A Remarkable Thought

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 will bring you a refreshing escape where your mind can wander in a thoughtful story as you visit wonders yet to be considered. At the end of every show, we will leave you with a quality question to ponder. This week's remarkable thought is a very special one!  This our second guest author, our good friend Jen Bleakley.  Jen is the author of the wildly popular book Joey about a blind horse and two pet lover-inspired devotionals, call Pawverbs.  Jennifer Marshall Bleakley has a ways with words... we invite you to take a beat, take a breath, and listen in! 

You can connect with Jen here. 

And you can find her books by clicking on the links below! Today's episode is an excert from Pawverb for a Dog Lover's Heart

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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 will bring you a refreshing escape where your mind can wander in a thoughtful story as you visit wonders yet to be considered. At the end of every show, we will leave you with a quality question to ponder.  Here is the host for this week’s remarkable episode! 

Hi! I am Jami Amerine, don’t forget to enter our short story fiction contest, your remarkable thoughts could win prizes and wonderful opportunities to get your thoughts heard!  Stay tuned at the end of this episode for more details! This week’s remarkable thought is inspired by a story I wrote called... take a beat, take a breath, and listen in...

Rosa Martines pulled the kitchen door closed, shoved, and turned the key in all 5 locks. She reached on her tippy toes and tugged at the worn rope of the security gate.  

Her tired bones, raged against her as she bent to lock the gate and struggled to pick up her dinner, two Tupperware containers she’d filled with beans. Arepas, pulled pork, and the last of the day’s tamales. The old woman audibly growled as she stood and arched her aching back, satisfied her corner of 9th and Main was secure... 

Are you a fiction writer?  Well, have we got a treat for you!   Our first annual Remarkable Thought Short Story Fiction Contest!  Follow this link to learn more!  

Are you a fiction writer?  Well, have we got a treat for you!   Our first annual Remarkable Thought Short Story Fiction Contest!  Follow this link to learn more!  

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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 will bring you a refreshing escape where your mind can wander in a thoughtful story as you visit wonders yet to be considered. At the end of every show, we will leave you with a quality question to ponder. This week's remarkable thought is a very special one!  This is our first of many episodes to come with a guest author.  And so we welcome our friend, Susannah B. Lewis with a short story she wrote called, The Produce Stand.  Take a beat, take a breath, and listen in!  

You can find Susannah here:

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Susannah's Books

Are you a fiction writer?  Well, have we got a treat for you!   Our first annual Remarkable Thought Short Story Fiction Contest!  Follow this link to learn more!  

Are you a fiction writer?  Well, have we got a treat for you!   Our first annual Remarkable Thought Short Story Fiction Contest!  Follow this link to learn more!  

Show sponsor: SocialWisedU 

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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 will bring you a refreshing escape where your mind can wander in a thoughtful story as you visit wonders yet to be considered. At the end of every show, we will leave you with a quality question to ponder. This week's host is Katie M. Reid with a original story she wrote called, Lottie wins the Lottery.  Take a beat, take a breath, and listen in! 

Trina’s Cool Party Trick

It wasn’t the sort of thing you’d put on a job resume, or something that you’d lead with after an introductory handshake, and it definitely wasn’t something you should include on your Tinder account for that matter, unless you wanted to scare away any semblance of an eligible, sane, and semi-attractive bachelor. 

But it definitely came in handy from time to time, for Trina LeBeau—especially in a pinch.

In order to better understand Trina’s superpower, or rather, her cool party trick, you need to first understand a bit about Trina herself.

Raised in Savannah, GA, under Spanish moss that triggered her allergies but proved fodder for her active imagination and romantic notions, Trina was one-of-a-kind.

With wild, fiery curls that would not be tamed in the southern humidity, by comb or will, Trina tried to hide behind her unruly locks. Her mama forbid shears come near Trina’s head, as if she’d lose her strength like Samson from those Sunday School stories at 1st Presbyterian...

Are you a fiction writer?  Well, have we got a treat for you!   Our first annual Remarkable Thought Short Story Fiction Contest!  Follow this link to learn more!  

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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 will bring you a refreshing escape where your mind can wander in a thoughtful story as you visit wonders yet to be considered. At the end of every show, we will leave you with a quality question to ponder. This week's host is Jami Amerine with an original story she wrote called, Unbeknownst to Becca Part Two. Take a beat, take a breath, and listen in! 

Unbeknownst to Becca Part Two

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 on her second day of the ultimate game of limbo.  Not dead. Not with the people she loved in the home she adored.  Not heaven, not hell… a purgatory of sorts.  

The blood on her head had completely caked over, leaving a mass of Becca’s long auburn hair in a stiff, make-shift bandage over her wound.  Her medical experience led her to believe the head injury would be too late for stitches.  

And there was a familiar companion, panic...

Are you a fiction writer?  Well, have we got a treat for you!   Our first annual Remarkable Thought Short Story Fiction Contest!  Follow this link to learn more!  

Show sponsor: SocialWisedU 

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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 will bring you a refreshing escape where your mind can wander in a thoughtful story as you visit wonders yet to be considered. At the end of every show, we will leave you with a quality question to ponder. This week's host is Jami Amerine with an original story she wrote called, Unbeknownst to Becca Part One. Take a beat, take a breath, and listen in! 

Unbeknownst to Becca Part One 

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 “average.” 

Married too young, saved by grace, grit, and the skin of her teeth, Becca had two sons Blake and Ben with her first husband before he literally took the money and ran. Leaving her penniless, husbandless with a two-year-old and a newborn to fend for themselves.  Back then, at 22 she couldn’t have imagined just five years later, she would be a college graduate, a dental hygienist, at a thriving pediatric dental practice, and remarried to a gorgeous podiatrist from the medical mall where she worked.  

