Story & Song

www.mikegarrigan.com - Mike Garrigan shares three original short stories and three original songs. The stories were inspired by Reedsy's weekly writing prompts. Click on the title of the story to read along.

• "Royal Orleans" - written on February 1, 2020 in response to the prompt "Write a short story that takes place on a train."
• "Tears of a Dragon" - written on June 16, 2021 in response to the prompt "Write about someone who’s desperately trying to change their luck."
• "Leave" - written on August 27, 2021 in response to the prompt "Start or end your story with a house going up in flames."

The three original songs were broadcasted live on StageIt.com on May 1, 2021 from the show "Songs About Trains."

• "Gone, Gone, Gone" - written in 2020, previously unreleased
• "Seminole Train" - written in 2011, released on Pillar of the Sun (2012)*
• "Where's the A-Train - written in 1998, previously unreleased

*On the show, the incorrect release year for Pillar of the Sun is credited.  The correct year is 2012, not 2021 as stated in the show. 

Chapters

• 0:00 Collapsis at State Fair
• 0:36 Prologue
• 3:32 "Royal Orleans" (Story #1)
• 11:12 "Gone, Gone, Gone" (Song #1)
• 13:56 "Tears of a Dragon" (Story #2)
• 23:36 "Seminole Train" (Song #2)
• 26:56 "Leave" (Story #3)
• 47:13 "Where's the A Train?"
• 49:04 Epilogue