Croule Realities by Ian Tucker
Genre: Comedy
Written and narrated by Ian Tucker.
A shameless insurance claim for marine loss interferes with an indolent professional's ulterior motive by the seaside. As the clock ticks, only the donkeys stand to benefit.
Laughin' At A Funeral by Ken MacKennick
Genre: Comedy
Written by and narrated by Ken MacKennick.
An old lady's funeral goes amuck
Charcoal by Maria McKee
Genre: Short story
Written by Maria McKee and narrated by Patrice Gambardella.
These are strange times for Elizabeth. Plagued by a blocking beam in her mind she finds herself increasingly robbed of the power of speech - or else seized by the paroxysm of song. More worryingly, Elizabeth doesn't know what's triggered it. Certainly events took a turn for the bizarre after her encounter with the enchanting woman with moon white hair who spoke of a mystical experience with Johnny Cash's pants. Still, one channel of communication closes, another opens and Elizabeth finds herself compelled to convey her feelings - or something - through the medium of art. Before she knows it everything, her walls and ceiling included, are covered in elaborate charcoal drawings. What is going on in Elizabeth's brain and where will it end?
An intriguing, quirky and touching story that explores the issues of the senses and the often enigmatic power of expression.
Average listener rating: 8/10
Artifice: Art Gallery - Chapter 1/39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 1 of 39 - Art Gallery.
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
This is a full 6 hour audio book read by over 40 different voice actors. I'll try to upload a section each week. Gavin was narrated by the author Eric Bickernicks.
Synopsis: Would you like a couch with that painting?
Obscurity is a way of life for Gavin Vonn Getch, a painter who works at a frame shop in a small New England town. His life changes when billionaire Gary Eastman enters his shop and becomes the ultimate patron: a lifetime commission for all his work in exchange for a crap-load of money.
Some of his artist buddies envy him and others think he’s sold out. Curious as to where his paintings are being displayed, he makes a trip to the DLC headquarters, where a shocking discovery forces him to reevaluate his deal with Eastman and his identity as an artist.
Why does an artist create? What alternatives are there to completely selling out? Is there no genius—only marketing? The book is a satirical, and sometimes surreal look at the art world.
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
In the Garden by Alicia Rayn
Genre: Short story
Written by Alicia Rayn and narrated by Duncan Stripp.
In the Garden chronicles the final moments of a life well-lived - not a famous or extraordinary life, but one filled with the beauty of a garden and the love of a mother for her son. As only a mother could, Delia reassures her son that beauty and love persist to the end, though body and mind may both diminish.
Angel Footprints by Paul McGee
Genre: Mystery
Written by Paul McGee and narrated by Rebecca Roberts.
More than half a century has passed since Frank Lee Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin dug their way out of their cells and escaped from US Penitentiary Alcatraz, disappearing into the waters of San Francisco Bay.
It’s a well-told story, shrouded in mystery, replete with speculation.
Like most people, I’ve wondered whether the trio lived to begin a new life somewhere, or succumbed to the mighty currents of the Bay. But sitting in front of the TV with a beer one Friday evening, something piqued my interest...
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Ο Τσίκι (Chiki) by Vera Kartalou
Genre: Flash Fiction
Written by Vera Kartalou and narrated by Sakis Georgopoulos.
Αυτές οι ιστορίες γράφτηκαν για την ιστοσείδα "121 Λέξεις" που είναι ένα πρότζεκτ αφιερωμένο στην διάδοση και ανάδειξη της λογοτεχνίας flash fiction με σκοπό τη δημιουργία μίας νέας συγγραφικής κοινότητας. Εδώ μπορείτε να ακούσετε μικρές ελληνικές ιστορίες των 121 λέξεων ακριβώς από την Βέρα Καρτάλου.
This story was written for the website "121 Words", which is a project dedicated to showcasing, promoting and spreading flash fiction literature, thereby creating a new writing community. Here you can listen to short greek stories of exactly 121 words by Vera Kartalou.
The Sound of Loss by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater
Genre: Poetry
Written by and narrated by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater.
The room is quiet
Except for the humming of the sockets
And the din from the TV two apartments down
A car passes
The tires roll heavy
Slowly into the night
And the lights on the blinds..
Buying Time by Mary Bevan
Genre: Drama
Written by Mary Bevan and narrated by Suzie Althens.
Suppose you were given the chance to live an hour of your life over again, doing something you wished you had done. How would you feel? And how might it change your outlook on things? This is the story of one man’s experience.
Average listener rating: 10/10
AND WE HAVE A WINNER!
Congratulations to Maria Burke for her story Off Course, which has been narrated by the fabulous Katie Leung. Click the book cover below to go to the audio page and listen to the winning story.
1000 Words Heard for The Scottish Refugee Council: Overall Winner!
Congratulations also to our runners up
Silver Award Winners:
Rachael Fulton
John Carmichael
Katie Hallam
We're thrilled to announce that our three Silver Award runners up stories have also been narrated, and are available to listen to as audio stories. Thank you to our amazing narrator friends Kristin Atherton, Siobhan Waring and Kerry Hutchinson. Scroll down to listen.
Bronze Award Winners:
Tess Burnett
Steph Daisy
Lucy Weldon
Daniel Todd
Nina Bhaskar
Lucy Martin
Nick Lord Lancaster
Dea Dhrami
Lori Shepard
Julie Evans
You can find our about our Silver Award winners by clicking on their stories below. You can get to know our Bronze Award winners by clicking here.
Runners up each receive a voucher from City Academy for an online creative writing course.
Thank you so much to everyone who's taken part in the competition. You've done something amazing. You've made a difference.
Thank you also to our lovely sponsors at freecopywritingtraining.com for their generous donation.
We're proud to feature a list of all our contestants, including links to their online profiles, here.
We'll be running another competition soon so stay tuned. You can keep up to date on our Twitter feed:
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Stan Stan Action Man by Katie Hallam
Genre: Poetry
Written by Katie Hallam and narrated by Siobhan Waring.
This is a short story about a person who becomes lost in the worlds great problems, but who persists in trying to make the world a better place, and who find friends to help him with the tasks at hand.
Promise by Rachael Fulton
Genre: Drama
Written by Rachael Fulton and narrated by Kristin Atherton.
This story is a mother promising her daughter a better life, apologising for the instability and trauma of their past and hoping that the future will be different. It's a reminder that anyone can fall on hard times, and that it's possible to live many different lives in one.
The Oasis by John Carmichael
Genre: Drama
Written by John Carmichael and narrated by Kerry Hutchinson.
John is an allotment holder with an old friend who's had to give up his plot due to ill health. The neighbouring allotment has been taken over by people from Syria and John meets a young member of the family. Despite John's prejudice and the difference in age, they are joined together in their experience of life's frailties.
Atypical Day by Scarlet Rivers
Genre: Biography
Written and narrated by Scarlet Rivers.
This is a brief look into the life of someone with autism.
Bubbles by Evie Prysor-Jones
Genre: Fantasy
Written by Evie Prysor-Jones and narrated by Katrin Vankova.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
In Township 34 there ins't much opportunity for fun, yet Jenny is a master at finding it. It's a world lacking in colour and it takes great skill and courage to summon your imagination. When the township's enterprising shop keeper gets a 'special delivery' Jenny and her friends prove that joy and hope can be found in the smallest and unlikeliest of places.
