Human Science Fiction

The Egyptian Way: Episode 3 - The Dew Drop

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0500

Mary visits Youseff in Giza and discovers a new way to understand the plight -- and the promise -- of human existence. She enters "a stream of days," a time when life offers hope. But soon, an unexpected event takes her more deeply into the pit of gloom.

CAST

Mary Reynolds – Chloe Ivins

Kathy Constance - Kendall Ashe

Youseff Said – Aiden Anzaldua

Professor Ziegler – Dr. Rudi Kiefer

MUSIC

Mary's Reverie 1 - Original Music generated with Suno

Mary's Reverie 2 - Original Music generated with Suno

Saya Clair by DEX 1200 - courtesy of Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com

Meditative Cosmic Solitude by Dr. John Edgar - https://soundcloud.com/user-551403693

Hymn to Aten performed by Erika Mermuse

SOUND EFECTS

Busy Cafe Ambient Sound Scape courtesy of Pixabay

Station in southern France by 0alexis0 - https://freesound.org/s/145017 - License: Creative Commons 0

Book Pages Turning by Anthony Birch

Applause, Ovation, Few Shouts courtesy of Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com

Gasps courtesy of Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com

Additional Applause by Cast

"Dramatic Hit" mix of Pad, Ambiance, Sub 03 and Designed, Drone, Dark Atmosphere courtesy of Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com

The Egyptian Way: Episode 2 - Ziegler's Difference

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:15:00 -0500

Episode 2: On Mary's first day at the dig with Professor Ziegler, she discovers the stunning meaning of her tattoos and her visions. During the following weeks, her Ba—an aspect of the soul recognized in Egyptian religion—is released from her body at night, filling her with anticipation. Several weeks pass, and one day Mary arrives at the tomb before Professor Ziegler, only to find a moment of triumph disintegrate into disaster.

Follow the adventures of Mary as she discovers how the timelessness of quantum physics can connect the past with the present, and how the spirit of Egypt can connect the souls of people in love.

CAST

Mary Reynolds – Chloe Ivins

Youseff Said – Aiden Anzaldua

Professor Ziegler – Dr. Rudi Kiefer

MUSIC

Hymn to Aten performed by Erika Mermuse

Anubis by Derek Fiechter

Desert Winds by Jon Sumner courtesy of Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com

Saya Clair by DEX 1200 - courtesy of Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com

The Trail of Tears (Duduk) by SaReGaMa/via Adobe Stock

Sad Ride by Dr. John Edgar - https://soundcloud.com/user-551403693

SOUND EFFECTS

Drill_sound.wav by 1pjladd2 - https://freesound.org/s/128607/ - License: Creative Commons 0

Computer, Typing courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Concrete SMASH 2 by magnuswaker - https://freesound.org/s/522099/ - License: Creative Commons 0

Construction Site, Electric Tool, Cutting Granite Slab courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Massive Concrete Wall Collapse/3499 courtesy of www.freepik.com

Bus engine starting sound by Sky Sound Effect - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1FWdogHqSU

Long Distance Bus, Second Floor, Steady Driving Highway 01 courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

All other sound effects under Creative Commons 0 License, in public domain, or created by Anthony Birch

The Egyptian Way: Episode 1 - Tattoos and the Stone

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:45:00 -0500

Episode 1: Mary Roberts is an Egyptology student at the American University of Cairo. She receives a call from the famous Professor Ziegler to participate in a secret dig in the Valley of the Queens. Dream-like visions of ancient Egypt and a tomb relic from a street market reveal something prescient about her tattoos.

Follow the adventures of Mary as she discovers how the timelessness of quantum physics can connect the past with the present and the spirit of Egypt can connect the souls of people in love.

CAST

Mary Reynolds – Chloe Ivins

Youseff Said – Aiden Anzaldua

Professor Ziegler – Dr. Rudi Kiefer

Kathy Constance – Kendall Ashe

Cousin Dina – Ginger Williams

Hany Sabry - Merchant

MUSIC

Pharaoh Ramses II by Derek Fiechter

Arabian Nights by Sight of Wonders courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Anubis by Derek Fiechter

Hymn to Aten performed by Erika Mermuse

Sad Ride by Dr. John Edgar - https://soundcloud.com/user-551403693

SOUND EFFECTS

Arabic Small Busy Restaurant Amb, Tel Aviv Israel.WAV by YOH -- https://freesound.org/s/170923/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

market ext clothing covered alley Palestine vendor selling small consumer items shouting on corner arabic Gaza 2016.wav by kyles -- https://freesound.org/s/406320/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Pawn Sacrifice

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0500

A radio play completed using Zoom meetings during the pandemic of 2020. Features the acting talents of students and professionals in the Atlanta, GA area.

The story is set many thousands of years in the future. A young mother explains to her daughter why she is said to have "two fathers" and how the colony ship survived its encounter with the dreaded Galactic Fellowship.

The voices for Gana and Cortana were generated through voice-modification software. The video of the recording sessions is available here: https://youtu.be/a6XLm4zyVtk

CAST

Gana/Nin-Kee San: Katie Ivey (resumes.actorsaccess.com/katieivey)

Ensign Beam/Ahn-Quin Matta: Connor Hammond

Ortho: Jonathan Vaughn (jonwvaughn96@gmail.com)

Captain Teal: Justin Williams (jwilliams24@tiger.brenau.edu)

Sister E: Elizabeth Chappelle

Elevator Assistant: Alison Reeger Cook

Cortana: Anthony Birch

Written, produced and directed by Anthony Birch, Ph.D.

MUSIC

"Metre - Sand Dweller" by Nul Tiel Records

https://soundcloud.com/user-106373083/metre-sand-dweller

"Sleep Music" by Luke Martin

https://soundcloud.com/luke-martin-composer

"Waiting for the Light" by Electric Skky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6UIyTVfGws

SOUNDS

Wind chimes (CC 3.0) by CGEffex

https://freesound.org/people/CGEffex/sounds/96643/

Additional sounds from freesound.org

Orfeo

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0500

In 2055, New York City has been remade. Holobots - holographic projections - roam the streets, in many cases nearly indistinguishable from real human beings. The holobots are marketing tools owned by Kingore, CEO of Holobots, Inc., the megacorporation seeking to produce the most realistic holobots. The genius behind Kingore's efforts is programmer Freddie C, whose quest for holobot realism has created fame that threatens to eclipse that of his employer. But something has gone wrong in Freddie's quest. Stunned, alone, and confused he only knows he must find Lucinda, the light of his life.

Poster page and additional information: http://mindtools.net/orfeo/

Cast

Narrator -- Jonathan Vaughn

Freddie C. -- Avery Bowne

Clown -- Anthony Birch

Kingore -- Dr. Rudi Kiefer, Ph.D.

Samantha -- Nichole Budd

MLM Bot -- Anthony Birch

Lucinda -- Paige Keane

Daimon -- David Cook

Mary -- Alison Reeger-Cook

Judy -- Elizabeth Chappelle

Music

Composed by Dr. John Edgar (email: drjohnedgarcomposer@gmail.com)

Script

Anthony Birch (birch.tony@gmail.com)

Sounds

Carnewas Waves and gulls by Owl -- http://www.freesound.org/people/Owl/sounds/318070/

Novosibirsk_subway_1 by Zabuhailo -- http://www.freesound.org/people/Zabuhailo/sounds/193742/

Wind by inchadney -- http://www.freesound.org/people/inchadney/sounds/109115/

The Office by qubodup -- http://www.freesound.org/people/qubodup/sounds/211945/

00856 busy street winter walk by Robinhood76 -- http://www.freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/66601/

Other sounds from freesound.org.