Join Chris for four fantastic, unsettling horror stories from the world of Writing Battle competitions, written by women. Maybe don't listen to this one whilst you're eating...

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Someplace Even The Stars Don't Know- written and narrated by Rachel Savage

The Queen's Lesson- by Kayleigh Shaw, narrated by Hannah Fulwell

Condemned- by Ava Satani, narrated by Adam Lange

Transmission Communion- by Rachel Baxter, narrated by Chris

Join Chris for seven stories- the most we've ever had in one episode!

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These stories were selected at random from over 80 entries in a competition on the Writing Battle forum. The competition was for authors who are new to Writing Battle in 2026; we've got a great range of stories for you in this episode.

• Pancakes for John Lennon by Alyssa Chan, narrated by Caro Robson
• From an Arcane Bounty Hunters' Guild Training Video, written and narrated by B. M. Belanger
• The Golden Pheasant by Coyote Dave, narrated by Andrew Fieler
• End of Her Rope by Whimsy Wonder, narrated by Rachel Savage
• Ghost Hunting, written and narrated by Sarah Lewis
• Amethyst Whispers by Andrea Hall, narrated by Chris
• Bug Off! by Ellen Scott, narrated by Regan Westergard

Happy listening!

-Chris

Join Chris for three wonderful episodes where opposing existences come together. Between these three stories, we cover pretty much every human emotion in under 45 minutes...

Two of the stories were picked by subscribers in the Story Selection Raffle; to find out more, and to subscribe, please check out our website HERE or our Patreon HERE.

The Menagerie by Harry Humber, narrated by Philip Godfrey

When the boy comes to visit Jory to find out more about mysterious, impossible events in the forest, what Jory shares with him will stay with them both for the rest of their lives.

Summer Shadows by Alexandria Simmons, narrated by Lauren Hogg

Aleyne and Jolis, two girls with utterly different lives, strike up an unlikely friendship in the tunnels beneath the castle one summer. As more and more summers pass, some things change, and some do not...

Love's Pitfall by Molly Blunden, narrated by R. L. Lynn

Laura just wanted to tolerate the company retreat in peace. Stuck in a mineshaft with a sock covered in her own urine, things couldn't get much worse for poor Laura. Then Nick found her.