The Frazzled Lit Audio Roundup 2025
Wrapping up in acoustic style for 2025!
Holy moly, it’s nearly Christmas again, and the days sure have flown this year. And what a year it has been for Frazzled Lit! We published our Spring Warmer issue, held our first Frazzled Lit Short Story Award then published Issue 3, our special competition issue, and now we’re preparing Issue 4 for launch in January. Plus, thanks to you guys, we made it to No. 9 on the Great Editors list in the Chill Subs Best Lit Mags Award 2025!
Yeah, we’re totally buzzed as we head towards 2026, and want to celebrate by rounding up twelve of our favourite readings from our last three issues. These are pieces performed by the writers and poets themselves, where the readings added a whole new dimension to the work. The following list is not exhastive; we’ve purposely selected material you might otherwise have missed, and if your work doesn’t appear below, it’s simply because we set a limit on how many pieces we would choose.
So then, here are our twelve selections for our audio roundup. Listen to the readings, and draw inspiration from these masters of the craft!
Short stories
Jennifer selects three of her favourite short story readings.
Finding Voice by Seamus Moran
EXPERIENCE SHARING ACTIVATED by Alison Langley
The Golden Hours by Linda M. Bayley
Poetry
Laura selects three of her favourite poetry readings.
You meet me at the Galactic Cafe by Sara Aultman
The Hiccups Of Stars by Merril D. Smith
Falling by Juliet Waller
Creative non-fiction
Jennifer selects three of her favourite creative non-fiction readings.
A Toolkit For Denial by Patty Williford
Ashes to Ashes by Christine Powers
Of Love by Michelle Li
Flash fiction
Laura selects three of her favourite flash fiction readings.
Lessons in Geology by Claire Taylor
Spinning Out by Fiona McKay
The Naked Mole Rat’s The Odds-On Favourite But You’re Still In With A Chance by Gill O’Halloran
Thank you so much for including my reading here! Happy holidays to all!