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When a young Eva Kollisch arrives as a refugee in New York in 1940, she finds a community among socialists who share her values and idealism. She soon discovers ‘the cause’ isn’t as idyllic as it seems. Little does she know this is the beginning of a lifelong commitment to activism and her determination to create radical change in ways that include belonging, love and one's full self. In addition to Eva Kollisch’s memoirs Girl in Movement (2000) and The Ground Under My Feet (2014), LBI’s collections include an oral history interview with Eva conducted in 2014 and the papers of Eva’s mother, poet Margarete Kolllisch, which document Eva’s childhood experience on the Kindertransport. Learn more at www.lbi.org/kollisch . Exile is a production of the Leo Baeck Institute , New York | Berlin and Antica Productions . It’s narrated by Mandy Patinkin. Executive Producers include Katrina Onstad, Stuart Coxe, and Bernie Blum. Senior Producer is Debbie Pacheco. Associate Producers are Hailey Choi and Emily Morantz. Research and translation by Isabella Kempf. Sound design and audio mix by Philip Wilson, with help from Cameron McIver. Theme music by Oliver Wickham. Voice acting by Natalia Bushnik. Special thanks to the Kollisch family for the use of Eva’s two memoirs, “Girl in Movement” and “The Ground Under My Feet”, the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College and their “Voices of Feminism Oral History Project”, and Soundtrack New York.…

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Storying our Futures is a new podcast series looking at the climate crisis in east Africa and the ways in which storytelling can help to spread information to the local population. Through the eyes of two Kenyan storytellers, Mara and John, we travel with them through South Sudan and northern Kenya to see how the crisis is affecting local communities.
"Storying our Futures: climate resilience through indigenous knowledge" is a UK/East Africa collaborative project bringing traditional oral storytellers together with East African pastoralist communities, scientific meteorologists, journalists, and indigenous traditional climate forecasters known as Rainmakers, to amplify and explore the many ways that storytelling can support system change. Chris Gregory from Alternative Stories undertook the sound design and editing work for this podcast series.

The podcast series is a joint venture between Adverse Camber, a UK based arts production company, ICPAC, a specialised organisation fostering climate services and knowledge to enhance community resilience in Africa, The British Council, Cath Heinemeyer of York St John University and storyteller / activist Hannah McDowall.
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The Earth Serenades: An Audio Drama by Emma Griffiths 51:48

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Send us a text In orbit around our planet, an alien creature is listening in on Earth noise. One sound in particular seems to have a greater significance than others but what does it mean and how will Skim and Beta find out more about it? In our final Alternative Stories episode of 2024 we are bringing you the winner of the 2024 Pen to Print Audio Play Competition “The Earth Serenades” by Emma Griffiths. In “The Earth Serenades” by Emma Griffiths you can hear Tiffany Clare as Skim Emily Inkpen as Beta Sophie Macnair as Pree And Chris Gregory as Shakarn Other voices were played by Sophie Macnair and Emma Griffiths The Earth Serenades was Directed by Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen and recorded at Orpheus Studio in London The sound engineer was Richard Campbell Music, sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory The script for the earth serenades is copyright Emma Griffiths and may not be used in whole or in part except with the permission of the author If you would like to enter the 2025 Pen to Print Audio Play Competition you need to be an unpublished audio drama writer and resident in the United Kingdom. The competition is open to entries until 5pm on Friday 21st March. You can find out more and download entry terms and conditions via the link below https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/competitions/ The interview in this episode was conducted by Emily Inkpen and the presenter was Chris Gregory To find out more about Alternative Stories and our work you can follow us on social media https://x.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ or visit our website https://alternativestories.com/ and Linktree here https://linktr.ee/AlternativeStories Contact us by email at office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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Storytelling in Games with Oscar Clark and Emily Inkpen 1:05:20

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Send us a text In this episode we look at the world of gaming and discuss the many and varied storytelling styles and approaches within games. Our guests are games industry expert, actual-play podcaster and author Oscar Clark and novelist, audio drama author and game writer Emily Inkpen. If you would like to watch a video version of this conversation you can find it on the Alternative Stories YouTube channel here Find out more about Oscar Clark and his work in the games industry by following him Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarclark/ Twitter / X https://x.com/Athanateus Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/athanateus.bsky.social You can watch Oscar's actual play podcast Anything Can Happen on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/@AnythingCouldHappen-show and listen via Spotify here https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anything-could-happen You can find out more about Emily Inkpen and her work by visiting her website here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/ Find out more about The Dex Legacy here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/thedexlegacy-home Follow Emily on social media Twitter / X https://x.com/emilyinkpen BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/emilyinkpen.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/emilyinkpen/ To find out more about Alternative Stories and our work you can follow us on social media https://x.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ or visit our website https://alternativestories.com/ and Linktree here https://linktr.ee/AlternativeStories Contact us by email at office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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The Out-Of-Towners Club 2024 31:40

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Send us a text In this bonus episode of the podcast we are looking at the Script Club New York City production of "The Out-Of-Towners Club", an adapted version of an audio drama that originally ran on this podcast back in 2019. In our interview you can hear Script Club NYC members Jackie Jorgenson, Roger Lipson, Alex Highsmith and Jess Thompson talking about their roles in the upcoming performances at the Fiction Bar / Cafe in Brooklyn You can also hear an excerpt from our original audio drama featuring Miguel Antonio as Dan (written by Chris Gregory, Jackie Jorgenson and Mary McDonald) and an excerpt from the Script Club NYC production performed by Alex Highsmith and Jess Thompson. You can get tickets for Out-Of-Towners Club performances on 7th and 21st December here https://script-club-nyc.ticketleap.com/holiday-radio-show/ And find out more about Script Club NYC here linktr.ee/scriptclubnyc Follow Script Club NYC on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/scriptclubnyc/ You can hear our original audio drama of The Out-Of-Towners Club from 2019 here and the sequel "Out-Of-Towners" here To find out more about Alternative Stories and our work you can follow us on social media https://x.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ or visit our website https://alternativestories.com/ Contact us by email at office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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Introducing The Writers' Gym Podcast 49:53

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Send us a text In this episode we are introducing another Alternative Stories podcast you may enjoy. The Writers' Gym features Chris Gregory, Dr Rachel Knightley and Emily Inkpen and each week we discuss a different writing topic. Whether you are a writer yourself or simply interested in books and writing you'll find plenty to enjoy. Covering novels, short fiction, scripts, screenplays, audio drama and all stops in between you can catch the podcast by searching "The Writers Gym" in your favourite podcast app or clicking the links below. Listen / subscribe via Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/0myjCJkk2pt6jPfdIa0AAr?si=f18ec34cef764327 and via Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-writers-gym-podcast/id1674424465 You can listen to Rachel Knightley's audio drama "Winter Spring" here https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gBu6Bqmc7CiC8zwXTYIPZ?si=b2c423862aaf4438 Emily's drama serial "The Dex Legacy" can be heard here https://open.spotify.com/show/1aphgDiefw4FdO8EN5LJxy?si=2908e95681354b81 Join the Writers’ Gym and book your next writing workout at https://www.rachelknightley.com/the-writers-gym/ Find out more about The Writers' Gym and Rachel Knightley by going to: https://www.rachelknightley.com/ Find out more about Emily Inkpen and her work by going to: https://www.emilyinkpen.com/ Learn more about Chris Gregory and Alternative Stories here https://alternativestories.com/ Follow the Writers’ Gym and contact us on Social Media: https://x.com/TheWritersGymRK https://www.instagram.com/jointhewritersgym/ https://www.facebook.com/JoinTheWritersGym/ Subscribe to The Writers’ Gym in your favourite podcast app to be notified of all new episodes as they are released. Contact us by email at thewritersgym@rachelknightley.com Support the show…

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"The Bone Diver": An Interview with Novelist Angie Spoto 55:27

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Send us a text The Bone Diver is the latest novel from Chicago born novelist Angie Spoto who now lives in Edinburgh. Telling the story of Keir, an expert diver who is unable to kill, The Bone Diver is a gothic tale of family, the legend of the selkies and a young woman who is offered an impossible choice. Readings from The Bone Diver are by Sophie Macnair. Find out more about Angie Spoto and buy a copy of The Bone Diver by visiting her website here https://www.angiespoto.com/ Follow Angie Spoto on social media here https://x.com/angiespotowrite https://www.threads.net/@angiespotowrite https://www.instagram.com/angiespotowrite/ Find out about Sophie Macnair and hire her for your voice or acting project here https://app.spotlight.com/7656-8974-2745 Listen to Sophie in our Scottish Folklore audio drama "Selkie" by Signe Maene here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/episodes/3858479 Visit the Black and White website here https://blackandwhitepublishing.com/ Find out about the Cymera Festival which is a speculative fiction literary festival held annually in Edinburgh https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/ To find out more about Alternative Stories and our work you can follow us on social media https://x.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ or visit our website https://alternativestories.com/ Contact us by email at office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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All About Blogging with Alanna Duffield 1:01:33

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Send us a text In this episode we chat with blogger, poet and freelance writer Alanna Duffield about her writing and the art of blogging. With advice and thoughts on topics, style, frequency of posts and titles this not only a guide to getting started as a blogger but also an insight into Alanna's own creative practice. We end with a look at Alanna's poetry. Throughout this episode you can hear excerpts from Alanna's blog posts and poems. These are written, performed and recorded by Alanna Duffield and may not be reproduced in whole or part except with the written permission of the author. Alanna Duffield is a writer, blogger and poet whose work explores pop culture, relationships, human connection, grief, nature and - of course - writing itself. Her poetry and short stories have been published by the BBC, Dear Damsels and Aurelia Magazine. Her essays and journalism have been published by Cosmopolitan, Metro and Stylist. She also runs SILT, a weekly lifestyle publication on Substack. Alanna has performed her poetry at Luxembourg Gallery, Mayfair and she was a headline performer for VERSES, a London-based poetry collective. You can read Alanna's blog art alannaduffield.substack.com Her poetry blog is here thelinebreak.substack.com and you can follow her on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/alannaduffield/ To find out more about Alternative Stories and our work you can follow us on social media https://x.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ or visit our website https://alternativestories.com/ Contact us by email at office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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Alethea Lyons and The Seer of York Series 40:20

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Send us a text In this episode we chat with fantasy author Alethea Lyons about her series of novels and short stories called The Seer of York. We look at the influences on Thea's writing including the folklore of the British Isles and the inspiration that the City of York has been on her world. Along the way we hear excerpts from Alethea's writing read by Emily Inkpen Find out more about Alethea Lyons by visiting here website here https://alethealyons.wixsite.com/stories Links to Alethea's social media channels and many other locations can be found here https://linktr.ee/alethearlyons You can find out about Alethea's publisher, Brigid's Gate Press here https://brigidsgatepress.com/ If you'd like to find out more about our reader Emily Inkpen and hire her for your voice or writing project you can do so here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/ We mentioned Rhianna Pratchett's BBC series about creatures from British folklore and you can listen here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001tgpb To find out more about Alternative Stories and our work you can follow us on social media https://x.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ or visit our website https://alternativestories.com/ Contact us by email at office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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"Hair's Breadth" and "Dog Only Knows": Audio Drama by Robbie Laughton 32:35

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Send us a text In this episode we share two short audio dramas by Nottingham based playwright and short fiction author Robbie Laughton. These were two of four plays we recorded with Robbie and our cast in August. You can listen to our first podcast featuring Robbie's dramas "Hairy Fairy" and "Tormeted" which has since been featured on BBC Radio, here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/episodes/15864824 Please note that "Dog Only Knows", our second drama contains very strong and abusive language throughout. Listener discretion is advised. Hair's Breadth When Bob goes to the supermarket to buy extra supplies for a barbecque, he brings home more than a selction of wine and some hollandaise sauce... in fact, he forgets the hollandaise altogether. In “Hair's Breadth” by Robbie Laughton Chris Gregory played Bob, John was played by David Monteith and Emma by Holy Gillanders. Other voices were played by members of the cast. "Hair's Breadth" was directed by Emily Inkpen and recorded at Orpheus Studio in London by Richard Campbell. Sound design and production was by Chris Gregory. Music was by Franz Gordon. The script for “Hair's Breadth” is copyright Robbie Laughton and may not be produced in whole or in part except with the written permission of the author. Dog Only Knows Dog walking can be frustrating when your dog doesn't want to follow orders and the whole world seems to be against you. In “Dog Only Knows” by Robbie Laughton The Man was played by David Monteith. Other voices were played by Holly Gillanders and Robbie Laughton. "Dog Only Knows" was directed by Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory and recorded at Orpheus Studio in London by Richard Campbell. Sound design, music and editing were by Chris Gregory. The script for “Dog Only Knows” is copyright Robbie Laughton and may not be produced in whole or in part except with the written permission of the author. Find out more about Robbie Laughton and his work by visiting his short fiction site Incredible Shorts here https://incredibleshorts.com/ The Writer's Gym Podcast Produced by Alternative Stories and featuring Rachel Knightley, Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory, the Writers' Gym Podcast tackles a different writing topic each week. With discussions, writing advice, anecdotes and writing challenges you'll enjoy the podcast if you are a writer, reader or someone who enjoys conversations about writing and books. https://open.spotify.com/show/0myjCJkk2pt6jPfdIa0AAr?si=0fd7d646491f4f01 To find out more about Alternative Stories and our work you can follow us on social media https://x.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ or visit our website https://alternativestories.com/ Contact us by email at office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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"Untethered": Short Fiction by Philippa Holloway 45:27

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Send us a text In this episode we chat with novelist, academic and short story writer Philippa Holloway about her new short fiction collection "Untethered" which was published last month by Parthian. Along the way we hear excerpts from the collection performed by Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory. In this podcast you heard excerpts from the following stories A Cloud of Starlings - read by Emily Inkpen Handprints - read by Chris Gregory Beached - read by Emily Inkpen Sound design, editing, music and interviewing were by Chris Gregory You can follow Philippa Holloway on X, formerly twitter here https://x.com/thejackdawspen And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/thejackdawspen/ Find out more about Parthian Books and purchase a copy of "Untethered" here https://www.parthianbooks.com/ Follow Parthian on X here https://x.com/ParthianBooks And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/parthian_books/ You can listen to Philippa's first podcast with Alt Stories in which we talked about her novel "The Half Life of Snails' here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/episodes/10479070-the-half-life-of-snails Please follow Alternative Stories on social media here https://x.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ And to contact the podcast please drop us an email at office@alternativestories.com or visit our website here https://alternativestories.com/ Support the show…

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Monologues by Stella Klein 23:31

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Send us a text In this episodes we share a short series of monologues written by Stella Klein and performed by members of the Alternative Stories acting team. Stella Klein is a London-based writer of very short stories and occasional poems. Her flash and micro fiction has appeared in print and online collections published by Fish, 101 Words, Spread the Word, FlashBack Fiction, Flash Fiction Magazine, Reflex Fiction and The Mechanics Institute Review. Reclining Nude is performed by Tiffany Clare Baristas is performed by Chris Gregory The Day Susan McPhee Was Away is performed by Emily Inkpen Sausalito is performed by Reginald West Euphonium Blues is performed by Lewie Watson Easy Peasy Lets Make Love is performed by Emily Inkpen and Craft Coffee and Climate Change is performed by Chris Gregory Sound design, editing and music on all monologues is by Chris Gregory Four of these monologues have previously been published: Baristas in City of Stories, Vol. 2 . Spread the Word 2018 Sausalito (earlier version titled Licorice King) Flash Fiction Magazine , April 2020 Reclining Nude: Fish Anthology , Fish Publishing 2020 Craft Coffee and Climate Change, in Defence of Pseudoscience , Reflex Fiction Volume 5. Reflex Press, 2022 Please follow Alternative Stories on social media here https://x.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ And to contact the podcast please drop us an email at office@alternativestories.com or visit our website here https://alternativestories.com/ Support the show…

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Alexandra Beaumont: Dissonance of Birdsong 45:37

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Send us a text In this episode we chat with fantasy author Alexandra Beaumont about her new novel Dissonance of Birdsong (Brigids Gate Press 2024) Alexandra Beaumont is a fantasy author and folklorist whose debut novel "Testament of the Stars" was also featured on this podcast. Her latest book, Dissonance of Birdsong draws on the folklore and landscape of Cornwall. You can listen to our original interview on this podcast here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/episodes/8376524 To find out more about Alexandra Beaumont and her work please visit her website here https://abeaumont75.wixsite.com/home You can follow her on X here https://x.com/ABeaumontWriter and Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/abeaumontwriter To order copies of Dissonance of Birdsong, please follow the links in Alexandra's Linktree https://linktr.ee/AlexandraBeaumontAuthor To find out more about Alexandra's publisher, Brigids Gate Press you can visit their website here https://brigidsgatepress.com/ and follow them on X here https://x.com/BrigidsGate You can follow Alternative Stories on social media via the links below https://x.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ If you'd like to back the Dex Legacy Season Three Kickstarter please go to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emilyinkpen/the-dex-legacy-science-fiction-audio-drama-season-3 And to contact the podcast please drop us an email at office@alternativestories.com or visit our website here https://alternativestories.com/ Support the show…

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A Walk with Poet and Novelist Tim Relf 51:26

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Send us a text In this episode of the podcast, recorded on a walk in The Welland Valley in eastern Leicestershire Chris Gregory is in conversation with novelist, poet and journalist Tim Relf. Tim writes fiction under the name T.R. Richmond and his novel "What She Left" is published by Penguin. In this podcast you can hear three poems Scrambler by Tim relf read by Jackie Jorgenson Blackberries by Tim Relf read by Chris Gregory Adlestrop by Edward Thomas read by Tim Relf To find out more about Tim and his work please follow him on X, formerly twitter here https://x.com/timrelf You can also visit Tim's page at the Professional Writing Academy here https://www.profwritingacademy.com/team/tim_relf If you'd like to see some of the view Chris and Tim describe in this discussion we'll post some pictures on the Alternative Stories social media pages here https://x.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ If you'd like to back the Dex Legacy Season Three Kickstarter please go to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emilyinkpen/the-dex-legacy-science-fiction-audio-drama-season-3 And to contact the podcast please drop us an email at office@alternativestories.com or visit our website here https://alternativestories.com/ Support the show…

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"Hairy Fairy" and "Tormented": Audio Drama by Robbie Laughton 27:42

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Send us a text In this episode we share two short audio dramas by Nottingham based playwright and short fiction author Robbie Laughton. These were two of four plays we recorded with Robbie and our cast in August and we'll be sharing the other two and more about Robbie in a forthcoming episode Hairy Fairy Big Dean is preparing for his release from prison while on the streets of the city a mysterious figure known only as "Hairy Fairy" endlessly collects money for charity. But what connects them and how will their fortunes intertwine? In “Hairy Fairy ” by Robbie Laughton Chris Gregory played Hairy Fairy, Big Dean was played by David Monteith and the prison guard by Emily Inkpen. Holly Gillanders played Lizzie, The Waitress. Other voices were played by members of the cast. Hairy Fairy was directed by Emily Inkpen and recorded at Orpheus Studio in London by Richard Campbell. Sound design, editing and music were by Chris Gregory. The script for “Hairy Fairy” is copyright Robbie Laughton and may not be produced in whole or in part except with the written permission of the author. Tormented A married couple spend their lives tormenting each other in every aspect of their lives so why do they stay together? In “Tormented” by Robbie Laughton The Man was played by David Monteith and the Woman by Holly Gillanders. Tormented was directed by Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory and recorded at Orpheus Studio in London by Richard Campbell. Sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory and the music was by Franz Gordon. The script for “Tormented” is copyright Robbie Laughton and may not be produced in whole or in part except with the written permission of the author. Find out more about Robbie Laughton and his work by visiting his short fiction site Incredible Shorts here https://incredibleshorts.com/ To find out more about Alternative Stories and our work you can follow us on social media https://x.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ or visit our website https://alternativestories.com/ Contact us by email at office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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A Conversation with Novelist, Audio Drama Writer and Director Emily Inkpen 1:13:06

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Send us a text Today we’re sharing an interview with novelist, short story writer and award winning audio drama script writer, Emily Inkpen. You can back our kickstarter to make season 3 of The Dex Legacy Season here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emilyinkpen/the-dex-legacy-science-fiction-audio-drama-season-3 If you’d like to see a video version of this interview you can find it on the Alternative Stories YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@alternativestoriesandfaker6885 You can find out more about Emily Inkpen and her work by visiting her website here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/ Find out more about The Dex Legacy here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/thedexlegacy-home Find out more about the Fantasy and Sci Fi Spotlight event which will be held on 29th September at the Nerdy Cafe in Shrewsbury here https://www.fantasyandscifispotlight.co.uk/ And find out about and book onto Alternative Stories workshops with Emily and Chris here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alternative-stories-32973233175 Find out more about Alternative Stories and book us to record your audio drama, book promotional materials or interviews here https://alternativestories.com/ for which we’ll share a link in our show notes. If you’d like to back our season 3 kickstarter you’ll also find a link in our show notes or you can go to kickstarter .com and search “The Dex Legacy To find out more about Emily and her world of writing , directing and teaching you can visit her website here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/about To follow Emily on social media please kick the links below https://twitter.com/emilyinkpen https://www.instagram.com/emilyinkpen/ https://www.threads.net/@emilyinkpen Support the show…

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"Limelight": Short Fiction by Lyndsey Croal 1:12:46

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Send us a text In this edition we chat with author Lyndsey Croal about her new and acclaimed short fiction collection “Limelight”, We are also joined by Limelight’s publisher Alan Lastufka from Shortwave Publishing for a conversation about the topics covered in the collection, Lyndsey’s writing and inspiration and the world of indie publishing. The podcast includes excerpts from Limelight. If you would like to learn more about Lyndsey Croal you can visit her website https://lyndseycroal.co.uk/ Here you can order copies of Lyndsey’s books and subscribe to her newsletter You can also follow Lyndsey on social media https://twitter.com/writerlynds https://www.instagram.com/lyndseycroal/ To find out more about Shortwave Publishing and their work visit their website here https://shortwavepublishing.com/ You can follow Shortwave on social media https://x.com/ShortwaveBooks https://www.instagram.com/shortwavebooks/ The stories featured in today’s podcast are copyright Lyndsey Croal and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the author’s permission. The dramatised version of “A Ring Around” starred Tiffany Clare as Elara + Dina and Emily Inkpen as Sage. It was co-directed and recorded by Tiffany and Emily with sound design and music by Chris Gregory. The readings were by Chris Gregory and Lyndsey Croal If you would like to find out more about Alternative Stories and our work you can visit our website here https://alternativestories.com/ Or contact us via office@alternativestories.com And if you would like to find out more about and support The Dex Legacy Season 3 Kickstarter please go to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emilyinkpen/the-dex-legacy-science-fiction-audio-drama-season-3 Join us next time for an interview with the writer of the Dex Legacy Emily Inkpen. Support the show…

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Winter Spring: An Interview with Writer Dr Rachel Knightley 20:48

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Send us a text In this bonus episode we have an interview with the writer of our audio drama Winter Spring, Dr Rachel Knightley. Rachel talks with co-director Emily Inkpen about the inspiration for her story and the joy of bringing it to life in the studio. This interview was recorded at Orpheus Studio in London by Richard Campbell. If you would like to find out more about Rachel Knightley and her writing coaching organisation The Writers’ Gym please go to https://www.writersgym.com/ You can follow Rachel on X at https://twitter.com/DrRKnightley And on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/drrachelknightley/ You may also enjoy The Writers’ Gym Podcast in which Rachel, Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory have weekly conversations about writing topics. You can listen here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-writers-gym-podcast/id1674424465 Or by searching “the writers gym” wherever you listen to podcasts. If you would like to find out more about Alternative Stories and our work you can visit our website here https://alternativestories.com/ Or contact us via office@alternativestories.com And if you would like to find out more about and support The Dex Legacy Season 3 Kickstarter please go to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emilyinkpen/the-dex-legacy-science-fiction-audio-drama-season-3 This podcast has been an Alternative Stories 2024 production Support the show…

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Winter Spring: An Audio Drama 57:12

