SHORT STORY READINGS
Winning short stories performed by voice over actors.
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POLITICAL Short Story: A Red Rose for a Blue Lady, by Joe Cappello (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?
How political discourse has gotten in the way of relationships and how to cope with this through love and compromise.
2. What genres would you say this story is in?
Political.
3. How would you describe this s...
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MAGICAL REALISM Short Story: The Spanish Soldier, by Ricardo Segreda
After a brutal assault by his classmates, a bullied and marginalized gay indigenous adolescent in Ecuador embarks on a spiritual journey where he discovers his inner warrior-shaman.
Performed by Val Cole
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EROTICA Short Story: Doo Berry, by Katheryne McMullen (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?
A female teenager's blossoming sexuality in the hood.
2. What genre(s) would you say this story is in?
Young Adult Drama3. How would you describe this story in two words?
Urban Sexuality.
4. What movie ha...
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HORROR Short Story: ELEPHANT SEAL, by Edward Yateman
Performed by Val Cole
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CRIME Short Story: LAUGH WITH THE SINNERS, by Jack Bates
An inexperienced team of thieves attempts a heist only to be double-crossed by one of their own.
Performed by Val Cole
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SPIRITUALITY Short Story: Storm Day, by Joseph Michael Cerra
Performed by Val Cole
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Magical Realism Short Story: DONT FORGET THE CREAM, by David Nicholas Rigel
Performed by Val Cole
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FAMILY Short Story: THE JOY OF IRONING, by Tom Marrotta
Performed by Val Cole
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SPIRITUAL Short Story: Luz and Corazón by Dominique Margolis (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?
“Luz and Corazón” is about the transformative power of genuine love between Luz, an unwanted girl, and Corazón, her little dog, a love which carries Luz safely through a near death experience.
2. What genres w...
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LITERARY FICTION Short Story Reading: HOW WE MET, by Damon Yeargain
Performed by Val ColePerformed by Val Cole
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Short Story Reading: King Harold the Hairless, by Sabine Meyer (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?
King Harold is insufferable. His bad behavior is poisoning his universe. This goes on until one day, the Angel of Death decides that he has to have a word with the king. My daughter summarized it best: "It's a...
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Short Story Video Reading: SUNSHINE REPORT, by Jade Spencer
Performed by Val Cole
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Short Story Video Reading: PIANO, by Patrick Bernet
Performed by Val Cole
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Short Story Video Reading: MOONLIT THREADS, by Lisa Meuser
Performed by Val Cole
A lonely soul gazes at the moon, imagining her blood painting a heart in the sky to call her destined soulmate. As she dreams of a golden path leading him to her, she yearns to become one with the stars, leaving behind the pain of heartbreak for a future filled with love an...
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Short Story Video Reading: FIELD DAY, by Mike Russell
Performed by Val Cole
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Short Story Video Reading: BIRDER DELIGHTMARE, by Frances Presley Rice
Performed by Val Cole
Genre: Drama
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SHORT Story Reading: The Myth of the Kite Bird, by Bella Kantor
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SHORT STORY Reading: Alone Together, by Alexandria Amaya
Performed by Val Cole
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ROMANCE Short Story: SOME STARS FADE AT TWILIGHT, by Debby Regan (interview)
Narrated by Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your short story about?
I recently watched the William Holden film Network for the first time and I started googling the actor’s life. Although I’m a fan, I did not know about his tragic death from a fall while intoxicated in November, ...
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Short Story: DEATH ON THE RAZOR'S EDGE, by Dennis McGuire
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Short Story: NEWS FLASH : U.S. PRESIDENT CONTENDS WITH HERCLEAN STORM
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Romance Short Story: FREE WORLD, by Cynthia Morrison
2 young buys fine the journal of an Astronaut to find that he had visited the perfect world.
performed by Val Cole
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Short Story: IN THIS WORLD, THAT OTHER WORLD, AND THE NEXT by Carole McDonnell
On a terraformed world, lovers are reunited as caretakers in a hospice for dying astronauts. They have issues to work out, especially their attitude toward one of the astronauts and astronauts in general.
Voice Over by Val Cole
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1pg Story: DIFFERENT TIMES, DIFFERENT DEGREES, SAME SHIT, by Robin Lee Lovelace
Voice Over: Val Cole