Thanks to The Manawaker Studio’s Flash Fiction Podcast, you can now listen to my flash fiction story “Shy” either by clicking on this link or playing the video below!
Why not read and listen at the same time? The words to “Shy” are here.
Why not compare narrations? “Shy” was also narrated by me back in 2014 on The AntipodeanSF Radio Show! You can listen to that version by clicking on this link. It’s the first story on the show, so just play from the beginning and you’ll soon hear Ion Newcombe introducing me – it’s a pretty awesome introduction too, thanks Ion!
I first wrote “Shy” as a drabble (a 100-word story) inspired by this image:
100 words wasn’t quite enough to do the story justice, so I expanded it into a piece of flash fiction, 564 words long.
I love writing stories from images!
In fact, I’m teaching a workshop on doing just that next month during the Manly Art Festival. Join me on Sunday 15 September, 3-4pm at the Manly Art Gallery & Museum – it’s free! All you have to do is register over here for ‘The Hidden Stories in Art’! In only an hour, you’ll create a story with tension and conflict, understand the mastery of resolution, and explore the world-building practices of writing!
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy “Shy”…
