#8 A Fantastic Government Initiative

On the day the UK government tests out its new emergency alerts system, there are some unexpected consequences for writer Alvin Rikard (first seen in ep4) and prisoner-in-his-own-home Kevin (first seen in ep1). 

 

A Fantastic Government Initiative is an original short story by Doe Wilmann

 

Comedy - Farce - Relationships 

 

If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. 

 

You might enjoy this episode if you like:

 

Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads

Tom Sharpe 

PG Wodehouse 

Fawlty Towers 

Fiction inspired by true events 

Contemplating the nature of the self

Complaining about your partner 

Emergency alerts

Government initiatives 

Ignoring the voice in your head 

 

Things to consider when listening: 

 

Is it pointless having a wide audience if they won’t remember what you’ve written? Would you rather produce beautiful art for a small audience or forgettable art for a large one? Would an incoming ballistic missile change how you felt towards those around you? What’s the highest number of people you can share this podcast with? 

 

This episode is part of my challenge to write, record and produce a short story every single week for a year. If you’re looking for quality, suspense and intrigue, I’m not making any promises. But if you do like one of these stories please share it with your friends. 

 

If I complete this challenge and the podcast gets 1,000 subscribers in the process, a group of my friends have agreed to donate a combined £1000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK. 

 

And if you’re a writer, maybe this will inspire you to take on a similar challenge yourself. In which case, let me know about it via email. doewilmann @ outlook.com

 

For writing tips and advice, follow me on TikTok (@piecesofdoe)

 

I also have an Instagram (@meaninglessproblems) and Twitter (@piecesofdoe) account but I can’t promise I’ll use them. 

 

Website:

 

Piecesofdoe.com or Meaninglessproblems.com 

 

Thanks for listening 

 

Credits:

 

Thanks to Katie Empett and Ross Hindle for reading early versions of this episode and providing notes. 

 

Artwork by Katie Empett

 

Music by Claude Debussy with permission from Pond5. 

 

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