Fast Fiction: Recent Episodes
Breanda Cross
Short stories and skits of varying lengths and writing styles are narrated, performed and dramatized by skilled actors. Either choose them at random, or select your favorite literary genre according to your mood. Crime Without Grime may be lighthearted or murder most foul; The Spouse Trap covers marital discord which may be funny or may be dark; Life In The Slow Lane offers anecdotal stories from suburbia that may make you laugh – or cry, while Wannarbee Bond is a pulp fiction spoof with overtones of Mickey Spillane. There are also stories that you may find Makes You Think and will provide a conversation thread with friends who are fellow listeners. But at all times we hope you will find stories to interest, intrigue and enjoy.
The Reluctant Virgins are an ageing all female rock group. They never were very good, and now they're worse. They've seen it all, done it all, and will do the same tomorrow.
We meet up with them in the Green Room of The Gentlemen's Relish Nite Club while they banter through their love/hate relationship with each other between gigs.
We take a step back to the previous century and follow the trials and tribulations of "poor Mettie Bradford".
Lux Presents Hollywood is the original Radio Adaptation that was to become the classic movie. Take a trip back to 1939 and - Enjoy the magic.
It is 1950 and we are in the drawing room of the home of Olivia Pinckney Sears Boston, Massachusetts. She is entertaining her friends. All ladies are of a 'Certain' age, and from a 'Certain Social Class'. They are reminiscing about a 'Certain' musical evening a long time past. But is it really the music they are discussing?
"When a senior citizen needs a computer, where does she go and whom can she trust? Our heroine finds out the hard way when she meets a laptop sales guy on Craigslist."
The lost art of letter writing provided more than a source of simple communication. It allowed a good deal of flirtation, romance, deception or even soul-searching between the recipients. It could also allow two people to begin, reunite, or end a relationship - without the embarrassment of ever meeting up.
When lost in a BIG city it can be daunting. When lost to your family it can be traumatizing. But it can have positives too.
A Mother and her Daughter-in-Law have a conversation about pillows - or are they really talking about something else?
"Ever wondered what your spouse will leave you - when she leaves you?
Well, Rawkey Dolberry found out the hard way, and he's still laughing."
Yes, it's Frank Sinatra, showing he could act as well as sing. But although his character is charming - you just may not like him. He's just a little creepy.
This short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald has been recorded unabridged in order to maintain the true essence of Fitzgerald's farcical black humor. However, the sheer idiocy of the plot is brought into question, particularly when considering the author's previous fine works. In fact, there are so many story inadequacies, we can only wonder why it was written, and why it was chosen to be a Hollywood movie in 2008, starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Tilda Swinton. Even more astounding is the fact that it won 13 Oscar nominations. Written 100 years ago exactly, we present it in its original story form. Enjoy.
Sylvia, alone and pregnant in the deserted Manhattan high-rise she shares with her husband Noah, awaits her husband and a dinner guest, Mr. Swanson. In spite of the blackout, Swanson arrives and engages Sylvia in a disturbing conversation. But when Noah gets home, Swanson vanishes. As the night continues, sights and sounds become even stranger and more ominous. Are they Sylvia’s hallucinations, or is the danger real?
Four poems that are open to interpretation. The Calf Path begins many hundreds of years ago but finishes in major capital cities. The Law of the Land is not only a lesson in Climate Change tactics but also a metaphor for many aspects of life. The Learning Curve is just that, while Euthanasia begins with the line, "Today I nearly killed a woman."
Wannarbee Bond falls in lust with Gloria Stitts - and another adventure begins as she meets up with some old adversaries and some new ones.
French war bride of WWII tells the story of how she came to live in Gordo, Alabama with her veteran husband and his parents when she was only 18. Life on the farm turned out to be much harder than she expected, but fortunately, an African American employee of the family came to her aid.
The extraordinary story behind writing the book about the worst Australian flood on record.
A tribute to a wonderful friend, an incredible person, an incredible artist and a heroic soldier
Homestay is a popular way of meeting young people from overseas. It can have many highs - and sometimes unfathomable lows.
Daphne is experiencing a good many problems. Then Paul arrives, and she's a little uncertain if they're better - or worse.
The curtains are twitching in 1101 Wellington Way, and the neighbours are not happy - with each other!
