Thanks to Zachariah for submitting his story! This episode of Minecraft Short Stories is the most special one ever. Not only are we celebrating 500,000 all-time plays, but we are also celebrating 700 Apple podcast reviews and 50 episodes! 
In this episode, I read two stories: by me and by Zachariah. Then we go through layer five of the Minecraft Iceberg by probot. 
(This says it's the only the 49th episode, that's because I've archived an episode that was previously released.)
Hope you enjoy!


Minecraft Iceberg by probot
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The Mysteries of Minecraft Have Deepened! - 500K Special

The Minecraft Short Stories podcast brings everyone's favourite game to life with stories and discussions. From ocean monuments to jungle temples - or whether a Creeper befriends an ocelot - there’s a story to be shared! Ancient ruins may have a thrilling story or cave ambience a hidden meaning; the possibilities are endless!
Listeners also bring Minecraft to life with their ideas, questions, and stories submitted through my website minecraftshortstories.com. 
Written and produced by Callum Ellis; Minecraft player and author.

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Games

Leisure

A huge thanks to Chloe for submitting this story!
Steve kills two skeletons -just a normal night- when he discovers that they left behind something he had never seen before: a child skeleton. Steve must make a decision: help this child or leave it to die?


LINKS
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The Skeleton Enigma - Listener Stories

A player creates a new Minecraft world and starts their survival journey. From the beginning, the landscape is deceiving and inhospitable -aside from the terrain, we get the sense that something more.. intelligent may lie in it.
Hope you enjoy!


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The Player is Not Alone - Part 1 - Minecraft Spooky Stories

In this episode, I tell an original story. 
Steve has beaten the Great Dragon. He has conquered raids and raided fortresses. He has accomplished all his goals but has nothing left to strive for. Fortunately, the monotony is broken when he finds an unknown and unexpected artifact.
Hope you enjoy!


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The Endless Journey

A huge thanks to Zachariah for writing and submitting his story! In this episode, I tell the eerie tale of a pumpkin-filled mystery, a player's attempts to solve it, and its resulting misadventure.
Hope you enjoy!


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The Uncanny Story of "Hollow" - Minecraft Spooky Stories

In this 700K plays special, I tell two enthralling tales of Minecraft history created and submitted by listeners Anna and Lucas. The first is of how the End became the broken and barren expanse that you see today. The second is of the Nether's colonisation and it's subsequent disasters. 
Hope you enjoy!


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The Mysteries of Minecraft Have Deepened! - 500K Special

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