{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a6f611bbfc42315fe421e77/6a9c971cffe0e27491d18c4c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S03 - Flash Fiction 03 - Tom and Ava by Emma Hudairi","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a6f611bbfc42315fe421e77/1788646967631-289c81f0-521b-4b70-b6c3-ec1b941db4ce.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>History repeating… until reality sets in.</p><p><br></p><p>“Tom doesn’t usually use this bus stop.&nbsp;&nbsp;He isn’t even from the area, but today the fates have decided that this is where he must be.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tom has no say in the matter.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tom is dead.”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is&nbsp;Haunted UK Fiction’s Flash Fiction Friday, original short-form stories of the supernatural, the monstrous, and the unknown.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode features a story titled&nbsp;Tom and Ava, a gut-wrenching tale by Emma Hudairi who previously brought us Bleakmore: A Gothic Tale.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoy this story, continue your listening with:</p><p>Timelines by Emma Hudairi</p><p>Freddie by Ruth Saberton</p><p>It Shows Up When It’s Needed by Robert McDermott,</p><p><br></p><p>About the Author:</p><p>Emma has always had a fascination with ghost stories and supernatural tales, from hiding under the covers as a child reading Aidan Chambers library books, to hiding behind cushions as an adult watching paranormal&nbsp;&nbsp;investigations and listening to podcasts. Some of her writing is inspired by Yorkshire, a place she knows well, where stunning coastline, historic buildings and sometimes desolate landscapes lend themselves perfectly to a fertile imagination and the possibilities of spooky goings on.</p><p><br></p><p>Submissions</p><p>If you have an original story that would send a chill down our spines, send it to hauntedukfiction@hotmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Until next time… stay safe and take care.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Credits</p><p>Story by:&nbsp;Emma Hudairi&nbsp;</p><p>Narrated by:&nbsp;Steven Holloway</p><p>Script prepared by:&nbsp;Melissa West</p><p>Produced by:&nbsp;Pink Flamingo Home Studio</p>","author_name":"Steven Holloway & Melissa West"}