Type of Story: Creative Nonfiction / Literary Essay, 771words

Synopsis: A stepmother rejects the "wicked" myth and redefines motherhood, proving that love in blended families is boundless and unconfined by blood.

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Type of Story: Literary Fiction, 871 words

Synopsis: A little boy's words aren't enough to prove the abuse he endures, so he clings to the safe smell of a purple crayon - until silence becomes its own kind of evidence.

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Voice over by Val Cole

Joseph Michael Cerra "When We Were Boys"
Literary Fiction, 788 Words

A group of first-generation Italian-American boys spend their endless Pennsylvania summers playing baseball by day and listening to distant radio broadcasts by night, their games infused with imagination, hero worship, and com...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your short story about?

Cindy LaFors, an admin assistant, accidentally summons a demon in her office while composing an update to her company's SOPs.

2. What genres would you say this story is in?

Humor, Paranormal, Satire

3. H...

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Performed by Val Cole

A Story of the Voice I Tried to Kill

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Get to know the poet:

1. What is your short story about?

This short story is about an adolescent boy and girl who are best
friends and the boy comforts the girl when she fears for her older sister
taking her own life. We learn at the end of the story that the boy had hi...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole