SHORT STORY READINGS
Winning short stories performed by voice over actors.
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SHORT STORY: Didn't Make a Sound, by Damon Yeargain
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SHORT STORY: At the Portal's Edge, by Damon Yeargain
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SHORT STORY Reading: Dance Lessons, by Sarah P. Blanchard
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CONTEMPORY FICTION Short Story: Behind the Shutters, by Ian Anderson
Performed by Val Cole
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LGBTQ+ Short Story: One Mule, by Sarah P. Blanchard
Performed by Val Cole
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DEATH Short Story: Gardening Time, by Carol Teal
Performed by Val Cole
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MAGICAL REALISM Short Story: The End is Nigh......, by Timothy Bennett
Performed by Val Cole
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SPORTS Short Story: Gentilezza, by Matthew Butterman (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?
Kindness. "Gentilezza" is the Italian word for kindness. It's the story of how a simple, selfless gift to another person can change their life permanently. The story straddles the boundary of fiction and creati...
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SHORT STORY: The Death of Jon and Carly, by Jack Cooper
Performed by Val Cole
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SHORT STORY: Rainbow Fragments and the Lies We Tell, by Jack Cooper (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?
A biomythographical experience as a teenager... doing my best to come to terms with my identity and desires during a time when being closeted was an absolute necessity in the 1970s. I describe the experience of ...
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HORROR Short Story: Blood and Snow, by Paul King
Performed by Val Cole
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Magical Realism Short Story: LIFE’S MONOLOGUE, by Elena Fainshtein (interview)
An overwhelmed professional flees her rigid routine for the sanctuary of a park, only to be drawn into a surreal, time-bending world where she must confront her subconscious to reclaim her authentic voice
Performed by Val Cole
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Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?...
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HORROR Short Story: ROOM 08051212, by Scott Pierangelo (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
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Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?
Without giving too much away, it’s essentially about a guy who works at job where he sacrifices so much of himself to get ahead. The ending though is really what makes the story.
2. What genres wo...
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MYSTERY Short Story: Silent Treatment, by Dave Bausch
Performed by Val Cole
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MYSTERY Short Story: Final Cut, by Jay Pretsch
Performed by Val Cole
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Submit your Short Story to the festival: https://crimemysteryfestival.com/mystery-short-story/
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FEMALE Festival SHORT Story: Managing Great Expectations, by Tanis OConnor
Performed by Val Cole
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Submit your short story to the festival; https://femalefilmfestival.com/female-writers-short-story-festival/
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WESTERN Short Story: The Last Bullet, by Joshua Cole
Performed by Val Cole
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TRAVEL Short Story: Eyeless in Goa, by Olga Pavlinova Olenich
Performed by Val Cole
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TRUE CRIME Short Story: Death Penalty, by Miles Schreiber
Performed by Val Cole
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DEATH Short Story: WE WERE FINE, by K.R. Moore
Performed by Val Cole
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DEATH Short Story: Beyond the Sargasso Sea, by Alicia Stephens Martin
Performed by Val Cole
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HORROR Short Story: SLOPPY SECONDS, by Kewayne Wadley
Performed by Val Cole
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FEMALE Festival SHORT Story: The Peeling of an Onion, by Victoria Thomas
Performed by Val Cole
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LITERARY FICTION Short Story: Pretty Bird, by Hannah Orden
Performed by Val Cole