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Send us a text Welcome to Season 8 of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realites Podcast. Our new season begins with Winter Spring, an audio drama by Dr Rachel Knightley. Alice Winter, her brother Ash Winter and cousin Harris Spring are the third generation of a family property company, founded by their German immigrant grandfather who taught them the one thing the world would always need was good landlords. Three generations later, in order to survive, Ash has turned the business into an estate agency: the thing their grandfather hated most. A new tenant, only known as Poppy, moves into the top floor of what she discovers used to be their family home. Alice lives in the other flat with Kit, the imaginary friend she's had since childhood. As stories of future and past fight to be 'true', the story asks are we more than the stories we tell ourselves In Winter Spring by Dr Rachel Knightley you can hear Holly Gillanders as Poppy Nic Lamont as Alice Sam Kennard as Ash David Ellis as Harris Adam Rhys-Davies as Kit Nicholas Vince as “Daddy” Winter Spring was written by Rachel Knightley It was recorded at Orpheus Studio in London by Richard Campbell. Direction was by Rachel Knightley and Emily Inkpen. Sound design, editing and music were by Chris Gregory The script for Winter Spring is copyright Rachel Knightley and may not be reproduced in whole or part except with the written permission of the author If you would like to find out more about Rachel Knightley and her writing coaching organisation The Writers’ Gym please go to https://www.writersgym.com/ You can follow Rachel on X at https://twitter.com/DrRKnightley And on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/drrachelknightley/ You may also enjoy The Writers’ Gym Podcast in which Rachel, Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory have weekly conversations about writing topics. You can listen here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-writers-gym-podcast/id1674424465 Or by searching “the writers gym” wherever you listen to podcasts. If you would like to find out more about Alternative Stories and our work you can visit our website here https://alternativestories.com/ Or contact us via office@alternativestories.com And if you would like to find out more about and support The Dex Legacy Season 3 Kickstarter please go to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emilyinkpen/the-dex-legacy-science-fiction-audio-drama-season-3 This podcast has been an Alternative Stories 2024 production presented by Holly Gillanders and Chris Gregory . Support the show…

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Plans for season 2 of our Audio Drama The Best of Men with writer Amy Boucher 17:08

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Send us a text In this edition of the podcast we're chatting with writer, folklorist and historian Amy Boucher about plans for more from the world of her folk horror audio drama The Best of Men which was originally broadcast on this podcast. If you would like to find out more about the project to make season 2 of The Best of Men and to pledge your support to the project via our kickstarter campaign you can do so here. Remember the campaign runs until 23rd May so please back it by then to enjoy our rewards and support our project. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cgregory/the-best-of-men-a-folk-horror-audio-drama To listen to the first two episodes of the drama via this podcast’s archive please go to Part one https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/12499890-the-best-of-men-an-audio-drama-part-one Part two https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/12600423-the-best-of-men-an-audio-drama-part-two And to find out more about writer Amy Boucher and the folklore of Shropshire please follow her on X formerly twitter here https://twitter.com/g0blinegg Support the show…

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Margo's Story : An Audio Drama 38:23

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Send us a text Following the loss of her father, Margo is trying to come to terms with bereavement and the unkindness of her classmates at school when she begins to experience some strange encounters. In this moving drama by Gemma Johnson, performed by members of the Creative Youth Company we explore Margo's journey towards recovery and the individuals and communities that help her. In Margo’s story by Gemma Johnson you can hear Margo: Sophia Horton Aggie: Aubrey Johnson Mum: Gemma Johnson Bev the Librarian/TV Narrator: Jade Taylor Kelly: Millie Millington Kelly's Friend: Millie Dyson Daz: Charlie Woodhouse Daz's Mate 1: John Paul Harrison Daz's Mate 2: Shaye Williams Mr Bradley: Chris Gregory Simon: Michael Johnson Auntie Pat: Sehra Hussain-Choudhry The sound effects for Toby were provided by Poppy Sue the labrador Margo’s story was Recorded on location at St Martin's Church, Castleton. Greater Manchester. The cast of young actors are members of the non profit group The Creative Youth Company: creativeyouthcompany@gmail.com Margo's story is based on an original script by Gemma Johnson The audio drama was directed by Chris Gregory and Gemma Johnson Production, sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories Gemma Johnson is co-founder of a non profit organisation that supports children and young people with paranormal education. To find out more please visit the website: www.juniorparanormalevents.co.uk or email juniorparanormalevents@gmail.com We would like to thank everyone who generously backed and supported this project via our fundraising campaign or through offering their time and expertise. The script for Margo’s Story is copyright Gemma Johnson and may not be copied or reproduced in whole or part except with the permission of the author. Support the show…

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Camlann: An audio drama: An interview with creators Ella Watts and Amber Devereux 1:02:26

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Send us a text Camlann is the new audio drama from Tin Can Audio written by Ella Watts. In this special edition we chat with Ella and sound designer / composer Amber Devereux of Tin Can Audio about the creation of the show. Chris Gregory and Dex Legacy writer Emily Inkpen chatted with Ella and Amber via zoom so the sound quality isn't always perfect. We hope this doesn't spoil your enjoyment of the conversation. Camlann is a post-apocalyptic drama based on folklore and Arthurian legend You can listen and subscribe by searching "Camlann" in your favourite podcast app or.... To listen via Apple please click here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/camlann-an-audio-drama/id1714630550 And Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/1sXRFAqZoVduDQ0NgcD8Fl?si=f585aedabd2f40ba Follow the Camlann team on X here https://twitter.com/camlannpod As always for new audio drama productions, if you enjoy episode one (which is out on Monday 15th January) please subscribe, leave a rating or review. These small acts of kindness go a long way to raising the profile of the show Find out more about Amber Devereux and their Tin Can Audio production company here https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/ Follow Tin Can Audio on Twitter here https://twitter.com/TinCanAudio And visit Ella's website here https://www.ella-watts.com/ And follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/GejWatts Emily Inkpen is the writer of The Dex Legacy audio drama (which you can find out more about here https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ ) books and short fiction. You can follow Emily on twitter here https://twitter.com/emilyinkpen and instagram here https://www.instagram.com/emilyinkpen/ Support the show…

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Send us a text Flood survival operations are underway aboard the Ark and Captain Noah has delegated command to his sons and their partners. But as the voyage begins a spate of mysterious deaths prompt Parphia to turn detective and embark upon the world's first ever murder mystery. She is determined to record every last clue and discovery as she tries to solve the crimes, but has she bitten off more than she can chew and can she survive the mysterious Ark killer? In Ark by Stephanie Weston you heard Tiffany Clare as Parphia Charlie Richards as Japhet Emily Inkpen as Olla Stephanie Weston as Leah And Chris Gregory as Ham Ark was directed by Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen Sound design, music and editing were by Chris Gregory Ark was recorded at Orpheus Studio in London and by Richard Campbell Ark by Stephanie Weston was the winner of the 2023 Pen to Print Audio Play competition. If you would like to enter the 2024 competition which is aimed at new and first time writers you'll need to be a resident of the UK and submit a script of approximately half an hour. You'll find a full set of regulations and more details about the competition on the pen to print website https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/competitions-2023/ You can find out more about Stephanie Weston by visiting her website https://tabb.cc/stephanie-weston And you can follow Stephanie on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stephanie__weston/ This will be our final podcast of 2023 but we'll resume our seventh season early in 2024 Ark is an alternative stories 2023 production for the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast. Support the show…

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"Twisted Branches": A conversation with author Dr Rachel Knightley 1:13:17

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Send us a text Our guest on this edition of Alternative Stories is writer, writing coach and teacher Dr Rachel Knightley. We chatted on zoom about Rachel’s short story cycle “Twisted Branches” To buy a copy of Twisted Branches from the publisher Black Shuck Book please click the link below https://blackshuckbooks.co.uk/twisted-branches And find out more about Rachel and her wider work you can visit her website here https://www.rachelknightley.com/ You can follow Rachel Knightley on X, formerly twitter, here https://twitter.com/DrRKnightley And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/drrachelknightley/ Read Rachel’s work on Substack here https://substack.com/@drrachelknightley To find out more about Alternative Stories and our work please visit our website https://alternativestories.com/ You can follow us on X (formerly twitter) https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ And on Threads https://www.threads.net/@stories.alt Thank you for listening to this edition of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast. The interviewer was Chris Gregory who also did the sound design, music and editing. Support the show…

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Behind the Scenes of our Science Fiction Drama The Dex legacy 38:13

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Send us a text In this edition we look behind the scenes at the making of our science fiction drama The Dex Legacy This podcast originally went out as an episode of The Dex Legacy Podcast and was released before the current season started. You can find out more about The Dex Legacy, subscribe and listen by searching The Dex Legacy in your favourite podcast app or by clicking the link below. https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ You can follow The Dex Legacy on X (formerly Twitter) at https://twitter.com/thedexlegacy On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedexlegacy And on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thedexlegacy1/ Unfortunately the London Lit Lab workshop led by Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen has now passed but you can join further Alternative Stories writing for audio workshops with London Lit Lab here https://www.londonlitlab.co.uk/courses/ And a free writing workshop looking behind the scenes at the Dex Legacy with Chris and Emily will be run by Pen to Print on 7th December and you can book here https://pentoprint.org/about/events/ Watch out for details of more writing workshops from Alternative Stories in the new year. Support the show…

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Launching season 2 of the Seren Poetry Podcast with Sarah Johnson of Seren 39:45

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Send us a text The second season of the Seren Poetry Podcast begins this week and in this preview edition we chat with Sarah Johnson from Seren who will be the interviewer in this series and hear poems from the featured poets. Thank you to Sarah Johnson from Seren for being our guest in this edition Sound design and production are by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories Subscribe to the Seren Poetry Podcast in your favourite podcast app by searching “the seren poetry podcast” or click the link below https://www.buzzsprout.com/2035359 To find out more about the Alternative Stories audio workshop series with London Lit Lab which features Chris Gregory and guests including actor and presenter Tiffany Clare go to the London Lit Lab website here https://www.londonlitlab.co.uk/courses/ Workshops will be running weekly between now and mid-December Find out more about Alternative Stories by visiting our website https://alternativestories.com/ And follow us on social media On X (twitter) https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt And on Threads https://www.threads.net/@stories.alt Support the show…

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Whatever you do, just don't! Talking poetry with Matthew Stewart 50:03

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Send us a text Thank you for listening to this edition of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast in which we chat with poet Matthew Stewart about his new Happenstance collection “Whatever you do, just don’t” You can order a copy of the collection via Happenstance here https://www.happenstancepress.com/index.php/shop/product/47818-whatever-you-do-just-don-t/category_pathway-64 And visit Happenstance to find out more about their work and publications here http://www.happenstancepress.com/ Find Happenstance on x here https://twitter.com/Nell_Nelson To find out more about Matthew Stewart you can follow him on X, formerly twitter, here https://twitter.com/roguestrands And read Matthew’s blog Rogue Strands here http://roguestrands.blogspot.com/ This podcast is presented and edited by Chris Gregory You heard a trailer for the Seren Poetry Podcast series two as part of this podcast. You can listen to season one and subscribe to be alerted when new episodes are available by searching for “The Seren Poetry Podcast” in your favourite podcast app or clicking the link below https://www.buzzsprout.com/2035359 To find out more about the Alternative Stories audio workshop series with London Lit Lab which features Chris Gregory and guests including actor and presenter Tiffany Clare go to the London Lit Lab website here https://www.londonlitlab.co.uk/courses/ Workshops will be running weekly between now and mid-December Find out more about Alternative Stories by visiting our website https://alternativestories.com/ And follow us on social media On X (twitter) https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt And on Threads https://www.threads.net/@stories.alt Support the show…

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A conversation with author Lyndsey Croal 38:13

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Send us a text In this edition we chat with author Lyndsey Croal about her novelette "Have You Decided on your Question?" her audio drama "Daughter of Fire and Water" and the kickstarter campaign for the forthcoming climate change edition of the "Shoreline of Infinity" magazine which she will be editing. Find out more about Lyndsey Croal by visiting her website here https://lyndseycroal.co.uk/ Follow Lyndsey on twitter here https://twitter.com/writerlynds And instagram here https://www.instagram.com/lyndscroal/ Order a copy of Lyndsey's novelette "Have You Decided on your Question?" from Shortwave Publishing here https://shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/have-you-decided-on-your-question-novelette/ Find out more about Shoreline of Infinity and back the kickstarter campaign we talked about in the interview here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soig/shoreline-of-infinity-the-climate-change-issue Listen to both parts of Lyndsey's Alternative Stories audio drama "Daughter of Fire and Water" here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/7925203-daughter-of-fire-and-water-an-audio-drama-part-one https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/8017320-daughter-of-fire-and-water-an-audio-drama-part-two We'd like to thank everyone who backed the Dex Legacy kickstarter campaign. With your help we reached our first stretch goal target meaning that all our recording costs have been covered. Your generosity means that season 2 will definitely be happening. Recording will start soon and we are aiming for a release in the autumn. Find out more about The Dex Legacy by visiting our website at https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ Editions of alternative stories will be a little more sporadic over the summer period as our focus shifts to recording and editing new drama productions that we'll be sharing as part of our autumn season. Listen out though for a couple of guest edited editions and more from our spell sounds soundscape series Subscribe by searching alternative stories in your favourite podcast app to have new editions delivered to you the moment they are released. If you have enjoyed the podcast and are new to Alt Stories please check out more of our work by visiting our website https://alternativestories.com/ You can follow us on twitter https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And on instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ And you can contact us via email at office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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Notes From Dad's Room : An Audio Drama 1:02:33

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Send us a text Performed by Carole Pluckrose and Ria Knowles https://www.spotlight.com/1418-7861-2841 Produced in association with The Boathouse Barking CIC. https://www.boathousebarkingstudios.com/ Instagram Facebook ©Carole Pluckrose 2023 Dedicated to Edgar, Anne and Sheelagh Script editors :Claire Steele, Jill Glenn, Constellations Consultancy With thanks for their enduring support and critical friendship to: Tony Humphreys, Nick Crean, Carl Blackburn. Mark and Dan Horn, Martin Heaney, Julie Wedge, Dorinda Hulton, Pen to Print and Grace and Phoebe Pluckrose-Oliver I started writing Notes From Dad's Room in 2017, a few months following my dad, Edgar's death in November 2016. As a writer and theatre maker it was the natural place to go. In 2015 Edgar had been given 3/4 weeks to live following a heart condition which he had managed for over 30 years. With an imminent terminal diagnosis when no more could be done to improve his health he came back from hospital to die at home. Despite all the predictions however he lived for a further 15 months. In large part this was to do with an attitude of mind and a full engagement still in the world, family and thought despite being bedridden and confined to his bedroom. Somehow he managed to live this period largely with grace and positivity by looking outside himself into the world, and stubbornly refusing to reduce his rich imagination and sheer love of life. He travelled through this time and space in much the way he had told me stories when I was a child. During this time I began a Facebook group, firstly for updates about Edgar's progress, but soon it turned into an open, tender and insightful conversation about death and dying. It was full of rich reflections and the resounding message was that it was a much welcome space to open up the often taboo discussion about mortality, our own and those we love. It was also a space to share stories of parent/child relationships, about the things we lay down in our children's lives that have a lifetime of significance. The play is a result of these conversations and it has been through many iterations in the intervening years, with a rehearsed reading at UEL with Ria Butler, a Zoom reading during the pandemic. It's been scrutinised by critical friends, supported by writers and writing mentors Claire Steele, Tony Humphreys, Nick Crean, Carl Blackburn. Through making this piece we want to share the story of a journey of love and caring and the liminal space inhabited in the time of impending loss. We know that so many of us live lives of caring behind closed doors and the toll emotionally and economically can be enormous. We want to share this story as an act of commonality and solidarity with those travelling this path right now. I am also a celebrant and have learnt so much from my work with families in grief when supporting them in writing and officiating funeral ceremonies. https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolepluckrose/ Carole Pluckrose instagram Tickets and further details of our writing workshop day on 1st July https://tinyurl.com/354ut7s3 Support The Dex Legacy Season 2 fundraiser https://ti Support the show…

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Spell Sounds : Sea and Shore 13:22

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Send us a text Spell sounds is an audiofiction soundscape series in which we combine poetry and prose with sound effects to evoke places, spaces and landscapes In this edition you heard the voices of Tiffany Clare, Sally Walker Taylor, Cee Cee and Chris Gregory You heard writing by Lyndsey Croal Ange Wilson Anna Chorlton Josh Holton Joana Varanda Cee Cee And Chris Gregory Soundscapes, music, mix and editing were by Alternative Stories Sound effects were by Alternative Stories and from Freesound.org Please listen out for more from our Spell Sound series soon. Thank you to everyone who has contributed pieces for the series. Next week on Alternative Stories we'll bring you Audio drama : Notes from Dad's Room by Carole Pluckrose Subscribe by searching alternative stories in your favourite podcast app to have all editions delivered to you the moment they are released. Support the show…

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Frasier Armitage : New Yesterday 54:07

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Send us a text In this edition we speak to science fiction writer Frasier Armitage about his novel New Yesterday which was published earlier this year. Frasier is the author of our award winning audio drama Postcards from Another World and several pieces of short fiction. Chris Gregory met Frasier over zoom to discuss the writing process and his influences. The excerpts from New Yesterday were read by Chris Gregory and the excerpts from Postcards from Another World featured the voices of Sarah Golding, Marie-Claire Wood and Emily Inkpen Music and sound design were by Alternative Stories and the interviewer was Chris Gregory You can buy a copy of New Yesterday and Frasier’s other publications by visiting his author page on Amazon here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Frasier-Armitage You can find out more about Frasier by visiting https://frasierarmitage.com/ And follow him on twitter here https://twitter.com/FrasierArmitage And you can hear Postcards from Another World here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/11897671 If you enjoy science fiction you may like our sci fi serial drama The Dex Legacy which is written by Emily Inkpen. You can listen and subscribe by searching The Dex Legacy in your favourite podcast app or click the link below https://www.buzzsprout.com/1868546 If you would like to support us to make season 2 of The Dex Legacy and gain some unique rewards along the way you can make a pledge to our kickstarter campaign here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emilyinkpen/the-dex-legacy-science-fiction-audio-drama-season-2 and to listen to more science fiction and climate fiction from Alternative Stories check out this podchaser playlist https://www.podchaser.com/lists/sci-fi-and-climate-fiction-on-alternative-stories-107aDoFzmM If you haven’t already subscribed to Alternative Stories and Fake Realities you can do so by searching Alternative Stories in your favourite podcast app. If you would like to work with us or enquire about our courses and workshops please contact us via email at office@alternativestories.com You can also follow us on twitter where we posts as https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And Instagram where we are https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ Our next workshop will be on 1st July and it will cover writing for audio drama, taking audio from page to production, monologues in audio drama and writing for audio fiction. You can find out more and book via Alex Davis Events here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-for-audio-with-chris-gregory-and-emily-inkpen-tickets-634717375757 Support the show…

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Storying our Futures : Climate change and storytelling in East Africa 41:42

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Send us a text Storying our Futures is a new podcast series looking at the climate crisis in east Africa and the ways in which storytelling can help to spread information to the local population. Through the eyes of two Kenyan storytellers, Mara and John, we travel with them through South Sudan and northern Kenya to see how the crisis is affecting local communities. " Storying our Futures: climate resilience through indigenous knowledge " is a UK/East Africa collaborative project bringing traditional oral storytellers together with East African pastoralist communities, scientific meteorologists, journalists, and indigenous traditional climate forecasters known as Rainmakers, to amplify and explore the many ways that storytelling can support system change. Chris Gregory from Alternative Stories undertook the sound design and editing work for this podcast series. The podcast series is a joint venture between Adverse Camber, a UK based arts production company, ICPAC, a specialised organisation fostering climate services and knowledge to enhance community resilience in Africa, The British Council, Cath Heinemeyer of York St John University and storyteller / activist Hannah McDowall. To learn more and listen you can go to to the Adverse Camber website www.adversecamber.org or listen via Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/4Jof3zj7OY68TLjIfdndXw?si=2aa371d9d24f433a or YouTube here https://youtu.be/ZIOdlh80Rx4 You can follow Adverse Camber and find out more about their work by following them on social media Twitter. https://twitter.com/adversecamber20 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adversecamberontour/ If you would like to find out more about the Dex Legacy season two kickstarter campaign you can do so here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emilyinkpen/the-dex-legacy-science-fiction-audio-drama-season-2 Here you’ll find information about why we need funding, what your pledges will pay for and the rewards you can get by backing the project. You’ll also be able to find out about our cast and listen to a new and exclusive piece of music by our soundtrack composer Allen Stroud. You can follow The Dex Legacy on twitter here https://twitter.com/thedexlegacy And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/thedexlegacy1/ Thank you as always for listening to this edition of Alternative Stories and Fake Realities You can follow Alternative Stories on twitter here https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ You can contact us by email via office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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The Best of Men : An Audio Drama : Part Two 54:39

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Send us a text Marc Hughes, the larger-than-life presenter of the supernatural investigation TV show Paranormal Takedown, is in Shropshire visiting his friend Jack who claims that the Devil is active in the county. Alongside co-host Emilie Daniels, Marc has decided to make a special edition about the weird goings-on but upon arrival in the county he starts to realise that the stories he is hearing are stranger and darker than he imagined. Catch up with part one of the drama here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/12499890 Content warning : this podcast contains swearing, suggestions of peril and references to violence , death and injury. In the Best of Men by Amy Boucher you can hear, in order of appearance Tiffany Clare as Emilie Alex White as Marc Carl Wharton as Jack Amy Boucher as the woman in the pub Chris Gregory as 'Owd Scratch Emily Inkpen as Laura Other parts are played by members of the cast Music, sound design, production and editing are by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories Casting and actor direction is by Chris Gregory and Amy Boucher Sound effects are by Alternative Stories and from Freesound.org The script for The Best of Men is by Amy Boucher and may not be reproduced in whole or in part other than with the permission of the author. You can find out more about our writer Amy Boucher by visiting her blog here https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/ And follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/g0blinegg You can follow Alternative Stories on social media here Twitter https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ And contact us by email here office@alternativestories.com Find out more about our lead actors, and hire them to voice your podcast or drama Tiffany Clare https://twitter.com/TiffanyEclair Alex White https://twitter.com/alexwhiteactor Carl Wharton https://twitter.com/carlwharton Emily Inkpen is the writer of our science fiction serial drama The Dex Legacy. Find out more and listen here https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ If you've enjoyed The Best of Men please check out our other folklore and folk horror productions via this Podchaser playlist https://www.podchaser.com/lists/folklore-folk-horror-and-fairytale-on-alternative-stories-107a9Gdi9h We'd also like to recommend another podcast we think you'll enjoy - The Spectre of the Sea is by Owen Staton and Bethan Briggs Miller and features folklore, legend and history from the Welsh coastline. Listen and find out more here. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/spe… https://twitter.com/spectre_sea We always appreciate ratings and reviews so if you have enjoyed this edition please rate or review the podcast on apple podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser or any podcast app that accepts ratings. Support the show Support the show…

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Spring Fever: A new novel by Thomas Legendre 39:57

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Send us a text Thank you for listening to this edition of The Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast featuring the new novel "Spring Fever" by Thomas Legendre Readings from Spring Fever were by Tiffany Clare with Thomas Legendre playing Craig Merleau in the interview excerpt The interviewer was Chris Gregory Editing sound design and original music were by Alternative Stories Spring Fever is available now from publisher Valley Press and more widely from 1st June Order a copy directly from Valley Press here https://www.valleypressuk.com/shop/p/spring-fever Find out more about Thomas Legendre by visiting his website here https://www.thomaslegendre.com/ And follow him on twitter here https://twitter.com/legendreality Readings in this podcast were by Tiffany Clare. You can find out more about Tiffany and hire her for your voice stage or film project by visiting her website here https://www.voicebytiffany.com/ Get updates on forthcoming Alternative Stories podcasts and find out about our writers and actors by following us on social media where we post as https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ Hire us to produce your drama or podcast. Get in touch via office@alternativestories.com Listen out for part 2 of The Best of Men by Amy Boucher coming soon. Support the show…

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The Best of Men : An Audio Drama : Part One 47:15

