Firewords is a creative writing podcast run by the editors of Firewords literary magazine. Our aim is to help writers improve their craft and chances of publication.
Following our chat with him in the previous episode, we hear a reading from Wm. Brett Hill's upcoming steampunk mystery series, Two Trains to Tamarind - The Mountweazel and Mondegreen Mysteries, Volume 1.
This is Chapter 1, read by Jesse Davison.
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If you like what you hear, pre-order your copy here 👇
USA: Direct (https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=OQHJ15xZbrkjR2AQWWYsw33tZMZZiszTbv480sQ5fSZ), Barnes & Noble (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/two-trains-to-tamarind-wm-brett-hill/1148029689?ean=9798218756826), Bookshop.org (https://bookshop.org/p/books/two-trains-to-tamarind-the-mountweazel-and-mondegreen-mysteries-volume-1/87deae4c34339206?ean=9798218756826&next=t), Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Two-Trains-Tamarind-Mountweazel-Mondegreen/dp/B0FM6P25P8/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Sn7c5BjbR8dvUBesVg_ejU4uaIooYiyUKydFat5oX-4.IRXlnM_N3TAnZMkrl5xIQ79P3lhOKescZttMb_EHu3I&qid=1756128905&sr=8-1)
UK: Waterstones (https://www.waterstones.com/book/two-trains-to-tamarind/wm-brett-hill/9798218756826), Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Trains-Tamarind-Mountweazel-Mondegreen/dp/B0FM6P25P8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=44KOM7DZYF9R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.av52gEytAp1LNddsXgjkIsI5i7qR01onUr8qlOMyjk0.dJvWSbiOO4OJDrgUs_7FY99AMLQHHD8hqirbui4o4Jo&dib_tag=se&keywords=wm+brett+hill&qid=1757466460&sprefix=wm+brett+hill,aps,77&sr=8-1)
Canada: Indigo (https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/two-trains-to-tamarind-the-mountweazel-and-mondegreen-mysteries-volume-1/566bbbf0-e10a-3bdc-afc4-870b9b310ed6.html)
You can find Brett on his website (https://www.wmbretthill.com/), Threads (https://www.threads.com/@wmbretthillauthor) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wmbretthillauthor).
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A young recruit disappears from a train without a trace. A manor house is haunted by evil spirits. A corpse turns up in a theater basement just before the big show. A thriving marketplace is somehow bleeding money. And a boy who loves a good scrap is nowhere to be found. All against the steam-filled backdrop of a mountain town called Tamarind.Only one man, Jeremiah Mountweazel, can get to the bottom of all of these strange occurrences, with more than a fair share of help from his colleague Millie Mondegreen - or whatever she’s calling herself today. Between his knack for seeing things others cannot and her ability to be anywhere and anyone she needs to be, there are none better suited for solving improbable mysteries.
4 Sept 2025
Wm. Brett Hill on his upcoming steampunk mystery series
We're chatting to Brett about his upcoming book, Two Trains to Tamarind - The Mountweazel and Mondegreen Mysteries, Volume 1, that we're very excited to publishing as the second release under Firewords Press.
You can find Brett on his website (https://www.wmbretthill.com/), Threads (https://www.threads.com/@wmbretthillauthor) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wmbretthillauthor), and you can pre-order the book at this linky link (https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=OQHJ15xZbrkjR2AQWWYsw33tZMZZiszTbv480sQ5fSZ) 👈
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A young recruit disappears from a train without a trace. A manor house is haunted by evil spirits. A corpse turns up in a theater basement just before the big show. A thriving marketplace is somehow bleeding money. And a boy who loves a good scrap is nowhere to be found. All against the steam-filled backdrop of a mountain town called Tamarind.
Only one man, Jeremiah Mountweazel, can get to the bottom of all of these strange occurrences, with more than a fair share of help from his colleague Millie Mondegreen - or whatever she’s calling herself today. Between his knack for seeing things others cannot and her ability to be anywhere and anyone she needs to be, there are none better suited for solving improbable mysteries.
31 Aug 2025
Curiosity, CO - a short story by Beth Lincoln
Today we're digging into the archives to share a story we've previously published. Enjoy the listen!
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Curiosity, CO
Author: Beth Lincoln
Narrated by: Daniel Ehrenworth
Artwork by: Berat Pekmezci
From Firewords Issue 10: firewords.co.uk/ten (https://firewords.co.uk/ten)
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