s03eXX - Christmas Special 2024 (Spoggle Page 1)
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 run the 100 Word Cycle backwards to make three alternate first pages of a story yet to be written. The REAL Page 1 will be decided by the will of you, the listener! Cast your votes immediately. The stories are: 'Remembering the Dismembering' by 'Spoggle's Excellent Adventure' by Marina Crisp, 'Different Drummer' by Featuring listener submission: 'Fighting for the Territory' by Visit us on on , or by mailing us on Created by Tom McNally,...
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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. ...
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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...
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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 ,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ,...
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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 ...
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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_outlineA 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 Amelia Armande, a sequel to 'My Proventriculus Overflows with Love' by Tom McNally, from s02e08 - Bell Pepper.
'Roe vs Wade' by Joshua Crisp, a sequel to '31 Weeks' by Claudia Treacher, from s01e10 - Sequels I, itself a sequel to '1 Swiss Court, Leicester Square' by Tom McNally from s01e02 - Unzipping.
'The Defaced Volume' by Paul Davies, a sequel to 'Telltale' by Amelia Armande, from s02e02 - Secret Book.
'Gauges' by Claudia Treacher, a sequel to 'Prospectors' by Paul Davies, from s02e01 - Bird Chat.
'Metempsychosis' by Tom McNally, a sequel to 'Meat Slave' by Joshua Crisp, from s01e05 - Chomp.
Featuring listener submissions:
'The Masochists' by Christopher T. Dabrowski
'Taxus bacchanalia' by Ella Brasington
Pour your love and scorn on Red Button Audio's twitter or by mailing us on [email protected]
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Paul Davies and Claudia Treacher.
Transcript and all story iterations are available here.
Theme tune is Music For Jellyfish by Bell Lungs.
Story music was taken from DisKlavier World.
Track art generated by Midjourney