"There is no friend as loyal as a book." -Ernest Hemingway

This episode, get ready to welcome some unexpected visitors to the podcast. But will they be a welcome addition to our little party? Listen along and find out!

For more information on the writers featured, to submit your own short stories, or to just just a look around, visit our website https://rosewaterpods.wixsite.com/home

'The Real Thing' by Deborah Hugill

'The Body in the Basement' by B. D. Bradshaw, first published for a Reedsy weekly contest. For more information, visit https://blog.reedsy.com/

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"You can make anything by writing." - C. S. Lewis

Congrats! You have stumbled upon the very first episode of our Curation Library series. Here, we speak to a reader, writer, or all-around literature enthusiast about their own taste and then curate an episode of short stories chosen just for them...and for you, of course!

Our special guest for this episode is the lovely @literaturewithlydia, who you can find on Instagram or in her own podcast under the same name. The stories we have chosen highlight a few of her favourite qualities, including mixed media, dystopian settings, and witty main characters.

For more information on the writers featured, to submit your own short stories, or to just have a look around, visit our website: https://rosewaterpods.wixsite.com/home

'The Uncertain Life of Thraym' by Vera N was first published for Reedsy's weekly contest. For more information, visit: https://blog.reedsy.com/

'Someone's Lucky Day' by Julie Brandon was first published in Altered Reality Magazine. More information can be found here: https://www.alteredrealitymag.com/

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"That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong." – F. Scott Fitzgerald

This episode features two stories centred around coming of age; they can be funny, cringey, exciting, and sad, but they always make for important storytelling.

Story reading by: Gareth Balai

For more information on the writers featured, to submit your own short stories, or to just have a look around, visit our website https://rosewaterpods.wixsite.com/home

Dear Aunt Janice by Sophie Pell

Rursus by Daniel Paton

Dear Aunt Janice was originally published on Reedsy's weekly story contest. For more information, visit https://blog.reedsy.com/

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