From Stroud Short Stories, here's Geoff Mead reading his story 'The Acorn and The Oak' from the October 2016 event. To find out more about Stroud Short Stories, including details of the next event, visit our website stroudshortstories.blogspot.com or follow us on Twitter @StroudStories.

You can read Geoff's blog here, www.cominghometostory.com.

Show Me What You're Made Of by Chloe Turner

"Possibly the best short story event in the South West" (Cheltenham LitFest), Stroud Short Stories is a short story live lit event held twice-yearly in Stroud. Our aim is to encourage and promote contemporary Gloucestershire writing. In the podcast, some of our favourite authors from previous events read their stories.