100 Words of Astounding Beauty
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers each make a story with a limited wordcount in a limited time. Each writer has just an audio prompt and five minutes to make a first draft. Then a fellow writer will give them the edits and suggestions they need to reach those final one hundred words. Created by Tom McNally for Red Button Audio
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s03e03 - Change Machine
05/31/2024
s03e03 - Change Machine
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode we are split into hundreds of smaller pieces that gush into a cup. The stories are: 'The Price of a Ticket Home' by 'Paradise Lost' by 'In 1994' by Paul Davies 'Splinters' by 'Family Time at the Lido' by , Featuring listener submission: 'Memento Mori' by Pour your love and scorn on , or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Paul Davies and Colette McCormick. Theme tune is by Story music is by , released under a CC-BY license, featuring: Track art generated by
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s03e02 - Bingo
04/30/2024
s03e02 - Bingo
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode we turn around and around, clinging to each other for stability. The stories are: 'Marble Run' by 'Fill it up, Derek!' by 'Green Collar' by Peter Gardiner 'Superpower' by 'The Property Cycle' by , Featuring listener submissions: 'Experiencing This State' by Pour your love and scorn on , or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Peter Gardiner and Nóra Blascsók. Theme tune is by Story music is by , featuring: Track art generated by
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s03e01 - Belfort
04/01/2024
s03e01 - Belfort
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode we get to grips with life, death and the bell that tolls. The stories are: 'The Squeaky Wheel' by 'Send in the clowns' by 'In the Bathyscaphe' by Paul Davies 'A Cautionary Tale for the Fearfully Flatulent' by 'The Vortex' by , Featuring listener submissions: 'The Great Bell Master' by Mano Camatsos Pour your love and scorn on , or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Paul Davies and Fran Bushe. Theme tune is by Story music is by , under a CC-BY license, featuring: Track art generated by
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s02e10 - Sequels II
07/14/2023
s02e10 - Sequels II
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode we write sequels to each other's stories from previous episodes. The stories are: 'I Love You With All of my Cephalothorax' by , a sequel to 'My Proventriculus Overflows with Love' by Tom McNally, from 'Roe vs Wade' by , a sequel to '31 Weeks' by Claudia Treacher, from itself a sequel to '1 Swiss Court, Leicester Square' by Tom McNally from 'The Defaced Volume' by Paul Davies, a sequel to 'Telltale' by Amelia Armande, from 'Gauges' by Claudia Treacher, a sequel to 'Prospectors' by Paul Davies, from 'Metempsychosis' by , a sequel to 'Meat Slave' by Joshua Crisp, from Featuring listener submissions: 'The Masochists' by 'Taxus bacchanalia' by Ella Brasington Pour your love and scorn on or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Paul Davies and Claudia Treacher. Theme tune is by Story music was taken from Track art generated by
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s02e09 - Homages II (Wringing)
06/23/2023
s02e09 - Homages II (Wringing)
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode we pop a marble in the cultural run by homaging each other's homages. The stories are: 'The Crab King' by , an homage to 'Crabalocker' by Paul Davies. 'Happiness is Just A Warpway Away' by , an homage to 'Old Medicine' by Claudia Treacher. 'The Archaeotheologists' by Paul Davies, an homage to 'Dies Iudicii' by Joshua Crisp. 'Saurian Wash' by Claudia Treacher, an homage to 'The Last Steak Bake on the Hot Plate' by Tom McNally. 'Confundamubulus approaches' by , an homage to 'From the Margins' by Amelia Armande. Featuring listener submissions: 'véttr' by Noah Bradbury 'The Last Bastion of Creativity' by Christopher T. Dabrowski Pour your love and scorn on or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Paul Davies and Claudia Treacher. Theme tune is by Story music was taken from Track art generated by
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s02e08 - Nibbles
04/24/2023
s02e08 - Nibbles
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode we gnaw ever so carefully at the things poked between the bars of our cage. The stories are:‘Birth Day' by ‘A carpet of snowdrops’ by ‘NO ACCIDENTS’ by 'Apple of my eye' by 'Ray of Sunshine' by Featuring listener submissions: 'Jimmy Boy' by 'Plague' by Pour your love and scorn on or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Charlie Dinkin and Sally Vanderpump Theme tune is by Story music was taken from Track art generated by
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s02e07 - Bell Pepper
03/19/2023
s02e07 - Bell Pepper
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode we sink our teeth into something fleshy and hollow. The stories are:‘The Bunny Beast' by ‘Space Soup’ by ‘Clogged’ by 'Hot Girl Summer' by 'My Proventriculus Overflows with Love' by Featuring listener submissions: 'Complaining in the Airplane' by 'The King of Crowds' by anonymous Pour your love and scorn on or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Alex Lynch and Fran Bushe. Theme tune is by Story music was taken from Track art generated by
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s02e06 - Ode to Titan
02/01/2023
s02e06 - Ode to Titan
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode we cheer with the crowds as the machines do as they please. In this episode we have:‘The Supers Parade' by ‘The Amalgamated Amusement Arcade Awoke and Attacked’ by ‘The London Underground’ by 'We're a Team' by Paul McNally'The assembly on North Carolwood Drive' by Featuring listener submissions: 'The Love-Song of J. Alfred Snail' by Paul Davies 'The Lonely Whale' by Pour your love and scorn on or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Joe Bunn and Paul McNally. Theme tune is by Story music was taken from and Track art generated by
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s02e05 - Test Tubes
01/03/2023
s02e05 - Test Tubes
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode we zip gleefully through pipes from world to world, and take out some frustrations on a whale. In this episode we have:‘Tourist' by ‘Whalescream’ by ‘The London Underground’ by 'Bottleman' by Marina Crisp'Penny' by Featuring listener submissions from : '12 Days of Torture' by Declan Kirkwood 'Inside' by Pour your love and scorn on or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Jason Buck and Marina Crisp. Theme tune is by Story music was generated by Track art generated by
