Recorded as the winter slowly, angrily, just barely came to an end, here now is the Second Fiction is First House Show. Present in this compact package are songs from Michael Patrick Flanagan Smith, non-fiction by Michelle Dwyer, and fiction by

A Storyview: Arizona in the Summertime by Michelle Dwyer

Feb 10th, 2016 39m

What do sandwiches, naps and a series of very small shampoo and perfume containers have in common? Hint: pretty boys, Clint Eastwood and wheezing in the other room. Take a visit with Michelle Dwyer on her trip to Arizona to see her dad. We have

A Storyview: Love on the Block, by Rachel Anne Warren

Jul 16th, 2015 34m 44s

Some people run away and join the circus. Some people become magical erotic creatures named Heather. For the rest of us, we get to listen to Rachel Anne Warren read her essay Love on the Block and have a conversation about her night as a shoote

A Storyview: Notes From A Suicide, by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson

Jun 11th, 2015 31m 39s

The mystery of life and the mystery of death are close relatives. Maybe they are mothers and sons, maybe grandmothers and granddaughters. The only way to know is to look deeply. Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson looks deeply and reads her essay “Notes

A Storyview: Dead Bird Stories for Non-believers, by Alis Sandosharaj

May 27th, 2015 27m 18s

Birds, food and death, and of course the word YES. Dead Bird Stories for Non-believers is about family, loss and the strange connections we cannot shake, even if we don’t believe. Alis Sandosharaj shares her essay. Ben Forstenzer asks some ques

Gladys and the Geek

May 9th, 2015 48m 39s

The south has alligators, murder and Amish people. But don’t we all? No? Gladys and the Geek will get to the bottom of strange things in the endless and fruitless effort to make the world a little more fair. Be careful who you love and how you

Julie’s Story: The First “Storyview” from Fiction Is First

Feb 9th, 2015 59m 16s

Cancer, fear, loathing and children. This is a small piece of my sister’s life and how she came to have a family. Part story, part interview, all the hard parts and a big dose of the good stuff. Podcast:Download

The In-Betweens

Aug 12th, 2014 5m 8s

Hello Fiction is First, this is Fiction is First, I missed you. Please find below Ben Forstenzer reading his poem/ode/freak out “The In-Betweens.” The “In-Betweens” was inspired by Kristen Toedtman and written for her show at the Creative Allia

Guest Reader: Michael Patrick Flanagan Smith Reads an excerpt from “The Book of Lou.”

Jul 3rd, 2014

Fictionisfirst is super excited to post another story by MPFS. Mr.Smith is a writer, musician and factotum. Currently, he is writing a book about his experience working as a field hand in the North Dakota oil boom. Check out more about that pro

Guest Post: Michael Patrick Flanagan Smith Reads “Scrambled Eggs.”

Apr 25th, 2014 11m 9s

Fiction is First is extremely excited to present Michael Patrick Flanagan Smith reading his story “Scrambled Eggs.” Mr.Smith is a writer, musician and factotum. Currently, he is writing a book about his experience working as a field hand in the

Hisham and Misham

Mar 18th, 2014

A story about very small towns, brothers, talking bears, love and hate and the perils of change. Written and read by Ben Forstenzer

That Certain Look

Mar 18th, 2014

A story about how right before things get really serious, they sometimes get really strange. The internet, a serial killer and a mother-in-law all participate. Written and read by Ben Forstenzer

The Tower

Mar 18th, 2014

A story about how great mysteries can be extremely close by and about terrible, filthy, disgusting former roommates. Written and read by Ben Forstenzer

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