6-minute Stories

By Randell JonesSociety & Culture Personal Journals

6-minute Stories episodes

August 31, 2022 "Picking Up the Pieces" by Randell Jones
– an unsolvable mystery.
making sense of lives long gone
8 min
August 27, 2022 "When Handkerchiefs Were Fashionable" by Kaye Threatt
– the fabric of memories.
One woman’s quilt tops and hankies are another’s project and collectibles.
8 min
August 24, 2022 "Three Blank Pieces of Paper" by Joy York
– the kind of love that fills up.
A legacy of never giving up inspired the eulogy penned with only moments to spare.
9 min
August 20, 2022 "Zippers Away" by Tonya Penrose
– refusing to close up on the subject.
Getting stuck is never a good idea.
9 min
August 17, 2022 "When West Meets East" by Jane Satchell McAllister
– being in two places at once.
Another world, other lives rolled out before these visitors like Turkish carpets at a bazaar.
9 min
August 13, 2022 "Dancing Holes in Her Shoes" by Lisa Williams Kline
– that was only part of her story.
Proud to be from her family of storytellers, and proud to be like her.
8 min
August 10, 2022 "Firkins" by Rosemary V. James
– all over a barrel.
Looking together for one thing and finding each other completely
9 min
August 06, 2022 "Sundays at the Beach" by Jane Birnbach
– always reliable.
A family tradition across time and tides.
8 min
August 03, 2022 "Mustard Plasters, Chiggers, and Thunder Mugs--Southern Oddities" by Phyliss Grady Adcock
–learning to speak the language.
It’s a region of the country but even more, it’s a state of mind.
8 min
July 30, 2022 "Something from Nothing" by R.V. Kuser
– It did nothing and everything simultaneously.
His simple gift was the greatest gift.
8 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).