Spellbinding fictional stories, delivered with passion and humility in equal parts – a contemporary fantasy world of boldly evocative tales, which often feel both impossible and starkly relatable.
The Word Limit Podcast offers a series of short stories, a network of fictional tales, from science fiction and psychological thrillers, to unsettling mysteries, all by way of thought-provoking narratives that naturally linger in the mind; long after each story has ended.
Noting ten episodes already available for streaming under the Whisper Walls Series, Word Limit openly pushes the boundaries of storytelling, promises a series of gripping narratives that naturally enthral in bold and unpredictable ways.
“As doomsday is approaching, everyone is looking to share their stories within the Whisper Walls. These stories are the last chances for characters to connect. Some are looking for chances to unburden them from secrets, others reaching for a last chance while others may use it for manipulation. A short fiction podcast exploring the weight of empathy, the limits of understanding, and the consequences of knowing too much.”
Most recently, The Story Of Eve marks a captivating introduction to the format. A single voice, a quietly compelling monologue, plunging the listener straight into the centre of this scene and this intriguing moment of action and observation.
The first-person storytelling feels intimate and gripping, revealing and mysterious – almost as if we’re hearing a private reading of a deeply personal diary entry, relaying the painfully relatable story of a guarded woman finally meeting the estranged man who abandoned her before she was born.
At 26 minutes in full, this episode packs so much raw emotion and detail into the story, that you instantly and consistently feel every ache and memory and harrowing contemplation alongside our protagonist. The delivery is soft but sincere, and the descriptive passages are so concise and literary, that this feels like a poignant modern novel you’ve desperately craved. “Can you truly reconnect with someone who was never there in the first place?”
Prior to this story, the Word Limit Podcast has taken on a plethora of different subject matters. From an impending doomsday through to the concept of memory banks and the Story of Joan, the podcast intrigues for its variety and indeed the deeper, even spiritual connotations of its titles and characters, but ultimately presents a completely new style of fiction that’s all consuming in every case.
This is storytelling escapism of the highest order, unpredictable yet satisfying, entirely gripping, and a pleasure to quietly commit yourself to once or twice a week at least.
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