Second Hand Stories

Learn about life, death, and fate in alternate realities! Ryan Jiorle ("Heart Failure") returns and Heather Whited ("Ellison Once") makes her debut. Let us know what you think about this episode, in a review on iTunes, an email, or a post on Facebook or Twitter!

Tune in for modern re-tellings of classic folk and fairy tales by Edna Garte ("The Chelmites Look for Justice") and Warren Rochelle ("Feathers")! Be sure to check out our latest feature on Bookstr (https://www.bookstr.com/article/storytelling-retold-the-art-of-fiction/3350) and sign up to receive SHS episodes in your inbox (secondhandpodcast.com/newsletter).

In this week's episode, Alice Kouzmenko ("Lavender") and Yermiyahu Ahron Taub ("Flowers for Madame") tell stories about the strangers who come into our lives uninvited, at home and abroad. Find more of Yermiyahu's work on his website www.yataub.net. Do you have a story for us? Check our guidelines (secondhandpodcast.com/guidelines) and submit your story!

Emily Roese ("The Art of BODYCOMBAT") and Carol Guess and Elizabeth Colen ("Somehow Always Getting it Right") explore empathy, obsession, and intimacy in today's episode. Find more of Carol Guess's writing at carolguessbooks.com and find Elizabeth Colen's latest book, What Weaponry, at blacklawrence.com. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter (secondhandpodcast.com/newsletter) and review us on iTunes!

Hear the full version of Sally McElwain's story, "Eating Spaghetti in Brooklyn, 1978"! The first page and a half of her story was missing from the original recording but we bring you the full version in Episode 11.5. This episode was meant to be about empathy, but it's more about one person getting some insight into another person’s life, for better or for worse. Sarah ("Sally") McElwain of Writers Read NYC (writersreadnyc.com) reads her story "Eating Spaghetti in Brooklyn, 1978" and Nancy Beck reads husband Gary Beck's (garycbeck.com) story "Intrusion."

You never know what you've got until it's gone - sometimes you pave paradise and put up a parking lot, but sometimes the parking lot turns into paradise. Scott Wilson's story "Everything For Sale" and Nicholas MacDonnell's "Man's Best Friend" riff on this perspective. Featuring another author-read submission!

Lynn Knight reads her own story called "The Stetson" and I read A. R. Robins's story "The Cowbell" in another Christmas-themed episode!

Dianalee Velie shares two Christmas stories from her short story collection, Sole Proprietorship: Women in Search of Their Souls, available on Amazon! And Kathy McMullen reads her own "Secret Santa Club" featuring the Mulberry family. Find out more about Dianalee at http://dianaleevelie.com/ and Kathy at http://neighborsnorth.wordpress.com. Happy holidays! Slow down and listen up again soon.

Devin Murphy's story, "Red. Off. Red. Off.", really embodies the saying, "What you are I once was, what I am you will surely become." It's a reminder that there are Good Samaritan's all around us, especially during this holiday season. Enjoy!

Let's tell some stories about our favorite elderly people on this family holiday. Sarah Bigham and Adrienne Lockhart take us from wistful memories of some generous geriatrics to the comedic reality our older folks live in. Listen with your family today!