Almanac Music: Hotline Bling Stereo Story

Steven checked his phone. Nothing. Sometimes Rachel still texted him when there was no way around it. He craved the loud bling of his message tone. He was careful not to reply straight away, though.

Here at Stereo Stories we mainly publish short memoirs about old-ish songs.

Every now and then, though, a writer sends in a story about a contemporary song (Team by Lorde, When A Fire Starts to Burn by Disclosure).

And, very occasionally, a writer sends in short fiction rather than memoir.

Here, then, is an 800-word story set in a Sydney laundromat based around Hotline Bling by the rather popular rapper Drake.

Check it out at our partner site Stereo Stories.