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100 Words of Astounding Beauty

100 Words of Astounding Beauty

Written by: Red Button Audio
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A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers each make a story with a limited wordcount in a limited time. Each writer has just an audio prompt and five minutes to make a first draft. Then a fellow writer will give them the edits and suggestions they need to reach those final one hundred words. Created by Tom McNally for Red Button Audio Art Drama & Plays
Episodes
  • s04eX2 - Christmas Special 2025 - Jingle Bus
    Dec 24 2025

    A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this second special holiday episode, the regular writers send in their holiday-themed stories before crumbling into jolly dust.

    The stories are:
    'Auld Lang Syne,' by Amelia Armande,

    'Advent-ture,' by Joshua Crisp,

    'The Soft Music,' by Tom McNally.

    Visit us on our website, on Instagram, and send us a story on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com.

    Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande and Joshua Crisp.

    Theme tune is Music For Jellyfish by Bell Lungs.

    Story music is by John Bartmann, released under a CC-BY license, featuring:

    • Auld Lang Syne
    • Little Drummer Boy
    • Joy to the World

    Track art by Tom McNally.

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    10 mins
  • s04eX1 - Christmas Special 2025 - I am the Milky Bar Kid
    Dec 23 2025

    A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this special holiday episode, the 100 Word Cycle has been used to write a longer-form piece, told from the point of view of an advert designed to sell milk products to British children in the 1960s.

    'I am the Milky Bar Kid,' by Tom McNally.

    Visit us on our website, on Instagram, and send us a story on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com.

    Created by Tom McNally.

    Music is 'My Sugar' by Frank Banta, published 1924 and in the public domain. It is available on archive.org.

    Track art by Tom McNally.

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    32 mins
  • s04e04 - Bagatelle
    Nov 19 2025

    A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode we roll a shiny treasure around our back teeth and bring salmon back in style.

    The stories are:
    'Thief Catcher,' by Amelia Armande,

    'Read the Room,' by Joshua Crisp,

    'Crow Lady,' by Colette McCormick,

    'Dolphins Can't Bowl,' by Harrison Perry,

    'Cottingley Jam Jar Tour,' by Tom McNally.

    Featuring listener submission:
    'Silicon Farmer' by David McNally of the Humberside War Games Society.

    Get your 100 Words zines at the Brighton Art Book Fair on the 6th - 7th of December.
    Harrison's Kickstarter for his upcoming comic, 'Atonement for a Monk' is launching soon.

    Visit us on our website, on Instagram, and send us a story on story@100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com.

    Created by Tom McNally, featuring Amelia Armande, Joshua Crisp, Colette McCormick and Harrison Perry.

    Theme tune is Music For Jellyfish by Bell Lungs.

    Story music is by John Bartmann, released under a CC-BY license, featuring:

    • Dark Basement
    • Lost Souls
    • Precious Cargo
    • Oopsie Doodle
    • Chill and Grill

    Track art by Tom McNally.

    Support 100 Words of Astounding Beauty through our Ko-Fi.

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    47 mins
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