10 months and 9 days after their honeymoon/family vacation to Florida, something “Doc,” as Becca referred to her new husband, Nick had insisted upon, Becca gave birth to an 11 pound, 9-ounce baby girl. The couple named their new daughter Pearl Nicolette after Becca’s late maternal grandmother and Nicollete after Doc... 

Are you a fiction writer?  Well have we got a treat for you!   Our first annual Remarkable Thought Short Story Fiction Contest!  Follow this link to learn more!  

Show sponsor: SocialWisedU 

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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 will bring you a refreshing escape where your mind can wander in a thoughtful story as you visit wonders yet to be considered. At the end of every show, we will leave you with a quality question to ponder. This week's host is Jami Amerine with a original story she wrote called, Stevie's Serendipity. Take a beat, take a breath, and listen in! 

Stevie’s Serendipity

Of all the ridiculous scenarios Stevie Waldrop had gotten herself into, her current situation would be hard to beat.  Perhaps she would never tell.  

Who was she kidding? This would probably be one of those viral social media stories, leaked by her gossip thriving sister, who by now, knew that Stevie was stranded on the Spanish island of Mallorca.  At 46 years old, Stevie would have never imagined herself calling her 78-year-old father, at home in Ohio to say, “Hey Daddy, I missed my cruise ship’s departure at one of the ports. I am stuck with only the small amount of cash in my fanny pack, my passport and wallet are on the ship. I got a hold of the cruise line and I have to wait two days for the next ship… could you wire me some money?”  

Her father, ever the jokester, had sarcastically answered, “Who is this?”

Her mother had jumped on the line and reprimanded her about leaving the ship without her ID, her persistent tardiness, and a lack of sound judgment.  Stevie had answered the accusations as if she were 9-years-old and missed the school bus again, “Yes, mama.”

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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 will bring you a refreshing escape where your mind can wander in a thoughtful story as you visit wonders yet to be considered. At the end of every show, we will leave you with a quality question to ponder. This week's host is Katie M. Reid with a original story she wrote called, Lottie wins the Lottery.  Take a beat, take a breath, and listen in! 

Lottie wins the Lottery

Lottie was late again. She grabbed her coffee from the formica-counter top and hurried down the stairs of her tri-level home, willing the steaming beverage, with two creamers and one sugar, not to escape its barrier.

She stepped over stray toys and an overstuffed school backpack. She had trained herself to avoid eye contact with the cobwebs and dust that collected in the corners of the stairs.

Shoot!

Lottie headed back up the stairs to retrieve her binder for work. The one she had put down in order to stir her coffee. The coffee which she was eyeing like a hawk, so she didn’t spill on her blazer. 

Why didn’t I listen to my mother-in-law when she tried to talk us out of a tri-level. So many stairs! I mean my calves look pretty good but, even though I hate to admit it, she was right. How will this set-up be practical in retirement?

Listen in!

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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 will bring you a refreshing escape where your mind can wander in a thoughtful story as you visit wonders yet to be considered. At the end of every show, we will leave you with a quality question to ponder. This week's host is Jami Amerine with a original story she wrote called, Destination Destiny.  Take a beat, take a breath, and listen in! 

Destination Destiny

When she imagined her feet, she pictured them swollen to the size of two loaves of bread.  They throbbed.  Literally, her feet were throbbing in her overpriced work shoes.  The shoes cost her a full day’s wages.  They had barely been of any help.  

Destiny was on her feet at least 10 hours a day.  On this day, she limped home in agony. Not only had the shoes failed to make her day at the cafe less painful, but they also afforded her a wicked blister as well.  

Her long brunette hair was escaping the confines of her management required bun. As it blew in the warm June breeze, the smell of grease from the cafe’s kitchen flooded her.  Discouragement chased her down the block. She felt all the pangs of failure, well, she was the quintessential 22-year-old waitress, down on her life and luck. 

She proded herself.  “Come on Destiny, you’re almost there.” Through weary eyes, she could barely see the porch of her family’s Bronx brownstone.  As her destination grew more feasible, dread assaulted her.  

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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 will bring you a refreshing escape where your mind can wander in a thoughtful story as you visit wonders yet to be considered. At the end of every show, we will leave you with a quality question to ponder. This week's host is Jami Amerine with an original story she wrote called, Everly's Escape.  Take a beat, take a breath, and listen in! 

Everly’s Escape

The crowded room erupted in laughter.  Sheepishly, Everly sipped her zinfandel.  The cool, sweet drink must’ve paled in comparison to her burning, flushed cheeks.  Then came the “nudge, nudge,” she was most accustomed to, followed by the words she’d memorized, “I am just kidding Ev.” 

Everly, gave a fraudulent grin, polished off her wine, and stepped away from the crowd.  

She headed to the balcony for a gulp of late-night, Aspen air.  

In spite of the hum of the party, Everly only heard the majestic stillness of her favorite place on the planet.  Born and raised in Aspen, Colorado, she was a local.  And in Aspen, you are either a local, a transplant, or a tourist.  

A gust of mountain-high February wind swirled about her, cold enough to chase a tourist inside, but exactly the refreshment Everly craved.  

A voice from behind her gave her a startle.  “Everly?  You okay?” 

Barely glancing over her shoulder, she acknowledged the familiar voice of the hostess of the intimate party, the beautiful, Aspen socialite Madeline Murph.  Madeline was also Everly’s boss and the owner of the real estate agency where Everly had worked for the last 9 years ...

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