Cian, Ivy, Polly and Haydon join me to finish off the story of Jessica Law and her battle with the Aztec god of the wind: Ehecatl. Will she survive? Will we manage to shoehorn any references to Christmas into our Christmas horror story? you'll have to listen and find out. Thank you for all your support and we'll be back in the new year. Any ideas or writing can be sent to [email protected] 

The whole team is here for a festive double episode where we tackle the horror genre. Introducing super famous actor, Jessica Law. Currently on location in Mexico filming a science fiction blockbuster, she's about to step into dangerous territory and disturb an ancient evil that will track her across the globe. We've got a lot to think about on this one in time for Part 2 next week, so if you've got any ideas, please please email us on [email protected]

Ivy, Haydon, Polly and I complete the tale of Jack Ford while showing a complete lack of understanding of the sanitation facilities of Victorian London. Will he be reunited with his mother? Will he escape the clutches of the evil Edward Bartholomew? Will Lily be safe in the clock tower of Big Ben? Listen and find out.

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Ivy, Polly, Haydon and I get to grips with something completely different - a bildungsroman. You'll have to listen to find out what that is, but we make one up! It's the tale of poor Victorian orphan Jack Ford and his escape from the harsh treatment of Mr Edward Bartholomew to the streets of London. Send us your ideas to [email protected] before we conclude the tale next week.

Cian, Haydon, Polly and I are off to Solar System B3X, via New Jersey. Join us as we invent the story of bioengineer Ryan Edwards and his plan to hijack a weapons shipment bound for an alien world. Can he do it? Will he save the aliens? Will we be able to think up good names for his accomplices? Listen and find out. If you want to write a bit of this story, then email it to us at [email protected]

Cian, Ivy, Polly and I continue with the story of Lucy Lavender and how she and her friends uncover the schemes of Professor Grimwood. There are kidnappings, secret passageways, false friends, and a happy-ish resolution. Yay, we made it! email your ideas to [email protected]

In our second episode, we dream up the Crossworth Academy (a rural secondary independent school in the English countryside) and its newest pupil, outspoken New Yorker Lucy Lavender. She investigates a mystery surrounding the kidnapping of the Head teacher's brother and his attempts to raise money for the ransom through the school budget. Email ideas to [email protected]

Welcome to Shott Stories, the podcast where we make up stories.

Every week we pick a genre and make up a story that you can use for inspiration in your writing. One week it could be mystery, then it could be epic fantasy. Every week, something new.

This is our first ever episode and the first time any of us have done this, so we found our way through our favourite stories and then concocted the tale of Edward Paul.

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