• Outing by Simon Roberts

  • Mar 1 2024
  • Length: 16 mins
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Outing by Simon Roberts

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  • A student goes on a day trip to the seaside with his mum, and ends up learning a great deal more about himself - and her.

    This story was written and read by Simon Roberts. Simon Roberts is currently based in West London and writes short stories and flash fiction. He was longlisted for the 2022 Fish Short Story Prize. He has read his work on Riverside Radio, London’s largest community radio station. Simon also writes for the theatre; his adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s 1947 novel The Slaves of Solitude will be produced by the Questors Theatre in 2024.

    This episode was produced by Tabitha Potts, writer and podcaster. She recently received an Honourable Mention in the Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck University and a First in English Language and Literature from Oxford University. Read her short story collection here or visit her website.

    Photo by Tabitha Potts.

    Seaside sounds used in the recording were courtesy of Yarmonics on Freesound.org.

    This episode contains some sexual swearwords so has been marked as explicit.
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