100 Words of Astounding Beauty

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100 Words of Astounding Beauty Podcast

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

30 AUG

s03e06 - Hammering

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. 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, 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: Smooth Criminal Polygon Skies Bad News Happy Clappy Lagos Hustle Track art generated by Bing. Support 100 Words of Astounding Beauty through our Ko-Fi.

44 min
31 JULY

s03e05 - Sausage Turner

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. 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.

43 min
1 JULY

s03e04 - Ob Ob

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.

42 min
31 MAY

s03e03 - Change Machine

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.

43 min
30 APR

s03e02 - Bingo

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. 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, 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: Dungeon of Fear. Crazy Balloons. Planned Obsolesence. Nano Bugs. Like it's 2006. Track art generated by Bing. Support 100 Words of Astounding Beauty through our Ko-Fi.

31 min
1 APR

s03e01 - Belfort

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: Cheeky Buggers Bad Broken Robot Depth of Flight Pepper the Pig Down to Earth Track art generated by Midjourney Support 100 Words of Astounding Beauty through our Ko-Fi.

49 min
14/07/2023

s02e10 - Sequels II

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 Pour your love and scorn on Red Button Audio's twitter or by mailing us on 100words@redbuttonaudio.org 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 generated by Midjourney Support 100 Words of Astounding Beauty through our Ko-Fi.

49 min
23/06/2023

s02e09 - Homages II (Wringing)

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 Pour your love and scorn on Red Button Audio's twitter or by mailing us on 100words@redbuttonaudio.org 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 generated by Midjourney Support 100 Words of Astounding Beauty through our Ko-Fi.

35 min

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

Creator

Red Button Audio
Years Active

2020 - 2024
Episodes

29
Rating

Explicit
Show Website

100 Words of Astounding Beauty