Pseudopod 410: Flash On The Borderlands XXII: BritshockA gaggle of new Flash Fiction to warm your heart and chill your bones…
The Day The Words Took Shape by
Francesca Haig.
Read by
Alasdair StuartFrancesca is an academic, writer and tea enthusiast whose first novel, The Fire Sermon is due out next year from Harper Collins in the UK and Simon and Schuster in the US. She can be found here on
Twitter.
Juggernaut Revisited by
Lou MorganRead by
Wilson FowlieLou is an old, dear friend and the author of three novels to date,
Blood and Feathers, Blood and Feathers: Rebellion (There may be a supporting character in there you find slightly familiar…) and
Sleepless, a chillingly good YA horror novel. She’s also the author of numerous short stories, including one of the best Mummy stories I’ve ever read and is an Archer although, to the best of my knowledge, her frequent trips to Starling City have not been confirmed. She blogs:
here.
The Anniversary by
Den PatrickRead by
Alasdair StuartDen is the author of the wonderful
Dwarf, Elf and Orc War Fighting Manuals, in-universe anthropology texts about the culture, weapons and history of the three cultures. Imagine
Art of War written by Douglas Adams and you’re close. He’s also the author of the fantastic novel
The Boy With The Porcelain Blade and, along with the magnificent
Jen Williams, has pioneered
Super Relaxed Fantasy Club, a new, rapidly growing author/publisher/fan/editor/agent meeting that’s started to spread across the UK.
Den blogs
here.
Kraken Rising by
Andrew ReidRead by
Dave RobisonAndrew Reid – Cook, climber, teacher, writer and one of the most fiercely articulate, creative people it’s my honour to know. He and I, along with Lou, survived redshirting
World FantasyCon together last year. That may mean at some point we open a bar. We’ll let you know… Andrew blogs at
My God It’s Raining.
Party at the Witch House by
Richard KellumRead by
Rikki La Coste
Richard’s not only an author he’s a fellow podcaster who, along with Chris Brosnahan (Who’s own serial you should totally be reading too), hosts
Early Draft. He’s on twitter
here.
The Lake by
Severity ChaseRead by
Siobhan GallichanSeverity Chase’s body of work is well known in some circles but this is her first foray into horror and it comes with the same precision and subtle flamboyance that she brings to all her work.
The Biggest Candle of Them All by
Peter NewmanRead by
Graeme Dunlop – audio engineer, Chief Technical Officer and superhero. One of the singular pleasures of working at EA is the amazing people you get to work with and Graeme is one of the best.
Pete is the author of
The Vagrant, a post-apocalyptic thriller due for release in 2015 and is the husband of
Emma Newman (who blogs at
Em’s Place), author of the wonderful
Split World series and host of
Tea & Jeopardy one of my favourite podcasts. Any resemblance between Pete and Lattimer the butler is entirely coincidental. Pete blogs at
Run, Pete, Write!
And that’s our stories. I’d like to thank all our narrators and authors for turning in stories that show just how diverse and vibrant a genre horror is. Armageddon to basement ghosts, supernatural music to last commands, these stories have it all and it’s been a pleasure to share them with you.
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