Some times reading takes it out of you, sometimes staring at the page and making your eyes do all the work is the last thing you want to do, especially after a long day at work.
Dom has always had a special place in his heart for audiobooks. Ever since he was a child he hasn’t been able to sleep without listening to an audiobook and he still listens to endless readings of Harry Potter as he goes to bed, with the dulcet tones of Stephen Fry washing over him.
Dom’s no Stephen Fry but he used to have a radio show and he’s decided to reemploy his voice for audio retellings of his own short stories. If you don’t want to read one of his short stories, or the exclusive extracts from his debut fantasy novel A Better Crown, then you can listen to them instead. Take five to ten minutes out of your day and maybe you’ll find that listening to short stories is something you might like.
Quill, the official orator for one of Earthguard’s most feared mercenary armies, has a problem, a big problem. He has promised Carcarus, Captain of the Sons of the Rapier Company, and vanquisher of the Eastern Free Cities, that there is gold hidden under the city of March. He is wrong.
Read MoreListen to The Fluoxetine Diaries; a short story which takes a revealing and raw look at mental health struggles in men.
An anonymous student is struggling through the thick mire of depression, endless cycles of anxiety and intense paranoia in the city of Leeds. His only saviour comes in the form of two pills which he takes daily.
Read MoreBut against all the odds Dan has stumbled across a decent story. His editor is happy and he’s getting thousands of views, even if the story concerns an MP’s drunken night out and has destroyed his integrity as a reporter.
But things are about to take a turn and Dan soon finds out what it’s like when the shoe is on the other foot…
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