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s04e05 - Flyby
Season 4 · Episode 7
lundi 2 février 2026 • Duration 44:08
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 squawk and scream and generally carry on.
The stories are:
'The Pitch,' by Amelia Armande,
'Ostrich Negotiations,' by Joshua Crisp,
'Bad Mother Cluckers,' by Paul Davies,
'Got No Strings,' by Ella Brasington,
'Horatio Hornbill's Shitty Little Car,' by Tom McNally.
Featuring listener submission:
'Last Gasp' by Mads Ryle.
The Ropetackle Storytellers present 'DELIVER US FROM EVIL' at the Ropetackle Centre in Shoreham-by-Sea on the 9th of February.
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.
s04eX2 - Christmas Special 2025 - Jingle Bus
Season 4 · Episode 6
mercredi 24 décembre 2025 • Duration 10:05
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 second special holiday episode, the regular writers send in their holiday-themed stories before crumbling into jolly dust.
The stories are:
'Auld Lang Syne,' by Amelia Armande,
'Advent-ture,' by Joshua Crisp,
'The Soft Music,' by Tom McNally.
Visit us on our website, on Instagram, and send us a story on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com.
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande and Joshua Crisp.
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.
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s03e08 - Rockhoppers
Season 3 · Episode 8
jeudi 31 octobre 2024 • Duration 40:51
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 Amelia Armande,
'Rainbow (A gracious covenant with man and beast)' by Joshua Crisp,
'Battersea Power Differential' by Elana Crowley,
'The fog finally enveloped Hastings permanently' by Reanna Valentine,
'Victory of George Island' by Tom McNally.
Featuring listener submission:
'Amitriptydream' by Mano Camatsos.
Please submit us a story of your own.
Visit us on our website, or our Instagram.
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Reanna Valentine and Elana Crowley.
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:
Track art by Tom McNally.
s03e07 - Morris Men
Season 3 · Episode 7
mardi 1 octobre 2024 • Duration 41:43
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 Amelia Armande,
'Tongue Tied' by Joshua Crisp,
'Hurgle Biggle Babble Rabble' by Fran Bushe,
'Riding to the Red Planet' by Ali B,
'Equinox on the Green' by Tom McNally.
Featuring listener submission:
'Is it my Brother' by Christopher T. Dabrowski.
Please submit us a story of your own.
Visit us on our website, or our Instagram.
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Fran Bushe and Ali B.
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 (except for 'Streets of Valencia, which is CC-BY-ND), featuring:
Track art by Tom McNally.
s03e06 - Hammering
Season 3 · Episode 6
vendredi 30 août 2024 • Duration 43:34
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 dig deep, drill down and stir up a beehive of words.
The stories are:
'3.15 at the High Street HSBC' by Amelia Armande,
'Murder on the Dancefloor' by Joshua Crisp,
'The Consultation' by Ella Brasington,
'RE: Employee Fun Room Concerns' by Marina Crisp,
'Interrogation' by Tom McNally.
Featuring listener submission:
'Pleistocene Prank King' by Enrico Webb.
Please submit us a story of your own.
Visit us on our website, or our Instagram.
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Ella Brasington and Marina Crisp.
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:
Track art generated by Tom McNally.
s03e05 - Sausage Turner
Season 3 · Episode 5
mercredi 31 juillet 2024 • Duration 43:19
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 Amelia Armande,
'You are not forgotten' by Joshua Crisp,
'The way to do it' by Murray Simon,
'The Dance' by Marian Hilditch,
'Dinner with the Ambassador of Sirius' by Tom McNally,
Featuring listener submission:
'My Lady, Petrichor' by Ella Brasington.
Please submit us a story of your own.
Visit us on our website, or our Instagram.
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Murray Simon and Marian Hilditch.
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:
Track art by Tom McNally.
s03e04 - Ob Ob
Season 3 · Episode 4
lundi 1 juillet 2024 • Duration 41:58
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 Fran Bushe,
'All Creatures Great and Swarm' by Gavin Haynes,
'Horns through bathroom jungle trees' by Mano Camatsos,
'Wet Plate' by Amy Macintyre,
'Weathervane' by Tom McNally,
Featuring listener submission:
'Searching for alien civilisations' by Christopher T. Dabrowski.
Please submit us a story of your own.
Visit us on our website, or our Instagram.
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Fran Bushe, Gavin Haynes, Mano Camatsos and Amy Macintyre.
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:
Track art by Tom McNally.
s03e03 - Change Machine
Season 3 · Episode 3
vendredi 31 mai 2024 • Duration 43:18
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 Amelia Armande
'Paradise Lost' by Joshua Crisp
'In 1994' by Paul Davies
'Splinters' by Colette McCormick
'Family Time at the Lido' by Tom McNally,
Featuring listener submission:
'Memento Mori' by John Bartmann.
Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Paul Davies and Colette McCormick.
Visit us on our website, on Instagram, and send us a story on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com.
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:
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
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