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Sherry's Shorts

Welcome to the show page for Sherry's Shorts--a monthly spoken-word show featuring local writers & short stories focused on the Scottish Highlands, along with music and chat, presented by Sherry Morris, a short story writer local to the Inverness area. You can find all episodes of Sherry's Shorts below.

About the presenter:

I'm originally from Missouri, but moved to the UK in 2000 and have been living in the Highlands since 2017. I write short stories & flash fiction and like to dabble in photography. Many of my published stories are about life in small Midwestern towns and my Peace Corps experience in 1990s Ukraine. Visit my website to read my published work: uksherka.com or follow me on social media: X: Uksherka / Bluesky: Uksherka.

If you'd like to get in touch about the show or offer a submission, email me: sherry@hhr.scot

July 2025

Stories, writers & readers for the July 'Summer Nostalgia' episode are:

‘Wouldn’t it be Loverly’ and ‘Puffins Waiting’ written by Chris Cottom: chriscottom.wixsite.com/chriscottom / X: chris_cottom1 / Bluesky: chriscottom & read by Benjamin L Wray.

‘The Thing about Thistles’ written by Sherry Morris: Uksherka.com / X: Uksherka / BlueSky: Uksherka & read by Benjamin L Wray. It first appeared in Fictive Dream: Fictivedream.com

'Eclipse’ written by Graham Bullen; grahambullenauthor.com & read by Benjamin L Wray.

‘Fly’ written by Cynthia Rogerson: cynthiarogerson.org & read by Fiona Black.

June 2025

Stories, writers & readers for the June 'Journeys' episode are:

‘According to Wikipedia, Most Damselflies Emerge in Cool Daytime Conditions’ written by Sherry Morris: Uksherka.com / X: Uksherka / Bluesky: Uksherka and read by Margo Fraser.

‘My Past is Not My Future’ written by Mike Fox: polyscribe.co.uk / X: polyscribe2 / Bluesky: polyscribe70 and read by Benjamin L Wray.

'Not Your Average Sloth' written by Mary Beth Stuller: marybethstuller.com
It first appeared with Funny Pearls: funnypearls.com and is read by Sherry Morris.

May 2025

Stories, writers & readers for the May episode 'All About Trees' are:

Excerpts from ‘Elm Tree Talk’, 'The Troll Tree' & 'The Lost Elms' written & read by Mandy Haggith: mandyhaggith.net
Pre-order her latest novel 'The Lost Elms' with Wildfire Press from her website.

'The Pavement Gardener' written by Sherry Morris: Uksherka.com / X: Uksherka / Bluesky: Uksherka read by Benjamin L Wray.

'How To Keep the Hunger at Bay' written & read by Jan Kaneen: jankaneen.com / X: JanKaneen1 / Bluesky: jankaneen1
Pre-order her latest short story collection, Hostile Environments from Northodox Press: northodox.co.uk

April 2025

Stories, writers & readers for April's 'Unconventional Characters' episode are:

‘When You Find a Pearl in a Scallop Shell’ written by Keely O’Shaughnessy:  keelyoshaughnessy.com / X: KeelyO_writer / Instagram: keelyoshaughnessy and read by Nicky Nichols. 

‘Front Page News’ written & read by Vee Walker: blog.majortomswar.com/author/veewalkerwrites/
‘Major Tom’s War’ is available in paperback and ereader direct from Kashi House: kashihouse.com
‘Nice Dog’ available on BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022z9p or as part of the BBC Short Story of the Year Anthology 2024 published by Comma Press.

'Their Natural State' written by Daniel Addercouth 
Instagram, Twitter and BlueSky: RuralUnease
Read by Benjamin L Wray.

March 2025

Stories, writers and readers for the March 'Sea & Fishing' episode are:

'True Tales from the Sea' written & read by LG Thomson: LGThomson.com

'Instead of Beauty' written by Cynthia Rogerson: cynthiarogerson.org, read by Catherine MacNeil.

'The Smell of Him' written by Linda Buckmaster: lindabuckmaster.com, read by LG Thomson.