Flight of Fancy by Jason Renton
Genre: Thriller
Written by Jason Renton and narrated by Kerry Hutchinson.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
Sitting in his garden, retired MI6 communications officer Gerald Chambers overhears a sequence of suspicious conversations between his neighbours. Sent to deal with the investigation - and Gerald himself - is his former superior, the ominous Sir Clive Mountjoy. Mountjoy is the very man responsible for Gerald’s premature retirement, and he’s not buying any of it. The whole affair is yet another example of Gerald’s over active imagination. A flight of fancy. But somebody is talking to Gerald. Somebody has something important to say.
Widower, 62 by Julia Kate Parnell
Genre: Drama/Romance
Written by Julia Kate Parnell and narrated by Aria DeMaris.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
A personal ad with a difference...
Playas de Veneno de Alberto Arecchi
Género: Narrativa de no ficción
Escrito por Alberto Arecchi. Narrado por Elena Jiménez Alvarez.
¡Uno de los ganadores del concurso 1000 Palabras Escuchadas para INARA de BIBLIOPHONE!
The long, wonderful coast of an African country, transformed into a landfill for chemical and nuclear waste. People from a distant country die of pollution.
The Beautiful Lie by David John Griffin
Genre: Drama
Written by David John Griffin and narrated by Nick Furnal.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
Millicent, her father Dan, and her young son, Marcus, are enjoying a stroll through the park on a beautiful Spring day. But Dan has a secret that his grandson doesn't know - how to tell a young boy of four that his grandfather is dying?
Barred by Susan Dawson
Genre: Drama
Written by Susan Dawson and narrated by Lauren Rodriguez.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
A young girl, Mirela, has a regular nightmare. In it she re-lives the events which led to the death of both parents and her time in an orphanage, where she suffered from neglect. There is a recurring theme of bars: those that imprisoned her father, the stripes on her mother's slashed wrist, and the sides of the disgusting cot in which she was placed. These contrast with the shiny safe bed rails she wakes up to since being adopted into a welcoming home. The orphanage staff appear in the dream as shadows in the gloom. Only one of them was kind and caring, and later suffered for it. The story ends as Mirela wakes on her sixth birthday, when her strength and confidence are beginning to grow in her new surroundings.
1 Minute, 48 Seconds by Maddie Byrne
Genre: Fantasy
Written by Maddie Byrne and narrated by Ana Clements.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
The flames are dying. Sitting around their final campfire, four friends look to the future and to the past to try and make sense of the cascade of events that have shaped them and, ultimately, led them to their fate.
Half Houses by Stephen Barnaby
Genre: Historical Fiction/Memoir
Written by Stephen Barnaby and narrated by Siobhan Waring.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
An older woman recalls her wartime childhood in Hull, the second most bombed city in the UK during World War Two, remembering, without sentimentality, moments both humorous and poignant.
Breathe by Christopher Hannas
Genre: Drama
Written by Christopher Hannas and narrated by John Gully.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
A woman steps into a bright light. Everything in her body tells her to run, except the voice in her head urging her to go on. She just has to remember one thing, one word: Breathe.
First Light by Julie Evans
Genre: Romance/Drama
Written by Julie Evans and narrated by Kristin Atherton.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
This historical story describes the last minutes of a prisoner on death row as he is taken from his cell to the hanging yard. As he walks to his execution, the love story of how he came to be in this situation is revealed. At the same time, his lover, some distance away, opens a window onto the autumn morning.
The Sound of Loss by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater
Genre: Poetry
Written by and narrated by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater.
The room is quiet
Except for the humming of the sockets
And the din from the TV two apartments down
A car passes
The tires roll heavy
Slowly into the night
And the lights on the blinds..
The Transitions Are Painful by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater
Genre: Poetry
Written by and narrated by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater.
So many incarnations
In just one lifetime
Too many to count
Versions of a stranger once known
And as they are forgotten
For some new reality
It is the transitions
That haunt us..
The Entertainers Part 1 Chapter 2 by Jade Hamilton
Genre: Adventure
Written by and narrated by Jade Hamilton.
When Velvet gets a phone call from her estranged brother, Jake, to say he's got their imaginary band a gig, she's immediately transported back to the rocky and peripatetic childhood they shared. Jake, who has complex learning and behavioural difficulties, longs to reconnect with the little sister he adores and swap the boredom of life in his 'upmarket' care home for the thrill of life on the road. With the help of a tough-talking carer called "Roadie" and Velvet's hunky boss, they're about to go on the tour of a lifetime.
The Entertainers Part 1 Chapter 1 by Jade Hamilton
Genre: Adventure
Written by and narrated by Jade Hamilton.
When Velvet gets a phone call from her estranged brother, Jake, to say he's got their imaginary band a gig, she's immediately transported back to the rocky and peripatetic childhood they shared. Jake, who has complex learning and behavioural difficulties, longs to reconnect with the little sister he adores and swap the boredom of life in his 'upmarket' care home for the thrill of life on the road. With the help of a tough-talking carer called "Roadie" and Velvet's hunky boss, they're about to go on the tour of a lifetime.
Coffee by Deborah Gasking
Genre: Romance
Written by Deborah Gasking and narrated by Patrice Gambardella.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
She reluctantly agrees to enter into an arranged marriage, for her dying father.
How to decide on that husband?
Looks?
Intelligence?
Chance?
How does she make her decision? And is it a good one?
Average listener rating: 8/10
Keep on the Sunny Side by Owen Banner
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Written by Owen Banner and narrated by Rebecca Roberts.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
A conversation between a pregnant woman and her husband evolves into something more sinister as the eggs sputter in the skillet.
The Villager by Matt Kruze
Genre: Thriller
"A neat little thriller..." A tranquil village. An international conspiracy. A predator with diabolical intentions. Returning home to his corner of rural Buckinghamshire, former Paratrooper and Afghanistan veteran Sam Faris receives a disturbing call from his friend Celia. Celia’s husband Andrew has descended into an emotional abyss, barely able to communicate. Desperate to identify the source of his sudden malaise, Celia turns to Sam for help. But Andrew’s fate has been sealed. A stranger is stalking the village and in a conspiracy that will rock the very core of international security, Sam’s fellow villagers will be taken one by one until his home is rendered a ghost town...
White Iron Maiden by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater
Genre: Poetry
I can’t breathe
Heavy
Not from the weight of the crinoline skirts
Or the pinwheel roses
It isn’t the dupioni silk
Cascading in a ball gown silhouette...
Journey's End by Sherri Turner
Genre: Drama
Written by Sherri Turner and narrated by Tavia Gilbert.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
Maggie and Ruth travel together on the same bus every day. Maggie hates the journey and especially the other passengers, but what she sees out of the window could change things forever.
Average listener rating: 10/10
The Right Ingredients by Stephanie Hutton
Genre: Drama
Written by Stephanie Hutton and narrated by Jaicie Kirkpatrick.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
A pregnant teenager trapped in foster care tries to find the perfect recipe to give her baby a different life from the one she has endured.
Artifice: Chapters 38 to 39 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 38 – Big Pine Key (One Year Later)
Chapter 39 – A Fictitious Interview With The Author At An Obscure Cable TV Station
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Εντολές Ανωτέρου (Higher Commandments) by Vera Kartalou
Genre: Flash Fiction
Written by Vera Kartalou and narrated by Sakis Georgopoulos.
