Lots of music and discussion in this episode. The centrepiece is a very powerful reading of the story, Untitled. A mother lies dead in her room. Each of her three sons respond differently to her passing.

Thanks to Eva for her moving narration with the assistance of David and Stefan. The poetry quoted in the story is from Kyd’s Spanish Tragedy.

The challenges of hill walking and long distance cycling are discussed by Shaun and John as well as some thoughts on the forthcoming Election in the UK.

My collected short stories, Hits, can be found here.

The songs from this podcast and many others can be heard on my Soundcloud page.

What do we want from a career? Is there such a thing as the perfect applicant? As well as lots of music, this week’s episode features discussion from Steven and Zahra who helped with the reading of my story, Application. A headteacher is seeking a new depute. Will she choose the right applicant?

Songs – Do I love the Sun? and Liv2nite can also be found on my Soundcloud page.

Copies of collected short stories are available in paperback and kindle from Amazon.

This week’s episode features David and Keith playing some skiffle and talking about music. They also contribute to the reading of my story Fez which is about the selfishness which sometimes spoils a friendship.

Fez along with my other short stories can be found on Amazon here.

Listen to more of my music on Soundcloud.

Thanks to Stefan for the artwork. Thanks also to Zahra, Stephen and Ruth.

If you can’t feel pain, can you feel love?

Today’s episode features Alana and Stefan reading my short story, Ino. They also discuss their recent elopement wedding day. Featured song for this podcast is The World is a Wedding. I pinched the song title from Delmore Schwartz, the great American short story writer.

Check out my short story collection, Hits here. My Soundcloud with more music can be found by clicking here.

Additional guitar on World is a Wedding demo by Stefan McGinley. Follow Stefan’s photography here

This episode contains some Electronica, Kafka, Brueghel and reflections on my childhood and the terrors of society.

I am joined by the very talented Arran Fitzpatrick who reads my story, At A Corner and plays trumpet on Hunters in the Snow and additional keyboard on Are You Talking to Me?

My collected short stories can be found here. Hunters in the Snow, the original version, can be found here

Thanks to Stefan McGinley for cover artwork. Check his work out.

The strange, impossible ways a hospital heals even in death.

This week’s episode features a dramatised reading of my story Heliades. It is narrated by Marie Weir, assisted by Eva, Sham and Ruth.

Discussion, History and Us, is provided by Marie and Eva.

Tina Roscoe sings No Kind Words Violin, Keys and Drums by Adam Nash. Alternate version of No Kind Words played by SMcG on synth and vocoder.

Heliades and other short stories can be found on Hits – Collected Short Stories by Stephen McGivern (paperback and kindle versions).

Cover art by Stefan. His photography can be found on Instagram.

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This week’s episode is more music than story featuring a duet with a difference. Songs and chat with musician Calum Slaven ex-Howson. Also included is a very short, dark story set in Kollwitzplatz and read by Caitlin Wallace.

The story along with other readings can be found on Amazon here. The title of the story is from Anne Carson’s edition of Sappho.

The song, Hurricane, used by kind permission. Listen to Howson here.

Nothing A.P.A. written by S.McGivern

Cover art by sjmcgphotography

If loneliness is a trap, so is freedom.

In this episode I am joined by Arran and Kara for a reading of my short story, Rabbit Catcher.

A young man named Cuno lives in the hills. One day he meets a girl who has run away from the city.

Thanks to Arran and Kara for the reading and discussion which followed.

The song Travel Far features Bex Reid on vocals. Check out her wonderful tattoos on Instagram – bexblazedup.art

Cover photography by Stefan. Instagram – sjmcgphotography

Rabbit Catcher is from my collected short stories, Hits. Available on Amazon in paperback and kindle versions.

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