Written and Read

Written and Read

By Nels ChallinorArtsFictionDrama
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Written and Read episodes

  • "Protest"

    "Protest," originally published in The Wells Street Journal Issue 13:  Disruption in the City in 2020.

    “We were against Islamophobia, homophobia, xenophobia. We were against it all. Especially the hair.”

    7 min
  • "Porch Light"

    "Porch Light" originally published in Ab Terra 2020 story collection from Brain Mill Press in January of 2021.

    “I thought I already knew all the things I know but evidently, I don’t.”

    14 min
  • "The Ear is a Vital Organ"

    "The Ear is a Vital Organ" originally published in The Future’s So Bright story collection from Water Dragon Publishing in November of 2022.

    “Keep your eyes moving and your ears open, Sadie once told me, and the world will reveal all its secrets to you.”

    30 min
  • "Rat or Pigeon"

    "Rat or Pigeon," originally published in The Wells Street Journal Issue 12:  Mapping the City in December of 2019.

    “He’s furious. The full and crippling indignity of his hour-to-hour existence has finally dawned on him.”

    10 min
  • "The Midland Railroad Hotel"

    "The Midland Railroad Hotel," originally published in The Purple Breakfast Review in June of 2019.

    "Whatever they were, they were together. They were alive and they were together."

    12 min
  • "The Mirror"

    "The Mirror," originally published in The Wells Street Journal Issue 11: The Liminal Edition in April of 2019.

    “My wife tells me that she can never see herself in my work so I say I will make her a mirror.”

    15 min
  • Heist at the Bank of the Black Ox - Episode 4

    Final episode. Back in Bullseye, Mr. H's family adjusts to his absence. The mastermind behind this heist is revealed. 

    Heist at the Bank of the Black Ox is a serialized Western-inspired crime story, told through the voices of twelve characters. 

    36 min
  • Heist at the Bank of the Black Ox - Episode 3

    Mr. H travels North with Murphy and Pinkerton in search of the precious stamps. Meanwhile, Reginald Schwarz - the sheriff of Bullseye - has trouble getting to sleep. 

    Heist at the Bank of the Black Ox is a serialized Western-inspired crime story, told through the voices of twelve characters. 

    41 min

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Short stories and poetry, read aloud by the author.




Host: Nels Challinor

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Cover Art by Natalie Vukic