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Send us a text When Marc Hughes, the larger-than-life presenter of the TV show Paranormal Takedown, receives a series of increasingly desperate voice mail messages from his childhood friend Jack claiming that a great evil is loose in Shropshire, he is sceptical. Realising that investigating the story might make for great television he sets off to debunk Jack's claims and finds himself at the heart of some dark and dangerous folk beliefs that seem to have spilled over from stories to reality. Content warning : this podcast contains swearing, suggestions of peril and references to violence , death and injury. In the Best of Men by Amy Boucher you can hear, in order of appearance Tiffany Clare as Emilie Alex White as Marc Carl Wharton as Jack Music, sound design, production and editing are by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories Casting and actor direction is by Chris Gregory and Amy Boucher Sound effects are by Alternative Stories and from Freesound.org The script for The Best of Men is by Amy Boucher and may not be reproduced in whole or in part other than with the permission of the author. You can find out more about our writer Amy Boucher by visiting her blog here https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/ And follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/g0blinegg You can follow Alternative Stories on social media here Twitter https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ And contact us by email here office@alternativestories.com Find out more about our actors, and hire them to voice your podcast or drama Tiffany Clare https://twitter.com/TiffanyEclair Alex White https://twitter.com/alexwhiteactor Carl Wharton https://twitter.com/carlwharton The second part of The Best of Men will be out in April on this podcast. Please subscribe to have it delivered to you the moment it is released. If you've enjoyed The Best of Men please check out our other folklore and folk horror productions via this Podchaser playlist https://www.podchaser.com/lists/folklore-folk-horror-and-fairytale-on-alternative-stories-107a9Gdi9h We always appreciate ratings and reviews so if you have enjoyed this edition please rate or review the podcast on apple podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser or any podcast app that accepts ratings. Support the show…

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The UK Ghost Story Festival 46:05

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Send us a text Thank you for listening to the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast. Our guest in this edition is Alex Davis of the UK Ghost Story Festival You can find out more about the festival, book tickets and read more about the participants by visiting the festival website here https://www.ukghoststoryfestival.co.uk/ Follow the festival on twitter here https://twitter.com/GhostStoryFest And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/ghoststoryfestival/ And follow Alex Davis on twitter here https://twitter.com/AlexDavis1981 Our podcast was recorded at the Museum of Making in Derby. https://www.derbymuseums.org/museum-of-making/ Follow the museum on twitter here https://twitter.com/MuseumofMaking And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/derbymuseums/ We share excerpts from the following audio books in this podcast The Ghost Woods by C.J. Cooke (Harper Collins) Read by Paula Masterton https://carolynjesscooke.com/ Follow C J on twitter here https://twitter.com/CJessCooke The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell. (Raven) Read by Sheila Atim https://www.laurapurcell.com/ Follow Laura on twitter here https://twitter.com/spookypurcell The Witch in the Well by Camilla Bruce (Penguin) The audiobook of The Witch in the Well is narrated by Christina Cole, Emily Barber and Charlotte Davey https://camillabruce.com/ Follow Camilla Bruce on twitter here https://twitter.com/millacream The House of Footsteps by Mathew West (Harper North) read by Joshua Manning https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-house-of-footsteps-mathew-west Follow Mathew West on twitter here https://twitter.com/mathewoneT Thank you to Alex Davis for being our guest in this edition and The Museum of Making in Derby for hosting our interview. We’d also like to thank the authors and publishers whose work is featured in this podcast. If you’ve enjoyed this podcast and would like to hear more ghostly fiction please check out our 2 part Ghostlore anthology Part one https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/10264614-ghostlore-an-audio-fiction-anthology-part-one-wilderness Part two https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/10353265-ghostlore-an-audio-fiction-anthology-part-two-hauntings Please also check out our ghostly audio drama The Gathering by Lewis Carter here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/11594709-the-gathering-an-audio-drama If this is your first time listening to our podcast please subscribe to have all future editions delivered to your podcast feed the moment they are released. You can find us by searching “alternative Support the show…

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Working Class Writers with guest editor Amber Hall 1:08:16

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Send us a text In this podcast we look at working class writers, their work and experience with guest editor Amber Hall. We look at the difficulties that working class writers overcome and the limitations and expectation placed upon them by the wider world of literature. We speak to guests 1990s Chris and Lisa McKenzie both of whom ae part of the Working Class Collective, A community of working class creatives formed during the pandemic. This podcast was guest edited by Amber Hall. Amber also interviewed 1990s Chris and Lisa McKenzie for this podcast. You can find out more about Amber by following her on social media You can follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/amber_marie_123 And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/amber.marie.123/ Amber is a member of the editorial team for Write On! and you can read an interview with her here https://pentoprint.org/write-on-interviews-writer-amber-hall/ Lisa McKenzie is a writer and academic from Nottingham. You can find out more about her and her work by visiting her website https://lisamckenzie1968.wixsite.com/website You can follow Lisa on Twitter here https://twitter.com/redrumlisa 1990s Chris is a queer writer, poet, performer and film maker originally from Hereford and now living in Bristol You can find lots of Chris’s work via his Linktree here https://linktr.ee/1990schris And follow Chris on Twitter here https://twitter.com/1990sChris Lisa and Chris are both members of the Working Class Collective. Find out more about the collective and buy the book “Lockdown Diaries of the Working Class” via their website here https://www.workingclasscollective.co.uk/ Follow the collective on Twitter here https://twitter.com/WorkingClassCol You can hear 1990s Chris performing his piece “Sink” as part of this podcast Join us next week for a podcast about the UK Ghost Story Festival https://www.ukghoststoryfestival.co.uk/ Support the show…

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"Home" : A New Novel by Cailean Steed 40:19

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Send us a text Thank you for listening to this edition of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast. In this edition we speak to Cailean Steed, the author of a new novel “Home” which is published by Raven Bloomsbury on 19th January. The novel deals with Zoe, a young woman who has grown up as part of a repressive religious cult who returns to rescue her sister. Excerpts from the audiobook of “Home” in this episode were read by Paula Masterton. The audiobook is published on the same day as the hardback and e-book versions of the novel. The interviewer was Chris Gregory Sound design, editing and music were also by Chris Gregory To find out more about Cailean Steed you can visit their website here https://www.caileansteed.com/ And follow them on social media here https://twitter.com/CaileanSteed https://www.instagram.com/caileansteedauthor/ To order a copy of Home via the Raven Bloomsbury website follow this link https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/fiction/crime-thriller-mystery/ And follow Raven Bloomsbury on twitter here : https://twitter.com/bloomsburyraven If you have enjoyed this podcast please subscribe in your favourite podcast app if you haven’t already. Just search for alternative stories wherever you listen to podcasts. Coming up soon we have a podcast about working class writers with Amber Hall, a new audio drama “The Best of Men” by Amy Boucher and a feature on the UK Ghost Story Festival. You may also enjoy the other podcasts made by Alternative Stories The Seren Poetry Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2035359 Write On! Audio, a podcast aimed at writers which we make for Pen to Print : https://anchor.fm/pentoprint And our science fiction serial drama The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ If you would like to contact us you can do so via office@alternativestories.com And follow us on twitter https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ And Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ Support the show…

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Postcards From Another World: An Audio Drama 42:56

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Send us a text Making a life on a new world following a family tragedy, Lyra and Neeva reflect on their past lines as farmers on Epsilon while coming to terms with the realities of existence on their new home, Lunasetti. Postcards From Another World by Frasier Armitage is the winner of the 2022 Pen to Print audio play competition. In Postcards from Another World by Frasier Armitage you heard Sarah Golding as Lyra Marie-Claire Wood as Neeva Warren Graham as Zabo Emily Inkpen as the computer Rhiannon Armitage as the Lunasetti spaceport announcer Chris Gregory as Privik. Production, sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories The original score was composed and performed by Chris Gregory Sound effects were from Freesound.org Casting advice, actor coaching and beta listening were by Frasier Armitage. You can find out more about Frasier Armitage and his work by visiting his website here https://frasierarmitage.com/ You can follow Frasier on twitter here https://twitter.com/FrasierArmitage And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/frasierarmitage/ You can contact and hire our lead actors by visiting them online Sarah Golding https://sarahgoldingvoiceactorandmore.weebly.com/ Marie-Claire Wood https://linktr.ee/MarieClaireWood Warren Graham https://twitter.com/wg973 Emily Inkpen https://www.emilyinkpen.com/ The script for Postcards from Another World by Frasier Armitage was the winner of the 2022 Pen to Print audio play competition. We would like to thank Pen to print for their support in the making of this drama and for sponsoring this annual competition. The 2023 competition is open for entries now. We are looking for scripts of around half an hour (4- 5000 words) and the competition is open to UK residents only. You have until 31st March to submit your entires and you can find out more and enter the competition here https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/competitions-2023/ We hope you’ve enjoyed listening to Postcards From Another World. Please join us in 2023 for more audio drama, poetry and fiction podcasts You can subscribe by searching for alternative stories in your favourite podcast app. If you’ve enjoyed this audio drama please check out our other science fiction , fantasy and cli fi productions. Here’s a link to a podchaser playlist https://www.podchaser.com/lists/sci-fi-and-climate-fiction-on-alternative-stories-107aDoFzmM You’ll also enjoy our science fiction serial drama The Dex Legacy by Emily Inkpen – search The Dex Legacy in your favourite podcast app to listen and subscribe. https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ We’d like to end this podcast with a recommendation for an audio drama we think you’ll enjoy.. Set in the wilds of British Columbia, Darkstead is a fantasy crime drama by writer / director Lucy Gib Smith. You can listen and subscribe to Darkstead here https://www.darkstead.com/ Support the show…

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The Gathering : An Audio Drama 40:14

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Send us a text When Sasha and Gemma’s mother dies they are contacted by the mysterious solicitor Clark, with news that the rambling and isolated family home, Harrington Hall has been left to the sisters as part of the will. There’s a catch however: in order to gain their inheritance Sasha and Gemma must spend a night together in the abandoned house… Content warning : This drama contains strong language and depictions of peril and horror. In The Gathering by Lewis Carter you can hear Miztli Rose as Sasha Phoebe Batteson Brown as Gemma Alex White as Tom Chris Gregory as Clark Sarah Golding as Mrs Harrington Marie-Claire Wood as Rosie And Emily Inkpen as the nurse Other voices were played by members of the cast. Production, sound design, music and editing were by Chris Gregory Recordings of Sasha and Gemma were by Phoebe Batteson Brown Casting was by Chris Gregory and Lewis Carter Sound effects were from Freesound.org and created by the team The presenter in this podcast is Tiffany Clare The script for The Gathering is copyright Lewis Carter and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the consent of the author. Lewis Carter is an award winning writer and filmmaker living and working in South Wales. You can follow Lewis on twitter here https://twitter.com/fictionist4hire And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/fictionist4hire/ Miztli Rose and Phoebe Batteson-Brown are actors and comedians based in London. You can find out more about Phoebe here https://www.spotlight.com/6773-7863-8669 And follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/phoebebbrown And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/phoebe_batteson/ Read more about Miztli here http://www.miztliroseneville.com/ Follow Miztli on twitter here https://twitter.com/RoseNeville1 And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/miztli_rose/ Phoebe and Miztli work together as the comedy duo “Ladylikes” and you can find out more about them here https://ladylikescomedy.wixsite.com/ladylikes and listen to an Alternative Stories Podcast featuring Ladylikes here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/3479755-ladylikes-in-lockdown Emily Inkpen, Alex White, Chris Gregory and Tiffany Clare have all appeared in the science fiction drama The Dex Legacy which is also produced by Alternative Stories. Find out more about The Dex Legacy, listen and subscribe via our website here https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ If you’ve enjoyed The Gathering please check out more Alternative Stories drama via this Podchaser link https://www.podchaser.com/profile/lists/16596/edit Listen out for more drama from Alternative Stories in the coming weeks. Support the show…

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The Sylvia Plath Literary Festival : A Poetry Anthology 27:11

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Send us a text The Sylvia Plath literary festival celebrates the life and work of one of the twentieth century’s most influential poets. Taking place over the weekend of the 21st to 23rd of October in Hebden Bridge and Heptonstall in West Yorkshire, the festival will feature events led by and featuring contemporary poets. In this podcast we hear from some of the poets appearing at the festival with their thoughts on Plath and readings of their poems. Thank you for listening to this edition of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast You can find out about each of the poets featured in this podcast via the following links Polly Atkin. https://pollyatkin.com/ Jessica Mookherjee https://thejessicapoet.com/ Daniel Fraser https://danieljamesfraser.wordpress.com/ Michael Crowley http://michaelcrowley.co.uk/ Maureen Boyle https://twitter.com/BoyleMo Find out more about the Sylvia Plath Literary Festival, order the After Sylvia anthology and book tickets for in-person and online events visit the festival’s website here https://plathfest.co.uk/ Follow the festival on social media https://twitter.com/PlathFest https://www.instagram.com/plathfest/ You can hear more from Polly Atkin by listening to her interview on the new Alternative Stories produced Seren Poetry Podcast. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2035359 And hear from Plathfest director Sarah Corbett in an extended interview in this podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/11406109 This podcast has been presented by Chris Gregory and Tiffany Clare. Each of the contributors recorded their own poems for this programme. Production, sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory Follow Alternative Stories on social media https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ and contact us by email at office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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National Poetry Day 2022 : A Seren Poetry Anthology 18:18

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Send us a text For National Poetry Day 2022 we are sharing an anthology of poems recorded for the Seren Poetry Podcast which is launched on 6th October. All of the poems in this selection broadly related to this year’s National Poetry Day theme of the environment. The following poems are included - all are read by their authors. Polly Atkin - Queen of the Woods. Carolyn Jess Cooke - Confrontation Christopher Meredith - Steampunk Jungle Rhian Edwards – Blodeuwedd Ben Wilkinson - Mam Tor Ilse Pedler – The Young Man and the Fox Rosalind Hudis – The Plant Hunter Eric Ngalle Charles - Homelands Kim Moore – All the Men I Never Married Number 35 All of these poems are published by Seren and you can find out more about the poets and their collections and purchase them by visiting the Seren website https://www.serenbooks.com/ You can listen to the Seren Poetry Podcast by searching for us in your favourite podcast app or following this link and selecting your favourite podcast player https://www.buzzsprout.com/2035359 Support the show…

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The Seren Poetry Podcast and The Sylvia Plath Literary Festival. A Poetry Special Edition 1:07:16

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Send us a text In this edition we speak to poets and poetry editors for Seren Books Rhian Edwards and Zoe Brigley and to poet and director of The Sylvia Plath Literary Festival, Sarah Corbett You can listen to preview editions and subscribe to the Seren Poetry Podcast by searching “The Seren Poetry Podcast” in your favourite podcast app or by clicking the link below and selecting the platform on which you’d like to listen https://www.buzzsprout.com/2035359 The podcast formally launches on Thursday 6th October, the UK’s National Poetry Day, with an edition featuring poet Polly Atkin and her collection “Much With Body” You can find out more about Seren Books and buy books and poetry collections here https://www.serenbooks.com/ You can follow Seren Books on twitter here https://mobile.twitter.com/SerenBooks And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/serenbooks The Sylvia Plath Literary Festival takes place over the weekend of 21st, 22nd and 23rd October and is based in Hebden Bridge and Heptonstall in West Yorkshire. Our interview is with poet and festival director Sarah Corbett. The interview commences at 42.30 You can find out more about the festival and book tickets for events here https://plathfest.co.uk/ Follow the festival on twitter here https://twitter.com/PlathFest And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/plathfest Contact Alternative Stories by email at office@alternativestories.com The presenters in this edition are Chris Gregory and Tiffany Clare The interviewer is Chris Gregory Production, sound design and editing are by Chris Gregory Support the show…

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Audio Drama Creators: A special Edition 1:24:27

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Send us a text In this edition we talk to audio drama creators about their shows, their production processes and tips for other creators. We speak to Christina Castaneda, creator of Venice Magic Shop, David Johnson and Jodie Jasmine Hicks of Death in Podville, Emily Inkpen of The Dex Legacy, Jackie Jorgenson of Tales from the Aether and Lucy Gibb-Smith of Darkstead. Thank you to the creators who joined us for this special edition. We are hugely grateful to all of them for taking the time to chat with us in this special edition. We have links to their shows, websites and social media below so please follow, subscribe, link and download to support their work Please note, this episode contains some swearing in the episode clips and trailers. Christina Castaneda's podcast is called "The Savvy Creative" and you can listen to Venice Magic Shop and her other dramas here https://thesavvycreative.libsyn.com/ Follow Christina and her work on twitter https://twitter.com/savvycreativecc And instagram https://www.instagram.com/savvycreativepodcast David Johnson and Jodie Jasmine Hicks of the Fenland Films Initiative's website is here https://www.fenlandfilmsinitiative.com/ You can follow them on twitter https://twitter.com/fenlandfilms And instagram https://www.instagram.com/thefenlandfilmsinitiative You can listen to Emily Inkpen's drama The Dex Legacy (which is produced by Alternative Stories) here https://www.buzzsprout.com/1868546 And follow Emily in twitter here https://twitter.com/emilyinkpen And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/emilyinkpen In addition you can read Emily's scripts and find out more about The Dex Legacy at the show's website here https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ You can listen to Jackie Jorgenson's podcast Tales from the Aether here https://anchor.fm/talesfromtheaether And follow Jackie on Twitter here https://twitter.com/jackiejorgenson And instagram here https://www.instagram.com/jackie.jorgenson Lucy Gibb-Smith's drama Darkstead can be found here https://www.darkstead.com/ And you can follow the show on twitter here https://twitter.com/DarksteadPod And instagram here https://www.instagram.com/darksteadpodcast Support the show…

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Walking on Skylark Ridge by David Suff : A Midsummer Podcast 45:56

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Send us a text In this midsummer edition we continue the theme of nature writing . We feature Walking on Skylark Ridge by artist and writer David Suff. The book charts David’s daily walk along the same route for a year beginning at the start of the UK’s first national lockdown in which we were restricted to an hour of outdoor exercise per day. It discovers the changes in the nature along the route as the seasons change and explores the meaning of community as David shared his weekly updates in paintings and emails to his friends and followers locked down around the world Thank you for listening to Walking on Skylark Ridge from The Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast. The presenter is Chris Gregory and the readers are Chris Gregory, Marie-Claire Wood and Tiffany Clare. Sound design and editing is by Chris Gregory You can buy a copy of Walking on Skylark Ridge, the book directly from David’s website and www.davidsuff.com where you’ll be able to see more pictures and read a bit more about it. Visit David’s Instagram page to see more of his art here https://www.instagram.com/suffdavid/ The music in this podcast is “The January Man” written by Dave Goulder and performed by Lau and Karine Polwart. Vocals and guitar by Karine Polwart and Kris Drever Martin Green played Accordion and Wurlitzer Aidan O’Rourke played Fiddle We are grateful to Mark Whyles and Tom Rose for their permission to use the track which you can find on the Evergreen EP by Kau Vs Karine Polwart You also heard “Searching For Lambs” by Andrew Cronshaw which featured Andrew Cronshaw playing maronvantele and zither Recorded at home, May 2022 Courtesy of Cloud Valley Music / David Suff You can find out more about the musicians you heard in this podcast by visiting their websites Lau https://www.lau-music.co.uk Karine Polwart https://www.karinepolwart.com/ Andrew Cronshaw http://cloudvalley.com/andrewcronshawhome.htm And to find out more about the work of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds visit their homepage here https://www.rspb.org.uk/ If this is your first time listening to the Alternative Stories podcast please consider subscribing in your favourite podcast app to have all our future editions delivered directly to your feed the moment they are released. You’ll also have access to our archive of over 120 past editions. Walking on Skylark Ridge is an Alternative Stories 2022 production for the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities podcast. Support the show…

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The Ponies at The Edge of The World. Nature writing and Landscape 1:12:14

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Send us a text In today’s podcast we speak to two writers for whom nature, landscape and horses are important in their work. Catherine Munro is the author of “The Ponies At The Edge of The World” about her life in Shetland and Madeleine F White whose poetry collection “The Horse And The Girl” explores riding, the environment and the landscape of Kent. Thank you to Catherine Munro and Madeleine F White for taking the time to speak to us for today’s podcast. We’d like to thank Rider, an imprint of Penguin Random House and Lapwing Publications for allowing us to reproduce extracts from their books in this podcast. Readings are by the authors, Catherine Munro and Madeleine F White Interviews, editing and music were by Chris Gregory You can find out more about The Ponies At The Edge Of The World and buy a copy via Penguin Random House through this link https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/144/1446790/the-ponies-at-the-edge-of-the-world/9781846047268.html Find out more about Catherine Munro and read her blog entries here https://catherinemmunro.wordpress.com/ You can follow Catherine on twitter here https://twitter.com/CatherineMMunro Follow Rider Books on twitter here https://twitter.com/Rider_Books And Penguin here https://twitter.com/penguinukbooks Follow Madeleine F White on twitter for news of the release of The Horse and The Girl and how you can buy a copy when it is released later in June 2022 https://twitter.com/madeleinefwhite The collection will be published by Lapwing Publications and you can visit their website here https://sites.google.com/a/lapwingpublications.com/lapwing-store/home Order/ pre-order by emailing them on lapwing.poetry@ntlworld.com Find out about and purchase Madeleine’s novel Mother of Floods via Good Reads here https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50646333-mother-of-floods During her interview Madeleine mentioned poetry and other writing that had influenced her work. These were as follows · Seamus Heaney – Digging and the Wishing Tree, · Exiled writers Jennifer Langer and Elena Croitoru, · Iraqi poetry, so closely bound up to land and suffering - Rain Song Poem by Badr Shakir al-Sayyab. · Equestrian writing : Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling -natural horsemanship, which is so much about the bond and connection between horse and rider and the language/ non verb If you would like to listen to Alternative Stories’ other podcasts you can find them here Our science fiction drama serial The Dex Legacy https://www.buzzsprout.com/1868546 Our podcast for writers, Write On! Audio https://anchor.fm/pentoprint Support the show…

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The Half-Life of Snails 49:18

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Send us a text In this edition we look at The Half Life of Snails, the debut novel by writer and academic Philippa Holloway. The novel deals with issues surrounding nuclear energy and the communities it affects and we talk about Philippa's trip to the Chernobyl exclusion zone as part of our interview. We have excerpts from the book read by Phoebe Holmes In the Half-Life of Snails you heard the voices of Philippa Holloway and interviewer Chris Gregory. The interview took place at Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker in Cheshire. Our excerpts were read by Phoebe Holmes and reproduced with the kind permission of Parthian Books. Sound design, production, editing and music were by Chris Gregory You can pre-order a copy of The Half Life of Snails by visiting the Parthian website at www.parthianbooks.com Find out more about Philippa Holloway by following her on social media where she posts as https://twitter.com/thejackdawspen and https://www.instagram.com/thejackdawspen/ You can follow Parhtian Books on twitter here https://twitter.com/parthianbooks And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/parthian_books/ You can find out more about Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker by visiting their website at https://www.hackgreen.co.uk/ And follow then on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/secret_bunker/ You can read Philippa Holloway's response to the Ukraine crisis here https://www.walesartsreview.org/philippa-holloway-borders/ And find out about her academic work at the University of Staffordshire here https://www.staffs.ac.uk/course/english-literature-creative-writing-ba Philippa has also written about psychogeography including this article https://www.nawe.co.uk/DB/current-wip-edition-2/articles/7-walking-in-imaginary-shoes-by-philippa-holloway.html Finally – please check out the other podcasts mentioned in this edition Write On! Audio https://anchor.fm/pentoprint The Dex Legacy https://www.buzzsprout.com/1868546 And Chaika https://y2kpod.com/ Support the show…

