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.

Chapters

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)