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- 465 - "Buffalo Plaid" by Robin Russell Gaiser
– “You know one about grace or somethin’? My mama sang it.” Leaning in closer to him, I softly improvised music on my harmonica.
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 07min - 464 - "Sitting Through Green" by Jamie Cheshire
– Truth is, she’s sitting here beside me right now.. I was looking at the mismatched attire of poverty and fatigue.
Sat, 13 Apr 2024 - 07min - 463 - "From Mudville to Joy Ville" by Mary Alice Dixon
– You’re not gonna get any last words from this one, Honey.” At the words “lusty yell” Doc opens his eyes.
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 09min - 462 - "Going on 3" by Annette L. BrownSat, 06 Apr 2024 - 08min
- 461 - "Two Minutes and Eighteen Seconds" by Richard L. DavisWed, 03 Apr 2024 - 08min
- 460 - "Deadlines and Lifelines--My Healing Voyage" by Raven ChiongSat, 30 Mar 2024 - 09min
- 459 - Welcome to Season 9 and “Introduction” to “Now or Never”
Personal Stories about courage and regret, danger and desire, …about choosing Personal Story Publishing Project, Vol. 10, spring 2024
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 08min - 458 - "Time Will Fool You" by Kenneth ChamleeSat, 23 Mar 2024 - 07min
- 457 - "The Jig Is Up" by Arlene Mandell (Reprise)Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 08min
- 456 - "Fugitive Spirits" by Gail Tyson (Reprise)
– I crossed the threshold, feeling summoned. The souls of those Irish who perished here seeped from the shadows.
Sun, 17 Mar 2024 - 08min - 455 - "Awakened in Rome" by Akira Odani (Reprise)
– the scene pierced my heart with chilling sadness. A burst of laughter and the joyful cries of children caught my attention.
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 08min - 454 - "The Passing" by Randell JonesWed, 06 Mar 2024 - 08min
- 453 - "Immortals" by Randell JonesWed, 21 Feb 2024 - 07min
- 452 - "Blueberries and Nubians" by Bill Donohue (Reprise)
– a self-wallowing sense of indecision. It began a small world realization that all our lives connect.
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 - 07min - 451 - "Country Skills for City Girls" by Jennie Boulden
– a deep longing for waving grasses and quiet, open spaces That life lesson mother taught me about “mouth breathing,” is a skill I still use today.
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 07min - 450 - "The Hunt for Ancestors" by Erika HoffmanSat, 10 Feb 2024 - 07min
- 449 - "Our Adventure Nearly Spoiled" by Cindy MartinWed, 07 Feb 2024 - 07min
- 448 - "Eventually the Gig Is Up" by Ellen Zaroff
– We all rolled the dice that we could play this game for just a few months. I had been living my best life, dancing in the moonlight, drinking homemade Grappa.
Sat, 03 Feb 2024 - 07min - 447 - "A Rip in Time" by Jo Parillo
– They simply said, “Your brother is dead.” I felt as guilty upon remembering this story as I had at the time.
Wed, 31 Jan 2024 - 07min - 446 - "Dreams and Despair" by Joel R. Stegall
– Endings and beginnings are never far apart. With the confidence of those who don’t know a lot, Ben was sure he’d soon be back home.
Sat, 27 Jan 2024 - 08min - 445 - "Friends by Mishap" by Suzanne Cottrell
– What if they lost our trunks? Our classmates call us “Chip and Dale,” like the Disney chipmunk pals.
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 08min - 444 - "This Killin' Time Is Killin' Me" by Bruce McIntyre
– “Maybe, but I’m not Chilly anymore.” Having a place of his own let Larry get clean and sober, off and on.
Sat, 20 Jan 2024 - 06min - 443 - "Packable Pieces - Fear and Hope" by Lisa Miracle Ballard (reprise from 2020)Wed, 17 Jan 2024 - 07min
- 442 - "My People: Crackers, Cow Hunters, Patriots, and Rebels" by Bob Amason
– hungry, poorly educated, gaunt, and tough as sinew. I should have remained blissfully ignorant of the generations who begat me.
Sat, 13 Jan 2024 - 08min - 441 - "For the Ache of Art" by Nell WhiteheadWed, 10 Jan 2024 - 07min
- 440 - "Celebrating Life" by Ginny FoardSat, 06 Jan 2024 - 07min
- 439 - "Stranger Danger" by Martha Rowe Vaughn
– I slipped the knife into my pocket out of habit. He was wasting our precious time and ruining our day.
Wed, 03 Jan 2024 - 07min - 438 - "Time in a Circle" by Carroll TaylorSat, 30 Dec 2023 - 08min
- 437 - "Parent, Child, Lost" by Linda James
– The doctor handed me the baton disguised as a pamphlet. Roles that blurred and reversed now merged.
Wed, 27 Dec 2023 - 09min - 436 - Holiday Season Special - “My Dad Was Santa Claus” and “The Long Short Walk.”Sat, 23 Dec 2023 - 14min
- 435 - "Life and Desk" by Emily RosenWed, 20 Dec 2023 - 07min
- 434 - "Riding the Memory Trail" by Landis WadeSat, 16 Dec 2023 - 07min
- 433 - "If You Build It" by Alexandra Goodwin
– I feasted on the details of their plumage. This was a private paradise of ponds, water fountains, turtles, parrots, and goldfish.
