Actually, it’s warming up a bit here in the Bay Area, but the story prompt at Sudden Fictions was “ice.” So I wrote about Harry.
For your listening pleasure:
https://rbwood.com/dir/sf-podcast/episode-47-harry-the-ice-man-by-karl-dandenell/
The Word Count Podcast – episode 100
Today marks the final episode of The Word Count Podcast, and I wish to thank Mr. RB Wood for giving me an opportunity to contribute a story to his 10-year project to bring free fiction to the masses. The stories are written from a monthly visual prompt and read by the authors. This month’s prompt (above) was “Humans of the Future.” (Earlier months covered humans of the past and present.)
“The Stones of Särdal” is flash fiction, a bit under 1000 words, and around 5 1/2 minutes of audio. My story is third in the queue and starts at 14:30.
As an experiment, I tried to write the whole thing in one quick burst. I think 95% of that draft made it to the final version.
My own inspiration for “The Stones of Särdal” comes from my family’s summer home on the coast of Sweden. I took certain liberties with the actual history and architecture because hey, it’s fiction.
Enjoy!
P.S. You can find my earlier story, “Burial Detail,” on Episode 82.
