"The first time I really knew I was homesick, was when I got kicked in the nuts by a goat" - that was my introduction to this story, by guest storyteller (and wonderful singer) David Berkeley. Hear him tell the story - and play the song, Homesick, it inspired, here.

This is part of the Yes Yes Marsha Advent(ish) Calendar of Stories. If you'd like to get a different story in your inbox for every day in December, sign up (for free!) here: www.yesyesmarsha.com/advent

Photo of David Berkeley by Kerry Sherck