Wed, 13 Dec 2023 - 07min - 432 - "Crossing Bridges" by Lisa Watts
– The closer I got to 60, the more restless I felt. Cars and trucks thunder past, just a few feet to our left.
Sat, 09 Dec 2023 - 07min - 431 - "'I've Had a Great Life'--Horace Barrett turns 100" by Randell Jones
Happy 100th Birthday, Horace. My neighbor, Horace Barrett of Winston-Salem, turns 100 on December 7, Pearl Harbor Day.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 - 07min - 430 - "Forest Bathing on Horseback" by Janet K. BaxterSat, 02 Dec 2023 - 07min
- 429 - "The Longest Day" by David InserraWed, 29 Nov 2023 - 08min
- 428 - "The Other Thanksgiving Story" by Randell Jones - reprise from 2020
The Pilgrims were two years too late to be first. Americans chose an origin story for Thanksgiving involving eating over praying.
Sat, 25 Nov 2023 - 08min - 427 - "Meant To Live Forever" by Jill Amber Chafin
– Am I not allowed this grief? I succumbed to the ugly, snotty, head-pounding crying, choking on my breath.
Wed, 22 Nov 2023 - 8min - 426 - "Ostriches" by Lisa Williams KlineSat, 18 Nov 2023 - 07min
- 425 - "Angels in Disguise" by Janice Luckey
– We take for granted that time is on our side. Whereas Marta was quiet, Sal was boisterous—a bull-in-the-china-shop variety.
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 - 08min - 424 - "Bringing My Father Home" by Cindy Stonebraker Reed
– They promised that my father had not been forgotten. …a lifetime not knowing what had happened to my father
Sat, 11 Nov 2023 - 08min - 423 - "To Those Who Wait" by Jane Satchell McAllisterWed, 08 Nov 2023 - 07min
- 422 - "Balms" by Jennifer M. Szescula
— I am melancholy over the trees. I take comfort in the women before me who have the scars, the dreams, “the smell.”
Sat, 04 Nov 2023 - 08min - 421 - "We Amphibians" by Mark K. Marshall
– the glory-whoop I let out when I cross over the river. I’ve passed from creek to shore once again.
Wed, 01 Nov 2023 - 08min - 420 - "One More Try" by Jon KeslerSat, 28 Oct 2023 - 07min
- 419 - "Banana Bread" by Edith GettesWed, 25 Oct 2023 - 08min
- 418 - "The Jig Is Up" by Arlene MandellSat, 21 Oct 2023 - 08min
- 417 - "In the End, Timing Is Everything" by Nick SipeWed, 18 Oct 2023 - 07min
- 416 - "In Time a Reckoning" by Thomas Gery
– an undercurrent of wildness. Years became decades with the uniform of respectability worn only with effort.
Sat, 14 Oct 2023 - 07min - 415 - "Blueberries and Nubians" by Bill Dononue
– a self-wallowing sense of indecision. It began a small world realization that all our lives connect.
Wed, 11 Oct 2023 - 07min - 414 - "More To Live For" by Robin Russell GaiserSat, 07 Oct 2023 - 08min
- 413 - "Ten Places I Have Lived with Violence" by Wanda Freeman
– her bangs drawn, a failed curtain over throbbing black eyes. Where he became another person and slammed me to the floor before I escaped, slept in a hotel, and returned to roses and remorse.
Wed, 04 Oct 2023 - 07min - 412 - "Awakened in Rome" by Akira Odani
– the scene pierced my heart with chilling sadness. A burst of laughter and the joyful cries of children caught my attention.
Sat, 30 Sep 2023 - 08min - 411 - "Five Minutes More" by Diana Neunkirchner
– Faint music drifted through the rows of vendors. Our stories entwined like dancing angels, each part fulfilling the whole.
Wed, 27 Sep 2023 - 07min - 410 - "Andante con Amore" by Rhoda CernySat, 23 Sep 2023 - 07min
- 409 - "Bonds" by Annette L. Brown
– Fireworks rain over the bay. The crowd roars. Mays and Aaron grace the field and screen, heroes I shared with my father and now with my son.
Wed, 20 Sep 2023 - 08min - 408 - "Never Too Late To Say I Love You" by Mary Clements FisherSat, 16 Sep 2023 - 08min
- 407 - "The Origin of Lust" by Becky Gould GibsonWed, 13 Sep 2023 - 07min
- 406 - "Stir-fried Bee Chrysalis and the Soul Stories of Bright Beaded Hats" by Mary Alice DixonSat, 09 Sep 2023 - 09min
- 405 - "Introduction" to "Sooner or Later" -
Personal Stories about time, timing, and inevitability. Personal Story Publishing Project, Vol. 9, fall 2023
Wed, 06 Sep 2023 - 06min - 404 - "Taking Flight" by Akira Odani (reprise)Sat, 02 Sep 2023 - 08min
- 403 - "It's Not the Pearls" by Emily Rosen (reprise)Wed, 30 Aug 2023 - 07min
- 402 - "Signature, Please" by Annette L. Brown (reprise)Sat, 26 Aug 2023 - 8min
- 401 - "Instincts" by Marci Spencer (reprise)
— The hawk had never seen such a wild creature! They were safe at home, protected by a little girl ready to defend their Alamo.
