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During this program, Russell Rowland talks about and reads from his novel, 'High and Inside,' in which an alcoholic baseball player moves from Bost...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KSJD


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
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After working for years as a corporate lawyer in England, Alex George moved to the states with his family and opened his own law practice in mid-Mi...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Pakistani-American writer Ayad Akhtar has made a living as a screenwriter, but 2012 brought him notice as both a playwright and a novelist. He deb...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This poignant, sound rich short story is set near Lake Tahoe and was first published in the literary magazine Prime Number. Written and produced b...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 06:40
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Gonzo Station is a sound rich short short story set on an aircraft carrier stationed in the Indian Ocean. Written and produced by Brian Bahouth an...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 07:19
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Winner of the Booker Prize, former teacher and one of Ireland’s most famous authors, Roddy talks about his last book in a trilogy, "The Last Republ...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2013
  • Length: 10:05
Caption: Mark Strand
Mark Strand encourages a return to writing long-hand; he unveils his writing and revision processes. He reads "The Poems of the Spanish Poet" from ...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 14:30
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Kathryn's debut novel, "The Help," is a black-white history lesson that's never been told quite like this before. Through the lives of several wome...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 10:04
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During this program, Marjorie Smith talks about and reads from her novel, Making Up Amelia, which is set in Guam, Saipan, and San Francisco

Bought by KSJD, Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of. Presented in goofy themes for reasons that I've forgotten.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:55:29
Caption: Peter Sagal
Two short plays. In Milton Bradley by Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me host Peter Sagal; a flummoxed Rabbi has to eulogize a mother whose son has only terr...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Dec 22, 2012
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Chris Cooper
Two short plays. An impending 50th birthday party sets off calamity over coffee and Kindles for Tony Award-winners Bill Irwin and Julie White in Op...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
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During this program, Jess Walter talks about and reads from his latest novel, 'Beautiful Ruins.' He also defines the mosaic novel and talks about p...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
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Chinatown was written by UK based writer Benjamin Wolfe and read by Brian Bahouth. This story is decorated with the remixed sounds of 1930s Shangh...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2012
  • Length: 06:24
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Miracles was written by Lucy Corin and first appeared in the literary magazine Tin House. Martina Davis reads this delicious piece of flash fictio...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2012
  • Length: 02:58
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In this half-hour we feature five flash fictions. Dynamite.

  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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The short story Chromosome T was written by Amy Scharmann and first appeared in the literary magazine Tin House. Jill Marlene is your reader, and ...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:24
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Interpolation was first published in the Samizdat Literary Journal. Brian Bahouth wrote, read and produced this short short story about the human ...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
Caption: "Frozen" by Mary Casanova
Mary Casanova has written and published 30 books. Her most recent effort "Frozen" is the story of 16 year old Sadie Rose in the Rainy Lake area on ...

Bought by KFAI and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 18:30
  • Purchases: 2
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MAU 2 features four short short stories your spoken word listeners will not forget. Along with the very best contemporary flash fiction we feature...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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Sometimes you see more than you expect.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:47
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Our Spring 2012 Edition features five short stories specially adapted to audio. Unique sound design illuminates the best contemporary short fictio...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
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The Pawn chronicles a meth addict’s transformative journey to the river and back.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 21:33
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A Simple Rigid Structure is a short story that illustrates how tragically submissive and pliable a person will be for acceptance and love.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 14:07
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Dings is a specially adapted short story about a terrifying end of life car ride.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 12:20