loader from loading.io

s01e04 - Mr Money

100 Words of Astounding Beauty

Release Date: 11/04/2020

s03e09 - Homages III (Phonecall) show art s03e09 - Homages III (Phonecall)

100 Words of Astounding Beauty

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 scream tributes to each other's stories down the phone in a playground. The stories are: 'Syracuse' by , an homage to 'Carnival Showdown' by Joshua Crisp.  'You’re just not trying hard enough' by , an homage to 'Whirling Pinocchio' by Marina Crisp.  'Tears of a Clown' by , an homage to 'No Good Bozo' by Tom McNally.  'Staged Revolution' by Marina Crisp, an homage to 'Nothing to Lose But Your Chains' by Amelia Armande. ...

info_outline
s03e08 - Rockhoppers show art s03e08 - Rockhoppers

100 Words of Astounding Beauty

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 march, smash and waddle our way through a pelican police state. The stories are: 'The Bill' by 'Rainbow (A gracious covenant with man and beast)' by , 'Battersea Power Differential' by 'The fog finally enveloped Hastings permanently' by 'Victory of George Island' by Featuring listener submission: 'Amitriptydream' by  Visit us on or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Reanna Valentine and...

info_outline
s03e07 - Morris Men show art s03e07 - Morris Men

100 Words of Astounding Beauty

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 jingle, jangle and babble in the traditional way. The stories are: 'Dance Magic Dance' by 'Tongue Tied' by , 'Hurgle Biggle Babble Rabble' by , 'Riding to the Red Planet' by ,  'Equinox on the Green' by Featuring listener submission: 'Is it my Brother' by . Pour your love and scorn on , or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Fran Bushe and Ali B. Theme tune is by Story music is by ,...

info_outline
s03e06 - Hammering show art s03e06 - Hammering

100 Words of Astounding Beauty

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 dig deep, drill down and stir up a beehive of words. The stories are: '3.15 at the High Street HSBC' by 'Murder on the Dancefloor' by Joshua Crisp, 'The Consultation' by Ella Brasington, 'RE: Employee Fun Room Concerns' by Marina Crisp,  'Interrogation' by Featuring listener submission: 'Pleistocene Prank King' by Enrico Webb. Pour your love and scorn on , or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua...

info_outline
s03e05 - Sausage Turner show art s03e05 - Sausage Turner

100 Words of Astounding Beauty

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 string up the meats and regress to some wacky childhood fears. The stories are: 'Reclaimed Footage 408PXJ' by 'You are not forgotten' by Joshua Crisp, 'The way to do it' by 'The Dance' by   'Dinner with the Ambassador of Sirius' by , Featuring listener submission: 'My Lady, Petrichor' by Ella Brasington. Pour your love and scorn on , or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Murray Simon and...

info_outline
s03e04 - Ob Ob show art s03e04 - Ob Ob

100 Words of Astounding Beauty

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 make Britain Ballard again while visiting the rainiest places on Earth. The stories are: 'A Dugong Love Song' by 'All Creatures Great and Swarm' by Gavin Haynes, 'Horns through bathroom jungle trees' by 'Wet Plate' by Amy Macintyre,  'Weathervane' by , Featuring listener submission: 'Searching for alien civilisations' by Pour your love and scorn on , or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally, featuring Fran Bushe, Gavin Haynes, Mano...

info_outline
s03e03 - Change Machine show art s03e03 - Change Machine

100 Words of Astounding Beauty

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 ,...

info_outline
s03e02 - Bingo show art s03e02 - Bingo

100 Words of Astounding Beauty

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 ...

info_outline
s03e01 - Belfort show art s03e01 - Belfort

100 Words of Astounding Beauty

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...

info_outline
s02e10 - Sequels II show art s02e10 - Sequels II

100 Words of Astounding Beauty

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  ...

info_outline
 
More Episodes

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 have ‘The Machine' by Paul Davies, ‘The Freon and the Shot’ by Claudia Treacher, ‘The Algorithm’ by Joshua Crisp, ‘Toybox' by Amy Sutton and 'Smile' by Alex Lynch. 

Listener submissions were ‘Winnepeg’ by Oscar Chambers-Smith and ‘Beached’ by Dorrie Chambers-Smith.

Nominate your favourite story for an award - either
Iron, Copper, Cobalt or Mercury on Red Button Audio's twitter or by mailing us on 100words at redbuttonaudio.org

Created by Tom McNally, featuring Paul Davies, Claudia Treacher, Joshua Crisp, Amy Sutton and Alex Lynch.

Transcript and first drafts are available here.

Theme tune is Music For Jellyfish by Bell Lungs.

Story music was generated by Computoser.
‘The Sick Doll’ by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with MIDI sequences by Š Segundo G. Yogore, taken from Kunstderfuge.