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s04e01 - Cape Fur Seal
Season 4 · Episode 1
vendredi 9 mai 2025 • Duration 47:06
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 wish a happy birthday to Beowulf as we snork at the trough of words.
The stories are:
'Cuddle Clone - Build Your Own,' by Amelia Armande,
'Zoo Kept,' by Joshua Crisp,
'The Voyage of USCSS The Sorcerer’s Brain,' by Paul Davies,
'The Labours of Pigboy,' by Ella Brasington,
'The Queen of Infinite Growth,' by Tom McNally.
Featuring listener submission:
'Coming Tomorrow' by Christopher T. Dubrowski.
Visit us on our website, on Instagram, and send us a story on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com.
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Paul Davies and Ella Brasington.
Theme tune is Music For Jellyfish by Bell Lungs.
Story music is by John Bartmann, released under a CC-BY license, featuring:
Track art by Tom McNally.
s03e10 - Sequels III
Season 3 · Episode 11
lundi 6 janvier 2025 • Duration 01:00:15
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 put a hat on a hat and write sequels to each other's stories.
The stories are:
'Changes' by Amelia Armande, a sequel to 'Raising a Child' by Joshua Crisp.
'Breathless' by Joshua Crisp, an homage to 'At the Office of the Second Specialist' by Paul Davies.
'And Her Decree' by Paul Davies, a sequel to 'The Consultation' by Ella Brasington.
'Amazon Cinematic Universe Episode Two: Echoes Rising' by Ella Brasington, a sequel to 'Amazon Cinematic Universe Episode One: Alexa Origins' by Tom McNally.
'The Moebius Marble Marvel of Monkwearmouth Glassworks' by Tom McNally, a sequel to 'Marble Run,' by Amelia Armande.
Featuring listener submission:
'His Human's Muzzle' by Christopher T. Dubrowski
Visit us on our website, on Instagram, and send us a story on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Paul Davies and Ella Brasington.
Transcript and all story iterations are available here.
Theme tune is Music For Jellyfish by Bell Lungs.
Story music is by John Bartmann, released under a CC-BY license, featuring:
Music for 'Raising a Child,' 'The Amazon Cinematic Universe,' and 'At the office of the second specialist' was generated by the now-defunct Computoser. Rest in Peace, Computoser. Your strange auto-generated MIDI ditties were too beautiful for a world as cruel as this.
Track art by Tom McNally.
s03e02 - Bingo
Season 3 · Episode 2
mardi 30 avril 2024 • Duration 31:24
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 Amelia Armande
'Fill it up, Derek!' by Joshua Crisp
'Green Collar' by Peter Gardiner
'Superpower' by Nóra Blascsók
'The Property Cycle' by Tom McNally,
Featuring listener submissions:
'Experiencing This State' by Christopher T. Dabrowski.
Visit us on our website, on Instagram, and send us a story on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Peter Gardiner and Nóra Blascsók.
Transcript and all story iterations are available here.
Theme tune is Music For Jellyfish by Bell Lungs.
Story music is by John Bartmann, featuring:
Track art by Tom McNally.
s03e01 - Belfort
Season 3 · Episode 1
lundi 1 avril 2024 • Duration 48:34
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 Amelia Armande
'Send in the clowns' by Joshua Crisp
'In the Bathyscaphe' by Paul Davies
'A Cautionary Tale for the Fearfully Flatulent' by Fran Bushe
'The Vortex' by Tom McNally,
Featuring listener submissions:
'The Great Bell Master' by Mano Camatsos
Pour your love and scorn on Red Button Audio's twitter, our website, or by mailing us on 100words@redbuttonaudio.org
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Paul Davies and Fran Bushe.
Transcript and all story iterations are available here.
Theme tune is Music For Jellyfish by Bell Lungs.
Story music is by John Bartmann, under a CC-BY license, featuring:
Track art generated by Midjourney
s02e10 - Sequels II
Season 2 · Episode 11
vendredi 14 juillet 2023 • Duration 49:09
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 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
Visit us on our website, follow us on Instagram, and send us a story of your own on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com.
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 by Tom McNally.
s02e09 - Homages II (Wringing)
Season 2 · Episode 10
vendredi 23 juin 2023 • Duration 34:30
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 Amelia Armande, an homage to 'Crabalocker' by Paul Davies.
'Happiness is Just A Warpway Away' by Joshua Crisp, 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 Tom McNally, 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
Visit us on our website, follow us on Instagram, and send us a story of your own on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com.
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 by Tom McNally.
s02e08 - Nibbles
Season 2 · Episode 9
lundi 24 avril 2023 • Duration 32:52
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 Amelia Armande
‘A carpet of snowdrops’ by Joshua Crisp
‘NO ACCIDENTS’ by Charlie Dinkin
'Apple of my eye' by Sally Vanderpump
'Ray of Sunshine' by Tom McNally
Featuring listener submissions:
'Jimmy Boy' by CatGirl
'Plague' by Colette McCormick
Visit us on our website, follow us on Instagram, and send us a story of your own on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com.
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Charlie Dinkin and Sally Vanderpump
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 by Tom McNally.
s02e07 - Bell Pepper
Season 2 · Episode 8
dimanche 19 mars 2023 • Duration 38:32
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 Amelia Armande
‘Space Soup’ by Joshua Crisp
‘Clogged’ by Alex Lynch
'Hot Girl Summer' by Fran Bushe
'My Proventriculus Overflows with Love' by Tom McNally
Featuring listener submissions:
'Complaining in the Airplane' by Peachizashi
'The King of Crowds' by anonymous
Visit us on our website, on Instagram, and send us a story of your own on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com.
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Alex Lynch and Fran Bushe.
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 by Tom McNally.
s02e06 - Ode to Titan
Season 2 · Episode 7
mercredi 1 février 2023 • Duration 33:54
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 Amelia Armande
‘The Amalgamated Amusement Arcade Awoke and Attacked’ by Joshua Crisp
‘The London Underground’ by Joe Bunn
'We're a Team' by Paul McNally
'The assembly on North Carolwood Drive' by Tom McNally.
Featuring listener submissions:
'The Love-Song of J. Alfred Snail' by Paul Davies
'The Lonely Whale' by Elana Crowley
Visit us on our website, on Instagram, and send us a story of your own on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com.
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Joe Bunn and Paul McNally.
Transcript and all story iterations are available here.
Theme tune is Music For Jellyfish by Bell Lungs.
Story music was taken from BitMidi and DisKlavier World.
Track art by Tom McNally.
s02e05 - Test Tubes
Season 2 · Episode 6
mardi 3 janvier 2023 • Duration 34:26
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 Amelia Armande
‘Whalescream’ by Joshua Crisp
‘The London Underground’ by Jason Buck
'Bottleman' by Marina Crisp
'Penny' by Tom McNally
Featuring listener submissions from Adimverse members:
'12 Days of Torture' by Declan Kirkwood
'Inside' by CatGirl
Visit us on our website, on Instagram, and send us a story of your own on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Jason Buck and Marina Crisp.
Transcript and all story iterations are available here.
Theme tune is Music For Jellyfish by Bell Lungs.
Story music was generated by Computoser
Track art by Tom McNally.
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