Αυτές οι ιστορίες γράφτηκαν για την ιστοσείδα "121 Λέξεις" που είναι ένα πρότζεκτ αφιερωμένο στην διάδοση και ανάδειξη της λογοτεχνίας flash fiction με σκοπό τη δημιουργία μίας νέας συγγραφικής κοινότητας. Εδώ μπορείτε να ακούσετε μικρές ελληνικές ιστορίες των 121 λέξεων ακριβώς από την Βέρα Καρτάλου.
This story was written for the website "121 Words", which is a project dedicated to showcasing, promoting and spreading flash fiction literature, thereby creating a new writing community. Here you can listen to short greek stories of exactly 121 words by Vera Kartalou.
Clear by Rebecca Roberts
Genre: Poetry
Written and narrated by Rebecca Roberts.
The ebb and flow of passion, angst, and resolve; in love and marriage.
Εκ της Διευθύνσεως (From the Directorate) by Vera Kartalou
Genre: Flash Fiction
Written by Vera Kartalou and narrated by Sakis Georgopoulos.
Αυτές οι ιστορίες γράφτηκαν για την ιστοσείδα "121 Λέξεις" που είναι ένα πρότζεκτ αφιερωμένο στην διάδοση και ανάδειξη της λογοτεχνίας flash fiction με σκοπό τη δημιουργία μίας νέας συγγραφικής κοινότητας. Εδώ μπορείτε να ακούσετε μικρές ελληνικές ιστορίες των 121 λέξεων ακριβώς από την Βέρα Καρτάλου.
This story was written for the website "121 Words", which is a project dedicated to showcasing, promoting and spreading flash fiction literature, thereby creating a new writing community. Here you can listen to short greek stories of exactly 121 words by Vera Kartalou.
Άμεση Διαταγή (Direct Order) by Vera Kartalou
Genre: Flash Fiction
Written by Vera Kartalou and narrated by Sakis Georgopoulos.
Αυτές οι ιστορίες γράφτηκαν για την ιστοσείδα "121 Λέξεις" που είναι ένα πρότζεκτ αφιερωμένο στην διάδοση και ανάδειξη της λογοτεχνίας flash fiction με σκοπό τη δημιουργία μίας νέας συγγραφικής κοινότητας. Εδώ μπορείτε να ακούσετε μικρές ελληνικές ιστορίες των 121 λέξεων ακριβώς από την Βέρα Καρτάλου.
This story was written for the website "121 Words", which is a project dedicated to showcasing, promoting and spreading flash fiction literature, thereby creating a new writing community. Here you can listen to short greek stories of exactly 121 words by Vera Kartalou.
His Music by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater
Genre: Poetry
Written and narrated by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater.
HIS MUSIC
He starts to play
And I am enraptured by his melody
As his concerto sings in my marrow
His harmony in my bones
His discord in my heart
He is moving the song through me
As his tenor caresses my lips
And his bass finds..
The Experiment by Ellie Martin
Genre: Light Read
Written and narrated by Ellie Martin.
This Experiment will be well remembered particularly among the older generation, when it would have been a common game, back then maybe a lucky few failed but for most of us it did not ... now let's hope it will soon fade into obscurity.
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Artifice: Chapters 35 to 37 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 35 - Artist Loft
Chapter 36 - Carnival
Chapter 37 - Barney's Marina
Note: Chapter 39 is just an ABOUT THE AUTHOR piece. (story ends on Chapter 38)
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
SEE AUTHOR BIO FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON FINAL CHAPTER
Average listener rating: 10/10
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Artifice: Chapters 30 to 34 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 30 - Art Gallery
Chapter 31 - Brent's Basement
Chapter 32 - John's Apartment
Chapter 33 - Cafe Au Lait
Chapter 34 - John's Apartment
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Artifice: Chapters 25 to 29 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Satire
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 25 - Artist Loft
Chapter 26 - Supermarket
Chapter 27 - Artist Loft
Chapter 28 - Brent's Basement
Chapter 29 - Outside DLC Loading Dock
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Uninvited by Ellie Martin
Genre: Conspiracy
Written and narrated by Ellie Martin.
George is a con man, he walks the streets posing as the nice guy doing good work but collecting money for his own means. Today it's hot and he's not doing well. He curses his bad luck, then makes a big mistake.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Seaper Powers Chapters 10-18 by Kim Cameron
Genre: Adventure
Written and narrated by Kim Cameron.
A magical tale about a little girl (Emma) who discovers special sea grass off the island of St. Thomas. It transforms her body so that she can talk to fish! Not only does she make new friends, she sets off on a new adventure to find buried treasure!
Inside Out by Rebecca Dyson
Genre: Thriller
Written by Rebecca Dyson and narrated by Duncan Stripp.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
Up in the Chiltern Hills of rural Buckinghamshire, a man waits alone for the sun to set and the walkers to dissipate. As he waits, he watches. He watches the sprawling Chequers Estate in the valley below, country house retreat of the UK Prime Minister.
And the PM is in residence.
When dusk draws in, the man begins his descent. He must gain entry to the estate. His mission to overcome the Estate security team will be all but impossible. But he must try...
Artifice: Chapters 19 to 24 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Satire
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 19 - Ikea
Chapter 20 - Artist Loft
Chapter 21 - MOBA
Chapter 22 - Artist Loft
Chapter 23 - Moaning Lisa Bistro
Chapter 24 - Big Pine Key
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Artifice: Chapters 12 to 18 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 12 – Sparky's Garage
Chapter 13 – The MFA
Chapter 14 – Art Gallery
Chapter 15 – DLC Loading Dock
Chapter 16 – DLC Headquarters
Chapter 17 – Linda's Apartment
Chapter 18 – DLC Loading Dock (Night)
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Artifice: Chapters 6 to 11 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 06 - DLC Headquarters
Chapter 07 - Art Attack Store
Chapter 08 - Art Gallery
Chapter 09 - DLC Headquarters
Chapter 10 - Art Attack Store
Chapter 11 - Moaning Lisa Bistro
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Artifice: Chapters 2 to 5 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 02 - Home
Chapter 03 - Artist Loft
Chapter 04 - Art Gallery
Chapter 05 - Moaning Lisa Bistro
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Lucky Lauren by David Sears
Genre: Mystery
Written by David Sears and narrated by Patrick Fraley.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
Captain Jake Swanger finds himself lost and alone in the night sky following a bombing raid over Germany. His crew dead, navigational aids destroyed, he has no hope of piloting his crippled Flying Fortress back to Allied territory before his last reserves of fuel are sucked from the tanks. He will be forced to ditch his bomber - or jump.
But as Swanger is about to give up hope, a saviour looms off his wingtip.
I did or didn't do it by Black Hamlet
Genre: Poetry
Trying to deny it was you getting caught picking your nose in the car.
Seaper Powers Chapters 1-9 by Kim Cameron
Genre: Adventure
Written and narrated by Kim Cameron.
A magical tale about a little girl (Emma) who discovers special sea grass off the island of St. Thomas. It transforms her body so that she can talk to fish! Not only does she make new friends, she sets off on a new adventure to find buried treasure!
Average listener rating: 9/10
Heist in a Small Town by Jason Renton
Genre: Mystery
Written by Jason Renton and narrated by Fred Melamed.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
A quiet Minnesota town in the 1980s. A criminal mastermind.
Three school friends chance upon a rare moment of excitement when their town's bank is targeted in the dead of night.
The take is said to be in the millions.
But when the FBI takes an interest in the boys because a witness spotted them on the streets after dark, excitement turns to apprehension. Are they really suspects? Must three twelve-year-olds really prove their innocence in a multi-million dollar bank heist?