Godot. One word - and even for those of us without a literary background, we know it has reference to Waiting for Godot, Samuel Becket's masterpiece play of the 20th century. But is it really a masterpiece, or simply an example of theatre of the absurd? Even Becket did not seem to know. Indeed there are as many reviews, critiques, and versions, as there are words in the play. And here is one more.A new Fandom slant on an old play. A collaborative production
Wannarbee Bond finds herself in trouble again as she goes out to ern her rent money and save the beautiful babe. What cn go wrong? Heaps.
D you have neighbours? Of course you do. Are they a little weird? Are they a little like - Them Next Door? Join the curtain twitchers over a cuppa and a chicken dinner, and see if you can find out what's happening? It may surprise you. FastFictionPodcasts present a new audio drama from Hand To Mouth Sound Theatre
Two lovers meet again after many years at a golf course. What happens next is not very nice.
Janice and Martin are getting to the end of their Happy Never After life, but one of them doesn't know it.
Wannarbee is having a night out - and once again it doesn't work out too well - at first!.
Is this a story - a play, or even a mini-musical? One thing we can be sure of - is that it is a tragedy.
A story about an old lady, a house, or a street. A new story which may well repeat itself. You choose.
"We always wonder where do dreams go when we wake, when maybe we should ask, where are we when the dream ends?"
Wannarbee Bond is a Private Eye/Pest Exterminator who doesn't quite always get the baddie, but nearly always gets the girl.
What happens to The Golden Girl, and Why? Find out in our final installment of the series.
Love, honor and Obey - Till Death Us Do Part does not work out too well for this couple
An elderly motorist encounters a problem on the way home from a celebratory breakfast, which sets off a few 'familiar' events.
Every woman knows that to be truly fashionable you must wear high heels to a Business Function.
New parents always think their newborn baby is the best in the world. But sometimes they can be wrong.
Some people will say nothing happens in this story, but others will recognize a Life Great Lesson. You choose.
Life without communication was hard and lonely. Sometimes you welcomed visitors, and sometimes you didn't.
Can John Lennon be indirectly responsible for what happened in Winthrop Lane on the 38th anniversary of his death?
A powerful poem from an unknown author, as relevant today as it was 30 years ago, and behond.
I ran away from home one day after my 50th birthday to write, but I was back a week later. I hadn't written a thing.
In the garden Synergy means growing compatible plants together to produce a better outcome. This story is NOT about gardening
A long time waiting is based on not one but many true stories that began their genesis soon after the second World War. The United Kingdom struggled to overcome the devastation caused by bombing when thousands of families lost their homes: children had lost parents, and all lost some part of their identity. 7,000 Orphan children aged 4-14 were sent to Australia for a better life, but many finished up in hell
Have teenage birthday parties changed much in the last decade or more? A mother's lament.
It's natural for neighbours to borrow household appliances and garden implements. But sometimes they can take just one thing too many.
Tom is a busker, old and blind. He is pretty feeble, and harmless. Until someone hurts his dog. Then he gets very angry.
Nikki walks the dark cold streets of the city looking for her husband, hoping to find him alone. Does she find him. Even Nikki can't be sure.
Mrs. Bradley is a lovely old lady. Or is she? CrimwWithougGrime and MakyesYouThinkSeries
Suburbia is Life in the Slow Lane. But sometimes mothers would like it to be even slower
C.W.G Series - Sometimes even the most meticulous plan can go wrong, if you change your mind at the last minute.
Take a lonely mountain road, a man seeking revenge, and you may have a natural accident occur
A man with a specialized career path recognizes his wife's killer, and deals with it in a special way. But what was the clue that allowed him to identify exactly when the murder took place.
After 50 years of marriage an elderly couple still have a big surprise in their life. And so does the listener. Things do not finish up as expected.
The Spouse Trap Series. A businessman is found dead - and it is up to the detective to find out who the suspects are - and what to do about it. But why were the mourners all so happy?
God spoke to me today is the opening line of this dramatised story. And only when you get to the end do you find out How and Why. But what was the 'All' and what was the 'Nothing.?'
Two city dwellers enjoy gossip and friendship in an unusual form of communication with a little more drama than they anticipate. With embarrassing consequences. So what did they see? And who came out best?
Makes You Think Series. A criminal on the run finds his getaway thwarted and has a REALLY BAD day.