Aug 13, 2012
In Geek To Geek Issue
5 the Scrolls team contributed a little segment on
Flash Fiction, defining it and discussing the attraction of
this growing form story-telling.
It will
surprise none of our regular listeners when I tell you that the
conversation went on for an awful lot longer than the 18 minutes
previously released. Here,
for the first
time, you can hear the full discussion (clocking in at just under
an hour and a half.) Furthermore, for your listening
pleasure, we present recordings of
no less
that ten Flash pieces scattered
throughout the episode.
There is some
bad language used by the team and there are elements
of horror in several of these Flash pieces, varying from the
visceral to the psychological.
Whilst
we do not always
think to put a Parental
Advisory warning on our
podcasts, you should think twice before playing this
episode in the hearing of children.
I'd like to
take this opportunity to acknowledge the contributing authors
here in the order in which their stories appear:
Rebecca Bohn - 'One Night' - a tale
of mythic wonder - read by Dion Winton-Polak
Lily Childs - 'A Stitch In Spine' - an
erotically charged delight - read by Lily Childs
Absolutely*Kate Pilarcik - 'Stop This
Merry Go Round, I Want To Get Off!' - a natty, nuanced noir -
read by Brenda Kirk
Anthony Cowin - 'Corridors Of Meat' - a
visceral fight for survival - read by Phil Ambler
R.R. Kovar - 'Golden Gate' - creepy lore
from the carny folk - read by Dion Winton-Polak
Phil Ambler - 'Gone' - a cry from the
aching gulf of grief - read by Phil Ambler
Dion
Winton-Polak - 'A Vampires Salvation' - a sonnet to love, loss
and redemption - read by Dion Winton-Polak
John Xero - 'Retribution' - a
post-plague chiller - read by Phil Ambler
A.J. Humpage - 'Naked' - Hackett
displays a terrifyingly artistic side - read by Lily
Childs
Lily Childs -
'Spangles' - a dizzying murder mystery with a very unusual killer -
read by Lily Childs
Click on the
author links above to see their home pages and read more of their
work.
Brenda did an
ace job reading Kate's story. Why not pop across to see her
at Geektress to support their site as well?
(hint Etsy hint)
A few more
links you may be interested in are flagged up during the course of
the episode, so keep your ears
peeled. A pen and
paper may be handy
- if not to
write down links then to start working on your own pieces of Flash
Fiction. It's a
joyously addictive hobby! Join us...