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter X: A Clear Path by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Mrs Taylor's words needle Vera, how can she question Fiona about her loyalty now? She has to have faith in her but that faith is about to be tested making all their lives teeter on the edge of another disaster, will they ever be able to find that Clear Path?
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter IX: A New 'Dawn' by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Fiona's baby arrives but Martha is still disappointed that she has decided to keep it and she refuses to give her blessing.
Vera re-visits the church and new living arrangements are considered.
Average listener rating: 10/10
The Butterfly by Gregory Heath
Genre: Suspense
Written by Gregory Heath and narrated by Pamela van der Wal.
Kelly watched him as he pulled himself up into a sitting position. His eyes were sunken and dark. There were beer cans lying around him, like her daddy had at Christmas, although her daddy would have tidied them up. ‘Aren’t you being a bit brave?’ he said, ‘inviting yourself into my garden?’
She bit her lip and cast her glance sideways. ‘I was looking for a butterfly. It was yellow.’
Autumn Son by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater
Genre: Poetry
Written and narrated by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater.
Their October moon
Their autumn son
You are their blessing
Their thrill, their fun
You cannot know
Or yet understand...
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter VIII: Life's Complicated by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Now Vera just wants to be able to hold her family and her friends close. There have been enough disasters for one household and she prays for strength.
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter VII: Conflicting Emotions by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
There is an explosion of emotions running through Vera's brain, as she is pulled mercilessly from one need to another, will she be strong enough to hold everything together?
Average listener rating: 10/10
Kaieteur Falls by Jason Renton
Genre: Poetry
A poem I wrote inspired by the majesty of Kaieteur Falls (as if you couldn’t guess!) in Guyana, South America. A truly magical, awe-inspiring phenomenon which made me realise how small we are. I’ve had it narrated by the amazing Patrice Gambardella.
The Wearing of The Green by Rosalind Ambler
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Written by Rosalind Ambler and narrated by Pamela van der Wal.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
The Wearing of the Green came from a challenge to members of the Devizes Writers Group to write something inspired by various pictures of footwear. Most were tragic sandals worn by refugees trekking across deserts, but I’m afraid the green wellies picture brought out the flippant in me, leading to a Mayfair mistress exciting her exotic lover in a pair of Hunters.
The Vanishing Man by Glen Benzal
Genre: Mystery
Written by Glen Benzal and narrated by Steve Blizin.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
Frank Browne is a broken down ex cop now inhabiting the shadowy realms of the private detective. A man with no prospects and a past he'd sooner forget, Browne's best friend is his barman.
But then he is hired by the once-wealthy Camilla Galbraith to find her missing husband, who has vanished with the family's millions, leaving Camilla destitute.
When Browne discovers the last whereabouts of Mr Galbraith, he discovers something neither he nor his client could ever have imagined.
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter VI: The Unexpected by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
There are so many things to be positive about, new beginnings and life is looking brighter.
Fiona and Keith seem to be great new additions to the family but now Vera needs to get back to the Laundry!
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Holiday Temptation by Patsy Collins
Genre: Suspense
Written by Patsy Collins and narrated by Jaicie Kirkpatrick.
Patsy loves to travel, but is giving a firm ‘no comment’ on the research required for this story.
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter V: The Reunion by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Joshua has to be the main focus of Vera's thoughts- what has he been doing all this time?
They have made contact with each other but have still not met face to face - how will this happen?
Average listener rating: 10/10
Widow's Walk by Allison Walters Luther
Genre: Mystery
Written by Allison Walters Luther and narrated by Suzie Althens.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
In WIDOW'S WALK, Margie thinks about the meaning of marriage, family, and a lost love, as she learns that her disabled husband is dying of consumption.
Dinner Isn't Luncheon by Alex Barr
Genre: Short story
Written by Alex Barr and narrated by Steve Blizin.
When Harry is elected chair of the Windmill Club, despite being a newcomer, it seems the village has taken him to its heart. But when he starts to wonder what the club is for, his life takes a downward spiral.
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter IV: New Challenges by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Now Vera has found new confidence knowing that Joshua is safe. So she can move on with her own life, making Frank history, being free to start a new journey.
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter III: A Helping Hand by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Mark wanted to help this boy, because this was more than just a job to him. Many in this position would simply have locked him up and thrown away the Key, but whatever decision he made, would need to be both quick and drastic, if they were going to succeed.
Average listener rating: 10/10
The Ghost Of El Borracho by Steve Blizin
Genre: Poetry
Written and narrated by Steve Blizin.
A dark southwestern flavored cowboy poem.
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter II: Consequences by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Vera is left fretful, she does not know how Frank will react, he has been violent before and now he has reason:-
find out how she copes with this situation in this volume and continue to follow the story as it unfolds week by week.
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
The idea for this story came from a photograph that I was given showing a single jogger crossing an isolated bridge. The task was to write about what you thought had happened to the person, not what you saw but the bigger picture.
My thoughts grew on this theme, they went backwards and forwards through a whole lifetime of emotions, difficulties and solutions, not always practical, not always successful but raw and honest.
- Volume II to follow shortly -
Average listener rating: 10/10
Escape by Allie van den Heuvel
Genre: Suspense
Written by Allie van den Heuvel and narrated by Rebecca Roberts.
An entire life's journey in under 1000 words.
Average listener rating: 10/10
UrbEx by Edgar Million
Genre: Horror
Written and narrated by Edgar Million.
I shouldn’t be here.
I only broke into the old asylum to take a few photos, UrbEx style, but now he’s downstairs, carrying a sack with what appears to be a body in it.
I need to escape, but every way I turn leads me closer into the trap.
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Possibility by Edgar Million
Genre: Psychological
Written and narrated by Edgar Million.
What happens after you die? Instead of nothing, or heaven, you discover a world where every possible you who ever lived exists in a world made entirely of you.
Cult of You by C. Stephen Foster
Genre: Poetry
Billy Ray Dreams of Monsters by Edgar Million
Genre: Psychological
Written by Edgar Million and narrated by Jaicie Kirkpatrick.
Billy Ray sleeps and dreams of monsters lurking in the darkness.
They watch and wait. Billy Ray dreams of monsters. One day monsters may dream of him.
Average listener rating: 10/10
An Averment by Jason Alan Wilkinson
Genre: Poetry
Written by Jason Alan Wilkinson and narrated by Pamela van der Wal.
Winter's Promise by Jason Renton
Genre: Poetry
My second poem here at Bibliophone! As you might be able to tell, I am inspired by the earth we live on and the systems of nature which surround us, not forgetting the weather cycle which, like most Brits, I tend to bemoan all too often. 'Winter's Promise' is about a season which comes freighted with the disappointment of an indifferent climate, but which progresses into Spring nevertheless, when all begins again. It is narrated by the wonderful Frank Di Piazza.
Croule Realities by Ian Tucker
Genre: Comedy
Written and narrated by Ian Tucker
A shameless insurance claim for marine loss interferes with an indolent professional's ulterior motive by the seaside. As the clock ticks, only the donkeys stand to benefit.
Laughin' At A Funeral by Ken MacKennick
Genre: Comedy
Written and narrated by Ken MacKennick.
An old lady's funeral goes amuck.
Charcoal by Maria McKee
Genre: Short story
Written by Maria McKee and narrated by Patrice Gambardella.