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Send us a text Maskwork is a 2020 collection by poet and academic Gregory Leadbetter. Themes of folklore, ritual, theatre and nature combine in these vivid and resonant poems brought to life by the voices of our actors and with a commentary by Greg himself. In Maskwork by Gregory Leadbetter you heard the following poems Musician read by Charlie Richards Doe read by Charlie Richards Lapse read by Tiffany Clare Engine Pool, Earlswood Lakes read by Lewie Watson At English Bicknor read by Charlie Richards Unconscious Minister read by Tiffany Clare Tuisto read by Lewie Watson Sky Burial read by Tiffany Clare Sakadas at Delphi read by Tiffany Clare Scenery read by Sally Walker Taylor You heard a commentary and introductions to the poems by Gregory Leadbetter Sound design, music and soundscapes were by Chris Gregory Sound effects were from freesound.org And the presenter in this podcast is Marie-Claire Wood. We would like to thank Jane Commane and Nine Arches Press for allowing us to recreate poems from Maskwork and Greg Leadbetter for his participation in the preparation and recording of this podcast. To find out more about Nine Arches Press and to hear more poems by Greg Leadbetter and other Nine Arches Press poets please listen to our special podcast featuring the work of the press which we put out in season 3 episode 19 Find out more about Gregory Leadbetter here https://www.versopolis-poetry.com/poet/323/gregory-leadbetter And follow Greg on twitter here https://twitter.com/GregMLeadbetter Here’s a link to the Nine Arches Press website where you can find out more about the collection and buy a copy https://ninearchespress.com/ We would like to draw our listener’s attention to the Future Places Environmental Essay and Poetry Prize, a UK wide prize for environmental literature. There is a top prize of £1500 for the writer of the winning essay and £800 for the winning poem. If Alt Stories listeners and contributors are interested in entering, you have until Midnight on 19th September to do so Find out more and enter here https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/future-places/activities/the-future-places-environmental-essay-and-poetry-prize/#d.en.496220 You heard the voice of Karen Lloyd from the Lancaster University Future Places Centre. Visit Karen’s website here https://karenlloyd.co.uk/ And follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/karenlloydwrite Book for our audio drama writing workshop with London Lit Lab here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/live-online-audio-drama-writing-for-sound-tickets-164463923021 Book for our free Read Fest event about broadcasting in the pandemic on September 11th https://pentoprint.org/eventbrite-event/readfest-broadcasting-through-the-pandemic-an-audio-perspective/ And our read Fest introduction to writing for audio drama workshop https://pentoprint.org/eventbrite-event/readfest-an-introduction-to-audio-drama-with-alternative-storie Support the show…

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The Hunt : An Audio Drama 27:50

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Send us a text Following the deployment of the Rone Missile (in our drama The Bomb) tension is rising in Dex Industries. Ren, Isra and Varian continue their fight in the Domonos Mountains but the rebels have new tricks up their sleeves. The Hunt is part 2 of Emily Inkpen’s audio drama series based on her Dex Legacy universe. In “The Hunt” by Emily Inkpen you can hear Warren Graham as Tristan Kamara Elliott as Varian Kelsey Griffin as Isra Charlie Richards as Ren Annika Kordes as Osa Lewie Watson as Devek Stevie Skinner as Rhaya Emily Inkpen as Auto And Chris Gregory as Nathaniel Music is by Allen Stroud Sound design, editing and soundscapes are by Chris Gregory Sound effects are from Freesound.org The presenter is Emily Inkpen When we recorded The Hunt our cast also recorded a series of mini-episodes involving the same characters. Please follow us, subscribe to the podcast for more news on these and when they’ll be released Find out more about the Dex Legacy and Emily Inkpen’s novels, books and audio drama series please follow the link here https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ Follow Emily on twitter for more updates https://twitter.com/emilyinkpen Our music is composed by Allen Stroud and you can find out more about him, his writing and news via his website here https://www.allenstroud.com/ And follow Allen on twitter here https://twitter.com/AllenJStroud You can listen to part one of our Dex Legacy series, The Bomb via our own podcast feed here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/4786163-the-bomb-an-audio-drama Listen to our recent interview with Emily including excerpts from her novels here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/8339413-scifi-writers-emily-inkpen and catch up with all of Alternative Stories’ Science Fiction and Climate Fiction content via this Podchaser link https://www.podchaser.com/lists/sci-fi-and-climate-fiction-on-alternative-stories-107aDoFzmM The Hunt : Dex Legacy Episode 2 is an alternative stories 2021 production for the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast - it was written and presented by Emily Inkpen. Support the show…

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Isy Suttie : Jane Is Trying 46:38

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Send us a text In this podcast, we celebrate the publication of “Jane Is Trying” the eagerly awaited debut novel by writer, actor and comedian Isy Suttie. Listeners will know Isy from the channel 4 series Peep Show, her BBC Radio 4 show “Isy Suttie’s Love Letters”, her critically acclaimed stand-up performances and from numerous other radio and TV appearances. Jane Is Trying is Isy’s first novel and we chatted to her about the writing process and her inspiration for the book. Jane is Trying will be out on 22nd July, the same day as this podcast is released. It is published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson and we would like to thank them for allowing us to reproduce excerpts from the book. Readings are by Tiffany Clare The presenter is Sally Walter-Taylor The interviewer is Chris Gregory Sound design, music and editing were by Chris Gregory If you would like to buy a copy of Jane Is Trying, it is widely available through all the usual online resellers and in all good bookshops Buy via Wiedenfeld and Nicolson https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/isy-suttie/jane-is-trying/9781474600002/ Waterstones has signed copies here https://www.waterstones.com/book/jane-is-trying/isy-suttie/9781474600019 Buy through Hive here https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Isy-Suttie/Jane-is-Trying/25678533 And from Amazon (including Kindle version) here https://tinyurl.com/pvxmk2dd Other links including to the Audible audio book version here http://hyperurl.co/JaneisTrying You can follow Isy on twitter here https://twitter.com/Isysuttie And follow her podcast “ The Things We Do For Love” here https://twitter.com/TTWDFL And listen to “The Things We Do For Love” in you favourite podcast player here https://linktr.ee/ttwdfl Follow Weidenfeld and Nicolson on twitter here https://twitter.com/wnbooks Support the show…

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Stone Circles and Standing Stones: A folklore special edition 1:22:08

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Send us a text In this special edition we look at the folklore and folk tales associated with the stone circles and standing stones of the British Isles. Our guests are Anna Chorlton, Kevan Manwaring, Amy Boucher, Chloe Germaine and Catherine Munro and we visit stone circles from Cornwall up to Orkney and Shetland taking in Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire and Cumbrian circles along the way. Our guests in this podcast are Anna Chorlton, Kevan Manwaring, Amy Boucher, Chloe Germaine and Catherine Munro The presenter of this podcast is Kate Edney The readers are Sally Walker Taylor and Ilaria Passeri Music, sound design, editing and mixing were by Chris Gregory Sound effects were from Freesound.org As this is a long edition of the podcast we’re providing some timing notes for the various sections. If your podcast player supports it you should be able to use clickable chapter markers to jump straight to these sections. If not the timings below should help you. 1.40 Cornwall with Anna Chorlton https://twitter.com/anna_chorlton 14.00 Wiltshire and Oxfordshire with Kevan Manwaring https://twitter.com/bardicacademic 39.18 Shropshire with Amy Boucher https://twitter.com/g0blinegg 46.50 Cumbria with Chloe Germaine https://twitter.com/gothlit_chloe 1.13.45 Orkney and Shetland with Catherine Munro https://twitter.com/CatherineMMunro Find out more about our contributors by following them on twitter or visiting their websites Anna Chorlton http://annachorlton.com/ You can find links to buy Anna’s book Cornish Folk Tales of Place which is mentioned in the podcast on her website. Kevan Manwaring https://thebardicacademic.wordpress.com/ Amy Boucher. https://linktr.ee/NearlyKnowledgeable Here you’ll find links to a number of Amy’s sites including her brilliant Nearly Knowledgeable History Blog Chloe Germaine https://www.chloegermainebuckley.com/ Catherine Munro https://catherinemmunro.wordpress.com/ Follow alternative stories on twitter here https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ You can contact the podcast via our email address here office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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Salena Godden : Mrs Death Misses Death 1:15:48

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Send us a text Mrs Death Misses Death is the acclaimed debut novel from poet and activist Salena Godden. Telling the story of a female death figure and a young writer called Wolf who strikes up an unlikely rapport with her, this podcast has excerpts from the novel and a full length interview with Salena. Listeners should note that this podcast contains swearing and descriptions of death. If these are likely to upset or offend you please skip this podcast. In Mrs Death Misses Death you heard an interview with Salena Godden and our readers were Hadiya Morris, Kelsey Griffin and Nina Nikolic. You heard excerpts from the audiobook of Mrs Death. Sound design, music, soundscapes and production were by Chris Gregory with sound effects from free sound.org. The presenter was Tiffany Clare. If you would like to buy a copy of the book, e-book or audio book of Mrs Death Misses Death published by Canongate books they are widely available in bookshops and via online retailers. You can purchase it online via amazon or here via Hive https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Salena-Godden/Mrs-Death-Misses-Death/25330558 You can also buy Mrs Death as an e-book via Hive or via the Kindle store on Amazon The audio book version of Mrs Death is available here via the Audible store https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Mrs-Death-Misses-Death-Audiobook/1838851216 If you are outside the United Kingdom you should certainly be able to get hold of an e-book version of Mrs Death but you may also find that physical copies are stocked in your local bookseller. Please check locally for availability To find out more about Salena Godden please visit her website here http://www.salenagodden.co.uk/ And follow her on social media via twitter here https://twitter.com/salenagodden And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/salena.godden/ Mrs Death Misses Death is published by Canongate Books. You can visit their website here https://canongate.co.uk/ We would like to pass on our heartfelt thanks to Canongate for allowing us to reproduce sections of the novel and the audio book of Mrs Death Misses Death. We'd especially like to thank Salena Godden for her time, love, encouragement and support in the making of this podcast. Special thanks go to our voice actors Hadiya, Morris Kelsey Griffin , Nina Nikolic and Tiffany Clare for their brilliant contributions to this podcast. Support the show…

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The Keeper of Songs : An Audio Drama 32:19

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Send us a text Kizzy is listening back through old recordings of her mother, Silva talking about the mystery of a missing folk singer, Molly Marrison who disappeared on the cusp of fame in the late 60s. As the mystery deepens an older story, that of the runaway lovers from Derbyshire folklore, becomes entwined in the investigation. The Keeper of Songs is adapted from the new novel by Fiona Mountain and features music by Bella Hardy. In The Keeper of Songs by Fiona Mountain you heard Amy Forrest as Silva Keeley Lane as Kizzy Chris Gregory as Jeff Nicholas John as the news reader and Elsa Lamb, Susan John, and Elliot John as the voices in the news montage. The music is by Bella Hardy The presenter is Sally Walker-Taylor This audio drama was written by Fiona Mountain based on her new novel of the same name. You can purchase The Keeper of Songs, the book from Amazon and all the usual sources including selected local bookshops. You can find out more about Fiona Mountain by visiting her website at https://www.fionamountain.com/ You can also follow Fiona on social media where she posts as on twitter and as https://twitter.com/FionaMountain on twitter and as https://www.instagram.com/fionamountainwriter/ on Instagram. Order the Keeper of Songs from Amazon here https://tinyurl.com/39666j28 The Keeper of songs was produced by Nicholas John. Audio editing, mixing and mastering were by David Pickering Pick at ffg media www.ffgmedia.co.uk The news clips montage was produced by Leopard Belly https://tinyurl.com/ymjh77sm Follow Nicholas John on twitter here https://twitter.com/WordSong_ And David Pickering-Pick (FFG) here https://twitter.com/ffgaudio The song you heard in this production was “Henry and Clara” by Bella Hardy which is taken from her album “The Dark Peak and the White”. Find out more about Bella and buy her music by visiting her website https://www.bellahardy.com/ And follow her on twitter https://twitter.com/bellahardy If you follow Alternative Stories on twitter where we post as https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt look out for our upcoming competitions in which we’ll be giving away prizes from Fiona and from Bella Hardy. You may also be interested in listening to our recent podcast in which we interviewed Fiona and heard some passages from her previous novels. You can find it here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/8482676 Coming up on Alternative Stories and Fake Realities we’ll have science fiction drama from Emily Inkpen, poetry from Gregory Leadbetter and a special edition in which we interview poet and novelist Salena Godden and hear dramatized excerpts from her debut novel Mrs Death Misses Death. Please subscribe by searching for alternative stories in your favourite podcast app to have all new editions delivered directly to you on their day of release and to have access to our full archive of audio drama poetry and fiction podcasts Support the show…

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100 Words of Solitude: Global Voices in Lockdown 51:29

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Send us a text 100 Words of Solitude is a collection of writing on the subject of the solitude and isolation resulting from the Covid lockdowns. 100 pieces of of exactly 100 words each by 100 writers from all around the world based on the Rare Swan Press publication and from the original concept by Simon and Philippa Holloway. Trigger warning: The podcast contains descriptions of death, loneliness, isolation and of mental illness. If these are likely to upset or disturb you we suggest you skip this podcast. Our podcast is presented by Sally Walker Taylor The readers are Sally Walker Taylor, Marie-Claire Wood and Chris Gregory Production, sound design, music and soundscapes are by Chris Gregory with sound effects from freesound.org You heard interviews with Philippa Holloway and Renee Sigel You can buy a copy of 100 Words of Solitude from Rare Swan Press here https://rareswan.wordpress.com/rare-swan-bookshop/ Find out more about 100 Words of Solitude by visiting the project’s website here https://100wordsofsolitude.wordpress.com/ Follow the project on twitter https://twitter.com/100WordSolitude Facebook https://www.facebook.com/100WordsOfSolitude Visit Rare Swan Press’s website for news on 100 Words and all their other fantastic publications here rareswanpress.com Follow the press on twitter https://twitter.com/rare_swan_press And Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rareswanpress/ Renee Sigel of Rare Swan Press is also the publisher of the fabulous Literati Magazine which you can find out more about here https://literati-magazine.com/ The 100 Words of Solitude project was established to record literary responses to enforced or self imposed isolation during the 2020 Covid 19 lockdowns, It gives voices to writers across the world to capture the emotional, cultural and social impact of isolation due to the pandemic. This is an audio representation of some of the pieces from the collection. Heartbreak in the Time of Corona - Aisha Hamid For Robby Browne New York - Attracta Fahy Barrier Nursing – Tony Osgood Brumation – Hannah Ingeborg Deadlines and Cuddles - Shannon Kenny Lenses and Laughter - R.J Kinnarney The Kids - Manuela Palacios Everything is Connected – Oz Hardwick Palimpsest – Brian Kirk Solitude - Amantine Brodeur Untitled – Aymeric Fromentin People Watching in the Age of Self Isolation – Christina Parisi Green White Hysteria - Blessing Jegede 2020-05d02. – Jurgen Schoneich What About The Homeless? Ibrahim Babátúndé Ibrahim Burnt City - Paras Abbasi Absence - Debabrata Sahoo Nomadic – Dominique Hecq Germ Hunt – Alison Lock Brooding - Mandira Pattnaik Remote Therapy - Natalie Reilly-Johnson The City Haunted by Kites – Katie Piper A New York City Keening – Joanne Sutton-Smith Golden Angels – Shampa Sinha Never Forgotten - Cindy Matthews Love Me As I Am – Paula Gannon-Savvides Close - Eleni S Askim Sincerest and heartfelt thanks to all the participants in this podcast and apologies to all those writers whose work appears in the collection that we were not able to include in this show. Support the show…

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The Silver Ball : An Audio Drama 51:06

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Send us a text At the height of the UK's lockdown Holly travels to Cornwall to visit her family. As she learns more about the folklore and customs of the county her story becomes enmeshed with that of Hedrek, a hurler from Cornwall's distant past. In the Silver Ball by Anna Chorlton you heard, in order of appearance Tim Cartwright As Conan Michael Fenner as the Vicar of St Cleer Jowan Jacobs as Hedrek Jamie Trotter as Jago Tiffany Clare as Holly Kate Edney as Helen Carly Barnes as Amy and Heather And Sally Walker-Taylor as Mary Other voices were played by members of the cast The music in The Silver Ball was arranged and performed by Mike O’Connor based on traditional Cornish tunes. Additional music is by Chris Gregory Production, sound design and soundscapes were by Chris Gregory Sound effects are from Freesound.org The presenter of this podcast is Sally Walker Taylor If you would like to find out more about the author of The Silver Ball, the Cornish poet and folklorist Anna Cholrton You can follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/anna_chorlton And visit her website here http://www.annachorlton.com/ All the locations and customs mentioned in the story are based on real sites and events in Cornwall. We’ll be chatting to Anna about hurling and especially about Cornwall’s many stone circles and the folklore associated with them in a future edition of the podcast. We would like to thank all of our actors for taking part in The Silver Ball. Most of the lines you heard were delivered by Cornish actors or actors with a strong connection to the county, recording from their homes. Recording took place before the UK’s lockdown restrictions eased, using the actors’ own recording equipment. If the sound quality varies slightly we apologise and hope this doesn’t interfere with your enjoyment of the story. We’d also like to thank composer and musician Mike O’Connor for supplying the stunning music you heard in this drama. You can find out more about Mike, his music and storytelling here http://www.lyngham.co.uk/mike_oconnor.html Finally, we'd like to thank Anne Hughes, Harriet Chorlton, Les Harris and St Column Hurling. If this has been your first time listening to Alternative Stories and Fake Realities please subscribe to hear more of our audio drama poetry and fiction podcasts the moment they are released. Follow us on twitter for news of forthcoming releases and to interact with the podcast, our actors and writers https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt You can also follow us on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ If you are a writer wishing to submit a script or an actor wishing to audition please contact us via email at office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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Poems from Marie-Claire Wood, TAK Erzinger, Kevan Manwaring and Sarra Culleno 34:55

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Send us a text In this special edition we’ll be listening to poems from four regular contributors to the podcast and hearing a little about their approaches to writing poetry. The presenter is Sally Walker-Taylor Sound recordings in this podcast were made by the contributors and sound design, mixing and music were by Chris Gregory The poems in this podcast are Binder’s Blue by Marie Claire Wood The Afternoon Route by TAK Erzinger Bellwether by Kevan Mawaring Little Red Morrigan by Sarra Culleno Kintsugi in the Age of Social Media by Marie-Claire Wood Chemical Bonds by TAK Erzinger Calving of the Berg by Kevan Manwaring Ab-Zohr’s Temple Sonnet (Offering To The Waters) by Sarra Culleno My Mother’s Dresser by Marie-Claire Wood Canto de mi Sangre (Song of My Blood) by TAK Erzinger Choices by Kevan Manwaring The Beach-Goers by Sarra Culleno Marie-Claire Wood is an actor, writer, model and presenter. She has presented several episodes of Alternative Stories and appeared in our dramas Backdrop. Hare Spell and Out of The Darkness for which she was a co-writer. She is an accomplished poetry reader and can be heard reading poems by Phoebe Stuckes and Maria-Taylor in series 3 of Alt Stories and as the lead voice in our audiobook version of the Invisible Borders anthology by Hypatia Publications. Marie-Claire will be appearing in the new audio drama series Small Gods soon. Find out more about Marie-Claire and follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/MarieClaireWood TAK Erzinger is an American Swiss writer with Colombian background currently living in Switzerland. Her collection “At The Foot of The Mountain” has recently been published by Floricanto Press and is available to buy via links in TAK’s twitter feed and from Amazon. TAK was the writer of our recent audio drama “Stella’s Constellation” which was based on part of an upcoming novel. She is also an accomplished artist and has contributed poems to our “Through The Trees” anthology. Find out more about TAK and follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/ErzTak Dr Kevan Manwaring is a Senior Lecturer in creative writing at the Arts University in Bournemouth. The author of many works of fiction and poetry he was the writer of our audio drama Black Box which was based on his award-winning novel of the same name. A committed ecologist and writer in the field of climate fiction, Kevan also contributed to our special edition on that subject as well as to out discussion on folklore recently. We are planning further projects with Kevan and you should follow him (and us) to find out more about them. Follow Kevan on twitter here https://twitter.com/bardicacademic And visit his website here https://thebardicacademic.wordpress.com/ Sarra Culleno may be best known to Alternative Stories listeners as one of the writing team behind our acclaimed audio drama Hare Spell. That drama was partly inspired by Sarra’s original story The Hares of Horsenden Hill which we also dramatised alongside Hare Spell. Sarra has contributed poetry to a number of editions of the podcast and we are incredibly proud and pleased to announce that her debut short fiction collection “Bonds” will be published later this year. We’ll hear much more about that on Alternative Stories soon. Follow Sarra on twitter here https://twitter.com/sarra1978 We hope you enjoy listening to poems from all four contributors. Support the show…

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An interview with novelist Fiona Mountain 47:22

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Send us a text In this edition we chat with historical novelist Fiona Mountain about her forthcoming novel and audio drama “The Keeper of Songs”. We include excerpts from the audio drama of and from some of her other novels and talk about the role of music in inspiring Fiona, her historical research and the effects of the pandemic on her creativity. This edition features excerpts from the forthcoming audio drama of The Keeper of Songs starring Amy Forrest and Keeley Lane and adapted from her novel of the same name by Fiona Mountain. It features the track “Henry and Clara” by Bella Hardy which is reproduced with Bella’s permission. The audio drama is produced by Nicholas John with Audio edit, mix and mastering: David Pickering Pick at ffg media www.ffgmedia.co.uk You can find out more about Fiona Mountain and order her books by visiting her website https://www.fionamountain.com/ To join Fiona’s mailing list to be informed when pre-order for The Keeper of Songs opens please click the link at the foot of the website home page. If you would like to purchase copies of Fiona’s novels you can visit her Amazon page here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiona-Mountain/e/B001HMN6QU?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_4&qid=1568592964&sr=1-4-catcorr You can follow Fiona on social media via twitter here https://twitter.com/FionaMountain And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/fionamountainwriter/ To find out more about Bella Hardy and to purchase copies of her albums you can visit her website here https://www.bellahardy.com/ Fiona mentions folk singer and writer Sam Lee during the podcast. You can find out more about Sam, his music and his latest book all about the nightingale by visiting his website here https://samleesong.co.uk/ If you would like to book a place on our Introduction to Writing for Audio Drama Workshop on 17th May you can do so via our Eventbrite page here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introduction-to-writing-for-audio-drama-with-alternative-stories-tickets-148761496641 Subscribe to Alternative Stories in your favourite podcast app to have all future editions delivered to your feed the moment they are released and to access our full archive of audio drama poetry and fiction podcasts. Follow us on social media to find out what we’re up to and to get news on forthcoming podcasts via twitter here https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ You can contact us via email office@alternativestories.com Coming soon we’ll have poetry from Gregory Leadbetter and drama from Anna Chorlton and Emily Inkpen. Support the show…

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Send us a text In this edition we look at new books from two exciting British writers, poet Lisa O'Hare and novelist and short story writer Alexandra Beaumont. We have extracts from each book and interviews with their authors. Thank you to Lisa O'Hare and Alexandra Beaumont for taking part in this podcast. The presenter of this edition has been Sally Walker-Taylor The interviewer was Chris Gregory Poems from Lisa's book "Lockdown Life, A Rollercoaster of Emotions" were read by Lisa O'Hare Extracts from Alexandra's book " Testament of the Stars" were read by Holly Skinner" Production, sound design and music were by Chris Gregory We would like to thank Master House Publishing for allowing us to reproduce Lisa's poems and Gurt Dog Press for permission to share the excerpts from 'Testament of the Stars" Visit all of Lisa O'Hare's links here https://linktr.ee/lisa.ohare And follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/TheLisaOHare Visit Master House Publishing’s website and order Lisa’s book here https://masterhousepublishing.com/ And follow Master House on twitter here https://twitter.com/MasterHousePub You can find out more about Alexandra Beaumont and read some of her short fiction via her website here https://abeaumont75.wixsite.com/home And follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/ABeaumontWriter Visit Alexandra’s publisher Gurt Dog Press here https://gurtdogpress.com/ And follow the press on twitter here https://twitter.com/GurtDogPress Pre-order a copy of Testament of The Stars here https://gurtdogpress.com/testament-of-the-stars-by-alexandra-beaumont/ To find out more about our forthcoming audio drama productions The Hunt by Emily Inkpen, The Silver Ball by Anna Chorlton and our next podcast, Keeper of Songs by Fiona Mountain please follow us on social media You can follow Alternative Stories via twitter here https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ In our extract from Keeper of Songs you heard the voice of Nicholas John In our extract from The Silver Ball you heard the voices of Carly Barnes, Kate Edney and Tiffany Clare If you would like to join one of our workshops on writing audio drama please follow the link below We are taking bookings for our course on 17th May https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introduction-to-writing-for-audio-drama-with-alternative-stories-tickets-148761496641?aff=ebdsoporgprofile There'll be no Alternative Stories podcast next week. We return on Friday 7th May with a new audio drams Keeper of Songs by Fiona Mountain starring Amy Forrest and Keeley Lane Support the show…

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SciFi Writers : Emily Inkpen 58:52

