Hi,
Today’s Webworm story comes in the form of a short podcast episode. It’s the sort of story I tend to be attracted to — a tale that’s weird, dark and strangely redemptive.
And true.
I came across it while researching a story about US prisoners who volunteer to fight fires. Matt was one of these prisoners — but he also had another story that I wanted to share.
You can listen here on Webworm, or on most places you listen to podcasts (here’s a guide to adding Webworm podcast episodes to your podcast feed).
As a paying Webworm supporter, I want you to get some “fun” extra stuff like this. Your contribution also lets me pay people a few freelance editors I work with in New Zealand and the US, so we can go make stuff like this and ‘Spaceman Barry’.
By now you probably know my stories go to some pretty dark places. There are markers along the way in this episode, so you should get a feeling of whether it’s for you or not.
Please do take care when listening — and don’t listen with your kids in the car.
See you in the comments,
David.











