SHORT STORY READINGS
Winning short stories performed by voice over actors.
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SHORT Story Reading: Beneath the Darkening Sky, by Damon Yeargain
Performed by Val Cole
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DEATH Short Story: Catharsis. by Kira Morris (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
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Get to know the writer:1. What is your short story about?
This short story was about my relationship with my mom and the way she
passed. I wanted to capture all the little moments I had with her, whether
it was in love or heartbreak, they were the moments that charact... -
FAMILY Short Story: Dog Days of Summer, by David Pizzurro
Voice over by Val Cole
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LITERARY FICTION Short Story: When We Were Boys, by Joseph Michael Cerra
Joseph Michael Cerra "When We Were Boys"
Literary Fiction, 788 Words
A group of first-generation Italian-American boys spend their endless Pennsylvania summers playing baseball by day and listening to distant radio broadcasts by night, their games infused with imagination, hero worship, and com... -
HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story: Call and Response, by Lori Crispo
Performed by Val Cole
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FAMILY Short Story: The Alcove and the Tooth, by Abby Bailon
Performed by Val Cole
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HORROR Short Story: The Memory Thief, by Lily Lejeune
Performed by Val Cole
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HORROR Short Story: Rare Things, by Sharon Vinograd
Performed by Val Cole
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DYSTOPIAN Short Story Reading: How I UNbecame a Bigot in 2 Minutes, by Grey Ward
Performed by Val Cole
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FEMALE Festival SHORT Story: Confessions of a Teenage Bigfoot by Kayla Magnussen
Performed by Val Cole
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PARANORMAL Short Story: A Demon for a Boss, by Edward Vidri (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?
Cindy LaFors, an admin assistant, accidentally summons a demon in her office while composing an update to her company's SOPs.
2. What genres would you say this story is in?
Humor, Paranormal, Satire
3. H...
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PARANORMAL Short Story: Forever Young, by Maria Furlonger
Performed by Val Cole
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ROMANCE Short Story: And so it Begins, The Case of the Century, by Lily Yim
Performed by Val Cole
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EXPERIMENTAL Short Story: Sibilance, by Parker Holliday
A Story of the Voice I Tried to Kill
Performed by Val Cole
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YOUNG ADULT Short Story: CRYSTAL PEPSI, by Marina Dooley (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the poet:
1. What is your short story about?
This short story is about an adolescent boy and girl who are best
friends and the boy comforts the girl when she fears for her older sister
taking her own life. We learn at the end of the story that the boy had hi... -
EXPERIMENTAL Short Story: GEN Z, by Mary Ellen Campagna
Performed by Val Cole
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FEMALE Festival Short Story: PERSPIRE AND NUT, by Ozra Yazdani
Performed by Val Cole
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YOUNG ADULT Short Story: LE DENTISTE PARISIEN by Shannon C. Matalone
Performed by Val Cole
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SHORT Story Reading: THE DAY OF THE SPARE KEYS, by Damon Yeargain
Performed by Val Cole
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POLITICAL Short Story: MIDNIGHT SORT, by Avani Tibrewal
Performed by Val Cole
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MAGICAL REALISM Short Story: THE MIST, by Jasmine Lewis
Performed by Val Cole
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MONOLOGUE Short Story: THE NIGHTMARE, by Eleanor Cooper (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?
'The Nightmare' is a story told entirely through questions. It asks the
audience about their experiences with bad dreams whilst painting a visceral
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TRUE CRIME Short Story: PÁL, by Dániel Levente (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?
It's a deceptive tale — subtle, misleading, designed to lead the reader astray. The true meaning only reveals itself in the very last line. To explain more would be to unravel the twist, and I wouldn't want to st...
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HORROR Festival Short Story Reading: Vampwolves, by Laura Shell
Performed by Val Cole
