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 bang our drums, tease our lions and unwisely deploy Elijah Wood as a floatation device. The stories are: 'Baz's Brilliant London Tour,' by Amelia Armande, 'Samba Banned,' by Joshua Crisp , 'Never stop banging the drum; it might one day come in useful,...

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 tune into a distant frequency that splits our funny little sides. The stories are: 'Thursday Assembly,' by Amelia Armande, 'Dear Diary,' by Joshua Crisp , 'BENNIE,' by Paul Davies, 'Mocking,' by Colette McCormick, 'Joy to the World?' by Tom McNally. F...

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 slip off our marks with filth on our plimsolls. The stories are: 'The Tryouts,' by Amelia Armande, '100 Metre Backbreak,' by Joshua Crisp , 'The Scatological League,' by Fleur Shorthouse-Hemmings , of Sauna Storyteller, 'The Fall of Populism,' by Ella...

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,' b...

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...

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 special holiday episode, the 100 Word Cycle has been used to write a longer-form piece, told from the point of view of an advert designed to sell milk products to British children in the 1960s. 'I am the Milky Bar Kid,' by  Tom McNally. Visit us on  our website,...

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 roll a shiny treasure around our back teeth and bring salmon back in style. The stories are: 'Thief Catcher,' by Amelia Armande, 'Read the Room,' by Joshua Crisp , 'Crow Lady,' by Colette McCormick, 'Dolphins Can't Bowl,' by Harrison Perry, 'Cottingle...

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 explore new lands, encounter strange beasts and manage our anger. The stories are: 'Be Not Afraid,' by Amelia Armande, 'Gosmogony,' by Joshua Crisp , 'The pilgrim,' by Kevin Drain , 'Free McGee,' by Ali B, 'Guided Ordnance,' by Tom McNally. Featuring...

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 drink from the church font and abruptly ascend. The stories are: 'Unrecognised Item in the Bagging Area,' by Amelia Armande, 'Calving the Meat,' by Joshua Crisp , 'Deletion Druid Issue 1,' by Fran Bushe, 'On the Verge,' by Robert McCloskey, 'Shop Floo...

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,...

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 Pau...

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 Ali B,...

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 Amelia Armande , an homage to 'Carnival Showdown' by Joshua Crisp.  'You're just not trying hard enough' by Joshua Crisp , an homage to ' Whirling P...

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 envel...

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 To...

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...

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 t...

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 Ma...

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...

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, Fe...

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...

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' b...

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 C...

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 Sunsh...

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 Fea...