6-minute Stories

By Randell JonesSociety & Culture Personal Journals

6-minute Stories episodes

January 14, 2023 "A Mountain and a Girl" by Jim Riggs
– I was in over my head.
Would I just do my good deed of returning her purse and drive home?
9 min
January 11, 2023 "Finding Home" by Karen Luke Jackson
– no place is forever.
Everywhere I’ve tarried offered a unique bundle of gifts.
9 min
January 07, 2023 "Losing Sight" by Marci Spencer
— visibility appeared endless.
We reversed our prior roles and life responsibilities, and we have changed our course.
9 min
January 04, 2023 "A Divine Dating Detour" by Sarah H. Clarke
– the intriguing stranger.
The universe would just have to be creative.
9 min
December 31, 2022 "Kitty Gets a Name" by Joel R. Stegall
– Anything that poops in my car has my attention.
Picking up a small, wet, scared, beautiful, black ball of fur changed three lives.
8 min
December 28, 2022 "Right Turn at a Funeral" by M.J. Norwood
– I knew, right then, what I had to do.
At 42, I wanted to be the kind of teacher who made a difference.
9 min
December 24, 2022 Holiday Season Special - “My Dad Was Santa Claus” and “The Long Short Walk.”
“My Dad Was Santa Claus” and “The Long Short Walk.”
15 min
December 21, 2022 "One Day's Notice" by Kenneth Chamlee
– We’ll call you.
Having a child one day had an entirely new meaning.
9 min
December 17, 2022 "The Saltwater Taffy Escapade" by Patricia E. Watts
– not much comfort.
Memories of horsing around at summer camp still haunt this prize-winner.
8 min
December 14, 2022 "Putting Everything on the Line" by Deirdre Garr Johns
– It was a “yes” I feared.
I just needed a clearer vision and the confidence to walk through another door.
9 min

About 6-minute Stories

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True, personal stories from new voices and experienced writers resonating with the themes of the Personal Essay/Story Publishing Projects: "Bearing Up" (2018) and "Exploring" (2019).