Story & Song

Mike Garrigan Podcast

www.mikegarrigan.com - Mike Garrigan shares three original short stories and three original songs. The stories were inspired by Reedsy's weekly writing prompts. Click on the title of the story to read along.

• "Royal Orleans" - written on February 1, 2020 in response to the prompt "Write a short story that takes place on a train."
• "Tears of a Dragon" - written on June 16, 2021 in response to the prompt "Write about someone who’s desperately trying to change their luck."
• "Leave" - written on August 27, 2021 in response to the prompt "Start or end your story with a house going up in flames."

The three original songs were broadcasted live on StageIt.com on May 1, 2021 from the show "Songs About Trains."

• "Gone, Gone, Gone" - written in 2020, previously unreleased
• "Seminole Train" - written in 2011, released on Pillar of the Sun (2012)*
• "Where's the A-Train - written in 1998, previously unreleased

*On the show, the incorrect release year for Pillar of the Sun is credited. The correct year is 2012, not 2021 as stated in the show.

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1. Collapsis at State Fair (00:00:00)

2. Prologue (00:00:36)

3. "Royal Orleans" (Story #1) (00:03:32)

4. "Gone, Gone, Gone" (Song #1) (00:11:12)

5. "Tears of a Dragon" (Story #2) (00:13:56)

6. "Seminole Train" (Song #2) (00:23:36)

7. "Leave" (Story #3) (00:26:56)

8. "Where's the A Train?" (00:47:13)

9. Epilogue (00:49:04)