These are strange times for Elizabeth. Plagued by a blocking beam in her mind she finds herself increasingly robbed of the power of speech - or else seized by the paroxysm of song. More worryingly, Elizabeth doesn't know what's triggered it. Certainly events took a turn for the bizarre after her encounter with the enchanting woman with moon white hair who spoke of a mystical experience with Johnny Cash's pants. Still, one channel of communication closes, another opens and Elizabeth finds herself compelled to convey her feelings - or something - through the medium of art. Before she knows it everything, her walls and ceiling included, are covered in elaborate charcoal drawings. What is going on in Elizabeth's brain and where will it end?
An intriguing, quirky and touching story that explores the issues of the senses and the often enigmatic power of expression.
Artifice: Art Gallery - Chapter 1/39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 1 of 39 - Art Gallery.
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
This is a full 6 hour audio book read by over 40 different voice actors. I'll try to upload a section each week. Gavin was narrated by the author Eric Bickernicks.
Synopsis: Would you like a couch with that painting?
Obscurity is a way of life for Gavin Vonn Getch, a painter who works at a frame shop in a small New England town. His life changes when billionaire Gary Eastman enters his shop and becomes the ultimate patron: a lifetime commission for all his work in exchange for a crap-load of money.
Some of his artist buddies envy him and others think he’s sold out. Curious as to where his paintings are being displayed, he makes a trip to the DLC headquarters, where a shocking discovery forces him to reevaluate his deal with Eastman and his identity as an artist.
Why does an artist create? What alternatives are there to completely selling out? Is there no genius—only marketing? The book is a satirical, and sometimes surreal look at the art world.
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Angel Footprints by Paul McGee
Genre: Mystery
Written by Paul McGee and narrated by Rebecca Roberts.
More than half a century has passed since Frank Lee Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin dug their way out of their cells and escaped from US Penitentiary Alcatraz, disappearing into the waters of San Francisco Bay.
It’s a well-told story, shrouded in mystery, replete with speculation.
Like most people, I’ve wondered whether the trio lived to begin a new life somewhere, or succumbed to the mighty currents of the Bay. But sitting in front of the TV with a beer one Friday evening, something piqued my interest...
Notice: This work contains adult content.
In the Garden by Alicia Rayn
Genre: Short story
Written by Alicia Rayn and narrated by Duncan Stripp.
In the Garden chronicles the final moments of a life well-lived - not a famous or extraordinary life, but one filled with the beauty of a garden and the love of a mother for her son. As only a mother could, Delia reassures her son that beauty and love persist to the end, though body and mind may both diminish.
Ο Τσίκι (Chiki) by Vera Kartalou
Genre: Flash Fiction
Written by Vera Kartalou and narrated by Sakis Georgopoulos.
Αυτές οι ιστορίες γράφτηκαν για την ιστοσείδα "121 Λέξεις" που είναι ένα πρότζεκτ αφιερωμένο στην διάδοση και ανάδειξη της λογοτεχνίας flash fiction με σκοπό τη δημιουργία μίας νέας συγγραφικής κοινότητας. Εδώ μπορείτε να ακούσετε μικρές ελληνικές ιστορίες των 121 λέξεων ακριβώς από την Βέρα Καρτάλου.
This story was written for the website "121 Words", which is a project dedicated to showcasing, promoting and spreading flash fiction literature, thereby creating a new writing community. Here you can listen to short greek stories of exactly 121 words by Vera Kartalou.
The Sound of Loss by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater
Genre: Poetry
Written and narrated by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater.
The room is quiet
Except for the humming of the sockets
And the din from the TV two apartments down
A car passes
The tires roll heavy
Slowly into the night
And the lights on the blinds..
Buying Time by Mary Bevan
Genre: Drama
Written by Mary Bevan and narrated by Suzie Althens.
Suppose you were given the chance to live an hour of your life over again, doing something you wished you had done. How would you feel? And how might it change your outlook on things? This is the story of one man’s experience.
Average listener rating: 10/10
AND WE HAVE A WINNER!
Congratulations to Maria Burke for her story Off Course, which has been narrated by the fabulous Katie Leung. Click the book cover below to go to the audio page and listen to the winning story.
1000 Words Heard for The Scottish Refugee Council: Overall Winner!
Congratulations also to our runners up
Silver Award Winners:
Rachael Fulton
John Carmichael
Katie Hallam
We're thrilled to announce that our three Silver Award runners up stories have also been narrated, and are available to listen to as audio stories. Thank you to our amazing narrator friends Kristin Atherton, Siobhan Waring and Kerry Hutchinson. Scroll down to listen.
Bronze Award Winners:
Tess Burnett
Steph Daisy
Lucy Weldon
Daniel Todd
Nina Bhaskar
Lucy Martin
Nick Lord Lancaster
Dea Dhrami
Lori Shepard
Julie Evans
Runners up each receive a voucher from City Academy for an online creative writing course.
You can find our about our Silver Award winners by clicking on their stories below. You can get to know our Bronze Award winners by clicking here.
Thank you so much to everyone who's taken part in the competition. You've done something amazing. You've made a difference.
Thank you also to our lovely sponsors at freecopywritingtraining.com for their generous donation.
We're proud to feature a list of all our contestants, including links to their online presence, here.
We'll be running another competition soon so stay tuned. You can keep up to date on our Twitter feed:
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Stan Stan Action Man by Katie Hallam
Genre: Poetry
Written by Katie Hallam and narrated by Siobhan Waring
This is a short story about a person who becomes lost in the worlds great problems, but who persists in trying to make the world a better place, and who find friends to help him with the tasks at hand.
Promise by Rachael Fulton
Genre: Drama
Written by Rachael Fulton and narrated by Kristin Atherton
This story is a mother promising her daughter a better life, apologising for the instability and trauma of their past and hoping that the future will be different. It's a reminder that anyone can fall on hard times, and that it's possible to live many different lives in one.
The Oasis by John Carmichael
Genre: Drama
Written by John Carmichael and narrated by Kerry Hutchinson
John is an allotment holder with an old friend who's had to give up his plot due to ill health. The neighbouring allotment has been taken over by people from Syria and John meets a young member of the family. Despite John's prejudice and the difference in age, they are joined together in their experience of life's frailties.
Atypical Day by Scarlet Rivers
Genre: Biography
Written and narrated by Scarlet Rivers.
This is a brief look into the life of someone with autism.
Bubbles by Evie Prysor-Jones
Genre: Fantasy
Written by Evie Prysor-Jones and narrated by Katrin Vankova.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
In Township 34 there ins't much opportunity for fun, yet Jenny is a master at finding it. It's a world lacking in colour and it takes great skill and courage to summon your imagination. When the township's enterprising shop keeper gets a 'special delivery' Jenny and her friends prove that joy and hope can be found in the smallest and unlikeliest of places.
Widower, 62 by Julia Kate Parnell
Genre: Drama
Written by Julia Kate Parnell and narrated by Aria DeMaris.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
A personal ad with a difference...
Playas de Veneno de Alberto Arecchi
Género: Narrativa de no ficción
Escrito por Alberto Arecchi. Narrado por Elena Jiménez Alvarez.
¡Uno de los ganadores del concurso 1000 Palabras Escuchadas para INARA de BIBLIOPHONE!
The long, wonderful coast of an African country, transformed into a landfill for chemical and nuclear waste. People from a distant country die of pollution.
