100 Words of Astounding Beauty

By: Red Button Audio
  • Summary

  • A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers each make a story with a limited wordcount in a limited time. Each writer has just an audio prompt and five minutes to make a first draft. Then a fellow writer will give them the edits and suggestions they need to reach those final one hundred words. Created by Tom McNally for Red Button Audio
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Episodes
  • s04e05 - Sausage Turner
    Jul 31 2024

    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:
    'Searching for alien civilisations' by Christopher T. Dabrowski.

    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, 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:

    • Living Shipwreck
    • Foul Breath
    • Tender Moment
    • Ghost House Fun
    • Interstellar Space

    Track art generated by Bing.

    Support 100 Words of Astounding Beauty through our Ko-Fi.

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    43 mins
  • s03e04 - Ob Ob
    Jul 1 2024

    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.

    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 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:

    • Let's Skate the Prom
    • Down In A Dream
    • Back To Bali
    • Panama Lounge
    • Spooky Systems

    Track art generated by Bing.

    Support 100 Words of Astounding Beauty through our Ko-Fi.

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    42 mins
  • s03e03 - Change Machine
    May 31 2024

    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.

    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 Colette McCormick.

    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:

    • Hard Living
    • Memory Fragments
    • Anger Management
    • Outer Scrolls
    • Kiddie Thief

    Track art generated by Bing.

    Support 100 Words of Astounding Beauty through our Ko-Fi.

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    43 mins

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