Once a late bloomer, always a late bloomer.


Excerpts of the song Blues for Bess by Simon Armitage were played in this podcast.


Story notes by Chelsey Heil.

My college boyfriend’s mother gave me a glimpse into who I might become.

Excerpts of the song Teddy's Blues by Regis V. Gronoff were played in this podcast.

Story notes by Sara Mannheimer and Aaron Murtagh.

A most Midwestern sexual education.

Excerpts of the song Funk on Full by Avalon Audio were played in this podcast.

A bad boy and a good boy meet at the public pool.

Excerpts of the song St. James Infirmary by Matt Confusion were played in this podcast under a license purchased on Jamendo.

A special thanks to Michael DeJohn for audio and design help throughout the podcast.

In the single most romantic gesture of my life, I flew to China for a guy.

Excerpts of the song Again Raining Dogs by Zero 1 were played in this podcast under a license purchased on Jamendo.

Story notes by Sara Mannheimer.

Who owns up to what in the spaces we occupy?

Excerpts of the song Malbak After Sex by Ogg Vorbis were played in this podcast under a license purchased on Jamendo.

Story notes by Sara Mannheimer.

As a child, my father gave me men’s clothing for birthdays and Christmases. Then, the unthinkable happened.

Excerpts of the song Avocados and Beer by Jacob Haller were played in this podcast under a Creative Commons license.

Story notes by Sarah Smith and Rosamund Lannin.

After the wedding, after the honeymoon, what do you get? A new family.

Excerpts of the song Buzzard by Lobo Loco were played in this podcast under a Creative Commons license.

This story won the Story Club Cleveland Audience Award in January 2017, and it was published by Story Club Magazine.

Story notes by Sarah Smith, Rosamund Lannin, and Aaron Murtagh.

One night stands... from a woman's perspective.

Excerpts of the song Part-Time Dog by Jacob Haller were played in this podcast under a Creative Commons license.

Story notes by Sarah Smith and Rosamund Lannin.

I claimed Canada in the Bush years, so it was easy for me to immerse myself in Euro trash.

Excerpts of the song The There and Then by Krestovsky were played in this podcast under a Creative Commons license.

Story notes by Sarah Smith and Rosamund Lannin.