Hello and happy new year, you lovely lot.

Please allow us a moment of self indulgence now, as all three of us bring you a bonus episode looking back on where we were 4 years ago, when we first began this lovely little writing / podcasting project.

Because for some inexplicable reason, we've decided to take our first ever episode and provide a kind of 'director's commentary' over it.

There will be cringing. There will be self-reflection. There might even be the odd moment of pride - as we look back at just how far we've come.

Well... alright... admittedly, from the outside it doesn't look like we've come very far, does it?

But the journey is long my friends, and the road is badly paved, and we're all easily distracted by all the fascinating little distractions along the way, aren't we?

So try not to judge too hard.

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This week we have a look at the rest of our festive flash fiction competition shortlist.

Warning: They’re upsettingly good.

Any one of them, frankly, could have won.

Which must rankle somewhat.

Thankfully though, this is the moment they can shine.

Here were the winners (Announced last week):

Katie Holloway:

https://loseyourselfbooks.wordpress.com/

James Montgomory

https://www.jamesmontgomerywrites.com

John R Preston.

And here are the incredible Shortlisters:

Camilla Cassidy:

https://camillacassidy.co.uk

Genevieve Marenghi Daly

@genevieve.m.d

Rachael Dunlop:

https://rachaeldunlop.com

Insta: @rachaeldunlop1

Rebecca Latham

Debbie Howard

Please give them a massive round of applause and buy them a drink next time you see them.

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Winners winners, turkey dinners!

Thanks to the absolute legends at SCRIVENER - https://www.literatureandlatte.com/

You can get 20% off a copy by using the code 'failing' until the end of 2024.

ORRRR

maybe... just maybe... you've already won a copy, and you don’t know it?

Well there's only one way to find out isn't there?

by listening to this episode....

So come on in and let's find out who's won the Failing Writers Podcast £500 Festive Flash Fiction Final!

Whoop whoop!

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