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Hank Meyermann is a short story by Meera Collier. Saturday afternoons were the best for Hank. His mother would be in the kitchen, and his sisters would be preparing their dresses for church the next day. His father was busy in the shop, selling meat for the town’s Sunday dinners, and Hank had the parlor to himself. He would sit in the silence of the soft pink room with light streaming in and the keys before him. Listen to his story, here on Coffee Contrails.Visit coffeecontrails.com for full credits.

Meet author Pat Foran in this 2021 interview. He talks about, well, himself and his short story "What in Blazes".

Reunion is a short story by David Pirinelli, adapted from his drama teleplay Hell Off Earth, which placed in the 2020 Austin Film Festival Script Competition. A supply crew investigates a distress call from the remote Mining Station G08, which floats alone in a dark corner of space. The station's seven thousand inhabitants eked out a meager living burrowing deep into the ancient rocks beneath them. It was a grim life, but in 2245, most ways of life were pretty grim. Listen to their story, here on Coffee Contrails. Visit coffeecontrails.com for full credits.

Sorrow is a short story by Anita Dime. Ryan walks along old paths within the Big Basin National Forest, challenging the perception of self from today, tomorrow, and the yesterdays. He walks with the ghosts that walk along with us. Sound: Michael Smith and Anita Dime. Cast: Michael Smith, Dana Werdmuller, Charles Shepard, Jason Fleming, Cristina Romero, Sir George, Davis Banta, Will Osser, Patrick Liddell, Anita Dime, and Helene Simkin Jara, and Bob Heubel. Visit coffeecontrails.com for full credits.

Interview with emerging, science fiction writer R.W. Heubel: He is an author and abstract painter. His work can be found in the anthology "Unlocked Stories: Ten Stories, One Phone". Learn more about his creative projects at chickenbonebob.com or on Twitter @BobHeubel.

Reveal is a short story by R.W. Heubel, and it is loosely based on his larger book project titled, We Three. ~ "As David ended his late-night shift of shuttling his patrons back and forth across the Bay Area, he did what he always did after getting home and parking in his assigned carport at Hales Apartments. He cleaned the windows of his minivan, restocked the beverage holders with water bottles and wiped down his leather seats. Then, he checked for any items people left behind. There it sat on the floor behind the driver seat, another cellphone. David picked it up. On the back of the phone was one word, GrayStar. It wasn’t a brand of phone he recognized." Visit coffeecontrails.com for full credits.

Night Calls is a short story written and narrated by Anita Dime. Into the early morning hours, Forensic Specialist Cindy Pruett and Officer Wright investigate a crime scene. Passing his squad car along the muddy path, Wright lifts the yellow crime scene tape as they enter the secured area. “You arrest anyone yet? Visit coffeecontrails.com for full credits.

Maria is a short story written and narrated by Helene Simkin Jara. In the summer of 1966, Helene ran away from LA to New York City. To make ends meet, she lands a typing job at $66.23 a week. Listen to her slice-of-life recount of her summer in the city. Visit coffeecontrails.com for full credits.

El Dragon Fafnir is a Norse myth adapted by Jimena Dib and narrated by Bauti Jantus in Castellano (Spanish). In the bowels of the earth hides an unequaled treasure, but it is guarded by the dragon Fafnir and no one can defeat it. Who will dare to face the dragon? This is the story of the birth of a hero, of how he fights to achieve his fortune ... and his misfortunes. Visit coffeecontrails.com for full credits.

Interview with contemporay, crime fiction writer Cristina Romero: She is a self-publishing author of the "Sui Generis" series, which is available on Amazon. Her work can also be found in the anthology "Unlocked Stories: Ten Stories, One Phone". The stories that she writes tend to be character driven and writes what her characters whisper in her ear.