In Joella, the Fifth, the narrator is having trouble staying awake, Joella even mentioning that she has a drivers license. "You’ll wake up tomorrow and have a leisurely brunch with your husband," he tells her. He dreams of kissing her by a tree.

In Grand Boulevard, a woman discovers a “room” inside a bush outside her house. She bends down. There’s an opening cut into the bush with a view directly into her yard.

In Do the Wrong Thing, Malcolm revisits what she read last week, adding suggested edits. Ava looks for a room in Arbour and runs into an old friend.

In an untitled sci-fi short, two teens sit in a car. A space ship lands, the ramp comes down, the hatch opens, it releases smoke—you know, the whole shebang!

Story Listing:

00:00 Ian Rodriguez - Joella, the Fifth - contemporary short story excerpt - http://ian-rodriguez.com

05:20 Cindy Graves - Grand Boulevard - contemporary crime novel

10:40 Malcolm van Delst - Do the Wrong Thing - character driven, narrative novel excerpt - http://malcolmvandelst.com.

19:25 - Theo - Untitled - science fiction short story excerpt.

Works in progress. Copyright remains with the authors.

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