'Ernie and the Carrot Seeds' written & read by Sherry Morris: Uksherka.com / X: Uksherka / Bluesky: Uksherka

'Your Coral-Star Lagoon Luxe Resort Premium Honeymoon Water Cabin: A Welcome Kit for the Newlyweds’ written by SA Green. Bluesky: sagreene1 and read by Antonia Murphy.

'Mavrodaphne' written & read by Tim Williams. The Bike Shed in Merkinch (Inverness) hosts an Open Mic spoken word and music night every Friday from 6.30-9.30. See Facebook for more info.

February 2025

Stories, writers and actors for February's 'Love' episode are:

'The Long Missing', written by Cynthia Rogerson: cynthiarogerson.org and read by Isla Macleod.

'When L.O.V.E is > Rob Lowe + Jello', written by Sherry Morris: Uksherka.com / X: Uksherka / Bluesky: Uksherka and read by Cherise Silvestri: cherisesilvestri.com. This story first appeared with The Casket of Fictional Delights, curated by Joanna Sterling: thecasket.co.uk

'Sticking Point', written by Sherry Morris: Uksherka.com / X: Uksherka / Bluesky: Uksherka and read by Benjamin L. Wray.

'On Friday Nights in May, I Sit Quietly with a Friend', written and read by Catherine Ogston: X: CatherineOgston / Bluesky: catherineogston

January 2025

The featured stories, writers and actors in this 'Moving Forward' episode are: 

'Infinite Planes' written & read by Daniel Addercouth: X: RuralUnease / BlueSky: RuralUnease

'Skin Care' written and read by Susan Elsley: susanelsley.com / Bluesky: susanelsley

'Balloons' written and read by Sherry Morris: Uksherka.com / X: Uksherka / Bluesky: Uksherka

'The Good Prizes', written by Daniel Addercouth: X: RuralUnease / Bluesky: RuralUnease and read by Hannah Anderson.

'Fish and Ships', written and produced by Phil Baarda. Performed by Benjamin L Wray and Innis Anderson.

Also mentioned in this episode:: discoverhighlandsandislands.scot/projects &
discoverhighlandsandislands.scot/en/spirit-360

December 2024

The featured stories, writers and actors in this Christmas episode of Sherry's Shorts are: 

'Krismis is on its wye!' written and read by Lilian Anne Ross.

'Christmas Sparkle' and 'Stars' written and read by Fiona Black.

'The Second Coming' written and read by Michelle Christaphorou: michellechristophorou.co.uk

'Sometimes Luck' written by Sherry Morris: Uksherka.com / X: Uksherka / Bluesky: Uksherka and read by Jennifer MacRae.

November 2024

The featured stories, writers and actors in this 'Remembrance' episode of Sherry's Shorts are: 

'The Ring' written and read by Fiona J Mackintosh: fionajmackintosh.com / X: fionajanemack / Bluesky: fionajanemack

'Absence' written by Mike Fox: polyscribe.co.uk / X: polyscribe2 / Bluesky: polyscribe70 and read by Catherine MacNeil.

'In Remembrance' written by Phil Baarda and read by Benjamin L Wray.

'Plum Jam' written by Frances Gapper: francesgapper.co.uk / X: bidablesheep / Bluesky: francesgapper and read by Jennifer MacRae.

'The Cabbage Tree' written and read by Sherry Morris: Uksherka.com / X: Uksherka / Bluesky: @Uksherka

Missing People is a UK charity providing support to those affected by a disappearance or thinking of going missing: missingpeople.org.uk

October 2024

The featured stories, writers and actors in this first-ever episode of Sherry's Shorts are:

'Begin' written by Cynthia Rogerson: cynthiarogerson.org read by Jennifer MacRae.

'Highland Light' written by Graham Bullen: grahambullenauthor.com and read by Benjamin L Harris.


'The Day the Clocks Restarted' written and read by Ian Tallach.


'Following the Siren Song' by Maria Thomas: X: AppleWriter / Bluesky: appleshapedwriter read by Jennifer MacRae.


'The Night Before Driving Back from a Camping Holiday, Mid-August 1977' written and read by Sherry Morris: Uksherka.com / X: Uksherka / Bluesky: Uksherka