The Beautiful Lie by David John Griffin
Genre: Drama
Written by David John Griffin and narrated by Nick Furnal.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
Millicent, her father Dan, and her young son, Marcus, are enjoying a stroll through the park on a beautiful Spring day. But Dan has a secret that his grandson doesn't know - how to tell a young boy of four that his grandfather is dying?
Barred by Susan Dawson
Genre: Drama
Written by Susan Dawson and narrated by Lauren Rodriguez.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
A young girl, Mirela, has a regular nightmare. In it she re-lives the events which led to the death of both parents and her time in an orphanage, where she suffered from neglect. There is a recurring theme of bars: those that imprisoned her father, the stripes on her mother's slashed wrist, and the sides of the disgusting cot in which she was placed. These contrast with the shiny safe bed rails she wakes up to since being adopted into a welcoming home. The orphanage staff appear in the dream as shadows in the gloom. Only one of them was kind and caring, and later suffered for it. The story ends as Mirela wakes on her sixth birthday, when her strength and confidence are beginning to grow in her new surroundings.
1 Minute, 48 Seconds by Maddie Byrne
Genre: Fantasy
Written by Maddie Byrne and narrated by Ana Clements.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
The flames are dying. Sitting around their final campfire, four friends look to the future and to the past to try and make sense of the cascade of events that have shaped them and, ultimately, led them to their fate.
Half Houses by Stephen Barnaby
Genre: Drama
Written by Stephen Barnaby and narrated by Siobhan Waring.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
An older woman recalls her wartime childhood in Hull, the second most bombed city in the UK during World War Two, remembering, without sentimentality, moments both humorous and poignant.
Breathe by Christopher Hannas
Genre: Drama
Written by Christopher Hannas and narrated by John Gully.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
A woman steps into a bright light. Everything in her body tells her to run, except the voice in her head urging her to go on. She just has to remember one thing, one word: Breathe.
First Light by Julie Evans
Genre: Romance/Drama
Written by Julie Evans and narrated by Kristin Atherton.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
This historical story describes the last minutes of a prisoner on death row as he is taken from his cell to the hanging yard. As he walks to his execution, the love story of how he came to be in this situation is revealed. At the same time, his lover, some distance away, opens a window onto the autumn morning.
Flight of Fancy by Jason Renton
Genre: Thriller
Written by Jason Renton and narrated by Kerry Hutchinson.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard for INARA competition winner!
Sitting in his garden, retired MI6 communications officer Gerald Chambers overhears a sequence of suspicious conversations between his neighbours. Sent to deal with the investigation - and Gerald himself - is his former superior, the ominous Sir Clive Mountjoy. Mountjoy is the very man responsible for Gerald’s premature retirement, and he’s not buying any of it. The whole affair is yet another example of Gerald’s over active imagination. A flight of fancy. But somebody is talking to Gerald. Somebody has something important to say.
The Transitions Are Painful by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater
Genre: Poetry
Written and narrated by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater.
So many incarnations
In just one lifetime
Too many to count
Versions of a stranger once known
And as they are forgotten
For some new reality
It is the transitions
That haunt us..
The Entertainers Part 1 Chapter 2 by Jade Hamilton
Genre: Adventure
Written and narrated by Jade Hamilton.
When Velvet gets a phone call from her estranged brother, Jake, to say he's got their imaginary band a gig, she's immediately transported back to the rocky and peripatetic childhood they shared. Jake, who has complex learning and behavioural difficulties, longs to reconnect with the little sister he adores and swap the boredom of life in his 'upmarket' care home for the thrill of life on the road. With the help of a tough-talking carer called "Roadie" and Velvet's hunky boss, they're about to go on the tour of a lifetime.
The Entertainers Part 1 Chapter 1 by Jade Hamilton
Genre: Adventure
Written and narrated by Jade Hamilton.
When Velvet gets a phone call from her estranged brother, Jake, to say he's got their imaginary band a gig, she's immediately transported back to the rocky and peripatetic childhood they shared. Jake, who has complex learning and behavioural difficulties, longs to reconnect with the little sister he adores and swap the boredom of life in his 'upmarket' care home for the thrill of life on the road. With the help of a tough-talking carer called "Roadie" and Velvet's hunky boss, they're about to go on the tour of a lifetime.
Coffee by Deborah Gasking
Genre: Romance
Written by Deborah Gasking and narrated by Patrice Gambardella.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
She reluctantly agrees to enter into an arranged marriage, for her dying father.
How to decide on that husband?
Looks?
Intelligence?
Chance?
How does she make her decision? And is it a good one?
Average listener rating: 8/10
Keep on the Sunny Side by Owen Banner
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Written by Owen Banner and narrated by Rebecca Roberts.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
A conversation between a pregnant woman and her husband evolves into something more sinister as the eggs sputter in the skillet.
The Villager by Matt Kruze
Genre: Thriller
"A neat little thriller..." A tranquil village. An international conspiracy. A predator with diabolical intentions. Returning home to his corner of rural Buckinghamshire, former Paratrooper and Afghanistan veteran Sam Faris receives a disturbing call from his friend Celia. Celia’s husband Andrew has descended into an emotional abyss, barely able to communicate. Desperate to identify the source of his sudden malaise, Celia turns to Sam for help. But Andrew’s fate has been sealed. A stranger is stalking the village and in a conspiracy that will rock the very core of international security, Sam’s fellow villagers will be taken one by one until his home is rendered a ghost town...
White Iron Maiden by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater
Genre: Poetry
I can’t breathe
Heavy
Not from the weight of the crinoline skirts
Or the pinwheel roses
It isn’t the dupioni silk
Cascading in a ball gown silhouette...
Journey's End by Sherri Turner
Genre: Drama
Written by Sherri Turner and narrated by Tavia Gilbert.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
Maggie and Ruth travel together on the same bus every day. Maggie hates the journey and especially the other passengers, but what she sees out of the window could change things forever.
Average listener rating: 10/10
The Right Ingredients by Stephanie Hutton
Genre: Drama
Written by Stephanie Hutton and narrated by Jaicie Kirkpatrick.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
A pregnant teenager trapped in foster care tries to find the perfect recipe to give her baby a different life from the one she has endured.
Ο Τσίκι (Chiki) by Vera Kartalou
Genre: Flash Fiction
Written by Vera Kartalou and narrated by Sakis Georgopoulos.
Αυτές οι ιστορίες γράφτηκαν για την ιστοσείδα "121 Λέξεις" που είναι ένα πρότζεκτ αφιερωμένο στην διάδοση και ανάδειξη της λογοτεχνίας flash fiction με σκοπό τη δημιουργία μίας νέας συγγραφικής κοινότητας. Εδώ μπορείτε να ακούσετε μικρές ελληνικές ιστορίες των 121 λέξεων ακριβώς από την Βέρα Καρτάλου.
This story was written for the website "121 Words", which is a project dedicated to showcasing, promoting and spreading flash fiction literature, thereby creating a new writing community. Here you can listen to short greek stories of exactly 121 words by Vera Kartalou.
Artifice: Chapters 38 to 39 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 38 – Big Pine Key (One Year Later)
Chapter 39 – A Fictitious Interview With The Author At An Obscure Cable TV Station
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Εντολές Ανωτέρου (Higher Commandments) by Vera Kartalou
Genre: Flash Fiction
Written by Vera Kartalou and narrated by Sakis Georgopoulos.
