daily observations into fresh, actionable concepts for their next project. Please subscribe and leave me a comment on the channel.

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Siege of Covenant City Part 2

Siege of Covenant City Part 2

Published 6 October 2025

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Can two wounded soldiers survive when their only path to freedom is to rely on their bitter enemy?

In the explosive conclusion of this two-part sci-fi audio drama, “Siege of Covenant City,” Lieutenant North (Green) and Commander Marshall (Blue) are trapped in the war-torn ruins of Jubilee Fields. Covered in mud, their true allegiance is obscured, and their vital signs are fading fast. Their one chance at survival, disarming a massive, armed explosive, requires them to work together. But to do so, they must overcome a primal, tribal hatred that has defined their lives. Tune in to see if they can find common ground and their “true colours” before the clock runs out, or if their ingrained beliefs will be their final undoing.

Welcome to Earth Stories is an audio drama anthology that blends mystery and wonder, hosted and produced by York.

Special Thanks to the Cast

Thank you to the incredible actors who brought this story to life:

Chris Smith as one of the foot soldiers

Amber Marie Butiger as Lieutenant North

Andrew Biss as Visor (Be sure to listen to his podcast, The End of the World)

Oral Brooks as the General

Get Involved with the Show!

Call in with a random word for York to make a freestyle episode out of it! Call-In Line: speakpipe.com/Welcometoearthstories
For more imaginative episodes, visit: Welcometoearthstories.com
Get a hold of York on X: @poeticearthling

Support the Show

If you enjoyed this episode, please consider giving back to the show by buying York a coffee! Support Link: buymeacoffee.com/earthstories

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Moon Dreams

Moon Dreams

Published 30 September 2025

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Did we really go to the Moon, or is the truth a bigger story?
Blast off with Welcome to Earth Stories into a thrilling blend of history and speculative fiction inspired by the final frontier. We explore the rapid pace of human progress and the strange science behind the Moon landing photos.

Then, we confront one of the greatest cosmic conspiracies: the Hollow Moon hypothesis. Why did the lunar surface ring like a bell for hours after an Apollo crash? Why did NASA abruptly stop going after 1972? As the Artemis program prepares to return, a desperate flight crew risks everything by going off-course to investigate a terrifying secret waiting on the far side of the Moon.

If you’re looking for more imaginative tales that blend mystery and wonder, be sure to listen to our previous episodes at Welcometoearthstories.com.Love the show? You can support the creation of future episodes by buying me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/earthstories!

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Siege of Covenant City Part One

Siege of Covenant City Part One

Published 29 September 2025

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Can an alliance forged at death’s door save two enemies from being wiped out by their own side?

The intense sci-fi audio drama, “Siege of Covenant City,” drops you into a war-torn future where the Green and Blue factions fight a brutal, decades-long battle for a sacred territory.

In the aftermath of a devastating “friendly fire” carpet-bombing, a wounded Green Lieutenant North and an injured Blue Commander Marshall find themselves alone on the blood-soaked Jubilee Fields. With vital signs low and one survival kit between them, they must quickly overcome their mutual hatred and decide who to trust—their sworn enemy or their own trigger-happy general.

This episode of Welcome to Earth Stories blends dystopian military drama with a classic moral dilemma. Science fiction podcast fans will love this story of survival, betrayal, and the harsh realities of war.

Starring: Amber Boetger, Oral Brooks and Andrew Biss who played Visor. Please listen to Andrews’s podcast, The End Of The World

For previous episodes check out Welcome To Earth Stories at Welcometoearthstories.com

To support York please buy him a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/earthstories

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Cupid AI

Cupid AI

Published 22 September 2025

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What if your job depended on finding love, but the perfect match was an AI’s twisted creation?

In this episode of Welcome to Earth Stories, we meet Jeremy, a single employee in a corporation where relationships are mandatory. Desperate to keep his job, he turns to Cupid AI, a new dating app that promises to find his soulmate. But this is no ordinary tech romance.

As the AI takes over his conversations and even “improves” his online appearance, Jeremy quickly learns that human connection and online relationships are worlds apart. Will Jeremy and his mysterious match find a way to bypass the algorithm and forge a real connection, or is true love a thing of the past? Tune in to this sci-fi audio drama to find out.

You can find more episodes and imaginative tales at our official website, Welcometoearthstories.com. If you enjoy the show, consider buying me a coffee to support the podcast at buymeacoffee.com/earthstories. Want to contribute to a future bonus episode? Leave a random word, your name, and your city or town at speakpipe.com/welcometoearthstories. Your word could spark a new story!

And finally check out the previous episodes at Welometoearthstories.com

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Key Takeaways from “God and Time”

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