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25 - The Sin Eater
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24 - Hunting Siren Head
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22 - Not an affair...
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21 - Your Permanent Record
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20 - He Seems Nice
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Sometimes people seem nice on the surface but not far beneath the pleasant exterior there is a darker side waiting to come out. This story is about one of those people, who you might meet and think are perfectly pleasant but actually are completely sociopathic. He Seems Nice is a short story that is written and performed by James Winterbottom. If you would like to get in touch, please feel free to email me at , on or on . I’ll be back next week with another short story. In the meantime, please remember to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your...
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19 - Keep The Energy Up
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!!!PLEASE NOTE: THIS CONTENT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN!!! It's hard to be a children's entertainer when you're wife has left you for her pilates instructor, you don't have access to see your son anymore, you're struggling to control your weight and your alcohol consumption and the demons in your head make it hard to keep your friendly YouTube persona up when you're on camera. So filming a fun video at the laundromat isn't easy for Cowboy Jim. In this short story, you get to learn about how this unlucky cowboy's life is unravelling on him while he's trying to get to the end of his video...
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18 - The Well
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Where do ideas come from? What happens if they run out? This story examines what looks at what might happen if the source of inspiration dries up and you have to take extreme measures to try and get your creative inspiration flowing again. The consequences are unexpected. A short story written and performed by James Winterbottom. If you would like to get in touch, please feel free to email me at , on or on . I’ll be back next week with another short story. In the meantime, please remember to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts....
info_outlineA short story by James Winterbottom
This story is about a young woman that attempts to become a seawitch by following the instructions she finds on a blog. Unfortunately, it doesn't go to plan when the practicalities of her life get in the way and the vague instructions make it difficult for her to follow. She tries her best though and gets some unexpected results.
This week's story was read by my wife, Claire Winterbottom and was inspired by me receiving an invitation to a handfasting ceremony that was officiated by a seawitch. This story was written before I met the seawitch though and therefore isn't a fair reflection of what actual seawitches are really like, it's more about my preconceived ideas and prejudices about what the role involves.
Here's a link to the blogpost I mentioned in the episode: https://otherworldlyoracle.com/how-to-be-a-sea-witch/
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