45.4 Left Behind
The Other Stories | Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller, WTF Stories
Luke Kondor
4.4 • 851 Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2019
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
When Louise takes her son Luca on a trip to see his heritage in a long-sunken Venice of the future, she already knows the pitfalls of a city reclaimed by the sea. But once they begin to explore, it becomes apparent that more than the marble statues have been left behind.
Written by Kev Harrison
Narrated by Alexandra Elroy
Edited by Karl Hughes
With music by Velleitie and Thom Robson
And sound effects provided by Zapsplat.com
Kev Harrison is a writer of horror and dark fiction living in Lisbon, Portugal. His latest story 'Snap' is out now in Corpus Press' new anthology, 'In Darkness, Delight: Creatures of the Night,' while his other work has featured in a variety of magazines and anthologies. Find out more about him at www.kevharrisonfiction.com
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, |
| 0:06.0 | sun on your face as you slide by, on track to your destination. |
| 0:12.0 | Not a care in the world as you simply lean back. |
| 0:17.0 | And before you know it, you're there. |
| 0:20.0 | This is how travels should feel, and on our trains, it does. |
| 0:25.2 | Avanti West Coast, feel good travel. |
| 0:34.1 | These aren't the stories your mother told you. |
| 0:37.0 | No, these are the other stories. |
| 0:40.3 | To celebrate the greatest month of the year, we are holding a flash fiction contest. |
| 0:57.0 | What is flash fiction? |
| 0:58.4 | It's basically short stories, but really, really, really short stories. |
| 1:02.9 | So if you fancy yourself a writer, but you like to write in small snack-sized portions, |
| 1:07.2 | less than 500 words, then go to the Facebook group and join in on the competition today. |
| 1:12.2 | Winners will get their story read on the other stories on a volume opener |
| 1:15.8 | and they will get a free A.m. visit from Kez at editor, The Scottish Hawk. |
| 1:21.1 | So post your story directly into the Facebook group. |
| 1:23.3 | The deadline is October to 15th and a winner will be announced on Halloween. |
| 1:27.5 | The rules are no more than 500 words, Halloween or autumn themed, and the deadline is October to 15th. |
| 1:33.9 | That's on our Facebook group to go and sign up today. |
| 1:37.3 | Today's episode is Left Behind, written by Kev Harrison and narrated by Alexandra Elroy. |
| 1:59.0 | People really used to live here, said Luca, looking up at the shells of houses, their eyes blacked out windows, mouths agape below the waterline. |
| 2:01.6 | I steadied myself, |
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