Very Short Stories

Alternative Stories and Fake Realities

Season: 2 Episode: 18

Published on Apr 27th at 6:00am

Very Short Stories : A Microfiction Special With Charlotte O'Farrell

Very short stories and microfiction are terms for tiny pieces of writing that can tell an entire tale in a small number of words.  On twitter the hashtag #VSS365 is used to signify these stories told in a single tweet.  A skilled proponent of VSS is British writer Charlotte O'Farrell who joins us on the podcast today.  We have worked with Charlotte to turn some of her stories in Alt Stories episodes for the Listen Rinse Repeat podcast which is promoting handwashing during the Covid 19 crisis by putting out tiny episodes timed to ensure a good handwash (20 - 40 seconds) and to keep listeners entertained while they clean.   Charlotte talks about the VSS phenomenon and why she loves it and provides some tips for writers wishing to have a go.  We also feature writing from Victoria J Price, Lena Stone, Mark Anthony Smith and Natalie Reilly Johnson

In this edition you can hear the voices of
Saya Zahawi
Maddy Searle
Daffyd Morse
Joy Hayward
Simone Lowe
Annabelle Broad

Our presenter is Kelli Winkler and our special guest is Charlotte O'Farrell

If you'd like to find out more about our writers please follow them on social media Charlotte O'Farrell. https://twitter.com/ChaOFarrell
Victoria J Price https://twitter.com/victoria_jprice
Natalie Reilly Johnson https://twitter.com/nreillyjohnson
Mark Anthony Smith https://twitter.com/MarkAnthonySm16

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We would like to thank all our contributors and especially Charlotte O'Farrell for their time in helping to make this podcast.