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Send us a text Emily Inkpen is a a British science fiction writer and audio dramatist. Her drama The Bomb was one of our most popular podcasts of 2020. In this edition we talk to Emily about world building for Sci Fi writers, her working practice, the influence of writing audio drama on her prose work and her forthcoming audio drama The Hunt. We hear extracts from her novel The Blood Road and from The Bomb. In this edition you heard readings from Emily’s novel “The Blood Road” read by Laura Dunnion and Harri Rees Jones You also heard extracts from the audio drama “The Bomb” with the voices of Emily Inkpen, Warren Graham, Kelsey Griffin, Harri Rees Jones, Charlie Richards, Lewie Watson and Annika Kordes. The presenter of this edition is Tiffany Clare The interviewer is Chris Gregory Sound design, music and audio drama production are by Chris Gregory You can find out more about Emily Inkpen’s work and writing by visiting her website here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/ You can follow her on social media via twitter here https://twitter.com/emilyinkpen And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/emilyinkpen/ The play-out music in this edition is an exclusive extract from the theme music to Emily’s forthcoming drama “The Hunt “ written by Allen Stroud. As well as being a composer, Allen Stroud is a writer and chair of the British Science Fiction Association You can find out more about Allen by visiting his website here https://www.allenstroud.com/ Subscribe to Alternative Stories to hear The Hunt when it is released. You can access all our science fiction and climate fiction content including Emily’s first audio drama The Bomb via this link https://www.podchaser.com/lists/sci-fi-and-climate-fiction-on-alternative-stories-107aDoFzmM And follow us on social media via twitter here https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ If you are interested in learning more about writing audio drama you can join one of our zoom workshops on the subject. Our next Introduction to Writing For Audio Drama workshop will be on 17th May at 6.30PM UK time and you can register via the Eventbrite link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introduction-to-writing-for-audio-drama-with-alternative-stories-tickets-148761496641 Next week on Alternative Stories we bring you new writing from Alexandra Beaumont and Lisa O’Hare as well as previews of two forthcoming audio drama productions “Keeper of Songs” by Fiona Mountain and “The Silver Ball” by Anna Chorlton. Support the show…

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Send us a text Chris Beckett is one of the UK’s leading science fiction writers. His novel Dark Eden won the prestigious Arthur C Clarke Award for the best UK published science fiction novel of the year in 2012 and his latest novel Two Tribes was published to considerable critical acclaim in 2020. In this podcast we have an interview with Chris and extracts from his novels. Listeners are advised that there is some explicit language in this podcast. Thank you to Chris Beckett for taking the time to record this interview with us. The excerpts you heard were from the following novels The presenter of this podcast is Tiffany Clare The interviewer is Chris Gregory Sound design and production were also by Chris Gregory America City (published in 2017) The reader was Marie-Claire Wood Beneath the World, A Sea (published in 2019) – excerpts were read by Harri Rees Jones Tomorrow (due to be published in July 2021) – excerpts were read by Charlie Richards and Tiffany Clare You also heard excerpts from our audio drama adaptation of Two Tribes with the voices of Verity Blyth, Rosa Samuels, Sadie Pepperrell and Charlie Richards Chris’s novels and short story collections are published in the UK by Corvus Books which is an imprint of Atlantic Books. We’d like to thank Kate Straker from Corvus / Atlantic for her help in the making of this podcast and for allowing us to use these excerpts. You can purchase Chris Beckett’s novels via Hive here https://tinyurl.com/3kk8f6w4 And via Amazon here https://tinyurl.com/4ebs6whj Visit Chris’ website here http://www.chris-beckett.com/ You can visit Corvus’ Website here https://atlantic-books.co.uk/corvus/ Follow Chris on twitter here https://twitter.com/chriszbeckett And Corvus here https://twitter.com/CorvusBooks Chris’s reading recommendations in the podcast were Sunken Land Begins To Rise Again by M John Harrison https://www.gollancz.co.uk/titles/m-john-harrison/the-sunken-land-begins-to-rise-again/9780575096370/ Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo https://tinyurl.com/yzyhrwhw Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake https://tinyurl.com/b6wjehs Next week on the podcast, in the second part of our short series in which we talk to science fiction authors we’ll feature Emily Inkpen. Listeners may recall Emily’s audio drama The Bomb which we published last summer. Coming soon we’ll have Emily’s latest drama The Hunt and in the interview Emily talks about the process of writing drama, how The Hunt fits into her wider literary universe and how the process of writing her novel series The Dex Legacy is going. Follow us on twitter for more details and follow Emily Inkpen on twitter to find out more about her writing. Alternative Stories on twitter https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt Emily Inkpen https://twitter.com/emilyinkpen If you are interested in writing audio drama you can join our forthcoming introductory workshop in which we’ll work with extracts from Alt Stories dramas via the link below https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1487 Support the show…

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Send us a text As a historian in the bleak, climate-ravaged twenty-third century, it's Zoe's job to record and archive the past, not to recreate it. But when she comes across the diaries of Harry and Michelle, who lived two hundred years ago, she becomes fascinated by the minutiae of their lives and decides to write a novel about them, filling in the gaps with her own imaginings. Listeners are warned that this episode contains explicit language. In Two Tribes by Chris Beckett you heard Verity Blyth as Zoe Rosa Samuels as Cally Charlie Richards as Harry Sadie Pepperrell as Michelle And Marie Claire Wood as Letty The presenter is Tiffany Clare The main theme for Two Tribes is by Scott Ander Sound design, soundscapes and direction are by Chris Gregory Casting was by Chris Gregory and Chris Beckett The script was adapted from Chris Beckett’s original novel by Chris Gregory and Chris Beckett Sound effects are from freesound.org This audio drama is an adaptation of part of the novel Two Tribes. If you would like to read the full novel it is out in paperback in the UK now and details on how to buy it are posted below Chris Beckett has been involved throughout the process of making this drama and we would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his time and expertise and for allowing us to work with his brilliant story. We would also like to thank Kate Straker of Corvus / Atlantic Books for her help and cooperation in the making of this audio drama. You can find out more about Chris Beckett by visiting his website here http://www.chris-beckett.com/ Follow Chris on twitter here https://twitter.com/chriszbeckett And purchase Two Tribes here On Hive https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Chris-Author-Beckett/Two-Tribes/25602398 And on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Tribes-Chris-Beckett/dp/1786499339/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1615034100&sr=8-1 You can visit Corvus via their website here https://atlantic-books.co.uk/corvus/ Follow Corvus on twitter here https://twitter.com/CorvusBooks The theme tune for this edition is is called “The Hunt” by Scott Ander, from his EP “The Holocene” which you can listen to here https://soundcloud.com/user-498615231/sets/the-holocene You can follow Scott on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/scottandermusic/ Follow Alternative Stories on twitter for a chance to win one of 3 free copies of Two Tribes signed by Chris Beckett in our competition starting on Friday 2nd April https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt You can book to join one of our upcoming audio drama writing workshops via this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/148761496641 Join us next week for a special edition featuring Two Tribes author Chris Beckett. We'll have an interview with Chris, clips and excerpts from his recent and upcoming books and reflections on his writing practices. As part of this short season on science fiction writers we'll also have an interview with Emily Inkpen. We'll look forward to her new audio dram Support the show…

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Send us a text Since Alternative Stories started almost two years ago we have produced a number of audio dramas based on episodes from folklore. This discussion edition looks at the ways in which folklore continues to inspire writers , academics, musicians and podcasters. This edition is presented by Marie-Claire Wood Production and music are by Chris Gregory Our guests in this edition are Dee Dee Chainey https://twitter.com/DeeDeeChainey Folklore Thursday https://twitter.com/FolkloreThurs The Folklore Thursday website http://www.folklorethursday.com/ Terri Windling https://twitter.com/terriwindling Terri’s website https://www.terriwindling.com/info/ Mark Norman https://twitter.com/folklorepod The Folklore Podcast http://www.thefolklorepodcast.com/ Bella Hardy : Folk Musician https://twitter.com/bellahardy You can buy Bella's music via her website https://www.bellahardy.com/ Professor Carolyne Larrington https://twitter.com/profcarolyne Carolyne’s website includes links to her books https://carolynelarrington.wordpress.com/ Signe Maene https://twitter.com/MaeneSigne And visit her website https://signemaene.com/ Dr Kevan Manwaring https://twitter.com/bardicacademic Visit his website here https://thebardicacademic.wordpress.com/ Lyndsey Croal https://twitter.com/writerlynds Visit her website here https://lyndseycroal.wordpress.com/ Kaitlin Felix https://twitter.com/katigirl90 And visit her website here https://katifelix.com/ Amy Boucher https://twitter.com/Nearlyknowledg1 And visit her blog here https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/ We have prepared a full set of show notes with more information and links for each of our guests and our recommended podcasts here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AkNqhywad3YvSYQxHhWP2Yf8IcCIRRFM/view?usp=sharing Drama excerpts in this edition were from Hare Spell , The Seeing Trees, Selkie and Daughter of Fire and Water You can listen to all our folklore related content here https://www.podchaser.com/lists/folklore-and-fairytale-on-alternative-stories-107a9Gdi9h In two weeks time we’ll be bringing you an audio drama based on the latest novel by British SciFi author Chris Beckett. Listen to “Two Tribes” on 2nd April. Please subscribe to alternative stories in Support the show…

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Send us a text Ghostlore is an anthology of writing inspired by the folklore of ghosts and the supernatural. Edited by writer and audio dramatists Lyndsey Croal our second episode Hauntings, features the work of 11 writers and explores folklore from around the world. The readers are Sally Walker Taylor, Marie-Claire Wood, Lindz McLeod, Lyndsey Croal, Hadiya Morris, Chris Gregory, Amy Boucher and Christina Castaneda Our pieces and writes are The Witch by Amy Boucher Amy Boucher is a passionate advocate of her native Shropshire’s folklore, ghostlore and local History. You can find her blog her https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/ and on twitter @ g0blinegg We Cower in a Ruined Castle and Hope Not to Hear a Ghost by Elou Carroll Elou Carroll likes to tell ghost stories. You can find her work on www.eloucarroll.com Ghost Feet by Ellen Forkin Ellen Forkin is a writer and artist living in the magical Orkney Islands. Find her on Instagram @ellen_forkin and Twitter https://twitter.com/ellen_forkin Unrest by Vanessa Jae Vanessa Jae writes horrifically beautiful anarchies, reads stories for Apex Magazine and translates for Progressive International https://twitter.com/thevanessajae Huntress, Enchantress, Murderess by Lyndsey Croal Lyndsey is a writer, audio dramatist and editor from Edinburgh. Find out more about her and her work here https://lyndseycroal.co.uk/ Welcome Home by Ai Jiang Ai Jiang is a Chinese-Canadian writer, an immigrant from Fujian, and an active member of HWA. Find her on Twitter @ AiJiang_ and online http://aijiang.ca Naart Stuyck by Signe Maene Signe Maene is a writer, folklorist and audio dramatist from Belgian. Her work has been featured frequently in this podcast and a new audio play is in preparation. signemaene.com/links/ Ye Tak The Ghost Road by Callum McSorley Callum McSorley is an author based in Glasgow. His short stories have been published by New Writing Scotland, Gutter Magazine, Shoreline of Infinity, and Monstrous Regiment among others. https://twitter.com/CallumMcSorley The Accordionist by Anna Orridge Anna Orridge is a writer from Croydon, whose short story 'Backdrop' was adapted for a an acclaimed Alternative Stories audio drama. You can find out more about her activism and writing on Twitter https://twitter.com/orridge_anna A Fate Worse by Marisca Pichette Marisca Pichette writes speculative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. She is on Twitter as https://twitter.com/MariscaPichette and Instagram as @marisca_write. Her website is: www.mariscapichette.com The Island of Dolls by Sam W Pisciotta Sam W Pisciotta is a writer and visual artist who believes, with his whole heart, that the glass is half-full. Follow him on Instagram @silo34 and Twitter https://twitter.com/silo34 Music and production are by Chris Gregory More bio notes on our participants https://tinyurl.com/ncxpzm95 Sound effects are from freesound.org Support the show…

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Send us a text Ghostlore is an anthology of writing inspired by the folklore of ghosts, spirits and the supernatural. Edited by writer and audio dramatists Lyndsey Croal this first edition, Wilderness, features the work of 11 writers and explores folklore from around the world. Ghostlore Part One, Wilderness is presented and edited by Lyndsey Croal. The readers are Sally Walker Taylor, Marie-Claire Wood, Maria S Picone, Lyndsey Croal and Chris Gregory. The featured pieces and writers are The Goatherd by Cormack Baldwin Cormack Baldwin is a speculative fiction writer and editor who emerged from the Alaskan bush one day and mosied down to Oregon. https://cmbaldwin.carrd.co/ A Ghost of Bones and Bark by Alexandra Beaumont Alexandra’s debut fantasy novel based on Tudor astrology and star-magic, Testament of the Stars, was published in April 2021. abeaumont@live.co.uk Sing Sorrow To The Sea And the Waves Will Answer by Lyndsey Croal Lyndsey is a science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction writer from Edinburgh www.lyndseycroal.co.uk The Smiling Folk by E L Crocker E L Crocker is a writer from Manchester. He cut his teeth in horror stories, but in recent years has turned to writing fantasy novels https://twitter.com/ELCrocker3 Excerpt from “Mischief Acts” by Zoe Gilbert Zoe is a prize winning short story writer, novelist and teacher based in Folkestone. Her latest novel, Mischief Acts is published by Bloomsbury https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mischief-acts-9781526628817/ God is Neither Man Nor Ghost by Gessica Sakamoto Martini Gessica Sakamoto Martini is a writer from Italy. Her writing has been published in Corvid Queen and featured in Alternative Stories podcast. She holds a PhD in Anthropology and tweets about folklore at https://twitter.com/GJMartini Birth Story by Maria S Picone Maria S. Picone/수영 ( www.mariaspicone.com @mspicone on Twitter) is a Korean American adoptee and multigenre writer Your Name Repeated by Tamara Rogers Tamara writes mainly dark, surreal tales with a touch of science fiction. You can find her at www.thedustlounge.com and https://twitter.com/tamrogers There is an Instinct by Melinda Salisbury Melinda Salisbury is the three-time Carnegie nominated and bestselling author of multiple young adult novels, including the Sin Eater's Daughter series, the State of Sorrow duology, Hold Back the Tide, and Her Dark Wings. www.melindasalisbury.com The Hobby Lanterns by Cat Voleur Cat Voleur is a writer, gamer, and podcaster. You can find her and more of her work through Twitter @Cat_Voleur and on her website http://www.catvoleur.com/ Spring Hollow Secret God Sleeping by Lorraine Wilson Lorraine’s debut novel, the wilderness dystopian This Is Our Undoing, was released last year, and her second, The Way The Light Bends, a dark folkloric novel, is coming out in August this year. She tweets https://twitter.com/raine_clouds Music and production are by Chris Gregory More bio notes on our participants https://tinyurl.com/ncxpzm95 Sound effects Support the show…

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Send us a text In this first edition of season 6 we look at the other podcasts Alternative Stories have been working on. We chat with novelist Madeleine White about the pdcast for writers, Write On! Audio and novelist and audio dramatist Emily Inkpen about our new science fiction audio drama The Dex Legacy. We also preview some of the content you’ll be able to hear in season 6. In this edition you can hear an interview with the editor of the Write On! suite of publications, Madeleine White. You can listen to Write On! Audio by searching for “pen to print” in your favourite podcast app or by clicking the link below. https://anchor.fm/pentoprint You can hear Madeleine White’s audio drama The Ark by clicking here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/6127414 And order her novel “Mother of Floods” here and at the usual book retail outlets https://www.crowsnestbooks.com/product/mother-of-floods/ And follow her on twitter here https://mobile.twitter.com/madeleinefwhite Find out more about author and dramatist Emily Inkpen and her new audio drama podcast The Dex Legacy by visiting the podcast’s website here https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ You can listen to the Dex Legacy by searching “the dex legacy” in your favourite podcast app or click the link below https://www.buzzsprout.com/1868546 You can follow The Dex Legacy on twitter here https://mobile.twitter.com/thedexlegacy And follow Emily on twitter here https://mobile.twitter.com/emilyinkpen You heard an excerpt from Zoe Gilbert’s forthcoming novel “Mischief Acts” read by Sally Walker Taylor. Mischief Acts will be published on 17th March and you can order a copy and find out more about Zoe via the Bloomsbury website here https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mischief-acts-9781526645401/ Follow Zoe on twitter here https://mobile.twitter.com/mindandlanguage Also out on 17th March will be the memoir “Sins of My Father” by Lily Dunn and you heard a short excerpt in the podcast read by Lily herself. You can order a copy at all the usual book outlets and via the W&N website here https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/lily-dunn/sins-of-my-father/9781474623308/ Follow Lily on twitter here https://mobile.twitter.com/Lilydunnwriter Also in this podcast you can hear · the poem “Scent of Oleander” by Amantine Broduer read by Tiffany Clare · An excerpt from a forthcoming interview with artist David Suff about his book “Walking on Skylark Ridge” · And an excerpt from an upcoming interview with writer, actor and dramatist Jackie Jorgenson which we’ll be sharing as part of our storytelling season soon. We look forward to welcoming you to season six starting with our Ghostlore audio drama anthology which will be out on 18th March. Support the show…

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Send us a text Midwinter Monologues is a collection of seasonal short fiction by 13 different writers. We feature stories written and performed by Alternative Stories regulars such as Lewie Watson and Marie-Claire Wood and introduce some new writers and voices. This anthology will put you in in a festive mood and help you to consider some alternative versions of Christmas. We all have our own midwinter stories – what’s yours? “The Hidden People” by Bean Swayer performed by Sally Walker Taylor “To All A Good Life” by Lewie Watson performed by Lewie Watson “Winter Monologue” by Marie-Claire Wood performed by Marie-Claire Wood “Home for the Holidays” by Jackie Jorgenson performed by Jackie Jorgenson “The Sunday Morning Club” by Sally Goble read by Tiffany Clare “The Golden Ball” by Gessica Sakamoto Martini performed by Sally Walker-Taylor “Turkey Story” By Jude Whiley-Morton read by Jude Whiley-Morton “The Pond” by Carolyn Stockdale read by Tiffany Clare “Solstice” by Daniel Draper read by Daniel Draper “The Sun Stones” (A Solstice Story) by Kevan Manwaring read by Kevan Manwaring “Monologue” By Ford Dagenham read by Chris Gregory “Trouble and Strife” By Janet O’Donnell read by Janet O’Donnell “Unread Stories” By Maggie Sawkins read by Maggie Sawkins Thank you to all our writers and readers for their contributions to this podcast. Special thanks to Lily Dunn, Zoe Gilbert and Ennis Welbourne of London Lit Lab for their help in finding us so many brilliant new writers for this edition. You heard trailers for 2 new Alternative Stories productions in this podcast. Find out more about the Dex Legacy by visiting our website https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ and subscribe to the podcast here https://www.buzzsprout.com/1868546 to hear our first episodes as they are released in January Follow The Dex Legacy on twitter here https://twitter.com/thedexlegacy Write On! Audio from Pen to Print is a podcast aimed at writers everywhere. You can subscribe here or by searching “Pen To Print” in your favourite podcast app https://anchor.fm/pentoprint And follow Pen to Print on twitter here https://twitter.com/Pen_to_Print We also shared a trailer for our recent audio drama Real Boy by Cailean Steed. Listen free here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/9690521-real-boy-an-audio-drama We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our listeners an enjoyable festive season and a creative, exciting and story-filled 2022. From all at Alternative Stories, thank you so much for listening in 2021 and please join us again for season 6 next year. If you would like to contact us while we're away please email us at office@alternativestories.com or follow us on social media https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ Support the show…

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The Folklore of Animals, beasts and familiars with Signe Maene 1:07:40

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Send us a text In this special edition guest-edited by Signe Maene we look at the folklore and folk stories associated with animals, beasts and familiars. Our guests are Terri Windling, Zoe Gilbert, Willow Winsham, Icy Sedgewick and Natalja Saint-Germain Thank you to Signe Maene, Terri Windling, Zoe Gilbert, Willow Winsham, Icy Sedgwick and Natalja Saint German for being out guests on the podcast today. We’ve posted links so you can find out more about our guests and follow their blogs, podcasts, websites and social media as part of these show notes. Find out more about our guests by visiting their websites, listening to their podcasts and following them on social media Signe Maene https://signemaene.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/MaeneSigne Instagram https://www.instagram.com/signemaene/ Signe also co-edits the Wyrd Wednesday hashtag on twitter which you can follow here https://twitter.com/WyrdWednesday Terri Windling https://www.terriwindling.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/terriwindling Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bumblehillstudio/ Zoe Gilbert http://zoegilbert.com/zoe-gilbert/ Twitter https://twitter.com/mindandlanguage Zoe teaches creative writing, often with a folkloric twist, with London Lit Lab. Find out more here https://www.londonlitlab.co.uk/ Icy Sedgewick https://www.icysedgwick.com/ where you can link to her books and her wonderful Fabulous Folklore Podcast Twitter https://twitter.com/icysedgwick Instagram https://www.instagram.com/icysedgwick/ Willow Winsham You can find Willow’s books for sale here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Willow-Winsham/e/B01DR996L4%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Twitter https://twitter.com/WillowWinsham And follow Folklore Thursday which she co-runs with Dee Dee Chainey here https://twitter.com/FolkloreThurs Natalja Saint-Germain Twitter https://twitter.com/bjorn_stjerne Instagram https://www.instagram.com/natalja_stgermain/ Natalja also co-hosts the Swamp Sunday hashtag on twitter which you can follow here https://twitter.com/swampsunday You can listen to all our folklore and fairytale podcasts via this podchaser link https://www.podchaser.com/lists/folklore-and-fairytale-on-alternative-stories-107a9Gdi9h Support the show…

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Send us a text In this edition we resume the theme of storytelling, this time looking at the art and techniques of telling stories from real life. Our guest, Lily Dunn is a novelist, memoirist and teacher whose debut memoir, Sins of My Father will be out in March 2022. Excerpts from Sins of My Father in this podcast are read by Lily Dunn The interviewer is Chris Gregory Production, sound design, music and editing are by Chris Gregory Lily Dunn is a writer, teacher and lecturer in creative writing and narrative nonfiction at Bath Spa University. She is the author of one novel, SHADOWING THE SUN, and co-editor with Zoe Gilbert of A WILD AND PRECIOUS LIFE, an anthology of recovery stories. You can find out more about Lily by visiting her website here https://lilydunn.co.uk/ And follow Lily on social media Via twitter https://twitter.com/Lilydunnwriter And Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lilydunnwriting/ Lily's memoir, Sins of My Father will be published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in March. We think W&N for permission to use excerpts from the book in this podcast. Lily and Zoe Gilbert co-founded and teach for London Lit Lab. If you have enjoyed listening to Zoe and Lily chatting about storytelling and the art of writing please visit their website at the address below to find out about and book onto their courses and workshops. https://www.londonlitlab.co.uk/ For updates about London Lit Lab courses and activities follow them on social media here Via twitter https://twitter.com/londonlitlab And Instagram https://www.instagram.com/londonlitlab/ You can listen to part one of our Storytelling series with Zoe Gilbert and Tiffany Clare here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/9672055-storytelling-part-one-with-zoe-gilbert-and-tiffany-clare Listen out for future podcasts about storytelling featuring professional storyteller Ilaria Passeri and playwright and scriptwriter Lucy Kaufman If you have enjoyed this or any of our podcasts we would be grateful if you could provide us with a rating and review preferably on Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/alternative-stories-and-fake-realities/id1470495562 or Podchaser here https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/alternative-stories-and-fake-r-882341 and if you would like to contact us, submit work or enquire about our actors, production services or course and workshops please drop us a note via office@alternativestories.com Support the show…

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Send us a text Mastrocherry is a tech company making poppets - highly realistic replicas of real humans. Senior engineer Catherine Antonio and Junior Reclaim Engineer Fox Cameron have a problem. A poppet has been returned by a VIP customer and they must diagnose the reasons for some alarming behavioural traits it has been displaying. Can it really be possible that the poppet has become self-aware and started to display violent tendencies? Real Boy is written by Cailean Steed and was the winner of the 2021 Pen To Print Audio Play Competition. In Real Boy you can hear Alex White as Fox Kelley Costigan as Cat Kirsty Woolven as Carlo Carl Wharton as Father Hadiya Morris as Mother and Verity Blyth as Azure Music, sound design, direction and production are by Chris Gregroy Casting and character direction are by Chris Gregory and Cailean Steed Sound effects are from freesound.org The script for Real Boy is copyright Cailean Steed and the produced audio drama copyright Alternative Stories / Cailean Steed. Find out more about our writer Cailean Steed by following them on twitter at https://twitter.com/CaileanSteed We would like to thank Cailean for their invaluable work in the production of this drama. Real Boy was the winner of the 2021 Pen to Print Audio Drama writing competition. If you are a dramatist and would like to enter the 2022 competition, please visit www.pentoprint.org for details of how to do so or to join an audio drama writing workshop. These workshops are run by Chris Gregory from Alternative Stories and the next one will be on Thursday 20th January. If you have enjoyed listening to Real Boy please check out our other audio dramas via our podcast feed. Real Boy is an Alternative Stories 2021 production for the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast Support the show…

