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My story today is centered around the idea that many people make their permanent homes in places where most people only vacation.There were never any curtains here. Something about the beach air made people forget that sunlight could be blocke
My story today is about the way we can put our trust in perfect strangers - like our hair stylists.Maralyn insisted on maintaining the often-seen short spiky hairdo that older woman gravitated toward when they give up. She resisted Hannah’s ef
My story today revolves around something most of us thoroughly enjoy – sleep. But what if you didn't need to sleep anymore. How would you spend that extra time in your day?Stella had started a late-night crafting group and she kept sending me
My story today echoes in silence - from children, from heartbeats and from the things that we do not say to the people we love.At pickup time my sister is late. Or rather she is always late for our agreed-upon pickup time, but since she is con
My story today is built around the idea of strangers on the bus. The shared intimacy of taking a long trip together can take its toll on people - both for the good and the bad:A thin young man in his mid-20s flopped down next to Robyn and imme
My story today is set in the same way all parents tell stories to their children: With certain details omitted. What you want your children to know and what actually happened are two completely separate stories:Of course, there is a flip side
Sometimes a story buzzes around in my head for a while before I am able to get it right — this is certainly the case with my story for today. I like to ask people what their first memories are of. For some people it's just a fleeting impression
My story today is a little more personal than most of my others, because the mother in the story is based on my own mother — a woman I greatly respect, admire and love.Children retain so many memories of their parents, but only in the role of
A familiar, soft buzzing noise is at the heart of my story.It's amazing how that little buzz/ping/beep has integrated into our days. There is the phantom buzz where you think you heard your phone, but aren't sure. And there is even the buzz c
My story today focuses on the idea that we all have very different childhoods. But what if yours was so unusual, you had to hide it? In The Separated Life of Annie Good, we meet a woman who lies about the abnormality of her upbringing because t
In my story today, we take a look at the repercussions of our final words. Some people claim that if they could repeat their lives, they wouldn't change a thing. That can't be true — just think of all the heartache and pain that you could save
My story today is a bit darker than usual.Today's story, After the Kidnapping, is a single-person perspective from a woman trying to deal with a traumatic event in her life, but it's hard for her to keep all her thoughts straight.I stole the
My story today includes a little motherly advice.We are all familiar with motherly advice — that nagging (and usually correct) voice in our heads. In today's story — I Should Have Peed Before I Left — we hear advice on common issues, like cle
As my story today shows, the edge of something can be razor sharp or a bit blurred at times. But, no matter the case, you have to be careful when approaching it.In Growing Up Along the Edge, the narrator takes a look back at the things that m
My story today — Malibu Barbie; Roller Skates; Concert Tickets; Fuzzy Socks and Tulips on a Rainy Day — is a story about lists.We all keep those secret lists in our heads: Of things we've done, things we'd like to do, the things we have to do
My story today has a happy ending.A lot of my storytelling podcast posts don't have a happy ending. I think that is part of the problem with stories — outside of certain genres (romance novels, fairy tales), most stories don't have a happy en
My story today has an unusual title, but stay with me.This storytelling podcast explores that cast of background characters that seem to follow people in their daily lives. You see the same faces everywhere — on your morning commute, in line
My story today deals with memories.We all know that the older we get, the more our memories fail us: First kisses, the ways we spent our summer vacations and even being ticklish fade away with time. But what if your memories aren't accurate t
My story today is dedicated to the people who sit in a cube all day.Inter-office politics are hard to avoid, and for most office workers they are just a part of working life. In The Nine Types of People You Meet in Every Office, Ginger explai
My story today is a bit more literary than usual.In Othello, jealousy drives the main characters to acts of deceit, betrayal and violence. At the most extreme end of the spectrum, Iago is a man no one wants to become. In The End of Jealousy,
My story today is a bit darker than my usual tales, but it all comes down to choice.Drinking in the Daylight details a world where women can choose to be mothers or have careers, but not both. Faced with that option, three generations of wome
My story today is an oldie, but a goodie. Technical Witch Craft first appeared in print in 2000, but I cleaned it up and expanded it a bit here as a fun story for Halloween. Writers and witches have the same problem: We are never done tinkeri
My story today involves a pretty bad break-up.Most people can't help but bring their work home with them, and the narrator in The Book Critic Dumps His Girlfriend is no different.As he parts ways with his girlfriend, the book critic can't h
My story today is about morals...sort of.In Just, which is a morality tale for the 21st century, the listener gets to choose the fate of the main couple.But be forewarned before you listen: Just is full of betrayal — for everyone involved.
My story today is about secret admirers. A secret admirer can crop up when we least expect it — even in a marriage.In today's story, Daniel learns that there are really three people in his marriage: Daniel, his wife Courtney and her Essential
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