Sometimes you have to lose everything to know where you are. Sometimes your stuff defines you more than you think.
"Spring Cleaning" is a poem about setting the stuff in the FREE box that you really need to get rid of. By Charles O'Hay, copyright 2015, used with permission. Visit Charles' website.
Sometimes the things you want to hid away don't really fit into "Storage," the final poem of our National Poetry Month celebration. By Margaret Adams, copyright 2005, used with permission. Visit Margaret's website.
Is eating stuff the best way to get rid of it, asks Len Kuntz in "Oreo." Copyright 2016, used with permission. Visit Len's website.
The everyday becomes so powerful it is made illegal in "Soup." By Tino Mori, copyright 2015, used with permission. Read Tino's bio.
Celebrating National Poetry Month with six fantastic pieces...five poems of all different styles and feels and one short story. Can you spot who is who?
Kicking off with a little "Perspective." This is the second episode in a row we have shared a piece called "Perspective," and I love how two different authors can go two different ways with it. By Janelle Cordero, copyright 2016, used with permission. Read Janelle's bio.
Did you ever wonder what kind of punctuation you would be? Jaclyn Tan does in "Ellipses." Copyright 2015, used with permission. Visit Jaclyn's website.
"Apollo" is the story of a dog. Well, sort of. It's really so much more than the story of a dog. By Devyn Millette, copyright 2016, used with permission. Read Devyn's bio.
"Kid" is the story of...well, I won't tell you what I thought "Kid" was the story of the first time I read it. I'll just let you listen. By Jen Karetnick, copyright 2013, used with permission. Visit Jen's website.
Do you participate in the "Transoceanic Twitter" as described by Alex Dreppec? If so, you should tweet me. Copyright 2013, used with permission. Visit Alex's website.
Ellen Girardeau Kempler leaves us today with some essential "Travel Tips." You're gonna need them. Copyright 2015, used with permission. Read Ellen's bio.
Back in January we had a Contributor Appreciation promotion, where we randomly drew four winners from our list of contributors. They received a prize from our sponsor, Channillo.com and the chance to have an interview feature on the show. Today I am delighted to bring you the third of those interviews.
Mary's story "Wild Ones" appeared back on Episode 33 in February. She and I had a great chat about writing, reading, and inspiration. We tried to come up with a roller derby writing metaphor and totally cracked the code of the Star Wars franchise. I enjoyed chatting with Mary and hope you enjoy listening in.
Since our chat, Mary has had two new pieces published she hopes you'll check out. One is at weirderary and one is at Loud Zoo.
Please enjoy this special feature and tune in next week for Episode 44, where we play with the line between poem and story.
I hope you'll check out our Contributor Appreciation Month sponsor, your home for serialized literature online, Channillo.com
Happy listening,
Kris
Everyone is sentenced to something on today's two-part poem/story pairing.
Kicking off the first part, second-time podcast contributor Frederick Foote brings us the story of what happens when one man gets the "Goodbye Blues." Copyright 2015, used with permission. Visit Frederick's website here.
Paired up with "Goodbye Blues" is t.j. peters' poem "Keel Day" about a most unusual family legacy. Copyright 2016, used with permission. Visit t.j.'s website here.
Susan Moorhead kicks off the second part of today's show with "Perspective," on what happens when you are forced to listen to everyone's opinion. Copyright 2015, used with permission. Read Susan's bio here.
In "Booked," we speculate on if the lawyer is the one being sentenced. By Zac Locke, copyright 2015, used with permission. Read Zac's bio here.
Don't forget to send your feedback and cast your vote for the 50th episode coming June 1!
Being somewhere new takes you right out of the place and time you are from.
In "Shells to Call Home," Lisa finds herself in a moment she struggles to hold onto. By Leah Givens, copyright 2015, used with permission. Read Leah's bio.
Stephanie Dickinson takes us into National Poetry Month with a sensory prose poem experience in "Big Headed Anna Nurses her Imaginary Baby at Night in the Bayou." Copyright 2015, used with permission. Visit Stephanie's website.
Mitchell Krockmalnik Grabois rounds us out with the particular loneliness of a day at sea in "A Cruise Day." Copyright 2016, used with permission. Read Mitchell's bio.
Please don't forget to vote for your favorite story from our archives and send your feedback for our 50th episode!
A celebration of the National Pastime, flash fiction style.
In "The Game of His Life," the life of a ballplayer turns on this one important game. By Jeff Dupuis, copyright 2016, used with permission. Read Jeff's bio or hear his previous contribution to the show.
As with all our April episodes, this one contains a poem. "Minors" is a great tribute to minor league baseball in all its glory. By Francis DiClemente, copyright 2012, used with permission. This piece was originally published in his poetry chapbook Pursuit of Infinity (Finishing Line Press.) Visit Francis' website or hear his previous contribution to the show.
There is a special pleasure and a special pain to being a Cubs fan. Angela Lombardo has been there in "1969 All Over Again." Copyright 2016, used with permission. Visit Angela's website, where she shares her fabulous work as a cartoonist.
"Spring Tryouts" is the story of one baseball player with more heart than talent. By Eddie Snipes, copyright 2009, used with permission. Visit Eddie's website.
This episode also introduces the podcast "Attagirl: women and girls in baseball." Find Attagirl in iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app or check out the community on Facebook.
It was a real pleasure to put together this special episode to commemorate a special day. I hope you enjoy it!