THE QUIET AFTER

Nia can't share her thoughts about how she feels having Loretta Mae home and back in her life with just anybody. Yes, she has Mama, but she finds solace in talking to someone her own age.

The boy on the other end of the line.

Loretta Mae may have overstepped.

Caught up in her "moment of togetherness" with Nia, she forgot one important point: You can't play the mama card on my life yet.

When Nia reminds her of that, she thinks she has an ally in Mama, but she's about to learn: "Mama don't play that!"

The Quiet After is an original audio drama created, written,performed and produced by DeBorah B. Pryor.

In this episode, Loretta has gotten caught up in her and Nia's "Special moment" together. Earbuds in hand. Heads boppin' to the beat. Everything is cool...

...until Nia's phone rings.

Sometimes healing doesn't begin with conversation.

Sometimes... it begins with a knock on a bedroom door.

In this episode of The Quiet After, Loretta Mae takes another small step toward the daughter she barely knows. What begins with a simple question about music becomes something neither of them expected–a quiet moment that says more than words ever could.

Some distances aren't crossed all at once.

Sometimes...they're crossed one song at a time.

The Quiet After is an original audio drama series created, written, performed and produced by DeBorah B. Pryor.

Sometimes the people who love us most carry burdens we never see.

In this episode, Loretta Mae finally understands something Mama has known all along.

While Loretta was serving time, Nia wasn't waiting for childhood to return. She was growing up. Because she had to.

At the kitchen table, amid bills, letters, and the ordinary business of life, Mama helps Loretta see a truth that is difficult to hear—but impossible to deny.

Sometimes the strongest people become strong because no one gave them another choice.

Created, written, performed and produced by DeBorah B. Pryor

In this heartfelt episode, Loretta's eyes are opened even further as she learns how independent her daughter Nia is, and how much she has learned...without her.

The Quiet After is an original audio drama created byDeBorah B. Pryor, exploring identity, family, forgiveness, resilience, and the truths we must pay attention to…eventually.

Some conversations take years to begin.

As Loretta Mae returns to the home she once left behind, she finds herself standing in a familiar doorway—where Mama's quiet wisdom reveals that love isn't always spoken aloud. Sometimes, it's found in the burdens someone carried... without ever asking to be thanked.

The Quiet After is an original audio drama created byDeBorah B. Pryor, exploring identity, family, forgiveness, resilience, and the truths we discover when we’re finally ready to listen.

Memory has a way of holding on to moments while letting go of the reasons behind them.

As Loretta begins rebuilding a relationship with the daughter she left behind, both mother and child discover that they have been carrying very different versions of the same past. Some memories comfort us. Others quietly shape the people we become.

The Quiet After is an original audio drama created by DeBorah B. Pryor, exploring identity, family, forgiveness, and the quiet moments that change us forever.

Six months after her release from prison, Loretta Mae Jackson comes face to face with the daughter she barely knows. Time has passed, but some wounds refuse to heal—and some questions have waited years to be asked.

The Quiet After is an original narrative audi drama created by DeBorah B. Pryor, exploring family, forgiveness, identity, and the quiet moments that change us forever.

The original story that began THE QUIET AFTER.

After more than a decade behind bars, Loretta Mae Jackson steps beyond the prison gates and discovers that freedom has a sound—and she may not be ready to hear it.

Created, written and performed by DeBorah B. Pryor.

Originally released on YouTube in December 2025.