Picking up the Pieces by Melissa Smith

Listen here to Picking up the Pieces Or on your favorite podcast app!  Or read it below! Picking Up the Pieces “Ugh! I can’t believe I forgot my sunglasses!” Tessa Davis said to herself as she waited in the school parking lot to pick up her oldest daughter. It was a rare sunny January day in…

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The Shameless Demise of the F Word

Don’t worry, I am not going to say the F word.  I won’t say I haven’t ever said it.  But I will say, I can do better. I suspect we all can, but that isn’t really the point. While out running errands the other day, in an offensive blaze of Texas-sized,supped-up Ford glory, a monster…

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The Rosebush by Jane Kuczek

Listen here to The Rosebush Or on your favorite podcast app!  Or read it below! The Rosebush If a story began by introducing a nice family with three young children living in a small town surrounded by corn fields, one might expect that story to reflect the quiet lifestyle and traditional values typical of such…

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Plot Twist by Bethany Turner

Listen here to Plot Twist Or on your favorite podcast app!  Or read it below! Plot Twist By Bethany Turner “No, I mean it,” I said through my laughter fifteen minutes later as we continued standing and chatting by his car—some little convertible thing that seemed perfect for him. It wasn’t showy at all. Not…

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Convincing Raven: A Short Story

Listen here to Convincing Raven Or on your favorite podcast app!  Or read it below! Convincing Raven  By Jen Bleakley an Excerpt from Pawverbs for a Dog Lover’s Heart: Inspiring Stories of Friendship, Fun, and Faithfulness Raven had no idea she could swim. The black flat-coated retriever had no idea she had come from a long…

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Trade Ya Tyler: A Short Story

AListen or Read it here!!! Welcome to A Remarkable Thought: A short story podcast to engage your mind and lift your spirit—a production of changeyourmindchangeeverything.org. In a world that runs on 5G, caffeine, obligations, shoulds, shouldn’ts, woulds, and wouldn’ts we’ve created a space where you can relax, laugh and think for yourself.  Each week we…

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Unbeknownst to Becca: A Short Story Part Two

Listen to the new podcast Unbeknowst to Becca Part Two or read the original short story below! Take a beat, take a breath, and listen in (or read it below!) Tears were a waste.  Although they had afforded Becca a trickle of moisture to wet her parched lips.   As best she could tell, she was…

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Unbeknownst to Becca: A Short Story Part One

Listen to the new podcast Unbeknowst to Becca Part One or read the original short story below! Take a beat, take a breath, and listen in (or read it below!)   Darkness.  Complete and total blackness was all that Becca Gladstill could make out.   The 37-year-old mother of 4 was what she would describe as…

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Stevie’s Serendipity: A Serendipitous Story

Stevie’s Serendipity: A Short Story About Serendipity Listen to the new podcast Stevie’s Serendipity or read the original short story below! Take a beat, take a breath, and listen in!   Of all the ridiculous scenarios Stevie Waldrop had gotten herself into, her current situation would be hard to beat.  Perhaps she would never tell.  …

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MOS: Mom’s Out Syndrome

MOS: Mom’s Out Syndrome Mom’s Out Syndrome or MOS (Much like the green fungus that grows in the shade, deprived of sunlight. You can dissect the metaphor.) is a phenomenon that happens in families when a mom is out of commission due to illness, injury, mental collapse, dismemberment, death of a loved one, or now…

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