Αυτές οι ιστορίες γράφτηκαν για την ιστοσείδα "121 Λέξεις" που είναι ένα πρότζεκτ αφιερωμένο στην διάδοση και ανάδειξη της λογοτεχνίας flash fiction με σκοπό τη δημιουργία μίας νέας συγγραφικής κοινότητας. Εδώ μπορείτε να ακούσετε μικρές ελληνικές ιστορίες των 121 λέξεων ακριβώς από την Βέρα Καρτάλου.
This story was written for the website "121 Words", which is a project dedicated to showcasing, promoting and spreading flash fiction literature, thereby creating a new writing community. Here you can listen to short greek stories of exactly 121 words by Vera Kartalou.
Clear by Rebecca Roberts
Genre: Poetry
Written and narrated by Rebecca Roberts.
The ebb and flow of passion, angst, and resolve; in love and marriage.
Εκ της Διευθύνσεως (From the Directorate) by Vera Kartalou
Genre: Flash Fiction
Written by Vera Kartalou and narrated by Sakis Georgopoulos.
Αυτές οι ιστορίες γράφτηκαν για την ιστοσείδα "121 Λέξεις" που είναι ένα πρότζεκτ αφιερωμένο στην διάδοση και ανάδειξη της λογοτεχνίας flash fiction με σκοπό τη δημιουργία μίας νέας συγγραφικής κοινότητας. Εδώ μπορείτε να ακούσετε μικρές ελληνικές ιστορίες των 121 λέξεων ακριβώς από την Βέρα Καρτάλου.
This story was written for the website "121 Words", which is a project dedicated to showcasing, promoting and spreading flash fiction literature, thereby creating a new writing community. Here you can listen to short greek stories of exactly 121 words by Vera Kartalou.
Άμεση Διαταγή (Direct Order) by Vera Kartalou
Genre: Flash Fiction
Written by Vera Kartalou and narrated by Sakis Georgopoulos.
Αυτές οι ιστορίες γράφτηκαν για την ιστοσείδα "121 Λέξεις" που είναι ένα πρότζεκτ αφιερωμένο στην διάδοση και ανάδειξη της λογοτεχνίας flash fiction με σκοπό τη δημιουργία μίας νέας συγγραφικής κοινότητας. Εδώ μπορείτε να ακούσετε μικρές ελληνικές ιστορίες των 121 λέξεων ακριβώς από την Βέρα Καρτάλου.
This story was written for the website "121 Words", which is a project dedicated to showcasing, promoting and spreading flash fiction literature, thereby creating a new writing community. Here you can listen to short greek stories of exactly 121 words by Vera Kartalou.
His Music by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater
Genre: Poetry
Written and narrated by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater.
HIS MUSIC
He starts to play
And I am enraptured by his melody
As his concerto sings in my marrow
His harmony in my bones
His discord in my heart
He is moving the song through me
As his tenor caresses my lips
And his bass finds..
The Experiment by Ellie Martin
Genre: Light Read
Written and narrated by Ellie Martin.
This Experiment will be well remembered particularly among the older generation, when it would have been a common game, back then maybe a lucky few failed but for most of us it did not ... now let's hope it will soon fade into obscurity.
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Artifice: Chapters 35 to 37 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 35 - Artist Loft
Chapter 36 - Carnival
Chapter 37 - Barney's Marina
Note: Chapter 39 is just an ABOUT THE AUTHOR piece. (story ends on Chapter 38)
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
SEE AUTHOR BIO FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON FINAL CHAPTER
Average listener rating: 10/10
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Artifice: Chapters 30 to 34 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 30 - Art Gallery
Chapter 31 - Brent's Basement
Chapter 32 - John's Apartment
Chapter 33 - Cafe Au Lait
Chapter 34 - John's Apartment
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Artifice: Chapters 25 to 29 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Satire
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 25 - Artist Loft
Chapter 26 - Supermarket
Chapter 27 - Artist Loft
Chapter 28 - Brent's Basement
Chapter 29 - Outside DLC Loading Dock
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Uninvited by Ellie Martin
Genre: Conspiracy
Written by Ellie Martin.
George is a con man, he walks the streets posing as the nice guy doing good work but collecting money for his own means. Today it's hot and he's not doing well. He curses his bad luck, then makes a big mistake.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Seaper Powers Chapters 10-18 by Kim Cameron
Genre: Adventure
Written and narrated by Kim Cameron.
A magical tale about a little girl (Emma) who discovers special sea grass off the island of St. Thomas. It transforms her body so that she can talk to fish! Not only does she make new friends, she sets off on a new adventure to find buried treasure!
Inside Out by Rebecca Dyson
Genre: Thriller
Written by Rebecca Dyson and narrated by Duncan Stripp.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
Up in the Chiltern Hills of rural Buckinghamshire, a man waits alone for the sun to set and the walkers to dissipate. As he waits, he watches. He watches the sprawling Chequers Estate in the valley below, country house retreat of the UK Prime Minister.
And the PM is in residence.
When dusk draws in, the man begins his descent. He must gain entry to the estate. His mission to overcome the Estate security team will be all but impossible. But he must try...
Artifice: Chapters 19 to 24 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Satire
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 19 - Ikea
Chapter 20 - Artist Loft
Chapter 21 - MOBA
Chapter 22 - Artist Loft
Chapter 23 - Moaning Lisa Bistro
Chapter 24 - Big Pine Key
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Artifice: Chapters 12 to 18 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 12 – Sparky's Garage
Chapter 13 – The MFA
Chapter 14 – Art Gallery
Chapter 15 – DLC Loading Dock
Chapter 16 – DLC Headquarters
Chapter 17 – Linda's Apartment
Chapter 18 – DLC Loading Dock (Night)
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Artifice: Chapters 6 to 11 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 06 - DLC Headquarters
Chapter 07 - Art Attack Store
Chapter 08 - Art Gallery
Chapter 09 - DLC Headquarters
Chapter 10 - Art Attack Store
Chapter 11 - Moaning Lisa Bistro
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Artifice: Chapters 2 to 5 of 39 by Eric Bickernicks
Genre: Comedy
Written by Eric Bickernicks.
Chapter 02 - Home
Chapter 03 - Artist Loft
Chapter 04 - Art Gallery
Chapter 05 - Moaning Lisa Bistro
Animated Audiobook trailer: https://youtu.be/eiPDRTCGikQ
Start at chapter one to get the entire spiel: https://www.bibliophone.com/artifice-chapter-one-by-eric-bickernicks/
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Lucky Lauren by David Sears
Genre: Mystery
Written by David Sears and narrated by Patrick Fraley.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
Captain Jake Swanger finds himself lost and alone in the night sky following a bombing raid over Germany. His crew dead, navigational aids destroyed, he has no hope of piloting his crippled Flying Fortress back to Allied territory before his last reserves of fuel are sucked from the tanks. He will be forced to ditch his bomber - or jump.
But as Swanger is about to give up hope, a saviour looms off his wingtip.
I did or didn't do it by Black Hamlet
Genre: Poetry
Trying to deny it was you getting caught picking your nose in the car.
Seaper Powers Chapters 1-9 by Kim Cameron
Genre: Adventure
Written and narrated by Kim Cameron.
A magical tale about a little girl (Emma) who discovers special sea grass off the island of St. Thomas. It transforms her body so that she can talk to fish! Not only does she make new friends, she sets off on a new adventure to find buried treasure!
Average listener rating: 9/10
Heist in a Small Town by Jason Renton
Genre: Mystery
Written by Jason Renton and narrated by Fred Melamed.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
A quiet Minnesota town in the 1980s. A criminal mastermind.