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Storytelling : Part One with Zoe Gilbert and Tiffany Clare 1:17:56

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Send us a text In this podcast we look at the art and techniques of storytelling. We speak to novelist Zoe Gilbert about the ways in which she uses folklore and folk tales as inspiration and backdrop for her storytelling and actress Tiffany Clare about telling stories through characters and narration. Our first guest in this edition is Zoe Gilbert. Zoe won the Costa Short Story prize in 2014. He debut novel Folk was published to considerable acclaim and featured on BBC Radio. Zoe's second novel Mischief Acts will be published in 2022. She co-founded London Lit Lab with novelist and memoirist Lily Dunn who we'll be featuring in part two of this short series. Find out more about Zoe and her work by visiting her website here http://zoegilbert.com/ You can follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/mindandlanguage Find out more about London Lit Lab and sign up for their courses and workshops here https://www.londonlitlab.co.uk/ You can buy Folk as paperback, e-book or audiobook through all the usual outlets. Tiffany Clare is an actress working on stage, screen and in audio drama. She has appeared in many Alternative Stories dramas being nominated for two audio verse awards for her appearances in our dramas The Adults in The Room and No Words. The latter represented the UK at the International Radio Drama Festival in 2020. Tiffany works as a voice artist in commercials, presents podcasts and has worked as a voice actor for video games. If you would like to work with Tiffany you can contact her via her website https://www.voicebytiffany.com/ In this podcast you can hear extracts from the following Two extracts from Mischief Acts by Zoe Gilbert read by Sally Walker-Taylor An extract from Folk by Zoe Gilbert read by Tiffany Clare An extract from The Seeing Trees by Kaitlin Felix featuring Tiffany Clare and Charlie Richards An Extract from The Adults in the Room featuring Tiffany Clare and Catherine D’Addario We would like to thank Bloomsbury, Zoe Gilbert’s publisher for permission to recreate extracts from her books for this podcast. You can visit Bloomsbury here https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ And follow them on twitter here https://twitter.com/BloomsburyBooks In our next podcasts you’ll be able to hear · Storytelling Part Two featuring Lily Dunn · Real Boy, a new audio drama by Cailean Steed · A folklore special edition about creatures, beasts and familiars in folklore guest-edited by Signe Maene · Midwinter Monologues – our Christmas 2021 edition featuring short seasonal monologues from a variety of writers. Support the show…

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Send us a text Bonds is the debut short story collection by poet, dramatist and friend of the podcast Sarra Culleno. Dealing with the bonds between mothers and children as its main theme it skips genres between science fiction, fantasy and folklore. We have an interview with Sarra and excerpts from the stories. You can order a copy of Bonds directly from the CAAB Publishing website here https://www.caabpublishing.co.uk/store/Fiction-c45916043 It’s also available from Waterstones and Amazon Follow Sarra Culleno on social media here https://twitter.com/sarra1978 https://www.instagram.com/sarracullenopoetry/ And follow CAAB Publishing on twitter here https://twitter.com/CaabPublishing The readings from the story Machina Ex Deus which appears in Bonds were by Tiffany Clare and Alex White In the excerpt from The Hares of Horsenden Hill you heard the voices of Stevie Skinner and Amy Forrest. Music was by Inge Thompson The excerpt from Greenman was read by Annabelle Broad Contact Alternative Stories at office@alternativestories.com to enquire about upcoming audio drama writing workshops as mentioned by Sarra in the podcast. Support the show…

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Mona Arshi : Somebody Loves You 57:56

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Send us a text In this edition of the podcast we look at “Somebody Loves You”, the debut novel by acclaimed poet Mona Arshi. We’ll bring you extracts from the novel read by actress Rakhee Sharma, an interview and some of Mona’s poetry. The presenter in this edition is Sally Walker Taylor, the readers are Rakhee Sharma and Tiffany Clare. and the interviewer is Chris Gregory. Sound design, production and music are by Chris Gregory We would like to thank Mona Arshi for her time and support in the making of this podcast. We’re also grateful to And Other Stories for allowing us to feature Somebody Loves You and reproduce extracts from it. If you would like to buy “Somebody Loves You” you can do so directly from the publisher by visiting https://www.andotherstories.org/ where you can buy or pre-order a paperback or e-book version of the novel. You can also buy the book through all the usual outlets Alternative Stories is pleased to recommend bookshop.org – all purchases from this retailer support local bookshops of your choice. You can find out more about Mona Arshi by visiting her website https://www.monaarshi.com/ And follow her on social media where she posts as https://twitter.com/arshi_mona And Instagram where she is https://www.instagram.com/monaarshipoetry/ You can visit publisher And Other Stories’ website here https://www.andotherstories.org/ Follow them on twitter via https://twitter.com/andothertweets And on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/andotherpics/ If you have enjoyed this edition of the podcast please consider subscribing to have all our future editions delivered directly to your podcast feed. We make audio drama, poetry and fiction podcasts as well as writer interviews and writing advice. Coming soon on Alternative Stories we’ll be sharing a new audio drama, “Real Boy” by Cailean Steed and we’ll be chatting to novelist Zoe Gilbert, memoirist Lily Dunn and other guests about the art of storytelling. Support the show…

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Send us a text In this edition we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Seren Books, the publisher from south Wales responsible for launching the careers of many poets and for putting out a series of memorable poetry collections including a few featured previously on Alt Stories In this podcast you can hear an interview with Seren’s outgoing poetry editor Amy Wack who leaves the press at the end of October 2021. She looks back at her time with Seren and the changes to the style and readership of poetry since she joined. The presenter of this podcast is Nadia Wyn Abouayen and the readers from Alt Stories are Tiffany Clare and Chris Gregory We feature the following poems in this podcast “We are coming” by Kim Moore is taken from her recently published collection “All the men I never married” and is read by Tiffany Clare “Yet, he remembers Baghdad” by Abeer Ameer from the 2021 collection “Inhale / Exile” read by Tiffany Clare “Air Camera” by Christopher Meredith from his collection “Still” is read by Chris Gregory “Wrack of Summer” is taken from Polly Atkin’s latest collection “Much With Body” and is read by Tiffany Clare “Karaoke King” is the title poem of Dai George’s latest collection which came out in June. The reader is Chris Gregory. “Paean for a cliff railway driver” is written and read by Paul Henry and is taken from the upcoming collection “As if to sing” to be published by Seren in 2022 From the collection “Let Me Tell you What I saw” by Adnan Al Sayegh, the recording we include features the voice of translator Jenny Lewis reading the text in English whilst Adnan Al Sayegh reads the original Arabic version. The music in the background is called “The Moon Fades” and it is reproduced here with the kind permission of Naseer Shamma Production, sound design, editing and music are by Chris Gregory unless stated. We would like to thank Sarah Johnson of Seren Books for her invaluable help in the making of this podcast and Amy Wack for sharing her thoughts on her time at Seren with us. We’d also like to thank all of the contributing poets for allowing us to use their poems. If you would like to find out more about Seren Books and buy the collections featured you can do so by visiting the press’s website here https://www.serenbooks.com/ You can also follow Seren on social media here https://twitter.com/SerenBooks https://www.instagram.com/serenbooks/ You can also follow our featured poets Kim Moore https://twitter.com/kimmoorepoet Polly Atkin https://twitter.com/pollyrowena Abeer Ameer https://twitter.com/hijjabi Paul Henry https://www.paulhenrypoet.co.uk/ Dai George http://daigeorge.com/ Christopher Meredith https://christophermeredit9.wixsite.com/website Adnan Al-Sayegh http://adnanalsayegh.com/eng/ Please follow Alternative Stories on twitter at https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt for information on our upcoming drama, poetry and fiction podcasts as well as our workshops and writer / publisher services Support the show…

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Roy McFarlane : Poems of activism and jazz 26:03

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Send us a text In this edition of the podcast we hear from poet and activist Roy McFarlane. Roy has two collections from Nine Arches Press and a third collection to be published in 2022. In the podcast we share a selection of Roy’s poetry and hear about what inspires and influences his work. In this podcast you heard the following poems Papers read by Kam Elliott Clinton McCurbin 1987 read by Kam Eliiott Joy Gardner 1993 read by Hadiya Morris How it Feels to Be Free read by Kam Elliott and Hadiya Morris To the Heron who stood with me in the ruins of another black man’s life read by Kam Elliott Sound design and editing are by Chris Gregory If you would like to find out more about Roy McFarlane and his work you can visit his website http://roymcfarlane.com/ And follow him on twitter where he posts as https://twitter.com/rmcfarlane63 You can buy Roy’s poetry collections “Beginning with your last Breath” and “The Healing Next Time” from publisher Nine Arches Press via their website here https://www.ninearchespress.com/publications/poetry-collections/ Find out more about Nine Arches and follow them on twitter here https://twitter.com/NineArchesPress search websites in your area to find out about Black History Month events taking place near you. Next on Alternative Stories we feature Seren Books, the South Wales based publisher celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2021 Support the show…

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Joshua Gillingham : Writing Inspired by Norse Mythology 1:06:22

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Send us a text Joshua Gillingham is a fantasy writer whose work is heavily inspired by Norse Mythology and the Icelandic sagas. In this edition of the podcast we have an interview with Josh and we hear his short story "An Empty Thing" Read by Alex C Stewart The presenter in this edition is Sally Walker-Taylor Sound design and music are by Chris Gregory The interview with Josh Gillingham was recorded over zoom and we apologise for the sound variations in the recording. The interviewer is Chris Gregory You can find out more about Joshua Gillingham by visiting his website https://www.joshuagillingham.ca and following him on twitter where he posts as https://twitter.com/JoshMGillingham You can buy Josh’s book The Gatewatch directly from Crows Nest Books here https://www.crowsnestbooks.com/product/the-gatewatch/ In this episode we featured a trailer for the new audio drama "Darkstead" by Lucy Gibb Smith. You can subscribe to Darkstead via the podcast’s website here https://www.darkstead.com/ And follow Darkstead on twitter here https://twitter.com/DarksteadPod You can book onto the Alternative Stories audio drama workshop with London Lit Lab on 6th November here https://www.londonlitlab.co.uk/course/live-online-audio-drama-writing-for-sound/ And book for the Introduction to Audio Drama for Science Fiction Writers with Chris Gregory of Alternative Stories and Sci Fi writer Emily Inkpen on 8th November here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introduction-to-audio-drama-for-science-fiction-writers-tickets-180790508277?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch Support the show…

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National Poetry Day 2021 35:57

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Send us a text Welcome to our special anthology podcast celebrating the UK’s National Poetry Day 2021. We have a mix of poems from the podcast in the past year and new poems in forthcoming collections. The presenter is Tiffany Clare Readers (where not read by the poets themselves) are Marie-Claire Wood, Niall Wright and Charlie Richards Sound design, soundscapes, and production are by Chris Gregory Kim Moore : “All The Men I Never Married” performed by Kim Moore with music by Dave Boraston. This is taken from Kim’s new collection of the same name, published this week by Seren Books Polly Atkin : “Epiphany Insomnia” and “Frog Season” peformed by Polly Atkin from her Seren Books collection “Much With Body” Mona Arshi “Egg” and “Hurry (A Migration Song)” read by Tiffany Clare Salena Godden “The Red Tower” from “Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden (originally published as part of our podcast with Salena in July) read by Salena Godden Phoebe Stuckes “Baby, You Know What I want” and “Dolly Parton Enters a Dolly Parton Lookalike contest in a gay bar and does not place” read by Marie-Claire Wood from the Verve Poetry Press pamphlet “The One Girl Gremlin” Sarra Culleno “Tantrum” from her forthcoming collection “Bonds” read by the author Carolyn Jess-Cooke “Peeling The Skin”read by the writer from her forthcoming Seren Books collection “We have to Leave The Earth” Hannah Ingeborg “Brumation” read by the author and Joanne Sutton Smith “ A New York City Keening” read by Marie-Claire Wood taken from the Rare Swan Press Collection “100 Words of Solitude” Lisa O’Hare “Lockdown Life, A Roller-coaster of Emotions” from her Master House Publishing collection of the same name Gregory Leadbetter “Optics” read by Charlie Richards and taken from his Nine Arches Press collection “Maskwork” James O’Leary “Holding Joe” read by Niall Wright and Maggie Sawkins “Script” read by Tiffany Clare from the collection “A Wild and Precious Life edited by Zoe Gilbert and Lily Dunn. Follow our poets on twitter Kim Moore https://twitter.com/kimmoorepoet Polly Atkin https://twitter.com/pollyrowena Mona Arshi https://twitter.com/arshi_mona Salena Godden https://twitter.com/salenagodden Phoebe Stuckes https://twitter.com/phoebestuckes Sarra Culleno https://twitter.com/sarra1978 Carolyn Jess-Cooke https://twitter.com/CJessCooke Rare Swan Press (100 Words of Solitude publisher) https://twitter.com/rare_swan_press Lisa O’Hare https://twitter.com/TheLisaOHare Gregory Leadbetter https://twitter.com/GregMLeadbetter Find out more about Seren poets, Kim Moore, Polly Atkin and Carolyn Jess-Cooke and buy their books via the Seren website and listen out for some special podcasts with Seren coming soon https://www.serenbooks.com/ Visit Nine Arches Press https://www.ninearchespress.com/ You can find out much more about National Poetry Day on 7th October by visiting the website https://nationalpoetryday.co.uk/ and twitter https://twitter.com/PoetryDayUK Support the show…

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A Wild And Precious Life 1:17:51

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Send us a text In this special edition we look at “A Wild and Precious Life” an anthology of writing on the theme of recovery which was published by Unbound in May 2021. We have a selection of pieces from the collection read by our actors and insight from some of the writers who submitted pieces to the collection. We also speak to Lily Dunn and Zoe Gilbert who had the idea for the anthology, compiled and edited it. **Trigger Warning** This podcast contains references to drug use, trauma and bereavement as well as swearing. Listeners likely to be affected by any of these should avoid this podcast. In this podcast you heard the following pieces “Script” by Maggie Sawkins Read by Tiffany Clare “The Last Summer” by Susannah Vernon-Hunt read by Marie-Claire Wood “Silence” by T K Saeed read by Tiffany Clare “Begging For Change” by Gary Bryan read by Charlie Richards “Lucky” by J L Hall read by Sophie McNair “Holding Joe” by James O’Leary read by Niall Wright “Matt’s Song” by Helen Rye read by Sophie McNair “Last Orders Ladies and Gentlemen please” by John Pearson read by Chris Gregory “What’s all this time for” by Ford Dagenham read by Chris Gregory “Are You Intoxicated” by Rob True read by Chris Gregory The podcast is presented by Tiffany Clare The interviewer is Chris Gregory Music, sound design and soundscapes are by Chris Gregory We are proud to feature insight from the following writers on their contributions to A Wild and Precious Life: Rob True J L Hall Maggie Sawkins John Pearson and Helen Rye Buy a copy of A Wild and Precious Life From Bookshop.org https://uk.bookshop.org/books/a-wild-and-precious-life-a-recovery-anthology/9781783529643 From publisher Unbound (including e-book version) https://unbound.com/books/recovery/ In the UK you will also find copies in many book shops. Outside the UK you may find copies on Amazon and local online booksellers Follow Lily Dun on twitter here https://twitter.com/Lilydunnwriter and via her website here https://lilydunn.co.uk/ Follow Zoe Gilbert on twitter here https://twitter.com/mindandlanguage And at her website here http://zoegilbert.com/ And follow London Lit Lab on twitter here https://twitter.com/londonlitlab For more information on courses and workshops via their website here https://www.londonlitlab.co.uk/ To book onto our Writing for Audio Drama workshop on 6th November please click here https://www.londonlitlab.co.uk/course/live-online-audio-drama-writing-for-sound/ Support the show…

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Katrina Naomi: Poetry and Conversation 51:55

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Send us a text In this edition we speak to poet Katrina Naomi about her life and writing. We feature six poems from Katrina's collection Wild Persistence (Seren Books 2020) and hear Katrina's recommendations for other poets we should read. The presenter of the podcast is Tiffany Clare Poems are read by Katrina Naomi, Laura Dunnion and Nadia Wyn Abouayen The interviewer is Chris Gregory We would like to thank Seren Books for their support and for allowing us to work with poems from Wild Persistence Production, sound design and music are by Chris Gregory You can visit Katrina’s website here www.katrinanaomi.co.uk And follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/KatrinaNaomi Wild Persistence is available from Seren Books Wild Persistence | Seren Books as is Katrina’s second collection The Way the Crocodile Taught Me The Way the Crocodile Taught Me | Seren Books Katrina’s pamphlet Typhoon Etiquette is available via this link Katrina Naomi – Typhoon Etiquette (vervepoetrypress.com) For signed copies of all of Katrina’s books please visit the bookshop on her website here Books – Katrina Naomi And you can read and subscribe to Katrina’s newsletter here Katrina Naomi's poetry newsletter - 'short & sweet' (mailchi.mp) The poets Katrina recommended in our discussion and their collections are · Caroline Bird - The Air Year · Natalie Diaz - Postcolonial Love Poem · Caleb Femi - Poor · Peter Redgrove - Collected Poems To find out more about Pen To Print please visit their website here https://pentoprint.org/ enrol on our audio drama writing course here https://pentoprint.org/eventbrite-event/pen-to-print-an-introduction-to-writing-for-audio-drama-with-chris-gregory/ and enter our audio drama competition here (closing date is 2nd April 2021) https://pentoprint.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Pen-to-Print_Audio_Play_Comp_How-to_Enter_Rules_TCs_2021.pdf And you can read Write On! Magazine here https://pentoprint.org/product-category/magazines/ Please subscribe to Alternative Stories in your favourite podcast app to have all future editions of the podcast delivered to you the moment they are released. If you have a moment please leave us a rating and review in your podcast app Join us next week for a discussion about folklore, folk stories and folk songs with some amazing guests from the world of writing, academia and folk music. Support the show…

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Stella's Constellation: An Audio Drama 33:33

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Send us a text In a small alpine village Stella contemplates her strange life and origins as a number of mysterious events unfold around her. Stella's Constellation is a magical realist story by Swiss American author TAK Erzinger. In Stella’s Constellation by TAK Erzinger you heard Sadie Pepperrell as Stella, Simone Low as the Narrator Marie Claire Wood as Lagrimas Rhys Anderson as Jurgen Music, sound design, direction and soundscapes were by Chris Gregory Nana De Falla was sung by Marie-Claire Wood Sound effects were from freesound.org The presenter in this edition is Kelli Winkler TAK Erzinger is an American/Swiss poet and artist with a Colombian background. Her poetry has been featured in Bien Acompañada from Cornell University, The Muse from McMaster University, The Galway Review, River South from Wilkes University and more. Her debut poetry collection entitled, “Found: Between the Trees” was published by Grey Border Books, in Canada in 2019 and her forthcoming poetry book “At the Foot of the Mountain” is being published by Floricanto Press. The audio drama you just heard, “Stella’s Constellation” is an excerpt from a book she is currently writing under the same title, inspired by magical realism and the folklore of South America and central Europe. She lives in a Swiss valley with her husband and cats. You can find out more about TAK by visiting her website and following her on social media https://takerzinger.wixsite.com/poet And follow her on twitter https://twitter.com/ErzTak And Instagram https://www.instagram.com/takerzinger/ You can follow Alternative Stories on twitter here https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ And contact us by email on office@alternativestories.com To book a place on our Writing for Audio Drama Course with Pen To Print please follow this link https://pentoprint.org/eventbrite-event/pen-to-print-an-introduction-to-writing-for-audio-drama-with-chris-gregory/ And to enter the Pen To Print competition to write an audio drama click here https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/competitions/ In the coming weeks on alternative stories we have poetry, conversation and more audio drama for you. Our poetry content for season 4 will begin with a podcast featuring Katrina Naomi and also include poems from Gregory Leadbetter and Geraldine Clarkson in the coming weeks. We have a discussion on folklore and its relevance to modern audiences coming soon as well as new audio drama from Chris Beckett, Emily Inkpen, Fiona Mountain and Anna Chorlton. Subscribe to Alternative Stories and Fake Realities in your favourite podcast app to have all new editions delivered directly to your feed and to gain access to our growing library of drama, poetry and fiction podcasts. Support the show…

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Daughter of Fire and Water: An Audio Drama: Part Two 23:36

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Send us a text Brida is the daughter of the goddess Callie and bound by a spell her mother has cast, she is held captive beneath Callie's mountain fortress. Longing to escape so that she may travel freely around the world, Brida has tried many ways in vain to break the spell but the visit of a prince from the world beyond the mountain may suggest ways in which her captivity can be ended. In Daughter of Fire and Water by Lyndsey Croal you heard Kelsey Griffin as Brida Lewie Watson as Angus Peter Forbes as Cernun and Simone Low as Callie Music was by Cameron Mackay Sound design, direction and soundscapes were by Chris Gregory Sound effects were from freesound.org The presenter of this podcast is Marie-Claire Wood We would like to thank Lyndsey Croal, Anthea Middleton, Sam Canning and Gillian Bowman for their invaluable help in casting for this drama Daughter of Fire and Water began as a character origin tale for Lyndsey's in-progress young-adult fantasy novel, though it morphed into something quite different by the end. She'd like to thank Julie Bertagna for prompting her to explore this back story, and Scottish Book Trust for their support over the past year. Inspiration also came from Scottish folklorist Donald Alexander Mackenzie's interpretation of the Cailleach's story. If you would like to find out more about Lyndsey Croal and her writing, please visit her website https://lyndseycroal.wordpress.com/ To find out more about Cameron Mackay and to listen to more of his music please go to https://www.cameronmackay.co.uk/ You can follow Lyndsey Croal on twitter here https://twitter.com/writerlynds And Cameron Mackay here https://twitter.com/CameronJMackay "Daughter of Fire and Water” is an alternative stories 2021 production for the alternative stories and fake realities podcast. Our next production is called Stella's Constellation by TAK Erzinger and it will be out on Friday 5th March. In the trailer for Stella's Constellation you heard the voices of Marie-Claire Wood, Simone Low, Sadie Pepperrell and Rhys Anderson Please subscribe to alternative stories and fake realities in your favourite podcast app to have this and all future editions delivered directly to your podcast feed the moment they are released. Support the show…

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Daughter of Fire and Water: An Audio Drama: Part One 25:27

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Send us a text Brida is the daughter of the goddess Callie and bound by a spell her mother has cast, she is held captive beneath Callie's mountain fortress. Longing to escape so that she may travel freely around the world, Brida has tried many ways in vain to break the spell but the visit of a prince from the world beyond the mountain may suggest ways in which her captivity can be ended. In Daughter of Fire and Water by Lyndsey Croal you heard Kelsey Griffin as Brida Lewie Watson as Angus Peter Forbes as Cernun and Simone Low as Callie Music was by Cameron Mackay Sound design, direction and soundscapes were by Chris Gregory Sound effects were from freesound.org The presenter of this podcast is Marie-Claire Wood We would like to thank Lyndsey Croal, Anthea Middleton, Sam Canning and Gillian Bowman for their invaluable help in casting for this drama Daughter of Fire and Water began as a character origin tale for Lyndsey's in-progress young-adult fantasy novel, though it morphed into something quite different by the end. She'd like to thank Julie Bertagna for prompting her to explore this back story, and Scottish Book Trust for their support over the past year. Inspiration also came from Scottish folklorist Donald Alexander Mackenzie's interpretation of the Cailleach's story. If you would like to find out more about Lyndsey Croal and her writing, please visit her website https://lyndseycroal.wordpress.com/ To find out more about Cameron Mackay and to listen to more of his music please go to https://www.cameronmackay.co.uk/ You can follow Lyndsey Croal on twitter here https://twitter.com/writerlynds And Cameron Mackay here https://twitter.com/CameronJMackay "Daughter of Fire and Water” is an alternative stories 2021 production for the alternative stories and fake realities podcast. Part two of Daughter of Fire and Water will be out on Friday 26th February. Please subscribe to alternative stories and fake realities in your favourite podcast app to have this and all future editions delivered directly to your podcast feed the moment they are released. Support the show…

