"Golden Ticket" - A supernatural short story about working in Limbo - by Rick Danforth

"Golden Ticket" - A supernatural short story about working in Limbo - by Rick Danforth

From TALL TALE TV - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Stories by Chris Herron

May 18, 2026 · 44 min

About this episode

This episode features a supernatural short story about working in Limbo, written by Rick Danforth.

Golden Ticket ep. 825 Rick Danforth is an author from Yorkshire, England, where he works as a Systems Architect to fund his writing habit. His short fiction can be found in On Spec, Metastellar, and many other places. His story The Personal Touch won the BSFA award for Audio Fiction in 2024. He one day hopes to introduce himself as an author without feeling awkward about it. More TTV Stories by Rick Danforth: https://talltaletv.com/tag/rick-danforth/ ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to submit? Submission guidelines can be found at http://www.TallTaleTV.com ---- About Tall Tale TV ---- Hi there! My name is Chris Herron and I'm an audiobook narrator. In 2015, I suffered from poor Type 1 diabetes control which lead me to become legally blind for almost a year. The doctors didn't give me much hope, predicting an 80% chance that I would never see again. But I refused to give up and changed my lifestyle drastically. Through sheer willpower (and an amazing eye surgeon) I beat the odds and regained my vision. During that difficult time, I couldn't read or…

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Host: Chris Herron

Guest: Rick Danforth

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Organizations: On Spec, Metastellar, BSFA

Books & works: The Personal Touch

Places: Yorkshire, England

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