"We lay on the grass for over an hour, listening to a bygone era." In our latest Podcast, Helen Heikkilä explores what we lose to the past and our efforts not to face that loss, in this dreamy and inventive flash fiction.

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How have your landscapes and relationships with neighbours changed over the past two years? Terena Elizabeth Bell reflects on Covid-19, loss, disconnection and reconnection, in this thoughtful and sharply observed short story.

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Do you need words to be able to tell a good story? While you might think so, the truth could actually be very different. Find out more here.

You might think that you need an epic block of prose and countless words to be able to tell a good story. Even if you want to focus on a medium like film, we can still recount memorable pieces of dialogue that have stuck with us.

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This piece takes us back to a hopeful past that managed to break some damaging cycles.

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The protagonist of this podcast had her own close encounters with death in the past. Through her own illness, she’s forced to relive an old trauma and face her worst fears. She’s become a sailor in sick bay.

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