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Season 4 Preview Edition 13:21

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Send us a text In this short preview edition presented by Kelli Winkler we look forward to some of the drama and poetry productions we'll be bringing you as part of season 4 of the podcast. The preview includes A trailer for Daughter of Fire and Water, and audio drama by Lyndsey Croal starring Kelsey Griffin, Lewie Watson, Peter Forbes and Simone Low and with music by Cameron Mackay A trailer for Stella's Constellation by TAK Erzinger with the voices of Marie-Claire Wood, Sadie Pepperrell, Rhys Anderson and Simone Low St Rose of Lima's Revenge, a poem by Geraldine Clarkson read by Tiffany Clare Optics, a poem by Gregory Leadbetter read by Charlie Richards Please subscribe to hear all of the content from our fourth season starting with part one of Daughter of Fire and Water on Friday 19th February. Sound design, production and editing in this edition are by Chris Gregory Support the show…

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Snowed in : an audio drama for Christmas 2020 41:57

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Send us a text Four friends have their Christmas travel plans disrupted by Covid but resolve to spend the holiday together sharing stories, customs and traditions from their homes. Snowed In is an audio drama for this unique festive season by Charis McRoberts and Signe Maene In “Snowed In” you heard Charis McRoberts as Aine Lewie Watson as Jamie Jackie Jorgenson as Beth Amy Forrest as Olivia Fay Hield as herself The presenter of this edition is Kelli Winkler "Snowed In" was written by Charis McRoberts and Signe Maene with additional dialogue by Chris Gregory. The cast advised on dialogue for each of their characters. Direction, sound design, soundscapes and incidental music were by Chris Gregory. Sound effects were from Freesound.org In the story, you heard an original recording of the Wassailing song “Sweet Master” performed by Fay Hield. This was an exclusive recording for the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast. Fay Hield is a Topic Records recording artist. “Sweet Master of Our Habitation” is a traditional Cornish wassailing tune. The version sung by Fay in this podcast was arranged by Lou Killen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Killen The complete recording by Fay is included at the end of this podcast. Charis McRoberts is a writer, poet and actor originally from Northern Ireland. In 2020 Charis was named one of the BBC’s New Creatives and she has subsequently appeared on BBC Radio and in film productions as well as being part of a number of Alternative Stories podcasts. https://twitter.com/CharisMcRoberts Lewie Watson is an actor from Elgin in the Scottish Highlands. He has appeared in a number of Alternative Stories productions including Selkie, also by Signe Maene and most recently in Black Box by Kevan Manwaring https://twitter.com/LewieEh Amy Forrest is an actor who has worked with the National Theatre in London and had television roles in shows such as Coronation Street and Call The Midwife. Amy appeared in our acclaimed drama Hare Spell playing a role written by Fay Hield and in a number of other Alternative Stories productions during 2020 https://twitter.com/amyforrest26 Jackie Jorgenson is an actor, writer and podcaster originally from Canada but now living in the United States. She has appeared in a number of Alternative Stories productions including “Out of Towners” which she also co-wrote and Anglia. In 2020 Jackie launched her own podcast “Tales from The Aether” which we encourage listeners to check out. https://twitter.com/jackiejorgenson Signe Maene is a writer and folklorist from Belgium. Signe wrote our popular drama Selkie earlier in 2020 and contributed short fiction to “Through The Trees” anthology https://twitter.com/MaeneSigne Fay Hield is a folk singer, academic and folklorist who regular listeners will know as one of the writers of our acclaimed drama Hare Spell which we released in September. If you've enjoyed Fay's performance in this edition please find out more about her music including her latest album "Wrackline" which is released by Topic Records / Proper Music Distribution https://twitter.com/fayhield https://www.fayhield.com/ This is the last Alternative Stories Podcast of 2020. We’ll be taking a short break until the end of January. We wish all our listeners who celeb Support the show…

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Poetry from Nine Arches Press 46:22

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Send us a text In this edition we look at Nine Arches Press, an independent poetry publisher from Warwickshire. We feature poems from 3 Nine Arches poets, Gregory Leadbetter, Rishi Dastidar and Geraldine Clarkson and have insight and recommendations from Editor and Director Jane Commane. The poems featured in this podcast are "Optics" by Gregory Leadbetter from the Nine Arches Press collection "Maskwork" read by Charlie Richards First extract from Saffron Jack by Rishi Dastidar from the Nine Arches Press Publication "Saffron Jack" read by Tiffany Clare "Saint Rose of Lima's Revenge" by Geraldine Clarkson from the Nine Arches Press Collection "Monica's Overcoat of Flesh" read by Tiffany Clare "The Ape At The End of The World" by Gregory Leadbetter read by Charlie Richards Second extract from Saffron Jack by Rishi Dastidar read by Tiffany Clare "Homily of Francis" by Geraldine Clarkson read by Charlie Richards "A Young Woman Undressed Me And..." by Geraldine Clarkson read by Tiffany Clare The presenter in this edition is Tiffany Clare Production, sound design and soundscapes are by Chris Gregory Jane Commane's interview was recorded by Kevin Brook at Soundbite Recording (link below) Visit the Nine Arches Press website here https://ninearchespress.com/ And follow them on twitter here https://twitter.com/NineArchesPress And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/ninearchespress/ Follow Gregory Leadbetter on twitter here https://twitter.com/GregMLeadbetter Rishi Dastidar here https://twitter.com/BetaRish Geraldine Clarkson here https://twitter.com/GBClarkson And Jane Commane here https://twitter.com/CommaJane For more about Soundbite Recording please visit their website here https://www.soundbiterecording.com/ You can find out more about our presenter and reader Tiffany Clare here https://twitter.com/TiffanyEclair And Charlie Richards here https://twitter.com/CharlieDTR And follow Alternative Stories here https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt Rishi Dastidar is a fellow of “The Complete Works”, a consulting editor at The Rialto magazine, a member of Malika’s Poetry Kitchen, and chair of writer development organization Spread The Word. He is editor of The Craft: A Guide to Making Poetry Happen in the 21st Century ( Nine Arches Press) . Saffron Jack is his second collection. Gregory Leadbetter is the author of two poetry collections, Maskwork (2020) and The Fetch (2016), both with Nine Arches Press, as well as the pamphlet The Body in the Well (HappenStance Press, 2007), Balanuve (Broken Sleep, 2021). His book Coleridge and the Daemonic Imagination (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) won the University English Book Prize 2012. He has written both poetry and radio drama for the BBC. He is Professor of Poetry at Birmingham City University. Geraldine Clarkson has performed poems at the Royal Albert Hall, as part of the Proms Extra Late series broadcast on BBC Radio 3, and also at the Poetry Society AGM. She is a former winner of the Ambit and Poetry London competitions and her first full collection Monica's Support the show…

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Black Box : An Audio Drama : Part Three : Shadow On The Ice 26:25

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Send us a text In Black Box, based on the novel by Kevan Manwaring, mankind is looking to the stars to find solutions to the failing climate on planet Earth. In episode 3, Lake must try to get the space berg back on course for the Arkship Ithaka after the accident which sent it off course. Content warning; Swearing, drug references, peril, sexual references. Black Box Part Three: The Shadow On The Ice was written by Dr Kevan Manwaring, adapated from his original novel. In this episode you can hear: Danyelle Ellett as Sentience Lewie Watson as Captain Lake Charlie Richards as Butler The presenter is Kelli Winkler The original theme and incidental music are by Chris Gregory Sound effects are from freesound.org Direction, sound design and editing are by Chris Gregory Thank you to our actors for going above and beyond in the recording of their parts for this production. You can follow Kevan Manwaring on twitter here https://twitter.com/bardicacademic And read his regular blog posts here https://thebardicacademic.wordpress.com/ This is the last of 3 pilot episodes of Black Box, the drama based on Kevan Manwaring's novel. We’ll be assessing the possibilities of dramatizing the whole story at a later date. In the meantime we’d love to hear your thoughts on Black Box and particularly on whether you’d like to hear more. You can drop us a note via office@alternativestories.com or tweet us with your thoughts If you’re an audio drama producer and have ideas about how we could take Black Box into full production we’d be very grateful for your views. If you would like to check out more Science Fiction on Alternative Stories please look for our dramas A Memory of Robin by David Green, The Ark by Madeleine F White, The Bomb by Emily Inkpen and Backdrop by Anna Orridge. You’ll be able to find them by searching our content on any podcast platform You can find out more about our fabulous cast by following them on social media Follow Lewie Watson on twitter here https://twitter.com/LewieEh Danyelle Ellett here https://twitter.com/MyNamesDany And Charlie Richards here https://twitter.com/CharlieDTR Content warning: The character of Captain Lake is depicted as a drug user in Black Box. In one scene within this episode Lake is heard taking drugs or "shooting up". If listeners are likely to be offended by this please do not listen to this episode. Next week on Alternative Stories and Fake Realities we’ll continue Black Box and introduce you to the character of Commander Boone. Support the show…

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Invisible Borders 28:29

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Send us a text Invisible Borders is a collection of poetry and short fiction by women writers with a connection to the county of Cornwall. It is published by the Hypatia Trust and this podcast celebrates the release of the audio book version of the collection which has been produced by Alternative Stories. In this podcast we celebrate the launch of the audio book version of Invisible Borders a collection of poetry and short fiction by women writers with a connection to the county of Cornwall. Invisible Borders is now available in three formats: as a book, an e-book and now an audio book produced by Alternative Stories. The audio book will be out on 11th December and will be available from the Hypatia Trust Bookshop https://hypatia-trust.org.uk/bookshop This podcast is presented by Hollye Sangster. The readers are Marie-Claire Wood, Katrina Naomi, Ella Frears and Mary J Oliver. The poems you can hear in this podcast are Hieroglyph Moth by Pascale Petit Warm Rain by Mary J Oliver I knew Which Direction by Ella Frears Perfume Map by Penelope Shuttle Elsewhere by Katrina Naomi I am Becoming by Faye Wilson You can hear interviews featuring Miki Ashton from the Hypatia Trust Linda Cleary from Hypatia Publications Marie-Claire Wood, the actress who reads much of the work featured in the audio book Chris Gregory from the Alternative Stories Podcast Music, sound design and production are by Chris Gregory. Sound recordings were by Marie-Claire Wood, Ella Frears and Linda Cleary. We’d like to thank all our contributors to this podcast : Miki Ashton, Linda Cleary, Marie-Claire Wood, Chris Gregory and poets Pascale Petite, Mary J Oliver, Ella Frears, Penelope Shuttle, Katrina Naomi and Faye Wilson. We would especially like to thank the Hypatia trust for entrusting us with creating the audio book version of Invisible Borders. Special thanks are due to Cultivator Cornwall and Sam Jackman for their valued support in the making of Invisible Borders. We would also like to thank Bloodaxe Books, Seren Books and Offord Road Books for granting permission to reproduce work by their writers in Invisible Borders and in this podcast. You can find out more about the Hypatia Trust by visiting their website https://hypatia-trust.org.uk/ Or follow the trust on twitter at https://twitter.com/hypatia_trust You can follow Marie-Claire Wood on twitter at https://twitter.com/MarieClaireWood Find out more about Linda Cleary here https://twitter.com/_freewriters And follow Alternative Stories on Twitter here https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt Please subscribe to have all of our audio drama, poetry and fiction content delivered to your podcast feed the moment new episodes are released. Support the show…

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Black Box : An Audio Drama : Part Two : Europa 33:33

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Send us a text In Black Box, based on the novel by Kevan Manwaring, mankind is looking to the stars to find solutions to the failing climate on planet Earth. In episode two we meet Commander Boone and Dr Massimo from the Europa Mission. Black Box Part Two : Europa, was written by Dr Kevan Manwaring, adapted from his original novel. In this episode you can hear: Danyelle Ellett as Comamander Boone Lewie Watson as Captain Lake Charlie Richards as Dr Massimo Warren Graham as Boone's father Kelli Winkler as Boone's Mother Other voices were by members of the cast The presenter is Kelli Winkler The original theme and incidental music are by Chris Gregory Sound effects are from freesound.org Direction, sound design and editing are by Chris Gregory You can follow writer Kevan Manwaring on twitter here https://twitter.com/bardicacademic And read his regular blog posts here https://thebardicacademic.wordpress.com/ As a bonus in this edition you can hear Kevan Manwaring talking about the inspiration for Black Box, the process of writing the original novel, of adapting it to audio drama and of recreating the visual elements for an audio drama audience. We have made 3 pilot episodes of Black Box, the drama, based roughly on the first 3 chapters of the novel. We’ll be assessing the possibilities of dramatizing the whole story at a later date. In the meantime we’d love to hear your thoughts on Black Box and particularly on whether you’d like to hear more. You can drop us a note via office@alternativestories.com or tweet us with your thoughts If you’re an audio drama producer and have ideas about how we could take Black Box into full production we’d be very grateful for your views. If you would like to check out more Science Fiction on Alternative Stories please look for our dramas A Memory of Robin by David Green, The Ark by Madeleine F White, The Bomb by Emily Inkpen and Backdrop by Anna Orridge. You’ll be able to find them by searching our content on any podcast platform. Please join us next week for the final part of Black Box Support the show…

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Black Box : An Audio Drama : Part One: Ithaka 24:56

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Send us a text In Black Box, based on the novel by Kevan Manwaring, mankind is looking to the stars to find solutions to the failing climate on planet Earth. We follow Captain Lake and Commander Boone on their missions. Content warning; Swearing, drug references, peril, sexual references. Black Box Part One : Ithaka, was written by Dr Kevan Manwaring, adapated from his original novel. In this episode you can hear: Danyelle Ellett as Sentience Lewie Watson as Captain Lake Charlie Richards as Butler Maisie Armah as Lake's wife Chris Gregory as Salovar ("The Suit") Kelli Winkler as Ultima Thule crew member Other voices were by members of the cast The presenter is Kelli Winkler The original theme and incidental music are by Chris Gregory Sound effects are from freesound.org Direction, sound design and editing are by Chris Gregory Thank you to Kevan Manwaring for beta listening this edition and to our actors for going above and beyond in the recording of their parts for this production. You can follow Kevan Manwaring on twitter here https://twitter.com/bardicacademic And read his regular blog posts here https://thebardicacademic.wordpress.com/ You can hear Kevan speaking about his writing, about Black Box in particular and on the topic of climate fiction in our recent edition called “Climate Fiction” Alternative Stories Series 3 Episode 13 We have made 3 pilot episodes of Black Box, the drama, based roughly on the first 3 chapters of the novel. We’ll be assessing the possibilities of dramatizing the whole story at a later date. In the meantime we’d love to hear your thoughts on Black Box and particularly on whether you’d like to hear more. You can drop us a note via office@alternativestories.com or tweet us with your thoughts If you’re an audio drama producer and have ideas about how we could take Black Box into full production we’d be very grateful for your views. If you would like to check out more Science Fiction on Alternative Stories please look for our dramas A Memory of Robin by David Green, The Ark by Madeleine F White, The Bomb by Emily Inkpen and Backdrop by Anna Orridge. You’ll be able to find them by searching our content on any podcast platform Content warning: The character of Captain Lake is depicted as a drug user in Black Box. In one scene within this episode Lake is heard taking drugs or "shooting up". If listeners are likely to be offended by this please do not listen to this episode. Next week on Alternative Stories and Fake Realities we’ll continue Black Box and introduce you to the character of Commander Boone. Support the show…

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Backdrop: an Audio Drama 41:43

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Send us a text In a future London ravaged by the effects of climate change, a company is busy harvesting memories to build virtual versions of the world before "The Withering". But there are parts of her past Laura would rather forget. This episode contains swearing and accounts of emotional abuse. Listeners are advised to avoid this story if they are likely to be offended by either. Backdrop is based on a short story by Anna Orridge and adapted by Anna Orridge and Chris Gregory In Backdrop you'll hear Marie-Claire Wood as Laura Harri Rees-Jones as Marvin Kelley Costigan as The Administrator Kelli Winkler as the voice of Backdrop Chris Gregory as Laura's father Music, sound design and editing are by Chris Gregory Sound effects are from freesound.org The presenter in this edition is Kelli Winkler This edition contains a trailer for Black Box by Kevan Manwaring in which you can hear the voices of Danyelle Ellett, Lewie Watson and Charlie Richards. Part One of Black Box will be out on Friday 27th November. If you would like to read the original short story upon which our audio drama is based you can do so here http://mironline.org/backdrop/ You can find out more about our brilliant actors here Marie-Claire https://twitter.com/MarieClaireWood Harri https://twitter.com/HarriReesJones Kelli https://twitter.com/KelliWinkler And Kelley https://twitter.com/KelleyCostigan And follow Anna on twitter here https://twitter.com/orridge_anna Please subscribe to alternative stories in your favourite podcast app to listen to all our content and have new editions delivered to your podcast feed the moment they are released. If you’ve enjoyed Bakckdrop please give us a rating on apple podcasts, podchaser or any podcast app that allows it. If you felt inclined to write a short review we would be very grateful as these help to raise the profile of the podcast. Finally we’d like to thank everyone who entered our competition to win a copy of Fay Hield’s album over on twitter. As you may recall, Fay is one of the UK’s foremost folk singers and was a co-writer of the drama Hare Spell which we released back in September. Her album Wrackline has been voted the second best folk album of the year by Songlines magazine and has been riding high in the UK folk album chart. The lucky winners of the competition were Tanith Hicks, Rebecca Lambert and Lisa O’Hare and signed copies of the album should be with you very shortly. You can find us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ Support the show…

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Climate Fiction 28:27

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Send us a text In today's podcast we look at the genre of climate fiction or "Cli Fi" and preview two upcoming audio dramas we'll be sharing as part of our Autumn climate season. We talk to the authors of the two pieces, Anna Orridge and Kevan Manwaring and get their views on Cli Fi, writing in general and the stories that inspired our upcoming dramas. In todays' podcast, presented by Kelli Winkler you heard the voices of Anna Orridge and Kevan Manwaring. You heard clips from our forthcoming dramas Backdrop by Anna Orridge and Black Box by Kevan Manwaring You heard the voices of actors Marie-Claire Wood, Harri-Rees Jones, Kelley Costigan and Kelli Winkler in the Backdrop trailer. In the Black Box trailer you heard Danyelle Ellett, Lewie Watson and Charlie Richards. Sound design, soundscaping and music are by Chris Gregory with effects from freesound.org Backdrop will be out on 20th November with Black Box appearing in three parts on 28th November, 4th and 11th December Links and social media You can follow Anna Orridge on twitter here https://twitter.com/orridge_anna You can follow Kevan Manwaring on twitter here https://twitter.com/bardicacademic and visit Kevan’s wordpress site where you can read more of his writing here https://thebardicacademic.wordpress.com/ We ended the podcast with a recommendation for the novel America City by Chris Beckett You can purchase America City from Blackwell’s here https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/America-city-by-Chris-Beckett-author/9781786491534 You can download a free sample of America City here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3H49Dxf9NTpHXrTybN80hxC/america-city-by-chris-beckett and you can follow Chris Beckett on twitter here https://twitter.com/chriszbeckett We are publicising the work of Culture Declares Emergency during our Autumn climate season. You can follow them on twitter here https://twitter.com/CultureDeclares And you can pledge your support to their cause here https://www.culturedeclares.org/ Please note, we have bleeped out swearing in the trailer for Black Box. When we put out the "real thing" all swearing will be fully audible (and beautifully delivered by Lewie Watson!) Also in the trailer for Black Box you heard Lewie singing a few lines from "King of The Road" by Roger Miller. We don't own the rights to this and acknowledge all copyrights relating to the piece. Support the show…

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Spoken Word 42:18

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Send us a text In this edition of the podcast we look at spoken word poetry. We feature a new project from Kent: a music and poetry collaboration by Nancy Gaffield and The Drift. We look at spoken word record label Nymphs and Thugs and we hear from Lisa Mead, CEO and Artistic Director of Apples and Snakes. The presenter is Marie-Claire Wood There is some swearing and references to suicide and drug use in this podcast. Please avoid if this is likely to offend In today’s podcast you heard: An interview with Nancy Gaffield, Rob Pursey, Amelia Fletcher and Darren Pilcher of Nancy Gaffield and The Drift. http://thedrift.uk/ The track you heard was Wealden Part 3 : Song of The Shingle from the album Wealden published by Longbarrow Press as a book and CD pack https://longbarrowpress.com/ Wealden is also available as a digital download from The Drift’s record label Skep Wax https://skepwax.bandcamp.com/ Follow Nancy Gaffield, The Drift and Longbarrow Press on Twitter here https://twitter.com/nancyjgv1 https://twitter.com/thedriftkent https://twitter.com/LongbarrowPress You also heard an interview with Matt Abbott, founding owner of Nymphs and Thugs. https://nymphsandthugs.net/ The poems you heard were “I Saw Goody Proctor Jogging Without a Face Mask” by Salena Godden “Nowt Matters Now” by Toria Garbutt You can buy content from Nymphs and Thugs including these recordings via their band camp page here https://nymphsandthugs.bandcamp.com/ Follow Nymphs and Thugs, Matt, Salena and Toria on twitter here https://twitter.com/nymphsandthugs https://twitter.com/MattAbbottPoet https://twitter.com/salenagodden https://twitter.com/ToriaGarbutt Our final interview is with Apples and Snakes and their Artistic Director Lisa Mead. Find out more about Apples and Snakes and link to their online content here https://applesandsnakes.org/ and here for their excellent YouTube channel where you can see many poets performing live https://www.youtube.com/c/ApplesandSnakesPoetry You heard poems by John Bernard and Adrian B Earle Follow Apples and Snakes, Lisa Mead, John Bernard and Adrian B Earle on twitter here https://twitter.com/ApplesAndSnakes https://twitter.com/applesMead https://twitter.com/PoetBernard https://twitter.com/Think_write_fly This podcast was presented by Marie-Claire Wood https://twitter.com/MarieClaireWood Production, sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory Individual sound design and editing of the poems and interviews within the show were by the contributors We would like to thank all contributors to this podcast. If you can please check out all the links we’ve posted, buy content from the suppliers and support artists, poets, musicians, writers and any creative Support the show…

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The Ark : An Audio Drama 38:57

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Send us a text In the aftermath of her husband's death Martha and her teenage children Emmy and Henry are struggling to adapt to life without him. Strange things are happening in their lives and whilst things may be starting to look up no one is quite sure what is causing these coincidences. Please note : some strong language in this audio drama. The Ark is written by Madeleine F White. It is adapted from her novel Mother of Floods which is published by Crowsnest Books In The Ark you heard Sarah Golding as Martha Holly Skinner as Emmy Harri Rees Jones as Henry Chris Gregory as Dave Other voices were by Madeleine F White and members of the cast. Sound effects were from freesound.org Music, soundscape, direction and production were by Chris Gregory The presenter in this edition is Kelli Winkler. The Ark is adapted from the novel Mother of Floods by Madeleine F White. “Mother of Floods” is published by Crows Nest Books and we would like to thank them for their kind permission to adapt the novel in this drama. You can visit their website and purchase Mother of Floods here https://www.crowsnestbooks.com/ And follow them on Twitter here https://twitter.com/crowsnestbooks You can find out more about Madeleine F White by visiting her Good reads page here https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50646333-mother-of-floods And follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/madeleinefwhite Madeleine is also involved in the excellent writer's magazine Pen to Print which you can check out here https://pentoprint.org/ Support the show…

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Anglia Revisited Part 4 35:01

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Send us a text The year is 2029 and the effects of climate change are taking hold all around the globe. In one small coastal community in eastern England waves of migrants are coming ashore to escape the wars and famine the climate crisis are causing in their own countries. This is the story of three women whose lives are affected by the crisis. This is the last episode of our four part story. Almost a year since we first broadcast Anglia we are revisiting it as part of our climate change season supporting Culture Declares Emergency Millie: Tiffany Clare Rachel : Jackie Jorgenson Awira : Saya Zahawi David : Charlie Richards Laura : Catharine Daddario Willa : Kelli Winkler Other parts : Chris Gregory Presenters : Kelli Winkler and Tiffany Clare Music written and performed : Chris Gregory Sound effects : Freesound.org ANN News Jingle : Stonefree Please also check us out on social media : https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt and https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ To find out more about Culture Declares Emergency please visit their website to find out how you can get involved in their work and offer your support. https://www.culturedeclares.org/ and follow them on twitter here https://twitter.com/CultureDeclares Support the show…