Three school friends chance upon a rare moment of excitement when their town's bank is targeted in the dead of night.
The take is said to be in the millions.
But when the FBI takes an interest in the boys because a witness spotted them on the streets after dark, excitement turns to apprehension. Are they really suspects? Must three twelve-year-olds really prove their innocence in a multi-million dollar bank heist?
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter X: A Clear Path by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Mrs Taylor's words needle Vera, how can she question Fiona about her loyalty now? She has to have faith in her but that faith is about to be tested making all their lives teeter on the edge of another disaster, will they ever be able to find that Clear Path?
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter IX: A New 'Dawn' by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Fiona's baby arrives but Martha is still disappointed that she has decided to keep it and she refuses to give her blessing.
Vera re-visits the church and new living arrangements are considered.
Average listener rating: 10/10
The Butterfly by Gregory Heath
Genre: Suspense
Written by Gregory Heath and narrated by Pamela van der Wal.
Kelly watched him as he pulled himself up into a sitting position. His eyes were sunken and dark. There were beer cans lying around him, like her daddy had at Christmas, although her daddy would have tidied them up. ‘Aren’t you being a bit brave?’ he said, ‘inviting yourself into my garden?’
She bit her lip and cast her glance sideways. ‘I was looking for a butterfly. It was yellow.’
Autumn Son by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater
Genre: Poetry
Written and narrated by Mary Alexandra Stiefvater.
Their October moon
Their autumn son
You are their blessing
Their thrill, their fun
You cannot know
Or yet understand...
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter VIII: Life's Complicated by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Now Vera just wants to be able to hold her family and her friends close. There have been enough disasters for one household and she prays for strength.
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter VII: Conflicting Emotions by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
There is an explosion of emotions running through Vera's brain, as she is pulled mercilessly from one need to another, will she be strong enough to hold everything together?
Average listener rating: 10/10
Kaieteur Falls by Jason Renton
Genre: Poetry
A poem I wrote inspired by the majesty of Kaieteur Falls (as if you couldn’t guess!) in Guyana, South America. A truly magical, awe-inspiring phenomenon which made me realise how small we are. I’ve had it narrated by the amazing Patrice Gambardella.
The Wearing of The Green by Rosalind Ambler
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Written by Rosalind Ambler and narrated by Pamela van der Wal.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
The Wearing of the Green came from a challenge to members of the Devizes Writers Group to write something inspired by various pictures of footwear. Most were tragic sandals worn by refugees trekking across deserts, but I’m afraid the green wellies picture brought out the flippant in me, leading to a Mayfair mistress exciting her exotic lover in a pair of Hunters.
The Vanishing Man by Glen Benzal
Genre: Mystery
Written by Glen Benzal and narrated by Steve Blizin.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
Frank Browne is a broken down ex cop now inhabiting the shadowy realms of the private detective. A man with no prospects and a past he'd sooner forget, Browne's best friend is his barman.
But then he is hired by the once-wealthy Camilla Galbraith to find her missing husband, who has vanished with the family's millions, leaving Camilla destitute.
When Browne discovers the last whereabouts of Mr Galbraith, he discovers something neither he nor his client could ever have imagined.
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter VI: The Unexpected by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
There are so many things to be positive about, new beginnings and life is looking brighter.
Fiona and Keith seem to be great new additions to the family but now Vera needs to get back to the Laundry!
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Average listener rating: 10/10
Holiday Temptation by Patsy Collins
Genre: Suspense
Written by Patsy Collins and narrated by Jaicie Kirkpatrick.
Patsy loves to travel, but is giving a firm ‘no comment’ on the research required for this story.
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter V: The Reunion by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Joshua has to be the main focus of Vera's thoughts- what has he been doing all this time?
They have made contact with each other but have still not met face to face - how will this happen?
Average listener rating: 10/10
Widow's Walk by Allison Walters Luther
Genre: Mystery
Written by Allison Walters Luther and narrated by Suzie Althens.
A BIBLIOPHONE 1000 Words Heard competition winner!
In WIDOW'S WALK, Margie thinks about the meaning of marriage, family, and a lost love, as she learns that her disabled husband is dying of consumption.
Dinner Isn't Luncheon by Alex Barr
Genre: Short story
Written by Alex Barr and narrated by Steve Blizin.
When Harry is elected chair of the Windmill Club, despite being a newcomer, it seems the village has taken him to its heart. But when he starts to wonder what the club is for, his life takes a downward spiral.
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter IV: New Challenges by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Now Vera has found new confidence knowing that Joshua is safe. So she can move on with her own life, making Frank history, being free to start a new journey.
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter III: A Helping Hand by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Mark wanted to help this boy, because this was more than just a job to him. Many in this position would simply have locked him up and thrown away the Key, but whatever decision he made, would need to be both quick and drastic, if they were going to succeed.
Average listener rating: 10/10
The Ghost Of El Borracho by Steve Blizin
Genre: Poetry
Written and narrated by Steve Blizin.
A dark southwestern flavored cowboy poem.
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries Chapter II: Consequences by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
Vera is left fretful, she does not know how Frank will react, he has been violent before and now he has reason:-
find out how she copes with this situation in this volume and continue to follow the story as it unfolds week by week.
Average listener rating: 10/10
BreaKing Boundaries by Dee Len
Genre: Romance
Written and narrated by Dee Len.
The idea for this story came from a photograph that I was given showing a single jogger crossing an isolated bridge. The task was to write about what you thought had happened to the person, not what you saw but the bigger picture.
My thoughts grew on this theme, they went backwards and forwards through a whole lifetime of emotions, difficulties and solutions, not always practical, not always successful but raw and honest.
- Volume II to follow shortly -
Average listener rating: 10/10
Escape by Allie van den Heuvel
Genre: Suspense
Written by Allie van den Heuvel and narrated by Rebecca Roberts.
An entire life's journey in under 1000 words.
Average listener rating: 10/10
UrbEx by Edgar Million
Genre: Horror
Written and narrated by Edgar Million.
I shouldn’t be here.
I only broke into the old asylum to take a few photos, UrbEx style, but now he’s downstairs, carrying a sack with what appears to be a body in it.
I need to escape, but every way I turn leads me closer into the trap.
Notice: This work contains adult content.
Possibility by Edgar Million
Genre: Psychological
Written and narrated by Edgar Million.
What happens after you die? Instead of nothing, or heaven, you discover a world where every possible you who ever lived exists in a world made entirely of you.
Cult of You by C. Stephen Foster
Genre: Poetry
Billy Ray Dreams of Monsters by Edgar Million
Genre: Psychological
Written by Edgar Million and narrated by Jaicie Kirkpatrick.
Billy Ray sleeps and dreams of monsters lurking in the darkness.
They watch and wait. Billy Ray dreams of monsters. One day monsters may dream of him.
Average listener rating: 10/10
An Averment by Jason Alan Wilkinson
Genre: Poetry
Written by Jason Alan Wilkinson and narrated by Pamela van der Wal.
Winter's Promise by Jason Renton
Genre: Poetry
My second poem here at Bibliophone! As you might be able to tell, I am inspired by the earth we live on and the systems of nature which surround us, not forgetting the weather cycle which, like most Brits, I tend to bemoan all too often. 'Winter's Promise' is about a season which comes freighted with the disappointment of an indifferent climate, but which progresses into Spring nevertheless, when all begins again. It is narrated by the wonderful Frank Di Piazza.