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 - 08min - 400 - "Uplifting Good Fortune" by Judie Holcomb-Pack
– What we never considered was aerodynamics. With any break in the traffic, we dashed into the roadway and picked up the pieces.
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 - 07min - 399 - "Tough Times" by Paula Teem LeviWed, 09 Aug 2023 - 07min
- 398 - "A Terrible Way To Live" by Phyliss Grady AdcockSat, 05 Aug 2023 - 08min
- 397 - "Finding Home" by J.P. McGillicuddy
– My life had ricocheted in unpredictable directions. We built a family, a life where happiness found me.
Wed, 02 Aug 2023 - 08min - 396 - Reprise from Sept 7, 2022: “Confessions of an Ex-Poetry Editor” by Ruth MooseSat, 29 Jul 2023 - 11min
- 395 - "Blue Light Blues" by Patricia E. Watts
– I don’t think the judge knew quite what to do with me. I had the keys to the ’55 Pontiac. Life was good.
Sat, 22 Jul 2023 - 07min - 394 - “The Essentials” by Catherine ParisioWed, 19 Jul 2023 - 07min
- 393 - "Up the Creek" by Howard PearreSat, 15 Jul 2023 - 07min
- 392 - "Love Never Dies" by Phyllis CastelliWed, 12 Jul 2023 - 08min
- 391 - "A Fine Work" by Joe BrownSat, 08 Jul 2023 - 07min
- 390 - "Tea with the Queen" by Kay Harper WindsorWed, 05 Jul 2023 - 08min
- 389 - "Holding Hands" by Karen SleethSat, 01 Jul 2023 - 07min
- 388 - "Finding Joy in Borrowed Time" by Patricia JoslinWed, 28 Jun 2023 - 07min
- 387 - "Six Minutes to You" by David InserraSat, 24 Jun 2023 - 07min
- 386 - "Finding the Perfect Pumpkin" by Rebecca S. HolderWed, 21 Jun 2023 - 07min
- 385 - "My Father's Photograph" by Bob AmasonSat, 17 Jun 2023 - 08min
- 384 - "The Mezuzah" by Ginny FoardWed, 14 Jun 2023 - 07min
- 383 - "Alone in the Woods" by Suzanne CottrellSat, 10 Jun 2023 - 08min
- 382 - "The Sound of Music" by Alexandra GoodwinWed, 07 Jun 2023 - 07min
- 381 - "My Neighbor Is a D-Day Hero" by Randell Jones - reprise 2023
This story is offered for the 79th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944. It is the experience that day of my next-door neighbor as he wrote it years later. He is now 99-1/2 and he turns 100 on Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Day. He two years ago that he had been awarded a fourth Purple Heart to accompany his Bronze Star. This story is offered in honor and memory of all World War II veterans with special appreciation for your service, Horace. Thank you, and thank you, veterans, all.
Tue, 06 Jun 2023 - 07min - 380 - "The Application" by Landis WadeSat, 03 Jun 2023 - 07min
- 379 - "In Transition" by Jane Satchell McAllisterWed, 31 May 2023 - 08min
- 378 - Memorial Day 2023Sat, 27 May 2023 - 09min
- 377 - "Pop the Kettle On" by Rose-Mary HarringtonWed, 24 May 2023 - 08min
- 376 - "The Gift" by Cherie CoxSat, 20 May 2023 - 07min
- 375 - "Taking Flight" by Akira OdaniWed, 17 May 2023 - 08min
- 374 - "One Soul Alone" by Janet K. BaxterSat, 13 May 2023 - 08min
- 373 - "Deathbed Promise" by Linda Vigen PhillipsWed, 10 May 2023 - 07min
- 372 - "To the Tall and Caring Man" by Lisa Williams KlineSat, 06 May 2023 - 07min
- 371 - "Black Dome Reprise" by Kenneth Chamlee
– our upward toil over roots, sharp rocks, deadfall, and slippery moss. We also ventured there with the certainty of our convictions and a single fact to prove.
Wed, 03 May 2023 - 07min - 370 - "In the Heart of Trauma" by Arlene MandellSat, 29 Apr 2023 - 08min
- 369 - "In Search of Solace" by Claudia ChowaniecWed, 26 Apr 2023 - 08min
- 368 - "The Worst Day of My Life" by John S. Viccellio
– I was mortified. I was 9 years old. As I walked to school, I imagined the giggles, the whispers, the taunts.
Sat, 22 Apr 2023 - 07min - 367 - "It's Not the Pearls" by Emily RosenWed, 19 Apr 2023 - 07min
- 366 - "Oh, Brother" by Stephanie Dean
– a repetitious exercise of accusations and denials. Trouble reared its ugly head again—with a vengeance.
Sat, 15 Apr 2023 - 08min
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