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A flash fiction short story for my best friend Ben Seal, who celebrates his 49th birthday and everything it means to be truly wonderfully weird. Humour with Heart. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit garrattsgarret.substack.com

"Entangled" by S. M. Garratt is a poignant and thrilling science fiction tale that explores the deep, Sapphic love between two women, Sam and her partner, set against a futuristic backdrop. In the year 2120, Sam and her partner, both survivors of failed marriages, find solace and love in each other. Their bond is tested when Sam is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Desperate to stay together, the...

Photo by Steve Garratt - Bloodywood O2 Academy Bristol The Imagineer for notorious Metal band The Hive plans a final curtain call worthy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Thanks for listening to the Oort Cloud sci-fi story podcast - Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...

Are Physicists funny? Should particles be named after attractive assistants? Are Herman Miller Chairs faster than other chairs? This story tackles all the big issues and very little else. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit garrattsgarret.substack.com

David Lynch has died. So much creativity and mastery has died with him. A couple of years ago, I did an MA in screenwriting, and as part of that, we had to create a short film. I was inspired by a David Lynch short called “What Did Jack Do?”. It's so Lynch, dark, funny, weird and pushes a few boundaries and buttons… I loved the subversion of genre and ridiculous narrative. It is everything I love...

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This is a little more Philosophical than Science Fiction, although I promise it really is Science Fiction; you just have to wait and see. For me, the Prophet explores how our perspective, our way of life, and the things we see can influence our perception of religion. Would love to know what people think. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acc...

This is the first Short Story Podcast from The Oort Cloud. A Substack Publication that focuses on Philosophical Science Fiction. To find out more about the Oort Cloud, writer S M Garratt subscribe at https://theoortcloud.substack.com/ - The Oort Cloud accepts submissions via Substack - for more details email info@smgarratt.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...

When Belin awoke on the morning of his death day, the suns were shining. Through the hole in the roof of his cell, the sullen orange sky was intersected by vast rings of graduated silver-blue dust and rocks, unchanged for a thousand years. The planet Or was continuously bathed in the muted glow of twin red suns, creating a permanently dimming daytime as they died a tragic, ten billion-year death....

“Baby, you and I don’t have enough time to see all the sights of the universe”, dismissed Delores Moon as I fumbled under the drive control panel of the Viceroy’s Elongi Special. Of course, she was right, but probably not for the romantic reasons I imagined she imagined. Our chances of getting away unvaporised were practically zero unless I learned to hot-wire this spaceship fast. However, practic...

T    e    s         t Test i    n    g A B C                                    The letters are still.   Hello.  Can you read me? My name is Michael Perdita (the label of my jacket says so), and I’m trapped in space. Perdita is not my surname. It was given to me; I lost mine… somewhere. I want you to know so you don’t waste time looking for a Michael Perdita. I lost my surname… somewhere in Tuesda...