Can I tell you a story?

Sep 26 2024 46 ep. 17 mins 10

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Can I tell you a story? is taking a break! I may be back with ad hoc stories here and there... but for now, it's time to rest and spend some quality time with my head in the clouds. Story time for the dreamers and those who like life to be a bit weird. Suspend your disbelief at the door, sit down, get comfortable, and listen...

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The Hole In The Stars

Sep 26 2024 12 mins

A kangaroo told me there was a hole in the stars, and the sight of it made me afraid... Thanks for listening. I hope you enjoy the story. If you do, and want more – become a podcast patron on Patreon! Patrons receive bonus stories not found here (there are many waiting for you already, and another added every four weeks), and other goodies - including my undying thanks. Literal

The Library At The End Of The World

Sep 12 2024 10 mins

A quiet, gentle tale of the librarian at the library at the end of the world, who lends a book to a man from across the edge of the world. Thanks for listening. I hope you enjoy the story. If you do, and want more – become a podcast patron on Patreon! Patrons receive bonus stories not found here (there are many waiting for you already, and another added every four weeks), and o

City of Shadows, City of Light

Aug 29 2024 17 mins

There were twin cities, once. Because of the stone they could quarry, one city was black and the other was white. They were called by those that lived there The City of Shadows and the City of Light, though their official names had far less poetry in them. They sat on either side of a great tidal river that was so wide it was hard to see one bank from the other. Jem and Ez met in

Be Careful What You Wish For

Aug 15 2024 8 mins

I’m sitting on my uncle’s headstone, drinking a glass of claret. He always used to tell me: be careful what you wish for, which never made much sense to me. Why on earth would I want to do that? Wish wildly, wish with abandon – that’s always been much more my style. Thanks for listening. I hope you enjoy the story. If you do, and want more – become a podcast patron on P

The White Moth

Aug 01 2024 11 mins

I sit on the shore with a photograph I've never seen before, remembering another photograph, that tore my family apart. My therapist says I need closure, but I'm pretty sure that hope is dead. Pandora's white moth, crushed underneath the rest of the mess when she finally opens the box... Thanks for listening. I hope you enjoy the story. If you do, and want more – bec

Tin Hat

Jul 18 2024 11 mins

Bolt doesn't know what kind of man he is, or what kind of man he'd like to be. The stories he tells about himself change each time they're told, until he no longer knows the truth of them. He goes back to his own beginnings, and he's not sure if the woman he takes from the darkness is a betrayal or a rescue... perhaps he will never find out. Thanks for listening.

The Invaders

Jul 04 2024 15 mins

I’m an invader. I’m going to find my way through the maze town, built to confuse and protect the palace. I’m going to get into the palace. And I did it. It was too easy. But I didn’t have the sense to be afraid until it was too late… Thanks for listening. I hope you enjoy the story. If you do, and want more – become a podcast patron on Patreon! Patrons receive bonus st

The Complaints Department - Drawing Mia

Jun 20 2024 19 mins

Mia posts drawings into the Complaints Department letterbox, but so many of her conversations are one sided, it never occurs to her that perhaps someone might talk back until she starts finding drawings all over the city. Drawings almost the same as her own, except for one thing - in these new drawings, she isn't alone, isn't unseen. Slowly, she starts to feel less alone...

The Summoning: The Sands of Time

Jun 06 2024 17 mins

This is a sequel story to one from way back - "The Summoning". In this episode, I have some special guests to help me with the dialogue - many thanks to Carol and Megan. The girl who summoned a fire spirit and left with it for a life of adventure is back, and she's in trouble - she trapped the spirit in a bottle at the bottom of the ocean, and because her life is tie

Rowing Postal

May 23 2024 5 mins

Come Rain Or Shine, The Mail Will Arrive On Time But what if it’s eaten by a bunch of piranhas while being rowed across a deadly moat to the castle mailbox? Thanks for listening. I hope you enjoy the story. If you do, and want more – become a podcast patron on Patreon! Patrons receive bonus stories not found here (there are many waiting for you already, and another added every