“I didn’t fall apart. I knew that she felt strangely secure with me…” Today’s #TuesdayTales piece is “Sensible Shoes” by Mehreen Ahmed. Continue Reading Sensible Shoes
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“‘I’m here about the fridge,’ Steve said.” Today’s #StorySunday is the quietly devastating “Trimming the Fat” by David H. James. Continue Reading Trimming the Fat
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On fate and closely-escaped death over time and generations, our latest #EssaySaturday is “Fate Chronicle Across Decades”, by Ali Nasir. Continue Reading Fate Chronicle Across Decades
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“What do you do when your world shrinks? I go to the river.” Today’s #FlashFriday piece is “Hope Pier is a Real Place” by Tavia Allan. Continue Reading ...
“Like weather passing over. It will, if you can just wait it out.” Today’s #StorySunday is the “These Quiet Rooms” by Jennifer Albon Burns. Continue Reading These Quiet ...
“The two of us have started to see hands everywhere, like a clumsy metaphor.” Today’s #EssaySaturday UK is “Human Fish” by Niamh Riordan. Continue Reading Human Fish
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“When you are with people the first drink of the day needs to be blessed.” Today’s #FlashFriday piece is “When You Are with People” by Colin Gee. Continue ...
“We’re back, the four of us, at the bowling alley.” Today’s #TuesdayTales piece is the celebratory and nostalgic “Bowling Alley” by Phoebe Thomson. Continue Reading Bowling Alley
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“Everything… is slow and quiet… familiar yet unfamiliar to Fai and Cheong.” Today’s #StorySunday is “Where Are You From?” by by Flo Au. Continue Reading Where Are You ...
“I have one eye trained on the volcanic mountain…” Today’s #EssaySaturday is “The Current Unrest” by Kaitlin Solimine. Continue Reading The Current Unrest
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“It was there, at the top of the hill, that I came across the 42 men.” Today’s #FlashFriday piece is “42 Men at a Cemetery” by Elizabeth Wadsworth Ellis. ...
A reflection on childhood, family, and the ties that lead us to commit heartbreaking acts… Our latest #Podcast is “The Boat Ride” by Jane Downs. Continue Reading Litro ...
“The earth is particularly bright tonight, with Antarctica shining right at us.” Today’s #TuesdayTales piece is “The Line of Totality” by Georgia Symons. Continue Reading The Line of ...
“That night, as the man tossed in knotted bedsheets, the corpse took root.” Today’s #StorySunday is “By Their Fruits Shall Ye Know Them” by John Steciuk. Continue Reading ...
“But Julia grew, and in a way, so did Jean again…” Today’s #TuesdayTales piece is “This Spring, We Grow Again” by Christopher DiCicco. Continue Reading This Spring, We ...
“Those strange clay hills eroded by wind and the merciless breath of hidden gods…” Our latest #StorySunday is “Craco” by Greta Colombani. Continue Reading Craco
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Just in time for the week of International Women’s Day, our latest Podcast is the funny and life-affirming “Midwest Wimmin’s Festival 1987”, beautifully read by Sage Tyrtle. Continue ...
“Scott had never stayed in a suite before…” Today’s #TuesdayTales piece is “The Hesitant” by David Micklem. Continue Reading The Hesitant
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“I noticed the way his face got a little bit ugly when he talked about money.” Today’s #StorySunday is “A Very Small Man” by Claire Maxwell. Continue Reading ...
I realize a lioness is circling me. She crouches and we lock eyes. Continue Reading Lions and Bears
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