
Sherry's Shorts

Welcome to the show page for Sherry's Shorts.
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April 2025
A monthly spoken-word show featuring local writers & stories focused on the Scottish Highlands, along with music and chat. Presented by Sherry Morris, a short story writer local to the Inverness area. Stories, writers & readers for the April episode:
‘When You Find a Pearl in a Scallop Shell’ written by Keely O’Shaughnessy: www.keelyoshaughnessy.com; Twitter: @KeelyO_writerInstagram: @ keelyoshaughnessy. Read by Nicky Nichols.
‘Front Page News’ written & read by Vee Walker: https://blog.majortomswar.com/author/veewalkerwrites/
‘Major Tom’s War’ is available in paperback and ereader direct from Kashi House: www.kashihouse.com
‘Nice Dog’ available on BBC Sounds: https://www.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
A monthly spoken-word show featuring local writers & stories focused on the Scottish Highlands, with music and chat.
Presented by Sherry Morris, a short story writer, local to the Inverness area. Stories, writers and readers for the March episode are:
'True Tales from the Sea' written & read by LG Thomson (www.LGThomson.com)
'Instead of Beauty' written by Cynthia Rogerson (www.cynthiarogerson.org), read by Catherine MacNeil.
'The Smell of Him' written by Linda Buckmaster (www.lindabuckmaster.com), read by LG Thomson.

February 2025
A monthly spoken-word show featuring local writers and stories focused on the Scottish Highlands, with chat and music. Presented by Sherry Morris, a short story writer, local to the Inverness area. @Uksherka @uksherka.bsky.social www.uksherka.com
Stories, writers and actors for the February episode are:
'The Long Missing', written by Cynthia Rogerson (www.cynthiarogerson.org) and read by Isla Macleod.
'When L.O.V.E is > Rob Lowe + Jello', written by Sherry Morris and read by Cherise Silvestri (www.cherisesilvestri.com).

January 2025
A monthly spoken-word show featuring local writers and stories focused on the Scottish Highlands, with chat and music. Presented by Sherry Morris, a short story writer local to the Inverness area. (www.uksherka.com)
The featured stories, writers and actors in this episode of Sherry's Shorts are:
'Infinite Planes' written & read by Daniel Addercouth. (@RuralUnease;
@ruralunease.bsky.social)
'Skin Care' written and read by Susan Elsley. (@susanelsley.bsky.social)
'Balloons' written and read by Sherry Morris. (@Uksherka, @@uksherka.bsky.social)
'The Good Prizes', written by Daniel Addercouth (@RuralUnease;
@ruralunease.bsky.social) 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:
https://discoverhighlandsandislands.scot/projects
https://discoverhighlandsandislands.scot/en/spirit-360

December 2024
A monthly spoken-word show featuring local writers and stories focused on the Scottish Highlands, with chat and music. Presented by Sherry Morris, a short story writer local to the Inverness area. (www.uksherka.com)
The featured stories, writers and actors in this 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.

November 2024
A monthly spoken-word show featuring local writers and stories focused on the Scottish Highlands, with chat and music. Presented by Sherry Morris, a short story writer local to the Inverness area. (www.uksherka.com)
The featured stories, writers and actors in this episode of Sherry's Shorts are:
'The Ring' written and read by Fiona J Mackintosh (www.fionajmackintosh.com).
'Absence' written by Mike Fox (polyscribe.co.uk) and read by Catherine MacNeil.
'In Remembrance' written by Phil Baarda and read by Benjamin L Wray.
'Plum Jam' written by Frances Gapper (www. francesgapper.co.uk) and read by Jennifer MacRae.
'The Cabbage Tree' written and read by Sherry Morris (www.uksherka.com)
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October 2024
A monthly spoken-word show featuring local writers and stories focused on the Scottish Highlands, with chat and music. Presented by Sherry Morris (www.uksherka.com), a short story writer, local to the Inverness area.
The featured stories, writers and actors in this episode of Sherry's Shorts are:
'Begin' written by Cynthia Rogerson (www.cynthiarogerson.org) read by Jennifer MacRae.
'Highland Light' written by Graham Bullen (grahambullenauthor.com) read by Benjamin L Harris.
'The Day the Clocks Restarted' written and read by Ian Tallach.
'Following the Siren Song' by Maria Thomas (@AppleWriter), read by Jennifer MacRae.
'The Night Before Driving Back from a Camping Holiday, Mid-August 1977' written and read by Sherry Morris (www.uksherka.com; @Uksherka @uksherka.bsky.social )