Alternative Stories and Fake Realities
Alternative Stories and Fake Realities is the anthology podcast of the spoken-word audio production company Alternative Stories.
Working with poets, novelists and dramatists we tell stories and share the work of writers including radio plays, short fiction, book excerpts and writer interviews. We also explore the things that inspire writers including folklore and mythology as well as sharing content from other podcasts produced by Alternative Stories.
With almost 150 podcasts to choose from we hope there'll be something here to enjoy if you're into literature, books and the spoken arts.
Please check out our website https://alternativestories.com/
Alternative Stories and Fake Realities
Flash Fiction
In this episode we feature flash fiction from 4 British Writers. All 4 stories have as a theme parents or parenthood.
"The Bear" by Mark Anthony Smith is read by Tanya O'Sullivan
"Sorry" by Della McEwen is read by Afia Yale
"She's my Mum" by Lena Stone is read by Joy Hayward
"Father, Son" by Siobhian R.Hodges is read by Dafydd Morse
The presenter is Kelli Winkler
Original music and soundscapes are by Chris Gregory and published by Scared Crow Music
Sound effects are from freesound.org
"The Bear" was originally published by the online literary journal “Nymphs” which we highly recommend. You can find it at nymphspublications.com
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