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Christmas Special 2022 - Christmas Cards to the Departed
12/22/2022
Christmas Special 2022 - Christmas Cards to the Departed
A Christmas message from the flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers each make a story with a limited wordcount in a limited time. Today we hang on string around the drawing room a bitter bunting of Christmas Cards to the Departed. The cards are written and sent by listeners, addressed to those who will hear no more. Those cards were sent in by: 'Kill Screen' by Tom McNally'Colorise' by Deron Shirley'Perfect Light' by Aevar Gudmundsson'Password' by Ben Estepand'Christmas Letter to the Deceased' by Colette McCormick. All our card senders Cheer us up on or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally. Theme tune is by Story music was generated by Track art generated by
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s02e04 - Ghost Train
11/30/2022
s02e04 - Ghost Train
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode we skate on the ice rink of chaos on the hottest day of the year. In this episode we have:‘We're All Ghosts Here' by ‘More Than Paper’ by ‘Hell’ by 'The Hunt' by Ella Brasington'Migrant Labour' by Featuring listener submissions: 'The House of my Dreams' by CatGirl (Adimverse member) 'Echo' by Dorrie Smith Pour your love and scorn on or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Paul McNally, Noah Martin and Ella Brasington. Theme tune is by Story music was generated by Track art generated by
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s02e03 - Clickety Click
11/01/2022
s02e03 - Clickety Click
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode we get to freely exchange pathogens with each other by all being in the same room. In this episode we have:‘O.R.C.A.' by ‘Song of Achilles’ by ‘Crumbs’ by Marina Crisp'Hawkmoth' by Featuring listener submissions: 'I'm sorry it's the end' by (Translated by: Julia Mraczn) 'Beak and Feather' by Ben Estep (BGEE1234) Pour your love and scorn on or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp and Marina Crisp. Theme tune is by Story music was generated by Track art generated by
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s02e02 - Secret Book
09/30/2022
s02e02 - Secret Book
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. After some time away, we are back for a second season. In this episode we have:‘Telltale' by ‘Raising a child’ by ‘At the Office of the Second Specialist’ by Paul Davies,‘Paper Girl' by Claudia Treacher'For the Good of All Mankind and Me' by Featuring listener submissions from: 'Step Up' by Dorrie Smith 'Beak and Feather' by Dec (LazyWolf) Pour your love and scorn on or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Paul Davies and Claudia Treacher. Theme tune is by Story music was generated by Track art generated by
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s02e01 - Bird Chat
08/31/2022
s02e01 - Bird Chat
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. After some time away, we are back for a second season. In this episode we have:‘The Dove and the Crow' by ‘Electric Bicycle Birds Madman’ by ‘Prospectors’ by Paul Davies,‘The Tauntening' by Claudia Treacher'The Reckoning of the Awks' by Featuring listener submissions from: 'Kindred Shadow' by Elana Crowley 'The ad brake' by Congratulate us on our triumphant return after a suspiciously long absence on or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Paul Davies and Claudia Treacher. Theme tune is by Story music was generated by Track art generated by
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s01e10 - Sequels I
02/09/2021
s01e10 - Sequels I
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode the writers make a sequel to story from a previous episode.
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s01e09 - Homages I (Flagpoles)
01/20/2021
s01e09 - Homages I (Flagpoles)
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode the writers make homages to homages.
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s01e08 - Madeira Car
01/06/2021
s01e08 - Madeira Car
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time.
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Christmas Special 2020 Pt 2 - Report on an Unidentified Space Station by JG Ballard
12/25/2020
Christmas Special 2020 Pt 2 - Report on an Unidentified Space Station by JG Ballard
A Christmas treat from the flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. To lead us through the winter dark towards even winter dark, Tom McNally reads us ‘Report on an Unidentified Space Station’ by JG Ballard.
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Christmas Special 2020 Pt 1 - The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges (1941)
12/24/2020
Christmas Special 2020 Pt 1 - The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges (1941)
A Christmas treat from the flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. To round out our year with some excellent dread, Amy Sutton is reading us The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges.
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s01e07 - Windup Jaybird
12/17/2020
s01e07 - Windup Jaybird
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. This time we're joined by writers from Devil’s Dyke Network.
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s01e06 - Otters
12/02/2020
s01e06 - Otters
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time.
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s01e05 - Chomp
11/15/2020
s01e05 - Chomp
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time.
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s01e04 - Mr Money
11/04/2020
s01e04 - Mr Money
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time.
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s01e03 - Boom Bamboom
10/14/2020
s01e03 - Boom Bamboom
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time.
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s01e02 - Unzipping
10/01/2020
s01e02 - Unzipping
A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time.
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s01e01 - Scream
09/28/2020
s01e01 - Scream
The pilot episode of our new flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time.
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