Short Story Podcasts

The Twisted Yarn is a series of short, quirky and slightly dark stories that I have written and released to download and listen to via my page on : which you can reach by clicking here

Each story is the perfect length for passing the time on a commute or lunch break, when waiting for tea to cook or just to enjoy before bed.

Just click here to take a few moments out and listen to a strange tale or follow the links below.

Stash in the Attic: This is a story about Ian and his sister Mary. From the outside their lives seem pretty perfect. Every week they would go back to their family home for Sunday lunch which was always a happy event. That was, until their parents gave them the unexpected news that they were selling the house and everything from their past must be cleared out – something Ian and Mary just could not let happen.

This is a twisted tale about the bliss of ignorance and how much can be undone when the truth is forced out. Click here to listen

 

All The World’s A Stage: This is a story about Bill Lance – the world’s greatest actor – if only the world would recognise him as such. When at last he gets his first real acting job it seems too strange and unusual to be taken seriously and yet Bill soon finds himself at the head of a whole new enterprise – life changing ’til the end. 

This is a twisted tale about opportunities and how taking them can alter your place in the world. Click here to listen

 

Download: This is a story about Kelly, a hopeless romantic who can’t help falling in love – many times a year in fact. But when she meets Don she knows that he really would be the one she would spend the rest of her life with. Don agrees that she should be with him for ever but his offer of uniting may not be quite what she had expected. 

This is a twisted tale about love, technology and giving yourself to the morals of others. Click here to listen

 

A State of Mind: This is a story about Dan, a very uninteresting kind of guy who has gone through life without making any kind of mark on anyone or anything. That is until he meets Alice. With this new found friendship his life begins to change. But the changes are not necessarily what he may have expected. 

This is a twisted tale about love, life and paperwork. Click here to listen

 

Pets Reunited: This is a story about Daisy D’Goode, a young girl who doesn’t quite see the world as most do. One day, by chance and a very wet dig on a very dark night, she stumbles upon what she feels to be an emotional injustice and so takes it upon herself to right this wrong in a way that only she could. 

This is a twisted tale about good deeds done – albeit in a misunderstood way. Click here to listen

 

Win or Lose: This is a story about Johnny Big – the sharp-suited host with the most. The man who can talk the talk, walk the walk and all with a dazzling smile and an all powerful command over his arena – the game show: Win or Lose. As Johnny effortlessly dazzles the audience, the contestants play for big prizes: but with so much to win is it possible there is as much to lose?

This is a twisted tale about winners and losers and a man who knows just what he wants to feel really good. Click here to listen

 

 

These stories have been recorded and produced by Semi-Echo who you can follow on twitter @semiecho or visit www.semi-echo.co.uk