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Anglia Revisited Part 3 36:02

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Send us a text The year is 2029 and the effects of climate change are taking hold all around the globe. In one small coastal community in eastern England waves of migrants are coming ashore to escape the wars and famine the climate crisis are causing in their own countries. This is the story of three women whose lives are affected by the crisis. This is the third of four parts. Almost a year since we first broadcast Anglia we are revisiting it as part of our climate change season supporting Culture Declares Emergency Millie: Tiffany Clare Rachel : Jackie Jorgenson Awira : Saya Zahawi David : Charlie Richards Laura : Catharine Daddario Willa : Kelli Winkler Other parts : Chris Gregory Presenters : Kelli Winkler and Tiffany Clare Music written and performed : Chris Gregory Sound effects : Freesound.org ANN News Jingle : Stonefree Please also check us out on social media : https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt and https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ To find out more about Culture Declares Emergency please visit their website to find out how you can get involved in their work and offer your support. https://www.culturedeclares.org/ and follow them on twitter here https://twitter.com/CultureDeclares Support the show…

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Anglia Revisited Part 2 36:38

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Send us a text The year is 2029 and the effects of climate change are taking hold all around the globe. In one small coastal community in eastern England waves of migrants are coming ashore to escape the wars and famine the climate crisis are causing in their own countries. This is the story of three women whose lives are affected by the crisis. This is the second of four parts Almost a year since we first broadcast Anglia we are revisiting it as part of our climate change season supporting Culture Declares Emergency Millie: Tiffany Clare Rachel : Jackie Jorgenson Awira : Saya Zahawi David : Charlie Richards Laura : Catharine Daddario Willa : Kelli Winkler Other parts : Chris Gregory Presenters : Kelli Winkler and Tiffany Clare Music written and performed : Chris Gregory Sound effects : Freesound.org ANN News Jingle : Stonefree Please also check us out on social media : https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt and https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ To find out more about Culture Declares Emergency please visit their website to find out how you can get involved in their work and offer your support. https://www.culturedeclares.org/ and follow them on twitter here https://twitter.com/CultureDeclares Support the show…

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Anglia Revisited Part 1 36:38

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Send us a text The year is 2029 and the effects of climate change are taking hold all around the globe. In one small coastal community in eastern England waves of migrants are coming ashore to escape the wars and famine the climate crisis are causing in their own countries. This is the story of three women whose lives are affected by the crisis. This is the first of four parts. Almost a year since we first broadcast Anglia we are revisiting it as part of our climate change season supporting Culture Declares Emergency Millie: Tiffany Clare Rachel : Jackie Jorgenson Awira : Saya Zahawi David : Charlie Richards Laura : Catharine Daddario Willa : Kelli Winkler Other parts : Chris Gregory Presenters : Kelli Winkler and Tiffany Clare Music written and performed : Chris Gregory Sound effects : Freesound.org ANN News Jingle : Stonefree Please also check us out on social media : https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt and https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ To find out more about Culture Declares Emergency please visit their website to find out how you can get involved in their work and offer your support. https://www.culturedeclares.org/ and follow them on twitter here https://twitter.com/CultureDeclares Support the show…

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The Hares of Horsenden Hill 29:24

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Send us a text Ealine is travelling home from work on the day on which lockdown is announced. Weary from her workload, anxious about the future and worried about events in her past she deviates on her route home to visit Horsenden Hill where events from the ancient history of West London, Ealine's present and future coincide. The Hare of Horsenden Hill is the origin story of Ealine from our audio drama Hare Spell and a prequel to events in that story. The Hares of Horsenden Hill is written by Sarra Culleno and published by Mookychick. Ealine and the narrator were played by Stevie Skinner Amy Forrest played the hares Chris Gregory was the voice of the ancient storyteller Original music was by Inge Thomson Sound effects were from Freesound.org Sound design, mixing and production were by Chris Gregory In this episode we include an excerpt from the new podcast called The Portal by British musician and composer Martin Green. As one third of the band Lau Martin has played numerous gigs and festivals. He's also released a good deal of solo work and collaborated with other musicians in producing his work. The Portal is Martin's venture into the world of podcasting and we're sure listeners of Alternative Stories and Fake Realities will enjoy it. Listen to The Portal by searching "the portal martin green" in your favourite podcast app or follow the link below https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-portal-by-martin-green/id1532707187 To find out more about Martin and his music follow this link https://www.martingreenmusic.co.uk/ To find out more about Sarra Culleno and her work please follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/sarra1978 The Hares of Horsenden Hill is published by Mookychick. Heres'a link to their website so you can read the original story and check out their other wonderful content https://www.mookychick.co.uk/ Support the show…

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National Poetry Day 22:54

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Send us a text 1st October is National Poetry Day in the UK. This edition celebrates some of the poetry we have broadcast on the podcast in the last year and the poets and publishers we have worked with. In this podcast you can hear the following poems Thus I Became a Heart Eater by Phoebe Stuckes from her collection Platinum Blonde published by Bloodaxe Books and read by Marie-Claire Wood Then I Reconsidered Prayer by Maria Taylor from her collection Dressing For The Afterlife published by Nine Arches Press and read by Tiffany Clare Ty Draw by Peter Finch from the collection Machineries of Joy published by Seren Books and read by Nerys Howell Black Crow Woman by Sarah Corbett from the collection The Witch Bag published by Seren Books and read by Jade Matthew The Overwhelming Urge by Ella Frears from the collection Shine Darling published by Offord Road Books and read by Tiffany Clare Greenman by Sarra Culleno read by Annabelle Broad first broadcast on the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast Catch 22 in Simplified Language by Jennifer Wong from the collection Letters Home published by Nine Arches press and read by Jennifer Wong Dark Moon by Sarah Corbett from the collection The Red Wardrobe published by Seren Books and read Amy Forrest Boots by Peter Finch from the collection Machineries of Joy published by Seren Books and read by Dafydd Morse East West by Mary J Oliver from the collection Jim Neat: The Case of Young Man Down on his Luck published by Seren Books and read by Charlie Richards To the Uninhabited Island of Cara by Mary J Oliver read by Tiffany Clare We would like to thank all the poets, publishers and readers of these poems. This edition is presented by Hollye Sangster Music, sound design and production is by Chris Gregory Sound effects are from Freesound.org To contact the podcast please send us an email to office@alternativestories.com or contact us on social media https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt or https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ Support the show…

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Send us a text Having arrived in Devon to visit the mysterious Sally Whitehorn, Molly, Ealine and Katherine contemplate the invitation that brought them there and the meaning of the ancient hare folklore she invokes. Can what she is proposing really be true and what will it mean for the women? Hare Spell is written by Terri Windling, Fay Hield , Sarah Hesketh and Sarra Culleno with additional material, editing and collation by Chris Gregory. You heard Amy Forrest as Molly Sarah Golding as Sally Stevie Skinner as Ealine Nadia Wyn Abouayen as Katherine Marie-Claire Wood as Amy Chris Gregory as the hotel receptionist Music was by Fay Hield and Inge Thomson The songs "When She Comes" and "Hare Spell" are taken from the Topic Records album "Wrackline" by Fay Hield. Copyright is held by Fay Hield under exclusive licence to Proper Music Publishing Limited. We would like to thank Fay Hield, Topic Records and Proper Music Publishing Ltd for their kind permission to use these tracks. Musicians on Fay Hields tracks are Fay Hield, Sam Sweeney, Rob Harbron, Ben Nicholls and Ewan MacPherson with production by Andy Bell The instrumental soundtrack recordings you heard are written and performed by Inge Thomson, copyright Inge Thomson and commissioned by the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast Direction, sound design and production of the audio drama is by Chris Gregory Casting was by our writing team Sound effects are from freesound.org The presenters are Holly Sangster and Kelli Winkler If you'd like to learn more about the participants in this drama the links below will point you to their websites or twitter feeds Fay Hield : https://fayhield.com/ Terri Windling : https://www.terriwindling.com/ Sarah Hesketh : http://www.sarahhesketh.co.uk/ Sarra Culleno : https://twitter.com/sarra1978 Inge Thomson : https://www.ingethomson.com/ Amy Forrest: https://twitter.com/amyforrest26 Sarah Golding : https://twitter.com/SarahofGolding Stevie Skinner: https://twitter.com/Stevieskinner_ Nadia Wyn Abouayen : https://twitter.com/NadiaWyn Marie-Claire Wood: https://twitter.com/MarieClaireWood and please follow Alternative Stories on : https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt for information on past and future editions of the podcast. Support the show…

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Hare Spell An Audio Drama. Part One 51:48

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Send us a text When three women receive letters from a sender in Devon they are intrigued enough to accept the invitation within and set off to travel to Dartmoor to meet the mysterious Sally Whitehorn. What will they find there and will Sally's outlandish claims prove to be true? Our story explores real folk stories about hares and the mythology associated with them. Hare Spell is written by Terri Windling, Fay Hield , Sarah Hesketh and Sarra Culleno with additional material, editing and collation by Chris Gregory. You heard Amy Forrest as Molly Sarah Golding as Sally Stevie Skinner as Ealine Nadia Wyn Abouayen as Katherine Marie-Claire Wood as Amy Chris Gregory as the hotel receptionist Music was by Fay Hield and Inge Thomson The songs "When She Comes" and "Hare Spell" are taken from the Topic Records album "Wrackline" by Fay Hield. Copyright is held by Fay Hield under exclusive licence to Proper Music Publishing Limited. We would like to thank Fay Hield, Topic Records and Proper Music Publishing Ltd for their kind permission to use these tracks. Musicians on Fay Hields tracks are Fay Hield, Sam Sweeney, Rob Harbron, Ben Nicholls and Ewan MacPherson with production by Andy Bell The instrumental soundtrack recordings you heard are written and performed by Inge Thomson, copyright Inge Thomson and commissioned by the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast Direction, sound design and production of the audio drama is by Chris Gregory Casting was by our writing team Sound effects are from freesound.org The presenters are Holly Sangster and Kelli Winkler If you'd like to learn more about the participants in this drama the links below will point you to their websites or twitter feeds Fay Hield : https://fayhield.com/ Terri Windling : https://www.terriwindling.com/ Sarah Hesketh : http://www.sarahhesketh.co.uk/ Sarra Culleno : https://twitter.com/sarra1978 Inge Thomson : https://www.ingethomson.com/ Amy Forrest: https://twitter.com/amyforrest26 Sarah Golding : https://twitter.com/SarahofGolding Stevie Skinner: https://twitter.com/Stevieskinner_ Nadia Wyn Abouayen : https://twitter.com/NadiaWyn Marie-Claire Wood: https://twitter.com/MarieClaireWood and please follow Alternative Stories on : https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt for information on past and future editions of the podcast. Support the show…

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Dressing for the Afterlife: poems by Maria Taylor 26:39

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Send us a text Dressing For The Afterlife is the new collection from British Cypriot poet Maria Taylor. Published by Nine Arches Press, the collection has been highly commended by the judges of the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2020. In our podcast we feature nine poems from the book and an interview with Maria. In Dressing For The Afterlife you heard : Prologue read by Marie-Claire Wood Then I Reconsidered Prayer read by Tiffany Clare Ante read by Nadia Wyn Abouayen And There She Was in the Shrunken Apartment like Joan Crawford, Toy Dog on her Lap read by Marie-Claire Wood Learning the Steps read by Tiffany Clare I Began The Twenty-Twenties as a Silent Film Goddess read by Marie-Claire Wood What it was Like read by Tiffany Clare Ophelia read by Phoebe Holmes The Floating Woman read by Phoebe Holmes The presenter and interviewer was Hollye Sangster Music and soundscapes were by Chris Gregory Sound effects were from freesound.org Production and editing were by Chris Gregory You can purchase Dressing For The Afterlife directly from Nine Arches Press via this link https://www.ninearchespress.com/ Follow Nine Arches Press on twitter here https://twitter.com/NineArchesPress and you can find out more about Maria Taylor by following her on twitter where she posts as https://twitter.com/MariaTaylor_ Our preview was presented by Kelli Winkler. You heard a trailer for Hare Spell our new audio drama which you'll be able to hear on 18th September. It is written by Fay Hield, Terri Windling, Sarah Hesketh and Sarra Culleno and features original music by Fay Hield and Inge Thomson. You heard the voices of Sarah Golding, Amy Forrest, Stevie Skinner, Nadia Wyn Abouayen and Marie-Claire Wood. Hare Spell is based on and inspired by music from Fay Hield's new album Wrackline which is released on Topic Record / Proper Music Distribution on 11th September. You can purchase the album and find out more about it by following this link https://www.topicrecords.co.uk/2020/05/fay-hield-wrackline/ Support the show…

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Send us a text Phoebe Stuckes is a poet living and working in London. Her new collection Platinum Blonde is published this week by Bloodaxe Books. We bring you 5 poems from the collection and an interview and thoughts on the poems from Phoebe herself. The poems you can hear are Bleach read by Marie-Claire Wood Wet read by Tiffany Clare Paris read by Tiffany Clare Thus I Became a Heart Eater read by Marie-Claire Wood and Confessional read by Nadia Wyn Abouayan The presenters are Hollye Sangster and Kelli Winkler You can purchase Platinum Blonde directly from Bloodaxe Books via this link https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ and follow Bloodaxe on twitter here https://twitter.com/BloodaxeBooks Follow Phoebe Stuckes on twitter here https://twitter.com/phoebestuckes Support the show…

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Out of the Darkness: An Audio Drama 34:27

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Send us a text As lockdown eases in London a group of friends decide to meet up for the first time in three months. As they travel they reflect on what lockdown meant to them. This is a collaborative audio drama project with some of our actors writing and performing their own parts in the production. Out of the Darkness was written by Katherine Priddy, Charis McRoberts, Marie-Claire Wood and Chris Gregory with additional material by Warren Graham. Warren Graham played Michael Katherine Priddy was Freya Marie-Claire Wood played Georgia Sophie Macnair was Alex Chris Gregory played David The presenter was Karen Cooper Sound Design, soundscapes and production were by Chris Gregory Sound effects were from freesound.org The news clips were from public domain sources including Downing Street Press Briefings The Song "Wolf" was written and performed by Katherine Priddy and produced by Simon J Weaver. Additional music was by Chris Gregory This podcast is dedicated to anyone who lost a loved-one, their job or livelihood during the pandemic. Our thoughts are with you. We are aware that many people were much more seriously affected by the events of the last few months than the characters in this drama. The story is not intended to be representative of the entire population but merely to the experiences of the characters depicted. Katherine Priddy is a folk singer from Birmingham. You can find out more about her and her music by visiting her website http://www.katherinepriddy.co.uk/ and you can buy "Wolf" and the EP it appears on by clicking on Store via this link. There is also a video for the song which you will find by searching for Katherine's YouTube channel. You can follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/KatherinePriddy and Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/katherinepriddy/ Please follow our other actors on twitter to find out more about their work and upcoming projects and if you are an audio drama producer wishing to hire them Marie-Claire Wood https://twitter.com/MarieClaireWood Warren Graham https://twitter.com/wg973 Sophie Macnair https://twitter.com/liloldsoph and Charis McRoberts https://twitter.com/CharisMcRoberts This is the final podcast in season 2 of Alternative Stories and Fake Realities. Thank you to all the actors, writers, musicians and poets who have appeared in this series. Thank you also to our loyal and valued listeners. We do hope you have enjoyed this finale to the season and that you will join us again in season 3 which will be starting in September. Support the show…

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Undertow by Nicholas John 16:12

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Send us a text Undertow is a short story by Nicholas John inspired by and featuring music from British acoustic duo Show of Hands. Undertow is written and performed by Nicholas John with music by Show of Hands Show of Hands are Phil Beer and Steve Knightley The presenter of this edition of the podcast is Karen Cooper Sound design and editing are by Nicholas John and Chris Gregory Nicholas John is a writer and music journalist. You can find out more about him by following him on twitter https://twitter.com/WordSong_ Show of Hands are a folk / acoustic duo from Devon. The band comprises Steve Knightley and Phil Beer. You can follow them on twitter here https://twitter.com/showofhandsnews . and visit their website here https://www.showofhands.co.uk/ Given events of the year so far it is more important than ever that you support musicians and performers wherever possible. Like all other forms of live entertainment revenue from gigs and performances has completely dried up for most bands and artists. There is no better way of supporting the music industry than by ordering a CD, digital download or other item of merchandise from artists you enjoy. If you've enjoyed this podcast please take a listen to more by Show of Hands and consider supporting them by ordering their new album from their online store. https://smarturl.it/bfielddancefloor Copyright on the story Undertow: Nicholas John Publishing Copyright on the song Undertow: (Steve Knightley/MCPS Ltd) Sound Copyright is owned by Show Of Hands and is used by kind permission of Hands On Music. The original version of the song Undertow is taken from the Show Of Hands 2006 album 'Witness' Support the show…

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The Bomb : An Audio Drama 21:47

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Send us a text Dex Industries' top scientist has developed a new weapon and it's about to be tested but how devastating will the new bomb be? The Bomb is a prequel to The Blood Road series of novels by Emily Inkpen In The Bomb by Emily Inkpen: Warren Graham plays Tristan Annika Kordes is Osa Kelsey Griffin plays Isra Lewie Watson plays Devek Harri Rees-Jones is Varian Charlie Richards plays Ren Chris Gregory plays Nathaniel Emily Inkpen plays "Auto" The presenter is Hollye Sangster Music, sound design and production are by Chris Gregory Sound effects are from Freesound.org You can find out more about Emily Inkpen and her work by following her on twitter https://twitter.com/emilyinkpen and at her website here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/ You can listen to an interview with Emily on our preview edition here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/4641992-the-bomb-an-interview-with-author-emily-inkpen Please follow Alternative Stories on twitter here https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt and on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ Support the show…

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Letters Home : Poetry by Jennifer Wong 21:28

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Send us a text Jennifer Wong is a poet living and working in London and originally from Hong Kong. Her poems deal with the idea of life in a city and culture very different from our own. As well as her poems, in this podcast Jenny offers insight into her writing process and provides background to the 5 poems we feature. The poems in this edition are; Arrivals Dim Sum at Joy King Lau The Colour of Race Catch 22 in Simplified Language Diary of a Miu Miu Salesgirl All poems are written and performed by Jennifer Wong Music, sound design, soundscapes and production are by Chris Gregory Sound effects are from Freesound.org The presenter is Holly Sangster Letters Home, Jenny's 2020 poetry collection, is published by Nine Arches Press and we thank them for allowing us to recreate these poems in this podcast If you'd like to learn more about Jennifer Wong you can visit her website here https://jenniferwong.co.uk/ And you can follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/jennywcreative You can learn more about Nine Arches Press and purchase Letters Home here https://www.ninearchespress.com/ You can follow Nine Arches Press on twitter here https://twitter.com/ninearchespress Please check out our other poetry content including podcasts featuring Ella Frears, Mary J Oliver, Sarah Corbett and Peter Finch by subscribing to the podcast in your favourite podcast app or in a streaming service such as Spotify. Jenny recorded the content for this podcast at home without access to professional recording equipment. We hope the variable sound quality does not spoil your enjoyment of this podcast. Thank you once again to Jenny for sharing her poems with us in this podcast. Support the show…

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Mother of Floods 12:18

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Send us a text In the edition we review the new novel, "Mother of Floods" by Madeleine F White and bring you an interview with the author. We have excerpts from the novel read by Madeleine herself and we look at her plans for a sequel and other writing projects begun during lockdown. The presenter is Kelli Winkler Sound design, music and production are by Chris Gregory Sound effects are from Freesound.org If you are interested in reading Mother of Floods you can purchase it in paperback or e-book form via Crowsnest books by following this link https://www.crowsnestbooks.com/ The book and e-book can also be purchased from Amazon. You can follow Madeleine on twitter here https://twitter.com/madeleinefwhite Please subscribe to Alternative Stories and Fake Realities for more author interviews, previews and analyses into the writing process. Coming soon we'll bring you Poetry from Jennifer Wong Audio drama : The Bomb by Emily Inkpen Audio drama : Out of the Darkness - a collaborative piece inspired by the easing of lockdown in London featuring Katherine Priddy, Marie-Claire Wood, Warren Graham, Charis McRoberts and more and much more. Please follow us on twitter for more news and updates around our future podcasts https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt Support the show…

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The Bomb : An interview with author Emily Inkpen 13:03

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Send us a text In this edition we bring you an interview with Emily Inkpen, the author of our forthcoming science fiction audio drama The Bomb. We also have previews from the drama and a look forward to some other upcoming content. Emily Inkpen is a British writer and her sci fi novel The Blood Road is currently in query. The Bomb is a prequel to this novel series but contains events pivotal to the main story. In the clips you can hear the voices of Harri Rees Jones, Kelsey Griffin, Charlie Richards, Annika Kordes, Lewie Watson and Emily herself. Warren Graham and Chris Gregory join the cast but are not heard in these clips. The presenter and interviewer in this podcast is Kelli Winkler Music, sound design and production are by Chris Gregory Music is published by Scared Crow Music Follow Emily Inkpen on twitter https://twitter.com/emilyinkpen and instagram https://www.instagram.com/emilyinkpen/ to learn more about her work and for news of upcoming publications In the interview Emily recommended the original Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy radio version. This is available via Audible through this link https://www.audible.co.uk/series/Hitchhikers-Guide-radio-plays-Audiobooks/B00HSSYM74 Follow Alternative Stories and Fake Realities on twitter here https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ Support the show…

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Through The Trees Part 2 21:30

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Send us a text Through the trees is an anthology about trees and woodlands, their folklore and mythology. Dealing with the subjects of transformation and change into and from trees our writers use poetry and monologue to tell their stories inspired by folk and fairy stories, classical mythology and lived experience. The pieces in part 2 are The Woodcutter's Children by Sarra Culleno read by Tiffany Clare with music by Fay Hield Arbol by TAK Erzinger read by Tiffany Clare The Fairy Tree by Signe Maene read by Kelsey Griffin Dark Moon by Sarah Corbett read by Amy Forrest Serenade by TAK Erzinger read by Tiffany Clare Extract from the audio drama "No Words" performed by Tiffany Clare and Federico Foglia The presenter is Tiffany Clare Music and production are by Chris Gregory You can listen to "No Words" in full here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/1341199-the-daphne-and-apollo-episode In this podcast we featured the track "Willow Glen" by Fay Hield which appears on the Topic Records album "Old Adam" . We would like to thank Topic Records and Proper Records for their kind permission to use this track and particularly to Glen Johnson for enabling this. You can find out more about Topic Records, The World's Oldest Independent Record Label, here https://www.topicrecords.co.uk/ You'll also find more about Fay Hield's upcoming album Wrackline which will be released on September 11th here. Listen out for news of another exciting collaboration between Fay and Alternative Stories on the podcast and by following us on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow Fay on twitter here https://twitter.com/fayhield To find out more about Signe Maene who is also the author of our recent audio drama "Selkie" please visit her website here https://signemaene.com/ and follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/MaeneSigne You can hear Selkie by clicking here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/3858479-selkie Sarra Culleno is a poet and writer who has previously appeared on Alternative Stories. Please check out Sarra's poems on her youtube account https://www.youtube.com/user/sarra1978 and follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/sarra1978 Sarah Corbett's collection The Witch Bag was the subject of an Alternative Stories edition in April. You can find out more about Sarahby following her on twitter https://twitter.com/sarahcorbett70 . and listen to The Witch Bag here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/3386344-sarah-corbett-the-witch-bag TAK Erzinger is an American writer and artist living in Switzerland. She'll be appearing in another edition of Alternative Stories very soon. Find out more about her and her work by following her on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/takerzinger/ Forthcoming podcasts from Alternative Stories include: The Bomb, an audio drama by Emily Inkpen, Mother of Floods by Madeleine F White, poetry from Jennifer Wong and Out of The Darkness, a collaborative piece on the lifting of lockdown with writers reflecting on their experiences during the Covid 19 crisis. Please subscribe to hear all of Support the show…

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