Short Story Time

Short Story Time

By Amanda KeatsArts
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Short Story Time episodes

  • Tall Girl, Unbelievable and Battle at Big Rock

    Bit of a bonus episode here, but when you binge a whole Netflix series in 24 hours and get a world exclusive look at a new short film from Colin Trevorrow, what other choice is there?

    Here are my 60-second takes on the Netflix film, Tall Girl, and the 8-part series, Unbelievable (two very different Netflix offerings!), along with short film Battle at Big Rock.

    Timers at the ready!

    5 min
  • An intro to series two
    I’m changing it up a bit for series two. Instead of talking about my stories, I’ll be talking about other people’s stories, be they books, films or tv shows. But I’m trying to stay on theme so the reviews will be limited to 60 seconds. Let’s see how much info I can pack in to a minute!
    2 min
  • In This Place...

    For National Writing Day, my work asked people to try a writing challenge, to use 'In this place...' as a starting point and write without stopping for seven minutes. I gave it a shot and this story is the unexpectedly profound result! The story also won me a work prize and I was able to donate money to two charities of my choice as a result: the MND association and Shelter. So it was certainly worth those seven minutes! Thank you to Sarita Jairath for reading it so beautifully for this podcast. 

    3 min
  • Jumping Jack Makes a New Friend
    Jumping Jack loves to jump as high as he can. But when he jumps reeeeally high one day he lands in a different time - a time when dinosaurs walked the planet. And a large creature is stomping his way over who's not very happy and might just need a friend. Jumping Jack Makes a New Friend is a children's story (ages approx. 3-7) and is one of many Jumping Jack adventures inspired by my American nephew Jack. It's written by me and once again performed and produced by the very talented Chris Eastwood (check out his improv group @BattleActs on Twitter).
    4 min
  • The Jewel
    Bored housewife Meredith Jayne Golaria is used to living a dull and ordinary life with her grumpy but nice-enough husband. That is, right up until she has a chance encounter with a woman hiding a secret criminal identity – an identity that might just add a touch of sparkle to Meredith's otherwise mundane existence . . . 
    The woman is none other than The Jewel herself, a notorious thief so charming that her victims are left unable to say anything bad about her, despite her numerous crimes.
    But what is the truth behind The Jewel? And will Meredith find her shine once more...?
    19 min
  • Jumping Jack Goes to the Moon
    In this new adventure, Jumping Jack's mummy tells him that you get to the moon using a spaceship or if you jump really really high. You can guess what Jack does next... Jumping Jack's second adventure is certainly out of this world! (For kids around ages 3-7.) 
    The story is one of many Jumping Jack adventures inspired by my American nephew Jack. It's written by me and once again performed and produced by the very talented Chris Eastwood (check out his improv group @BattleActs on Twitter). Musical maestro Andrew Evans (@AndrewDEvans on Twitter) is back with some brilliant music, too.  
    (This podcast cannot be held responsible for your little ones suddenly trying to jump to the moon - sorry!)
    4 min
  • Jumping Jack Goes to the Zoo
    Jumping Jack Goes to the Zoo is a children's story (ages approx. 3-7) and one of many Jumping Jack adventures I wrote for my American nephew to bridge the gap between us. He loved the way his British Auntie spoke and so I wrote him a story inspired by our trip to the zoo in D.C. And then I wrote a few more... (Stay tuned for those, coming soon!). 
    As Jumping Jack deserves nothing but the best I also managed to rope in the brilliant Chris Eastwood (check out his improv group @BattleActs on Twitter) to voice and produce it with music from the very talented Andrew Evans (@AndrewDEvans on Twitter).
    5 min

About Short Story Time

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Series one: a collection of my short stories and films, read out for your listening pleasure. These stories are NOT genre-specific. Mental health, YA romance, drama, adventures for young children... it's all here.